Chocolate Igloos recipe
October 10, 2007 at 3:09 pm | In Uncategorized |just so that Jen doesn’t die of anticipation on me!
go here for a visual.
truth is? I’ve been balking at posting the recipe because I’m terribly nervous about what those who try it will think. I’m always a bit anxious about how my recipes will turn out for others, but even more so with this one in particular. random!
ok, here goes nothing:
you’ll get a looooooooot of PB syrup with the amount of ingredients I’m noting here, so keep the leftovers in a lidded bowl, 1/8 the recipe, or make more chocolate igloos. I only made 2 of them since I wanted to try the recipe before possibly wasting the ingredients if it didn’t turn out right.
they’re not very sweet. feel free to add 1-2 T of your favorite natural dry sweetener.
also, for a less “healthy” taste: use all purpose instead of whole wheat pastry.
I think they would work perfectly well with white spelt flour for those who are GF and can have spelt.
for the PB syrup:
1/4 cup perfectly well blended to nix chunks firm silken tofu [drained!]
1/2 cup chunky natural PB
at least 1 1/2 cup, probably even 2 cups powdered sugar
place everything in a large bowl [or your KitchenAid mixer bowl, if you have one] and blend the tofu and PB together. add powdered sugar 1/2 cup at a time, until the mixture reaches the consistency of a syrup [think, brown rice syrup]: thick & sticky’s where it’s at.
you’re gonna have to blend for about 5 minutes in all.
for 2 chocolate igloos (4 individual cookie “saucers”):
1/2 cup whole wheat pastry OR all purpose flour [scoop, don't spoon.]
pinch sea salt
1/4 t baking soda
1/4 t baking powder
2 T unsweetened cocoa powder
1 T vegetable oil
1 1/2 T pure maple syrup
1 1/2 T agave nectar
1/2 t pure vanilla extract
preheat oven to 350F. prepare a cookie sheet with parchment paper or a Silpat.
place all ingredients in a large bowl, mix until well blended. assemble dough together with your hands and shape it into a ball: mine wasn’t sticky but if yours happens to be, pack it in plastic wrap and throw it in the freezer for 20 minutes.
divide dough into four. shape 4 pieces of dough into balls, flatten and shape into about 1/3 inch circles. place 1 t-worth of PB syrup in the center of the dough. cover with another circle of dough, seal the edges and gently re-shape your igloos into perfect circles if need be.
bake for 10 minutes, or until the cookie is set. let cool on a rack.
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I actually have ALL of these ingredients (well, I have almond butter instead of PB of course; and you ALSO know what I have instead of cocoa powder, haha), except the powdered sugar - does the powdered sugar give the cookies a “specific texture,” if that makes any sense? or do you use the powdered sugar out of preference… ;0)
Comment by VeggieGirl — October 10, 2007 #
I used POW! sugar [ha] because I used the syrup as a cupcake topper. I *think* it might work with something else too. and it doesn’t really go in the cookie itself, just in the syrup, so that won’t change the texture of the cookie really.
Comment by Celine — October 10, 2007 #
God! I’m looking forward to trying this and thanks so much for sharing the recipe!
Comment by maria — October 10, 2007 #
I adore you Celine!!
Comment by TresBienJen — October 10, 2007 #
and I do you, Jen! wait…that didn’t come out right, did it?
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I can’t imagine you being nervous that your recipe would not turn out right for others! Your recipes are incredible and I have yet to have anyone not like them! Even if I do screw them up by not making them vegan.
Comment by Sarena — October 10, 2007 #
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these look like a chocolate/pb lovers dream; aka me.
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yum yum yummmmm!
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