Kesar Peda - Saffron Infused Almond Cookie
User Reviews
5.0
21 reviews
Excellent
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Prep Time
10 mins
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Cook Time
10 mins
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Total Time
30 mins
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Servings
6
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Calories
98 kcal
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Course
Dessert, Baked Goods
Kesar Peda - Saffron Infused Almond Cookie
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Kesar Peda is fudge type cookie made with milk solids. This recipe is dairy-free and uses almonds for this Saffron infused Almond cookie. Vegan Gluten-free Recipe. Easily doubled.
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Ingredients
- 1/2 cup almond flour Both blanched as well as natural flour work.
- 1.5 Tbsp coconut flour
- 3 Tbsp finely ground raw sugar or other fine vegan sugar
- A generous pinch of salt
- 1/4 tsp cardamon powder
- 8 saffron strands
- 1 tsp almond milk or other non dairy milk
- 1.5 Tbsp maple syrup or any other sweet syrup with similar consistency like agave, jaggery syrup. sugar syrup
Instructions
- Heat the almond milk. Mix the saffron strands in it and let sit for 5 minutes.
- In a bowl, mix the almond flour, coconut flour, sugar, salt and cardamom powder.
- Add the saffron almond milk and maple syrup (or jaggery/sugar/date syrup) and mix well to make a soft dough. If the mixture is not a soft sticky mix, add in 1 teaspoons or more maple syrup. Make flat discs of the dough and serve as is, or bake at 300 degrees F / 150ºc for 9 minutes. (the pedas will expand a bit while baking). Top with some chopped pistachios or almond slivers and press in
- Cool completely before serving or storing. Store in the refrigerator in airtight container for upto a week. the baked pedas are are soft Fudgy cookies. They taste best chilled.
Notes
- You can make your own coconut flour with coconut flakes like here.To grind the almonds into as fine as possible, add a Tablespoon of oats and a Tablespoon of starch(corn or arrowroot) in the blender and blend. Blanched almond flour works best
- You can make your own coconut flour with coconut flakes like here.
- To grind the almonds into as fine as possible, add a Tablespoon of oats and a Tablespoon of starch(corn or arrowroot) in the blender and blend. Blanched almond flour works best
- Nutritional values based on one serving
Nutrition Information
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Calories
98kcal
(5%)
Carbohydrates
12g
(4%)
Protein
2g
(4%)
Fat
5g
(8%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Sodium
6mg
(0%)
Potassium
15mg
(0%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
9g
(18%)
Vitamin A
1IU
(0%)
Vitamin C
1mg
(1%)
Calcium
27mg
(3%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 98 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 98kcal | 5% |
| Carbohydrates | 12g | 4% |
| Protein | 2g | 4% |
| Fat | 5g | 8% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Sodium | 6mg | 0% |
| Potassium | 15mg | 0% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 9g | 18% |
| Vitamin A | 1IU | 0% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 27mg | 3% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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5.0
21 reviews
Excellent
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