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Kesar Peda - Saffron Infused Almond Cookie
5 from 21 votes

Kesar Peda - Saffron Infused Almond Cookie

Kesar Peda is a soft almond cookie infused with saffron, cardamom, and sweetened with maple syrup. The dough blends almond flour, coconut flour, raw sugar, and aromatic spices, then forms into discs that can be enjoyed as is or lightly baked for a fudgy texture. The saffron is steeped in almond milk to release its color and flavor before mixing.

Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Total Time
30 mins
Servings: 6
Calories: 98 kcal
Course: Dessert, Baked Goods

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup almond flour Both blanched as well as natural flour work.
  • 1.5 Tbsp coconut flour
  • 3 Tbsp raw sugar or other fine vegan sugar, finely ground
  • salt a generous pinch
  • 1/4 tsp cardamom 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

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  1. Heat the almond milk. Mix the saffron strands in it and let sit for 5 minutes.
  2. In a bowl, mix the almond flour, coconut flour, sugar, salt and cardamom powder.
  3. 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
  4. 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

  • Homemade coconut flour can be made from shredded coconut flakes if unavailable.
  • For the finest almond flour, blend blanched almonds with a tablespoon each of oats and starch (corn or arrowroot).
  • Blanched almond flour tends to work best to achieve the ideal soft texture.
  • Store finished pedas in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to one week.

Nutrition Information

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: 6 Serving

Amount Per Serving

Calories 98

% 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.