Chocolate Rugelach
Updated Feb 15, 2021, Published Dec 17, 2013
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Chocolate Rugelach
Ingredients
For the dough:
- 1 cup raw cashews
- 2/3 cup unsweetened plain or vanilla almond milk
- ¼ cup coconut sugar
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon tahini
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 10 drops stevia liquid
- ½ cup coconut oil, melted
- 1 cup all-purpose gluten-free flour blend
- 1 teaspoon xanthan gum
- ¼ teaspoon baking powder
- Pinch fine sea salt
For the filling:
- 1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder
- ¼ cup coconut sugar
- 2 tablespoons coconut oil, melted
Instructions
Make the dough:
- In a powerful blender, blend the cashews, milk, sugar, lemon juice, tahini, vanilla, and stevia until velvety smooth.
- Add the coconut oil and blend just until combined.
- It should be thick and creamy.
- In a large bowl, sift in the flour, xanthan gum, baking powder, and salt.
- Add the wet ingredients and stir to combine. You should have a soft and sticky dough.
- Pat into a disk, wrap in plastic, and refrigerate until firm, 1-2 hours or up to overnight.
- When ready to bake the cookies, preheat the oven to 350ºF and line 2 cookie sheets with parchment.
Make the dough:
- Combine the filling ingredients in a small bowl.
- Divide the dough in half and roll each into a circle about 9 inches in diameter.
- Gently spread about half the filling mixture evenly over each circle.
- Using a sharp knife, cut each circle into 8 equal pie-shaped pieces.
- Beginning at the wide end of each piece, roll toward the tip, tucking the point under the roll.
- Curve each roll into a crescent shape and place on the cookie sheets.
- Bake for 20-25 minutes, rotating the sheets hallway through, until edges are golden.
- Cool before removing.
Cinnamon Sugar Variation:
- For the filling, use 1 tablespoon cinnamon, 3 tablespoons coconut sugar, and 2 tablespoons coconut oil.
Nutrition
Calories: 169kcalCarbohydrates: 12gProtein: 2gFat: 13gSaturated Fat: 8gSodium: 30mgPotassium: 68mgFiber: 1gSugar: 4gVitamin C: 0.3mgCalcium: 25mgIron: 0.9mg
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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