Chocolate marzipan recipe
Author:
EasyRecipes .
Recipe type: sweets
Cuisine: Indian
Serves: 4
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easy to make chocolate marzipan vegan recipe
Ingredients
- 1 cup cashewnuts
- 1 cup sugar
- ½ tsp vanilla powder or 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tbsp cocoa powder
- 2 tbsp water
- ½ cup dessicated coconut
- some sunflower oil to make the marzipan
Instructions
- grind the cashews with enough water (approx ¼ to ½ cup water) to make a smooth paste.
- in a pan add the sugar and 2 tbsp water.
- lheat the pan so that the sugar melts.
- add the cashewnut paste to this.
- mix and let the mixture thicken.
- now add the cocoa powder and vanilla powder or extract.
- mix well and continue to stir the mixture till it thickens.
- when it is thick enough, cool this mixture.
- now shape them in fruits or flowers in moulds or shape them with your hands.
- apply some oil to the moulds or your palms while shaping the marzipan.
- roll the marzipan in dessicated coconut
- serve chocolate marzipan directly. you can also keep chocolate marzipan in an air tight container and keep in the fridge.
Notes
1: this chocolate marzipan recipe can be easily doubled or tripled.
2: you can use almonds instead of cashews or both.
3: the marzipan can also be used as an icing on cakes.
4: if the mixture is not enough thick to be rolled into shapes after cooling, then reheat it again and let it thicken.
2: you can use almonds instead of cashews or both.
3: the marzipan can also be used as an icing on cakes.
4: if the mixture is not enough thick to be rolled into shapes after cooling, then reheat it again and let it thicken.