Find out how to prepare delicious options without ingredients of animal origin
Party sweets have the taste of childhood and are one of the eye-catchers during the festivities. Tasty and simple to make, they serve as a decorative element and souvenir. And best of all: they can be prepared without ingredients of animal origin. So, check out 5 sweet recipes to make at home and please every guest’s palate!
Coconut candy
ingredients
- 200ml of milk coconut
- 200ml of water
- 1 kg of sugar
- Coconut oil for greasing
Method of preparation
In a pan, put the coconut milk, water and sugar and stir until the sugar has completely dissolved. Cook over medium heat for 50 minutes, without stirring. Turn off the heat as soon as the candy reaches a toffee-like consistency. Arrange the candies on a smooth surface greased with coconut oil. Leave to cool and roll out the dough until it becomes whitish. After, cut into the shape of small rectangles and let the dough dry. Put in a bowl and serve immediately.
Tip: serve with shredded coconut.
Brigadier of Damascus
ingredients
- 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 5 tablespoons of grated coconut
- 100 g of almonds
- 100 g of chopped apricots
- 1 pinch of salt
- Cane molasses to taste
- grated coconut to decorate
Method of preparation
Put the almonds in a blender and chop them well. Add the grated coconut and apricot and grind again. Add the salt, lemon juice and cinnamon and beat once more until incorporated with the other ingredients. Transfer the mixture to a container, add the molasses and mix well. Then, with the help of a spoon, take a little brigadeiro and form a ball. Repeat the process with all the candies and roll in shredded coconut. Refrigerate for 30 minutes. Serve immediately.
Alfajor with dates
ingredients
Pasta
- 6 dates
- 2 tablespoons of grated coconut
- 1/4 cup of almond flour
- Waterfall
Filling
- 4 dates
- 2 tablespoons of cane molasses
Roof
- 60 grams of chocolate 70% cocoa
- Sliced almonds to decorate
Method of preparation
Pasta
Put the dates in a container, cover with water and leave to soak for 30 minutes. Next, transfer the dates to a blender and blend until well blended. Set aside part of the filling mixture and put the rest in a bowl. Add the almond flour and the grated coconut and mix until a homogeneous consistency is obtained. Then, with the help of a spoon, take some of the dough and shape it into a circle. Repeat the process with all the dough and put it in the freezer for 7 minutes.
Filling
Add the reserved date mixture with the cane molasses and mix until you have a paste. Remove the biscuits from the freezer, fill half of them and place the other halves on top without filling them. Reserve. Put the chocolate in a saucepan and let it melt over medium heat. Then pass the biscuits on the chocolate, decorate with the laminated almonds and arrange on a container. Put it in the freezer for 15 minutes and serve after.
cupcakes of carrot
ingredients
- two carrots peeled and grated
- 80 g of brown sugar
- 200 g of soft wheat flour
- 150 g of pear puree
- 1 pinch of ground cinnamon
- 1 pinch of ginger powder
- 40 ml of vegetable milk
- 1 teaspoon of baking powder
- 1 teaspoon of vanilla essence
Method of preparation
Put the carrot, pear and brown sugar puree in a bowl and mix until creamy. Add the vanilla essence, ginger and cinnamon and mix to incorporate with the other ingredients. Add the milk, wheat flour and baking powder and mix until smooth. Put the dough into the cupcake molds and bake in a preheated oven at 180°C until golden brown. Serve immediately.
Condensed milk dessert with cashew nuts
ingredients
- 1 cup of prunes
- 1 cup of tea roasted peanuts
- 3 spoons of cocoa powder
- 2 tablespoons of brown sugar
- 1 teacup of sugar
- peanuts to decorate
Method of preparation
Put the peanuts in a blender and beat them until you get a flour. Add the prunes, cocoa powder and brown sugar and beat again until smooth. Place the mixture over a container and, with the help of a spoon, take a little dough and shape it into the shape of cashews. Repeat the process with all the dough and pass over the sugar. Decorate with the peanuts and serve immediately.
Source: Terra
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