SUGAR FREE LOW CARB SICILIAN ALMOND PEBBLES
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A Sicilian patisserie favourite, bursting with almond flavour and almost Marzipan-like, but without the sickly sweetness.
Author: Antya
Recipe type: Sweet Bites
Cuisine: Ketogenic. LCHF. Sugar Free. Low Carb. Grain Free. Gluten Free.
Yield: 15
Ingredients
- 250g whole blanched almonds (U.S. option HERE)
- 90g erythritol (for U.S. option, click HERE)
- 2 tsp pure stevia powder(for U.S. option, click HERE)
- 2 large egg whites
- ½ tsp almond extract (for U.S. option, click HERE)
- ½ tsp lemon extract (for U.S. option, click HERE)
- zest of 1 unwaxed lemon
- 45g Sukrin icing 'sugar' (U.S. alternative HERE) or Make your Own
Instructions
- put almonds in food processor and pulse until a granular, dry paste is formed (not butter-like).
- add all other ingredients except icing 'sugar' and pulse again a few more seconds.
- scoop the mixture onto a work surface and knead it to ensure all ingredients are well combined.
- put icing 'sugar' in a separate bowl.
- wearing disposable gloves, take a blob of the 'dough', roll it between your palms to form a 3.5cm (1.5") truffle-size ball, and set it on a plate or tray.
- repeat until you have obtained 15 balls.
- dip each ball in icing 'sugar', coating all around, and transfer to a lined baking tray, then pinch with thumb, fore and middle fingers, to give it a non-uniform, pebble-like shape.
- refrigerate for at least 4 hours or overnight.
- pre-heat oven to 180C fan and bake pebbles for 12 minutes or until they start to become golden.
- let cool, roll in icing 'sugar' and serve.
Notes
The 'dough' should feel like a thick paste. If it's crumbly, its due to the almonds having lost their natural oil during processing: add 1-2 tsp of MCT oil to fix this (U.S. option HERE)
The first icing 'sugar' coating gives them the crispy external texture; the second coating is for decorative purposes.
These Sicilian Pizzicotti are meant to be very sweet, marzipan-like.
Store them in a sealed container and keep refrigerated for up to 7 days.
Metric kitchen scales are an inexpensive yet invaluable gadget to enable accurate measurement of ingredients. Store them upright in a cupboard or over your worktop and they'll only take up a tiny bit of space. Click HERE for the ones I use in the UK. For U.S. option click HERE.
The first icing 'sugar' coating gives them the crispy external texture; the second coating is for decorative purposes.
These Sicilian Pizzicotti are meant to be very sweet, marzipan-like.
Store them in a sealed container and keep refrigerated for up to 7 days.
Metric kitchen scales are an inexpensive yet invaluable gadget to enable accurate measurement of ingredients. Store them upright in a cupboard or over your worktop and they'll only take up a tiny bit of space. Click HERE for the ones I use in the UK. For U.S. option click HERE.
Nutrition
Serving: 1 Calories: 99 Fat: 8.5g Net Carbs: 1.5g Protein: 4g
Recipe by Queen Keto at https://queenketo.com/sugar-free-low-carb-sicilian-almond-pebbles/