Low Carb Vegan Kołaczki (gluten-free, grain-free, nut-free) – Meat Free Keto

Oh, look, I’m lastly posting Christmas issues only a few days earlier than Christmas. I’m the worst. As a result of my dad’s household is Polish, I grew up consuming numerous Polish meals, particularly at Christmas time. These cookies are  a staple from my childhood. They’re referred to as Kołaczki Świąteczne (ko-watch-ki shvee-ohn-tetch-ne …ish) and are very easy to make, however tremendous scrumptious. This vegan keto kołaczki recipe makes use of few elements and is nut-free, gluten-free, dairy-free and egg-free. It’s excellent for the vacations!

So, if you happen to’ve made the unique recipe earlier than, you’ll notice that mine varies in just a few methods. Firstly, I add slightly sweetener to the dough. Whereas this isn’t historically finished, I’ve discovered that it dramatically improves the feel and retains the cookies softer. You’ll additionally discover that the ratio of butter to cream cheese is a bit completely different. That is simply the ratio that I discovered produced one of the best outcomes. Historically, these are made with a 1:1 cream cheese to butter recipe, however as a result of vegan cream cheese actually lacks the tang of precise cream cheese, and vegan butter is a bit more overpowering than typical butter, these proportions tasted greatest to me.

This recipe is tremendous easy, and simply requires the next elements:

• vegan cream cheese
• vegan butter substitute
• lupin flour (see beneath for substitutes)
• vanilla (non-compulsory!)
• fillings: both jams or the nut filling beneath
• powdered sweetener

That’s it. It’s loopy easy. In the event you don’t need to use processed cream cheese or butter, there are could entire meals choices on the market! Manufacturers like Kite Hill, Miyoko’s Kitchen and Heidi Ho all make nice vegan cream cheese substitutes from nuts. Miyoko additionally makes an awesome butter! I even have a vegan butter recipe in my cookbook!

As for the filling, you need to use sugar-free jams, dried fruit, chocolate, or my private favourite, this nut paste…

Nut Filling For Vegan Keto Kołaczki Świąteczne

• 1/4 cup (30g) walnuts or pecans
•  1 tbsp powdered sweetener
• 1-2 tsp floor cinnamon (relying on how cinnamony you need it!)
• Sufficient water to kind a paste (round 1/2 tsp)
• Technique: Use a mortar and pestle to mash elements collectively till a clean paste types. It takes a short time, however is value it! You can too scale this up and make it in a meals processor.

Notes on Making Low Carb Vegan Kołaczki (Polish Cream Cheese Cookies)

• Conventional fillings embody apricot jam, plum jam or a nut combination just like the one above. Be at liberty to make use of no matter sugar-free jam, jelly or different filling you need!
• Reality time – I discover it actually tedious to make the cookies within the little folded shapes, particularly if I’m making numerous these. So, it’s completely acceptable to make these into thumbprint cookies as effectively (see the pic above). I completely did that when making bigger batches for household celebrations, they usually style simply as pretty.
• In case you are much less involved concerning the carb rely of those, I’d suggest utilizing chickpea flour or a chickpea and fava bean mix. Whereas soy flour and lupin flour are far decrease in carbs, they’re additionally tougher to seek out and lupin flour is much costlier (at the least the place I reside).
• I attempted these with pea protein to attempt to make them extra protein-rich, and whereas it technically labored…they only tasted like protein powder… So, whereas it’s technically an choice, simply remember that it’s going to style very protein-y.
• To verify the filling doesn’t spill out of the thumbprints, I make the opening with the measuring spoon I’m utilizing to scoop the filling (1/4 tsp on this case), so the opening is identical measurement as the inside track of filling.
• In the event you can’t have walnuts or pecans, you may make the “nut” filling out of sunflower seeds as effectively!
• The vitamin data right here doesn’t embody a filling, so make sure you add that in to your calculations!
• Whereas I attempt to offer correct dietary data, completely different manufacturers and kinds of elements have completely different nutrient values, so your calculations could differ.

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