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Chocolate Marzipan
These chocolate marzipan are soft, melt in the mouth marzipan made with cashew, chocolate and coconut goodness. Vegan recipe.
Prep Time
5
minutes
mins
Cook Time
40
minutes
mins
Total Time
45
minutes
mins
Course:
Desserts
Cuisine:
World
Diet:
Vegan, Vegetarian
Difficulty Level:
Easy
Servings:
12
Author:
Dassana Amit
Ingredients
1
cup
cashews
1
cup
sugar
1
tsp
vanilla powder
or 1 tsp vanilla extract
2
tbsp
cocoa powder
4
tbsp
water
½
cup
dessicated coconut
some sunflower oil
to shape the marzipan
Instructions
Grind the cashews with enough water (approximate ¼ to ⅓ cup water) to make a smooth paste.
In a pan add the sugar and 4 tbsp water.
Heat 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
Few tips for chocolate marzipan recipe
:
This chocolate marzipan recipe can be easily doubled or tripled.
You can use almonds instead of cashews or both.
The marzipan can also be used as an icing on cakes.
If the mixture is not enough thick to be rolled into shapes after cooling, then reheat it again and let it thicken.