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No-bake nut mushrooms with cocoa caps

No-bake mushroom-shaped candies made with ground nuts, powdered sugar, and egg whites, with cocoa caps. Makes 25 candies.

Slovak cuisine · Vegetarian · Gluten-free · Christmas cookies and baking · Translated from Slovak ·

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Recipe at a glance

Prep time
45 min
Total time
45 min
Servings
25 pieces
Difficulty
Medium
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These mushroom-shaped treats are no-bake Christmas candies made with ground nuts or almonds, powdered sugar, and egg whites. Shape the larger portion of the mixture into pale stems coated in powdered sugar, and the smaller portion, colored with cocoa, into cocoa-dusted caps. Join them with a little egg white and let them dry for a day or two. Since they are not baked, pasteurized egg whites from a carton are best.

Ingredients

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Instructions

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  1. Make the mixture

    Mix the ground nuts with the powdered sugar and one egg white to form a firm, moldable mixture. If it crumbles, add the second egg white a teaspoon at a time. Reserve a little egg white for attaching the caps.

  2. Shape the stems

    Divide the mixture into a larger and a smaller portion. Shape the larger, pale portion into cylinders about 1.5 cm thick and 2–3 cm long. Flatten the bottoms and coat the stems in powdered sugar.

  3. Shape the caps

    Mix the cocoa powder into the smaller portion. Roll it into balls, then shape each ball over your finger to form a mushroom cap. Dust the tops with cocoa powder through a sieve, or dip the tops into cocoa powder.

  4. Assemble

    Brush the top of each stem with the reserved egg white, set a cap on top, and press gently to attach. Let the mushrooms dry on a tray for 1–2 days, then store them in a container.

Tip: These mushroom candies are not baked, so use pasteurized egg whites from a carton. Lightly dust your hands with powdered sugar to keep the mixture from sticking.

Nutrition facts

Approximate values per piece, calculated from the ingredients

Energy
73 kcal
Protein
1.6 g
Carbohydrates
6.1 g
of which sugars
4.8 g
Fat
5.3 g
of which saturates
0.5 g
Fiber
0.7 g
Salt
0.0 g

Calculated from the raw ingredients, without frying oil. Where an amount is “to taste”, typical amounts are used. Food composition: USDA FoodData Central and product labels.

This recipe was translated from the Slovak original: Orechové hríbiky bez pečenia s kakaovými klobúčikmi

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