Healthy Desserts Recipes - After Dinner Treats Dessert Recipe

  
 

Healthy Desserts Recipes - After Dinner Treats 

Ingredients

biscotti

  • 2 cups (300g) plain flour

  • 2 eggs, lightly beaten

  • 1 cup (220g) caster sugar

  • 1/2 teaspoon grated orange rind

  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla essence

  • 1/4 teaspoon baking powder

  • 1/2 cup (75g) shelled pistachios, toasted

rum balls

  • 4 cups (400g) fine plain cake crumbs

  • 1/4 cup (25g) cocoa

  • 1/4 cup (80ml) apricot jam, warmed

  • 2 tablespoons dark rum

  • 2 tablespoons water

  • 2/3 cup (70g) chocolate sprinkles

Method:

  1. Sift flour into large bowl, add eggs, sugar, rind, essence and baking powder, mix to a smooth dough, mix in nuts.

  2. Divide dough in half, roll each half on floured surface to 20cm sausage shape; place on greased oven tray. Bake in moderate oven about 30 minutes or until browned lightly and crusty; cool on trays.

  3. Cut diagonally into 1.5cm slices, using a serrated knife. Place slices, cut side up, on greased oven trays.

  4. Bake in moderate oven about 25 minutes or until crisp; cool on wire racks before staring.

  5. To make rum balls: Combine crumbs and sifted cocoa in large bowl; stir in combined strained jam, rum and water. Roll 2 level teaspoons of mixture into balls. Roll balls in chocolate sprinkles. Refrigerate 2 hours before serving.