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White Chocolate-Coated Lotus Balls
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White Chocolate-Coated Lotus Balls

Ground Lotus cookies with cream cheese and Lotus spread turn into a soft filling with a cinnamon-caramel flavor, dipped in white chocolate and decorated with stripes of melted spread. No oven needed, just a fridge and a little patience.

⏱ 1 hr 10 min🍽 about 25 balls🌍 Israeli👩‍🍳 Afoona

👨‍🍳 Method

  1. 1
    Crush the biscuits into fine crumbs.
    Zip-top bagRolling pin
  2. 2
    Add the cheese and spread to the crumbs and mix well, until the mixture is moist and holds together when pressed.
    Bowl
  3. 3
    With damp hands, shape balls the size of walnut.
    💡Damp hands don't stick to the mixture, and the balls come out smooth and round.
  4. 4
    Freeze the balls for 30 minutes.
    Freezer
    💡Frozen balls don't melt in the warm chocolate: the coating sets on them quickly and stays smooth.
  5. 5
    Melt the chocolate and coconut oil in a double boiler and stir until the chocolate is smooth.
    Double boiler (bain-marie)
  6. 6
    Dip each ball in the melted chocolate and place on parchment paper.
    Parchment paper
  7. 7
    Melt the spread for decoration in the microwave for 15 seconds, transfer to a small bag with a tiny hole and pipe stripes over the balls.
    MicrowaveZip-top bag
  8. 8
    Return the balls to the fridge for half an hour, until they firm up.
    Refrigerator
143calories
2 gprotein
16 gcarbs
8 gfat
● protein 5%● carbs 45%● fat 50%

Per serving (30 g), of 25 servings

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⚖ About the ingredients

🔧 Tools needed (6) · 🍳 One cooking vessel

  • Freezer · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Refrigerator (Takes much longer) · Ice bath (For quick chilling)
  • Microwave · Also works: Stove (Small pot/double boiler; more dishes and attention) · Double boiler (bain-marie) (For melting chocolate/butter)
  • Refrigerator · Also works: Freezer (Chills faster; don't let it freeze) · Ice bath (Ice bath)
  • Double boiler (bain-marie) · Also works: Microwave (In short bursts; can burn) · Small saucepan (Very low heat; can burn)
  • Rolling pin · Also works: Glass (for drinking/serving) (Bottle/glass, less even rolling) · Pasta machine (For pasta dough)
  • Bowl · Also works: Pot (None)

🧻 Consumables: Parchment paper · Zip-top bag

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