No-Bake German Chocolate Cookie Balls
Course: snacksCuisine: GermanyDifficulty: MediumServingsservings
Prep timeminutes
Cooking time
45
minutesTotal timeminutes
Ingredients
450 g speculaas
75 g ground almonds
75 g finely chopped almonds
75 g mascarpone cheese
1/2 organic orange
200 g dark chocolate
200 g white chocolate
30 g finely chopped pistachios
30 g finely chopped cranberries
30 g finely chooped almonds
Steps
- Crush Speculaas into fine crumbs with blender.
- cookie dough: In a large bowl, mix the Specullas crumbs, ground almonds, chopped almond, mascarpone, 3 Tablespoon of fresh orange juice, and a pinch of orange zest. Mix them all together until well-combined.
- Place a piece of parchment paper over a large plate or cookie sheet. Grease your hands with non-stick cooking spray.
Scoop out small spoonfuls of the dough and gently roll into a ball. Place the balls on the parchment paper.
- Melt the dark and white chocolate in the microwave for about 2 minutes, stirring every 30 seconds, until melted and smooth.
Use a fork to lower the balls into the melted chocolate, turning them to coat.
Place on the parchment paper.
- garnish: Sprinkle the chocolate balls with some cranberries, pistachios and almond before the chocolate sets.
Store in airtight container at room temperature.
If you live in a warmer/humid climate, place them in the fridge.
