The second Advent is over and Christmas is officially around the corner! And if you haven't started baking cookies yet, now is the time! And so that you also want to make your vegan friends happy, we have 3 delicious recipes for vegan cinnamon stars that you will love.
You would certainly agree with us – Advent coffee tastes twice as good with freshly baked cookies. Beautifully crunchy, aromatic and a great eye-catcher - cinnamon stars are THE classic that should definitely not be missing in the cookie jar at Christmas! But grandma's recipe requires eggs and milk. But what if you eat a plant-based diet? Then you just have to bake vegan cinnamon stars! Believe us – they taste so good that no one will notice the difference.
After I give youthe angel eyes recipeAs I told my grandma, we are going to bake vegan cinnamon stars today. The preparation is quite simple and the taste is truly divine.
Ingredients for about 45 pieces
- 200 grams of powdered sugar
- 350 grams of ground almonds
- 20 grams of apricot or orange jam
- 1 tbsp orange juice
- 30 ml water
- 2 tbsp cinnamon
Glaze:
- 100 grams of powdered sugar
- 1-2 tbsp water
preparation
- Put all the ingredients for the dough in a large bowl and knead with your hands to form a smooth dough.
- Form the dough into a large ball, wrap it in cling film and place it in the fridge for at least 1 hour.
- Roll out the dough on a floured work surface between 2 layers of baking paper. If the dough is too sticky and cannot be rolled out, add some ground almonds.
- Dip the cookie cutters lightly in water and cut out stars.
- Let the cookies dry at room temperature for about 3 hours.
- Preheat the oven to 130 degrees and line a baking tray with baking paper.
- Bake the vegan cinnamon stars for 15 minutes.
- In the meantime, for the glaze, stir the icing sugar and water until smooth and brush over the cooled cookies.
- And done!
The best vegan cinnamon stars with aquafaba
If you follow a purely plant-based diet, then you already know that aquafaba (the liquid from a can of chickpeas) is one of the best vegan egg alternatives for baking. And this recipe for vegan cinnamon stars with aquafaba is sure to become your new favorite!
Ingredients
- 200 grams of ground almonds
- 150 grams of powdered sugar
- 6 tbsp aquafaba (approximately 70 ml)
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp lemon juice
- 1 tbsp cinnamon
preparation
- Mix ground almonds, 80 grams of powdered sugar, lemon juice, cinnamon and a pinch of salt in a large bowl.
- 4 and baking powder in a large bowl and beat with a hand mixer for 3-5 minutes until stiff.
- Knead the vegan egg whites into the almond mixture, mix well and place, covered, in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour.
- Roll out the dough between 2 layers of baking paper and cut out about 35 stars.
- Preheat the oven to 200 degrees and line a baking tray with baking paper.
- Bake the cookies for about 8 minutes and let them cool completely.
- Beat the remaining aquafaba until semi-stiff with a hand mixer and add the remaining powdered sugar.
- Brush the cookies with it and let them dry for another hour.
- And voilà – your vegan cinnamon stars with aquafaba are ready.
Healthy Christmas cookies without sugar
You don't want to ruin your diet over Christmas and are looking for ideas for healthy Christmas cookies? Then look no further and try our recipe for vegan cinnamon stars without sugar today!
Ingredients
- 100 grams of ground almonds
- 100 grams of ground hazelnuts
- 20 ml water
- 15 grams of peanut butter or other nut butter of your choice
- 1 tbsp cinnamon
- 60 grams of dates
- The grated peel of 1 orange
Glaze:
- 20 grams of cocoa butter
- 15 Gramm Cashewmus
- 15 grams of maple syrup
preparation
- Although this step is optional, for optimal flavor, I recommend toasting the nuts in a pan without fat for a few minutes.
- -Crush the dates into a sticky mass with a sharp knife or in a blender.
- Mix all the ingredients for the dough in a bowl until smooth and cover and place in the refrigerator for at least 40 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 160 degrees and line a baking tray with baking paper.
- Roll out the dough between 2 layers of baking paper and cut out stars.
- Bake the cookies for 8 minutes and let them cool.
- For the glaze, melt the cocoa butter and stir with the cashew butter and maple syrup until smooth.
- Brush the vegan cinnamon stars with it and let them dry.
- Enjoy!
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