Carob recipes?!
Carob recipes?
Has anyone any nice recipes for using carob.I have never used it before so would like some nice low fat,healthy recipe ideas.
Answers:
Double Rich Brownies
3 cups carob chips /divided
8 tbs vegetable oil
2 eggs/or substitute
1/2 cup honey
1 tsp vanilla
3/4 cup whole wheat flour
3/4 tsp baking powder
1 cup nuts
Heat oil and 2 cups carob chips till melted. Blend eggs, honey, vanilla...
blend dry indgredients and stir in carob mix. Fold in nuts and 1 cup carob
chips. Bake at 350 for 30-40 min on well-greased cookie sheet.
Carob Frosting for Brownies
1/2 cup carob powder
8 Tbs honey
6 Tbs oil
2 tsp vanilla
2 Tbs soy milk
4 tbs soy powder
Heat honey, oil, soy milk, and powder. Add vanilla and pour over cake.
Carob Ice Cream
2 cups soymilk or nut milk
1 cup well-drained silken tofu
? cup carob powder
? cup raisins
? cup cashew butter or 10 tablespoons raw cashews
? cup canola oil
? cup vegetable glycerin, honey, barley malt,
or rice syrup
2 tablespoons lecithin granules
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
8 common spicebush berries or 1/2 teaspoon
freshly ground allspice berries
1 Kentucky coffee-tree seed (not the pod),
toasted and ground
? teaspoon salt
? teaspoon freshly ground cloves
1-teaspoon liquid stevia
1. Place all the ingredients in a blender
and process until smooth.
2. Chill (or begin with chilled ingredients)
if required by your ice cream machine.
3. Pour the mixture into the ice cream machine
and freeze according to the manufacturer's instructions.
Makes 5 ? cups.
NUT CRUNCH
1-1/4 cups Isomalt
3/4 cup margarine
1/4 cup water
1/2 cup unblanched almonds
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 cup blanched almonds
1/3 cup carob
1/8 teaspoon artificial sweetener
1/2 cup finely chopped blanched almonds
DIRECTIONS
In a heavy saucepan mix Isomalt, margarine, water and unblanched almonds. Boil
mixture to brittle stage. Stir
occasionally. Stir in baking soda and the blanched almonds. Pour into an 8-inch
x 8-inch square pan, 3/4-inch
deep. Melt the carob in double boiler. Stir in artificial sweetener and mix
well. Spread sweetened carob evenly on top of
candy. Sprinkle with finely chopped nuts. Cool. Break into 1-inch square pieces.
Nutritional Information Per Serving (1 piece): Calories: 35.3, Carbohydrate:
1.12 g, Cholesterol: 0.85 mg,
Fat: 3.32 g, Fiber: .204 g, Protein: .594 g, Sodium: .315 mg
Diabetic Exchanges: 1 Fat
WALNUT FUDGE
Yield: 48 2"-square pieces
Source: "The Diabetic Dessert Cookbook" by Coleen Howard
INGREDIENTS
- 3 cups carob
- 1/4 teaspoon artificial sweetener
- 1 (14 -ounce) can sweet condensed milk (not evaporated milk)
- 1 cup chopped walnuts
- 1-1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 48 walnut halves
DIRECTIONS
In a heavy 2-quart saucepan, combine the carob, artificial
sweetener and condensed milk. Cook over low heat until carob
is completely melted. Remove from heat. Add chopped walnuts
and vanilla extract. Stir until completely mixed. Pour into
a 9" x 9" square pan. Chill in refrigerator until almost
firm. Score the top of the fudge into squares 2" x 1/2" deep.
Place a walnut half on the top of each square. Chill until
firm. Finish cutting into squares.
Nutritional Information Per Serving (per piece):
Calories: 137, Carbohydrate: 13.5 g, Cholesterol: 3.94 mg,
Fat: 7.97 g, Fiber: .302 g, Protein: 3.72 g, Sodium: 1
CREAMY STRAWBERRIES
Yield: 80 pieces
INGREDIENTS
4 cups carob
1/8 teaspoon artificial sweetener
12 ounces light Philadelphia cream cheese
2 cups crushed strawberries, fresh or frozen
DIRECTIONS
Melt carob and artificial sweetener in double boiler. Mix cream cheese and
strawberries. Add to melted carob.
Mix well. Pour into a 9-inch x 9-inch square pan. Let cool and set in
refrigerator for at least 2 hours. Cut into 1-inch
squares, 1/2-inch deep. Place in small paper cups.
Nutritional Information Per Serving (1 piece): Calories: 58.7, Carbohydrate:
6.66 g, Cholesterol: 1.66 mg,
Fat: 2.51 g, Fiber: 0.64 g, Protein: 2.31 g, Sodium: 25.5 mg
Diabetic Exchanges: 1/3 Bread/Starch, 1/2 Fat
Source(s):
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With all chocolate recipies you can change to carob for the chocolate. Try it, I've done it with cookies, muffins, cake (carob powder), it works.
Hot Carob Drink
200ml Rice Milk
1 tsp carob powder
1 tsp sugar
vegan cream (optional)
vegan carob chips (optional)
Warm the milk in the microwave or a saucepan until it is steaming. In your cup add the sugar and carob powder and add a small amount of milk and stir. Add in the rest of the milk. I find that the carob powder doesn't dissolve too well and tends to sink to the bottom of the cup so you need to stir before drinking. I like to serve it with some carob chips on the edge of the saucer or if I am feeling really indulgent with some vegan cream sprayed on top and carob chips sprinkled on the cream.
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Carob Slice
200g Apple Sauce
100g Sugar
1tsp vanilla extract
150g flour
75g carob flour/powder
2tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
100g carob chips
Mix together the apple sauce, sugar and vanilla extract. Mix the flour, carob powder, baking powder and salt. Put the apple mixture into the flour mixture and stir thoroughly. Then fold in the carob chips. Press into a square cake tin and cook at 200 degrees for 10 minutes. Turn onto a baking sheet and slice once it has cooled for 10 minutes.
It's easy to change coco to carob powder or chocolate chips to carob chips, but when I am making carob 'chocolate' cake or hot 'chocolate' carob drink, I also add some instant coffee substitute (it's usually made from grains and caffeine free) to give it that chocolate tang or bitterness that chocolate has. A bit of vanilla added is good too, although natural vanilla loses it's flavour with heat and is better for cold dishes or added after cooled a bit, but of course this won't work for cake, but it does for puddings, drinks, and the like.