5 min Almond fudge with Cardamom and Basundi - thickened milk with saffron and nuts. Basundi or Rabri with almond milk. Indian Vegan Sweets for Diwali. Makes 9 to 10 One inch square
Prep Time5 minutesmins
Cook Time5 minutesmins
Total Time10 minutesmins
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: Indian
Servings: 2
Author: Vegan Richa
Ingredients
1tbspvegan butteror use refined coconut oil
2tbspmaple syrup
2tbspsmooth almond butter
a good pinch of salt
1/4tspground cardamom or other flavors like cinnamonextracts of choice or none
1 to 1.5tbspcane sugar or fine granulated sugar
1/3 to 1/2cupfine almond flournot meal
2tspflour of choice
Instructions
Heat vegan butter and maple syrup over medium low heat. Once melted, add almond butter and mix for a few seconds. Take off heat and continue to mix to make a smooth mixture.
Cool for a minute. Fold in salt, flavors, sugar and almond flour and mix in. Add more almond flour or regular flour or oat flour if needed until mixture is somewhat a soft dough.
Pat it onto parchment to a 1/4 inch thick square. Sprinkle almond slivers or pistachio slivers and chill for atleast half an hour. Slice and serve.
Notes
For variations, use other nut butters like cashew butter or peanut butter or pistachio butter in combination with almond or cashew flour.