Today we will make a very special and unthinkable recipe with beans. Legumes are normally used as a savory side dish or mixed with other vegetables for the preparation of minestrone or soups. But have you ever thought of using them to prepare something sweet? Their particular softness lends itself to the preparation of a thousand other recipes. Today I propose you the spreadable cream with beans, called bean curd!
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Identity Card of the Recipe
- 242 KCal Calories per serving
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Ingrediants
- Ready food, boiled: 75 g of cannellini beans or white beans
- 15 g of bitter cocoa
- 25 g of hazelnuts
- 50 g of brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons of coconut oil
- 75 ml of soy milk
- 20 g of dark chocolate
Materials Needed
- Powerful blender
- Casserole
- Scale weighs food
- Jars with respective screw caps
- Cooking pan
Preparation
- Heat a pan and, without adding oil, toast the hazelnuts for 2-3 minutes to release their aroma.
- In the meantime, whisk the cannellini beans to a cream, previously soaked in water overnight and boiled in unsalted water for an hour. To facilitate blending, it is advisable to combine brown sugar and coconut oil.
As an alternative to coconut oil
You can use cocoa butter, tahini sauce (sesame butter) or plain corn oil.- Combine the hazelnuts in a blender and add the unsweetened cocoa powder and dark chocolate. Blend for a long time until you get a cream.
- Mix the hazelnut cream with the cannellini bean cream, then combine the mixture in a saucepan. Add the soy milk and, maintaining a very sweet flame, stir until it just comes to a boil.
- The bean and cocoa cream is ready: it can be eaten immediately or stored in the fridge (in a closed container) for a week. To extend storage times, it is recommended to sterilize the cream following the preservation method for jams. In this way, the cream will remain unchanged for 5-6 months.
Alice's comment - PersonalCooker
Try the pudding: serve the beans on a slice of bread or in small single-serving cups and let your guests taste it. We bet no one will guess the secret ingredient we used to make it? Good spread to all!Nutritional values and Health Comment on the recipe
Fagiotella is a food that can be classified in the group of sweet products. It has a high energy intake, but not as much as commercial spreads (about 40-45% less).
Calories are mainly provided by lipids, followed by carbohydrates and finally by proteins. Fatty acids are mainly saturated, simple carbohydrates and peptides of medium and low biological value. Cholesterol is absent and fibers are abundant.
Fagiotella is a food suitable for lactose intolerance and celiac disease. It is contraindicated for diets aimed at overweight, hypercholesterolemia, hyperglycemia and hypertriglyceridemia.
The average portion of Fagiotella is around 20-30g (50-75kcal).
