Chickpea candies
Description
The recipe won't take much time. With a minimal set of ingredients, you get a very tasty and, importantly, healthy sweet treat. There's no sensation of eating peas at all—your family definitely won't guess what these delicious candies are made from. You can roll the candies not only in cocoa powder, but also in coconut flakes, cinnamon, or dry milk. Give it a try! I hope you'll enjoy it. Serve chilled.
Instructions
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Step 1
Prepare all the ingredients.
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Step 2
Rinse the dried chickpeas, cover with water, and let soak for 12 hours. You can even leave them overnight.
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Step 3
Then drain the water, rinse the chickpeas once more, and transfer them to a pot.
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Step 4
Pour water over the chickpeas and cook for about 1-1.5 hours until fully done.
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Step 5
Drain the cooked chickpeas in a colander and let the water drain off.
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Step 6
Grind the chickpeas using a meat grinder or blender. Grind the walnuts in the same way and add them to the chickpeas.
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Step 7
Add honey and cinnamon.
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Step 8
Mix everything well until smooth.
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Step 9
Roll this mixture into balls, each slightly smaller than a walnut. You should get approximately 17–20 pieces. Mix the cocoa powder and powdered sugar together, then roll each candy in this mixture.
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Step 10
The chickpea candies are ready.
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Step 11
Serve at the table.