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Cocoanut Creams

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Ingredients 6 ingredients

  1. two tablespoonfuls of grated cocoanut
  2. Cream
  3. Vanilla
  4. Sugar
  5. Hazelnuts
  6. Dip
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Possible health benefits

General information, not medical advice.

  1. Hazelnut High in vitamin E · High in unsaturated fat

    High in vitamin E · 47 mg per 100 g, 393% of the reference intake per 100 g

    • Vitamin E contributes to the protection of cells from oxidative stress.

    Vitamin E is a fat-soluble nutrient found in many foods. In the body, it acts as an antioxidant, helping to protect cells from the damage caused by free radicals. NIH fact sheet

    High in unsaturated fat · 88 g per 100 g, 92% of its fatty acids unsaturated

    • Replacing saturated fats with unsaturated fats in the diet contributes to the maintenance of normal blood cholesterol levels [MUFA and PUFA are unsaturated fats].
    • Replacing saturated fats in the diet with unsaturated fats contributes to the maintenance of normal blood cholesterol levels. Oleic acid is an unsaturated fat..

    Nutrients per 100 g of “Oil, hazelnut”, USDA FoodData Central.

Claims: EU Register of health claims (Regulation (EU) No 432/2012, © European Union, CC BY 4.0), shown only where the ingredient meets the claim's conditions (Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006). Nutrients: USDA FoodData Central (CC0). Facts: NIH Office of Dietary Supplements (public domain).

Method

  1. Take two tablespoonfuls of grated cocoanut and half as much "French candy;" work them both together with your hand till the cocoanut is all well mixed in it.
  2. If you choose, you can add a drop of vanilla.
  3. If too soft to work into balls, add confectioners' sugar to stiffen;
  4. make into balls the size of hazelnuts and dip twice, as in the foregoing recipes, flavoring the melted "French Cream" with vanilla.

Plating

Cookware for this recipe

  • Saucepan
  • Grater