Burfi (Vegan)
Vegan Burfi, is a quick, simple, and healthy Indian dessert for any festival or celebration.
Ingredients
Sugar Syrup:
- 1 cup coconut sugar
- 3/4 cup water
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cardamom
- 4 strands of saffron
Semolina:
- 1 cup semolina flour
- 1 cup coconut flour
- 2 tablespoon coconut oil
- 1/4 cup almonds (chopped)
- 1/4 cup pistachios (chopped)
- pinch of salt
Instructions
Sugar Syrup:
- In a small pot over medium heat, add coconut sugar, water, ground cardamom, and saffron, mixing until it comes together and there are no clumps.
Semolina:
- In a large pan, dry roast the semolina on medium-low heat for 6-8 minutes until it gets fragrant.
- Add the coconut flour, coconut oil, almonds, pistachios, and salt to the pan, mixing well and roasting it for 2 minutes.
- Add the prepared sugar syrup to the large pan and mix well to form a lumpy mixture. Take it off the heat.
- To make burfi: When it's still hot, press the mixture immediately into a parchment-lined baking pan (8x8) and set it in the refrigerator for an hour.
- Cut the refrigerated mixture into 2x2 bars.