Healthy Alfajores Recipe

According to a 2004 study, in Argentina there are more than 12 million consumers of alfajores and around 6 million units are eaten per day. The alarming thing about this result is that, in general, the alfajores on the market are high in fat and sugar. However, this time we want to teach you how to make healthy alfajores so that you can continue to be part of that group of alfajore consumers, while taking care of your health.

Learn how to make healthy homemade alfajores. Let’s cook!

Ingredients to make healthy Alfajores:

• 125 grams of whole wheat, oat or gluten-free flour
• 25 grams of cornstarch
• 10 grams of bitter cocoa
• 1 teaspoon of sweetener suitable for cooking
• 25 grams of honey
• 3 tablespoons of neutral oil
• 1 large egg
• 1 Teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon of orange essence or zest
• 3 grams of baking powder
• 1 gram of baking soda
• For the chocotorta filling (3 units)
• 30 grams of pastry dulce de leche
• 30 grams of skimmed spreadable cheese
• For the peanut butter filling (2 units)
• 30 grams of peanut butter
• For the fruit filling (3 units)
• 50 grams of sugar-free homemade blueberry jam

How to make healthy Alfajores:

1. To start with the healthy alfajores recipe, first dissolve the honey and sweetener in the oil. Season with the essence of vanilla and orange.
2. Once integrated, add the egg and mix it.
3. With the help of a fine strainer or sieve, incorporate the dry ingredients, that is, flour, cocoa, cornstarch and baking powder.
4. Without kneading too much, integrate the ingredients and form a bun. Next, arrange it between two plastic wraps or divider to make it easier to stretch.
5. Roll out the dough for your healthy alfajores with a stick about half a centimeter high. Next, cut the caps the size you want.
6. We recommend about 6 centimeters in diameter.
7. Trick: if you don’t have a cutter, you can use a glass.
8. Arrange the lids of your healthy alfajores on a greased roasting pan and cook them in the medium oven at 180ºC, approximately, 10-15 minutes until they are slightly crispy and they detach themselves from the roasting pan
9. Transfer them to a wire rack to brown while you prepare the fillings.
10. If you want to fill the alfajores with the chocotorta filling, then mix the skim cheese spread with the pastry or sugar-free dulce de leche.
11. Now is the time to fill your healthy alfajores, you are getting closer to trying them.
12. Spread one of the tapas with the chosen filling, sugar-free red fruit jam, sugar – free mango jam, peanut paste or chocotorta.
13. Next, cover with another lid.
14. If you wish, you can bathe your alfajores with melted chocolate, although the chocolate must have a percentage of cocoa greater than or equal to 70%so that it provides less sugar.
15. At the end of the recipe you will see the nutritional information to decide if you make the chocolate bath or not.
16. Tip: if you have problems with fat intake, you will surely want to use a chocolate with a lower percentage of cocoa. The higher the percentage, the less sugar, but more fa
17. Let it dry on a rack and ready to eat.