Cookbook:Chokladboll (Swedish Chocolate Balls)
| Chokladboll (Swedish Chocolate Balls) | |
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| Category | Cookie recipes |
| Yield | 24 balls |
| Energy | 207Calories/866 kJ |
| Time | 20 minutes |
| Difficulty |  |
| NUTRITION FACTS | |
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| Serving Size: | 1 ball (47 g) |
| Servings Per Recipe: | 24 |
| Amount per serving | |
| Calories | 207 |
| Calories from fat | 94 |
| Total Fat | 10.4 g |
| Saturated Fat | 7.5 g |
| Cholesterol | 20 mg |
| Sodium | 92 mg |
| Total Carbohydrates | 26.2 g |
| Dietary Fiber | 1.0 g |
| Sugars | 12.9 g |
| Protein | 2.2 g |
| Vitamin A | 3% |
| Vitamin C | 2% |
| Calcium | 3% |
| Iron | 4% |
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A chokladboll (literally meaning chocolate ball) is a traditional Swedish pastry often eaten with coffee during fika. They are quick and easy to prepare, since they require no baking and only a few, common ingredients.
Ingredients
[edit | edit source]- 3 ¼ cups (500 g / 1.1 lb) quick oats
- 1 ¼ cups (275 g / 9.7 oz) white granulated sugar
- 6 Tbsp (75 g / 2.6 oz) cocoa
- 1 Tbsp (15 ml / 14 g / 0.49 oz) vanilla sugar OR 1 tsp (5 ml / 0.17 oz) vanilla extract, added with the coffee
- ⅔ cup (160 g / 5.6 oz) butter or margarine, softened
- 6 Tbsp (90 ml / 3 oz) cold coffee
- Flaked coconut or pearl sugar
Procedure
[edit | edit source]- Mix oats, sugar, vanilla sugar, and cocoa in a large bowl.
- Using your hands or a potato masher, incorporate the butter into the dry ingredients until the dough has an even consistency.
- Add the coffee and mix until incorporated.
- Fill a small bowl with flaked coconut or pearl sugar.
- With your hands, roll the dough into 1-inch (3 cm) diameter balls.
- Roll each ball in the coconut or pearl sugar and place on a tray.
- Chill chocolate balls for at least one hour before serving.