Cherry Pistachio Biscotti
Have you ever made biscotti? If you haven’t, you won’t believe how easy it is! Not many ingredients are needed. Yes, you do have to double bake them, but the whole thing comes together so easily, it’s just insane.
Biscotti are made to dunk—in coffee, tea or hot chocolate. The best part about them is their versatility. This recipe can be changed up by using different fillings and/or extracts. You can create and create to your heart’s desire. Make them chocolate with almonds, chocolate chip, add anise extract for a traditional Italian treat, or put whatever dried fruits, nuts and flavors you like in them.
These also make perfect holiday gifts for mailing! They travel well and last a long time out of the fridge. Bake on!
For this recipe, you will need:
parchment paper
baking sheet
a food processor
Ingredients
2½ cups tightly-packed blanched almond flour
1 TBS tapioca flour
1 TBS potato starch
2 TBS raw cashew butter
2 tsp ground chia seeds
½ tsp baking soda
½ cup pure maple syrup
½ cup raw pistachio nuts
½ cup dried organic unsweetened dark red cherries (Trader Joe’s has some! Or you can sub with dried cranberries)
½ tsp pure pistachio extract (or sub with almond extract)
Method
Preheat oven to 350° F.
Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
Place the flours, chia and baking soda into a food processor and pulse to combine.
With the machine running, drizzle in the maple syrup and pistachio extract until the mixture comes together in a ball.
Transfer to a bowl and mush in the nuts and fruit. Use your hands, it’s easier that way.
Add love! 💗
Divide the dough into 2 equal portions and shape into flattened slabs about 10 inches long and 3½ wide (see photo above).
Bake for 15 minutes. Remove and let cool completely (at least one hour).
Using a VERY sharp, non-serrated knife, slice the slabs on a diagonal into ¾” strips.
Place these back on the parchment-lined cookie sheet, cut side down, and bake for 30 minutes more at 300° F, flipping them once halfway through baking.
Let cool and serve with some hot cocoa or Holiday Eggless Nog! Yum.
Makes about 20 biscotti. Enjoy!
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