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    Thursday, June 20, 2019

    Afghans A Family Favourite - White Sugar Free

    It seems, if you wish for your sugar intake to be healthier, use Coconut Sugar, or Date Paste
    Certainly not the cheaper option but what's a few dollars when you are thinking about your health!!!

    I'm not sure about this...I think personally,  just cut back your intake
    Probably better for you
    BUT let's not cut out all treats
    So with the "Slight" Health Benefit in mind, I made this family favourite
    I used Date Paste for the substitute in the cookies
    and popped the Coconut Sugar into the blender to get to the consistency of Icing Sugar
    It worked, just a more expensive option
    For a cheaper option, Just use same quantities of sugar and ordinary icing sugar
    The Date Paste should be available in any good supermarket
    For the cookies
    200 gms butter
    1/2 cup Date Paste

    1 1/4 cups Standard Plain Flour

    1/4 cup Cocoa

    2 cups Cornflakes


    Chocolate Icing 
    1 cup Icing Sugar or Substitute Coconut Sugar
    1/2 Tablespoon Cocoa 
    Knob of butter
    1 tablespoon  (approx) Hot Water 
    Few drops Vanilla Essence 
    Chopped Walnuts (Optional)


    Cream Butter and Date paste until light and fluffy

    Sift Flour and Cocoa
    Stir into creamed mixture
    Fold in cornflakes

    Spoon mounds of mixture onto a greased oven tray
    gently pressing down with a fork
    Bake at 180C for 15 - 20 minutes or until set

    When cold ice with chocolate icing and decorate with chopped walnuts if desired

    Recipe says Makes around 20 - 24
    I got 16 so allow for that

    For the Icing
    We made the icing using coconut sugar
    Just pop the coconut sugar into your Blender to get to the consistency of icing sugar 
    Just mix all the ingredients together to the consistency that works for you 
    Probably have to sift the sugar like you do with Icing sugar but not mandatory !
    Sprinkle chopped walnuts on top
    Voila
    Beautiful






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