Hi everyone! We wanted to share this recipe last December because it’s a typical Spanish Christmas recipe, but we couldn’t, so we share it now. Anyways, polvorones are so delicious and you can make them at any time of the year!
Traditional polvorones are basically made with white flour, white sugar and lard, but we made a healthier, vegan and gluten-free recipe, which is really simple, tastes even better than the traditional one and is good for your body! We added some cocoa powder too, because we love chocolate and cocoa powder.
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Tips:
- Use another type of nut if you want. If you can’t eat nuts, use some flour instead, but maybe you’ll need to add more or less.
- Feel free to use other non-refined oils or natural sweeteners.
PRODUCT I USED TO MAKE THIS RECIPE (AFFILIATE LINK):
Vegan Gluten Free Spanish Chocolate Polvorones
- Prep Time: 20 mins
- Cook Time: 30 mins
- Total Time: 50 minutes
- Yield: 22
These vegan gluten-free Spanish chocolate polvorones are a healthy alternative to traditional polvorones, which are made with lard, sugar and white flour.
Ingredients
- ¾ cup raw almonds (120 g)
- 1 ¾ cup buckwheat flour (240 g)
- ¾ cup oat flour (90 g)
- 4 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder or raw cacao
- 1 cup extra virgin olive oil (220 g)
- ½ cup coconut sugar (130 g)
- ½ cup maple syrup (160 g)
- Sesame seeds
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 355ºF or 180ºC.
- Blend the almonds in a food processor.
- Add the rest of the ingredients (except the sesame seeds) and blend until well combined
- Shape the polvorones with your hands and add some sesame seeds on top.
- Place them onto a baking sheet (I lined it with parchment paper) and bake for 30 minutes or until golden brown.
DID YOU MAKE THIS RECIPE?
Please leave a comment below or tag a picture #simpleveganblog. We’d love to see what you cook!
I just made these (or tried to, at least). I measured out everything to the gram, the only way I did it differently was by using rapeseed oil instead of olive oil (because I didn’t want a strong olive taste), and they all just floated out into a big mess. I don’t know if the problem is my oven or my flours or what it was, and it really upset me because yours look so good!
Hi Lee! I’m so sorry this recipe didn’t work for you 🙁 I’ve made this recipe dozens of times and it has always worked for me. If you tell me more, maybe I could help you…
After having tasted them and everything, it didn’t really matter that they floated together! I just had to cut them apart with a knife, but they taste amazing! The problem was probably that my flours were a bit coarse (i blended oats + buckwheat flakes myself) 🙂
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Hi Lee! Great 🙂 Thanks a lot for your comment!
I made these according to recipe, and they were very, very dry! i did put in a tsp of cinnamon and a pinch of salt to make them taste other than like flour but didn’t like them at all. The temperature should have been 325 degrees F at most, and only 20-25 min kept in as the bottoms were dark on my parchment paper. I did not like them, too dry!
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HI Louann! I’ve made this recipe dozens of times and it has always worked for me, but maybe my oven is different than yours. If they were too dry, you should bake them for a shorter period of time. The dough and the polvorones are very tasty and they don’t taste like flour, maybe you should use another ingredients… I’m so sorry the recipe didn’t work for you 🙁
I believe I’d be willing to try this recipe again because I am convinced that the oven was too hot and 30 min was too long to bake them. This was likely why they were so very dry. I’ll let you know how it turns out next time
Great! Hope it works 😉
YES these look fantastic! Thanks for sharing 🙂
Nikki
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Thanks a lot Nikki!
Mine did exactly what everyone else mentioned happening….just a flat crumbly mess!! Something needs to be adjusted besides temp & time. It seems to me there’s too much oil in the recipe? I don’t know but I make hundreds of baked goods and is recipe has me confounded despite your repeated answer that yours comes out fine. The rest of us all can’t be that baking challenged, can we? Lol
Hi Lee! The recipe is okay, it’s a typical Spanish recipe and there are so many Spanish blogs with similar recipes. Maybe our ingredients here in Spain are different, I don’t know… I’m so sorry the recipe didn’t work for you, but it’s fine. Have a nice day!
Shouldn’t it be 2/3 cup of oil instead of 1 cup? (More in line with the grams posted)
Hi Cara! No, it’s 1 cup of oil 🙂
Hi Iosune, gonna try this for sure.. can I replace maple syrup using only coconut sugar or it really needs one liquid sweetener? if so gonna try honey not vegan but im not vegan.. and also can I usu only oat flour or does it needs buckwheat as well? have you tried with chickpea flour? thanks in advance all your recipes look amazing, I have tried Ikea veggie meatballs and they re a hit! thank you!
Hi Marta! You could add more milk if you’re not going to use a liquid sweetener, I think it should work, but I’m not sure as I’ve never tried it myself. I think any liquid sweetener will do. I think it should work using only oat flour. No, I haven’tr tried this recipe with chickpea flour. Hope it helps 🙂
Suggestions on making them without oil? Have you ever tried prune puree? For health reasons, I am oil-free………please help. Thank you!
Hi Grace! I’m so sorry, but I’ver never made this recipe with no oit. You could try to use almond butter or coconut milk instead and add more or less flour or milk if needed. Hope it helps!