German Lebkuchen Recipe
Learn how to make vegan German Lebkuchen, a traditional German baked Christmas treat, somewhat resembling gingerbread. These cookies are a delicious combination of winter spices. orange and chocolate. Mmmm
Author: The Edgy Veg
Recipe type: Dessert
Cuisine: German
Ingredients
- 1 cup fine cane sugar + 1⁄2 cup for syrup
- 1 Tbsp pure vanilla extract
- 3 eggs worth egg replacer
- 1 ¼ cup candied mix citrus peel, finely chopped ( I did mine in a food processor)
- 1 cup almond meal
- 1 Tbsp almond milk
- 1⁄2 cup flour
- 1 Tbsp ground cinnamon
- 1⁄2 tsp ground cloves
- 1⁄2 tsp freshly grated nutmeg
- 1⁄2 tsp ground cardamom
- 1⁄2 tsp Pink salt
- 14 (3 1⁄2") oblaten wafers (recipe below)
- 2 tbsp. brown rice syrup
- ¼ cup semisweet chocolate, finely chopped (check ingredients to ensure no dairy products are used)
- ¼ cup water
Instructions
- In a stand mixer, mix together 1 cup sugar, vanilla extract, and egg replacer in a bowl until thickened.
- Stir in the finely chopped citrus peel, almond meal, flour, almond milk, cinnamon, cloves, cardamom, nutmeg, and salt until well combined.
- Using a spoon, place batter on each oblaten wafer (recipe below); spread batter to edges, but leave it mounded in center.
- Transfer to a parchment paper-lined baking sheet and let them sit for 1 hour. This is necessary, as you want them to dry slightly.
- After an hour preheat oven to 275°.
- Bake lebkuchen for 25 mins, a toothpick inserted in the middle should come out clean.
- While the cookies are baking, heat ½ cup sugar, brown rice syrup, and water in a small to medium-sized saucepan over high heat.
- Stir until sugar dissolves, and pour over chocolate and let sit for 1 minute to help chocolate melt.
- Stir glaze and chocolate until shiny.
- Brush lebkuchen with glaze and allow to cool and set.
Recipe by The Edgy Veg at https://www.theedgyveg.com/2015/12/16/german-lebkuchen-recipe/