Healthy Cinnamon Stars with Coconut Frosting

Healthy Cinnamon Stars with Coconut Frosting
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These are traditional Christmas cookies in Switzerland. They’re called cinnamon stars and are usually coated with sugar frosting. This recipe offers a healthy alternative for both the cookie and the frosting.

Healthy Cinnamon Stars with Coconut Frosting

Preparation Time:  60 minutes

Ingredients:

For the cookies:

  • 80 grams dried apple
  • 40 grams ground hazelnuts
  • 2 teaspoons cinnamon

For the frosting:

Directions:

Place the dried apple pieces in your food processor, then transfer into a bowl. Mix in the hazelnuts and the cinnamon and blend together well with a spoon or your hands.

Now carefully add water until you get a dough. It doesn’t need much.

Roll the dough and cut out star shaped cookies. Put them on a dehydrator sheet and let them dehydrate for about 2 hours. This step isn’t necessary but cures them.

For the frosting, heat the coconut butter until it is has a peanut butter-like consistency. Mix it with the honey and water and spread it on the cookies.

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