Low-Fat Almond Love Drops

Mirj's Note:

These are soooooooo addictive. If you don't have ground cardamon, it's okay, but it really adds something special to the flavor.

• Total Time: 25 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients:

Yield: 32 Love Dr ...

• 1 ¾ cups almonds
• 2 egg whites
• 1⁄3; cup honey
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
• ¼ teaspoon ground cardamom
• ¼ cup fruit preserves , preferably all fruit and sugarless

Directions:

1. In a food processor fitted with metal blade or in a blender, grind together everything except the preserves until a smooth paste forms Drop teaspoonsful of the paste onto a greased or nonstick cookie sheet, or one lined with parchment paper.
2. With a wet spoon, make a depression in the centers of the cookies.
3. Place a small dollop (about 1/2 teaspoon) of fruit preserves in each depression.
4. Bake in a preheated 350F oven until lightly golden, between 10-15 minutes.

Reviews

[Chef #1193176]

It was my turn to bring dessert. One person in the group was diabetic and one can't have gluten and another is on low carb. It's the one recipe that I could find that met everyone's dietary constraints. I substituted agave nectar for the honey and found the all-fruit jam with the lowest sugar content. The cookies were a big hit. The recipe doesn't make very much so next time I'll double. They look nice enough for company and the almond-ness is elegant.

[Sarah Chana]

Made these this weekend, and everyone really liked them. They were light and easy, and are legal for people following the SCD (Specific Carbohydrate Diet), or gluten free diets. I used blackberry preserves, but would try something a little less sweet next time, like a tart apricot preserve. Either way, nice recipe.

[s'kat]

The rating on this was an average between myself and my husband. I have not had cardamom (except in chai teas), and was very much intrigued by these little babies. The flavour is so unique... I made these very small, and they were wonderfully nutty, with the barest hint of fruit to provide a note of sweet contrast. I should add that when I was processing these, they didn't really seem to firm up, or become paste-like, so I did add about 1 Tablespoon of flour. My husband was not impressed at all. He thought they were dry, lacking in flavour, and I think really the problem is that he was looking to fix his 'sweet' tooth craving. 4 from me, 2 from him. These go great with chai tea, by the way.