First time for everything

I was unfortunate when I went to Italy, I didn’t get to enjoy a coffee with a Biscotti. Having a nut allergy means missing out on many experiences. I was happy to enjoy the coffee without the almond based treat at the time, but I don’t like to miss out things forever.

What is it?

Biscotti are the Italian almond biscuits you often find served with coffee. The biscotti is a twice baked, oblong, crunchy biscuit perfect for dipping into a hot drink. The traditional recipe uses flour, sugar, eggs, pine nuts and almonds, so basically all the things we don’t or can’t eat. I could give up and say it’s too hard to even try to eat biscotti, but I love a challenge.

Think I made it better

Creating a recipe that aims to deliver the same texture and flavours of the original recipe isn’t always easy. When you add the complication of you have never tasted the original recipe things can get interesting. This recipe was challenging but also exciting. I wanted to get the texture right while keeping the protein and fat content reasonably high. I used a mix of protein powder and oat flour to replace the wheat flour and used coconut milk and maple syrup to replace the sugar. I used blueberries to replace the almond that you would usually find scattered through a biscotti. Each biscuit is crunchy, filling and goes well with a nice mid-morning cup of coffee. 

Biscotti recipe

Ingredient

• 4 scoops protein powder
• 1 cup oat flour
• 1/2 cup maple syrup
• 1/4 tsp. salt
• 1 cup coconut milk
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp. vanilla bean paste
• 2 tsp. ground cinnamon
• 1 tsp. ginger
• 1/2 cup blueberries

Biscotti 

• Servings: 12
• Prep Time: 15 minutes
• Cook Time: 50 minutes 
• Rating: ★★★★★
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This biscotti recipe is grain and sugar free and jam packed in with protein.

Credit: Cath @ easycleaneats

Ingredients

• 4 scoops protein powder
• 1 cup oat flour
• 1/2 cup maple syrup
• 1/4 tsp. salt
• 1 cup coconut milk
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp. vanilla bean paste
• 2 tsp. ground cinnamon
• 1 tsp. ginger
• 1/2 cup blueberries

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees C/ 350 degrees F
2. Grease a cake pan and dust it with protein powder
3. In a bowl, mix all of the dry ingredients
4. In another bowl, whisk together the coconut milk, maple syrup, and vanilla bean paste.
5. Mix the wet and dry ingredients together then fold in the blueberries
6. Pour the batter into the cake pan
7. Bake for 30 minutes
8. Remove from the oven and allow the cake to cool completelyRemove from the oven and allow the cake to cool completely
9. Cut the cake into 12 slices
10. Line a large baking tray with baking paper or a silicone liner. 
11. Place the biscotti slices on the baking tray.
12. Bake the slices for 20 minutes on each side until they are golden brown.

Nutrition

Per Serving: 178 calories; 5 g fat; 23.6 g carbohydrates; 11 g protein

Equipment

• Cake pan
• Mixing bowl
• Whisk
• Spatula
• Cooling rack
• Baking tray 
• Baking paper or a silicone liner
• Measuring cups

Nutritional disclaimer

Nutrition information is provided as an estimate based on the ingredients used and available in my area (New Zealand). The nutritional information is here to help you understand the recipe; I use MyFitnessPal to generate my estimates. For more accurate nutritional information, please use a nutritional calculator with the ingredients in your area.