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Chocolate Hazelnut Rugelach

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I know Chanukah is supposed to be a holiday filled with fried foods but you can’t fry cookies, can you? And I had to make rugelach for Tom. When we lived in the Bronx, I used to buy rugelach from a Kosher restaurant, probably THE Kosher restaurant, on Lydig Avenue. Then we became vegan and we used to buy vegan rugelach at Whole Foods but that’s no longer an option for us so…you know how this story goes…I had to learn to make them myself.

I have been baking a lot and getting better at it so I was eager to try my hand at my own rugelach. Rugelach come with various fillings but Tom made it clear he wanted chocolate. I had a bottle of Rawmio Chocolate Hazelnut Spread so I decided to use that in place of preserves.

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Rawmio Hazelnut Chocolate Spreads are handcrafted, raw vegan decadence. They are gluten-free, organic and sweetened with coconut sugar. They come in 3 flavors: Original, Silk which is like white chocolate but made with cacao butter and Crunch which has crushed hazelnuts and cacao nibs for added texture.

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I used the Rawmio Original which is stone-ground organic raw hazelnuts, organic cacao nibs and coconut crystals turned into a smooth, rich, dark chocolate spread.

Then I added a mixture of chocolate chips, walnuts and sugar to create an even more chocolaty, crunchy filling. The dough is very smooth and tender since it’s filled with vegan cream cheese and butter. But hey, it’s a holiday. We are supposed to be a little loose, aren’t we?

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The rugelach were easier to make than I thought they would be. They were tender, crunchy and delicious. And the filling inside was incredible. Now that I know I can make rugelach, I will attempt them gluten-free next time. This recipe makes 48 cookies so it might be enough for the whole 8 days of Chanukah.

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My Chocolate Hazelnut Rugelach are pretty and so yummy, they would make a perfect gift for friends and neighbors. You can change up the fillings to make them however you like but I would definitely recommend giving Rawmio Chocolate Hazelnut Spreads a try. Enjoy!

 

Chocolate Hazelnut Rugelach

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THIS RECIPE CONTAINS GLUTEN.

Makes 48 rugelach

 

For the dough­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­

2 ½ cups flour

½ tsp. kosher salt

¼ cup sugar

8 oz. vegan cream cheese. cold

1 tsp. vanilla

1 cup (2 sticks) V-Butter or vegan butter. cold

 

For the filling­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­

1 cup walnuts

1 cup chocolate chips

½ cup sugar

½ cup Rawmio Chocolate Hazelnut Spread (or your favorite preserves)

Cinnamon sugar for garnish (optional)

 

In a food processor, combine the flour, salt and sugar. Pulse to combine. Add the cream cheese and the vanilla to the food processor and process until smooth. Cut the butter into small bits and add them in one at a time while pulsing the mix. The ingredients should start to form crumbles that hold together.

Transfer the crumbles onto a lightly floured work surface. Knead until it comes together as a dough and form it into a ball. Divide the dough into 4 equal parts. Form each part into a disk. Wrap the disks in plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least an hour. You want the dough to be cold when you work with it.

Clean out the food processor and add the walnuts, chocolate chips and sugar to the bowl. Pulse until you have finely chopped bits, like gravel. Set aside.

When the dough has chilled enough, set up 2 large baking sheets with parchment paper. Work with one disk of dough at a time while the others remain in the refrigerator.

Take a disk of dough, unwrap it and roll it on a lightly floured surface until you have a circle that is about 9 inches in diameter and ½ inch thick. Spread about 2 Tbs. of the chocolate hazelnut butter (or preserves) onto the dough. Sprinkle about ½ cup of the chocolate chips/walnut/sugar mixture onto the chocolate hazelnut butter and press it down into the dough.

Using a knife or pizza cutter, divide the dough into 12 slices like this: Cut the dough into 4 pieces. Then cut each quarter into 3 equal pieces.  Now you have 12 triangles. Starting at the outer edge of each triangle, roll up the dough until you come to the pointed end. Lay the rugelach on the baking sheet, pointed end down. Continue with the other 11 triangles and then repeat with the remaining 3 disks of dough. Put the rugelach into the refrigerator to chill for 30 minutes. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.

Brush the rugelach with some milk and sprinkle the rugelach with cinnamon sugar, if desired. Bake the rugelach for 15-20 minutes until lightly golden brown. Remove from the oven and let cool on the baking sheets for 5 minutes, then transfer to a cooling rack to completely cool.

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4 Responses to Chocolate Hazelnut Rugelach

  1. Nancy Lestz December 5, 2015 at 2:37 am #

    Looking forward to trying this. How can I find nutritional information on this recipe? Thanks!

  2. Kat December 11, 2014 at 8:49 pm #

    I just found this recipe and am looking forward to trying it out this weekend for a early holiday family gathering! Thank you!

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