01-12-2023, 12:15 AM
Earlier on this thread I asked if there was a way to make kinako more palatable, and I did find a way! Look up "kinako candy" or dagashi. I make mine with flax seed in it as well as coating it in crushed pumpkin seeds so it is a highly nutritious little snack and if I eat 4-6 a day it is still quite a bit of kinako I'm consuming!
For reference here is my recipe:
1/4 cup full fat kinako
1 Tbsp Ground flax
1 Tbsp Real Maple Syrup
1 Tbsp Honey (YOU REALLY NEED THIS OR THE DOUGH WON'T STICK)
1 pinch of salt
Mix all the above ingredients until you can form a dough (it takes a bit to mix into something that will actually stick together so be patient). Let the dough rest in the fridge for at least 30 minutes. After that, you can cut into individual bites and either roll in sugar, coat in chocolate and top with nuts/pumpkin seeds with some salt, or whatever sounds good! Keep these candies in the fridge to keep them at their best.
For reference here is my recipe:
1/4 cup full fat kinako
1 Tbsp Ground flax
1 Tbsp Real Maple Syrup
1 Tbsp Honey (YOU REALLY NEED THIS OR THE DOUGH WON'T STICK)
1 pinch of salt
Mix all the above ingredients until you can form a dough (it takes a bit to mix into something that will actually stick together so be patient). Let the dough rest in the fridge for at least 30 minutes. After that, you can cut into individual bites and either roll in sugar, coat in chocolate and top with nuts/pumpkin seeds with some salt, or whatever sounds good! Keep these candies in the fridge to keep them at their best.