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Christmas Fruit Cake Biscuits

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A fun twist on a traditional recipe - so good even Nanna will love them!

25 mins
12 ingredients
$1.15 / person
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Christmas Fruit Cake Biscuits

Gear

Ingredients

Serves = 12

  • 1 ¾ cup wholemeal SR flour
  • 125g plant based spread
  • 2/3 cup brown sugar
  • ¼ cup golden syrup
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/3 cup maraschino cherries
  • ¼ cup raisins
  • ¼ cup pistachios
  • ¼ cup macadamias

It’s this easy

  • Preheat oven to 180 degrees Celsius, fan forced, and line a baking tray with baking paper
  • In a large bowl, beat the egg, brown sugar, and vanilla extract until light and fluffy
  • Stir in sifted flour, baking soda and golden syrup
  • Add cherries, cinnamon, raisins, pistachios and macadamias and stir until well combined
  • Roll mixture into 12 balls and place on baking tray, approx 4cm apart
  • Bake for 10-12 or until golden brown
  • Allow to cool on a wire rack

Tweaks

  • Try different combinations of nuts
  • Try other spices such as nutmeg or allspice

Notes

Nutrition information (per serve):

  • Energy (1051kJ)
  • Protein (3.8g)
  • Total fat (11.1g)
  • Saturated fat (2.5g)
  • Carbohydrate (33.6g); Starch (13.5g), Sugars (20.1g), Added sugars (16.5g), Free sugars (16.5g)
  • Dietary fibre (3.0g)
  • Sodium (243mg)
  • Calcium (57mg)
  • Iron (1.1mg)

Allergies

Contains: Gluten, Dairy, Nuts, Wheat, Eggs, FODMAPs.

Why is this good?

Be Healthier

Nuts are a great source of healthy fats (monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats) which are essential for regulating blood cholesterol and improving heart health.

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Better Sports Performance

Nuts are high in protein which can provide amino acids for the maintenance and repair of muscle protein after strenuous exercise to help with a quicker recovery.

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Healthy Gut

As a good source of fibre nuts are essential for a healthy bowel function.

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Feel Fuller for Longer

Although nuts are high in kilojoules, research in over 120,000 healthy men and women, found that eating nuts meant they were less likely to gain weight over the four years studied.

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