Raffaello sweets are known all over the world as an exquisite delicacy that is hard to resist to sweet tooth. The dessert is a snow-white ball, consisting of two thin wafer halves, inside of which is hidden almond nut (whole), covered with soft cream and coconut. Light and delicate treats sprinkled with airy coconut flakes are considered by many to be an ideal gift. Fans of home cooking are interested in the question: “How to make Raffaello sweets with your own hands?”
Acquaintance
Raffaello sweets are produced by the famous Ferrero concern (Italy). A remarkable feature of the product, which the manufacturer is very proud of, is the fact that this dazzling snow-white delicacy does not melt even in conditions of extreme heat.
The composition of Raffaello sweets includes exclusively high-quality products: coconut (dried), sugar, vegetable oil, fats (rast.), Milk (dry, fat-free), almond, wheat flour and milk. whey (dry). The products are packaged in special pads (lavsan), and then stacked in metal or cardboard packaging.
The calorie content of Raffaello sweets is 623 kcal. Energy value of the product:
- protein: 9.3 grams (37 kcal);
- fat: 47.8 grams (439 kcal);
- carbohydrates: 38.8 grams (155 kcal).
Consumers will be interested to know that Rafaello sweets also contain products that pose a certain danger to the body (often advertisers position them as “not very useful”). These are flavors and soya lecithin.
On the effect of dessert on the body (benefits and harms)
According to experts, the beneficial properties of the products of a popular brand are due to the presence of almonds and shavings in its composition, which have a beneficial effect on human health and improve their well-being. The use of goodies not only delivers extraordinary gastronomic pleasure, but also contributes to:
- improving bowel and stomach function, as well as brain activity;
- cleansing the body of toxins;
- strengthening immunity;
- strengthening nails and hair;
The product is very high-calorie, therefore it is not recommended for people who have problems with excess weight, as well as cores. It is also not recommended to use a delicacy for individual intolerance to the ingredients.
Raffaello sweets: how to cook a treat at home?
It is no secret that many, due to various circumstances, are often not satisfied with factory products. In particular, this also applies to lovers of a popular delicacy. The best way out for those who do not trust the manufacturer is to make Rafaello sweets with their own hands.
As experienced home-made pastry chefs assure, this process is quite simple and does not require any special skills or exotic ingredients. Moreover, there are many different interpretations of the recipes for this great dessert. How to cook "Raffaello" at home? Let's talk about this later in the article.
Traditional recipe: Raffaello sweets from condensed milk and coconut
Many people like to cook this sweet gift for relatives and loved ones with their own hands. For the preparation of the proposed recipe for Raffaello sweets at home, they usually use:
- milk (condensed) - 200 g;
- butter (butter) - 25 g;
- vanillin or vanilla sugar (optional);
- coconut flakes - 150 g;
- almond nut (whole) - 15-16 pcs.
Cooking
First of all, melt the butter (butter) and mix it with condensed milk, and then add vanillin and half a coconut flake to the resulting elastic mass. All beat well until smooth and cleaned in the cold. The cooled cream becomes dense enough so that balls can also be rolled out of it. At the end of the preparation, a whole nut is placed in the middle of the coconut cream , then an even ball is formed from the mass, which is rolled in coconut flakes.
Users should consider that home-cooked Raffaello are afraid of heat and in high temperature conditions they begin to thaw and lose their shape. That is why a prerequisite for their storage is cold. The finished treat, decorated in paper molds (disposable), is placed in a beautiful box and the packaging is tied up with a beautiful ribbon.
About the Raffaello recipe with white chocolate
To make delicious Raffaello sweets at home using this recipe, you must prudently stock up on the following products:
- 100 grams of almond;
- 100 grams of coconut flakes;
- one bar of white chocolate;
- 200 ml of heavy cream;
- a tablespoon of butter;
- a quarter cup of powdered sugar;
- wafer sheets (crushed).
About the cooking method
To make Raffaello sweets from waffles, you should:
- Melt the white chocolate without boiling it. It is best to use a microwave or water bath.
- Then the melted chocolate is slightly cooled, after which oil and coconut flakes (two tablespoons) are added to it. Salt is also poured into the resulting mass (a small pinch). Then the cream is sent to the refrigerator.
- Sprinkle almonds with powdered sugar (1 tbsp. L.), After which it should be thoroughly mixed with wet hands. Then nuts are fried until golden brown and cool.
- Next, prepare a waffle breading. Wafer sheets are ground for this in a mortar. The baby should be big.
- Then whip the cream with powdered sugar (remaining).
- Then with the help of two teaspoons Rafaello balls are formed: one collects the cream that has cooled in the refrigerator, a nut is placed in its middle. The second smooth the surface of the ball.
- Each cake (many call sweets for sweets) is first crushed in a waffle breading, then coated with cream (whipped) and finally sprinkled with coconut flakes. Dessert is placed in the refrigerator overnight. In the morning, you can treat your family with a treat.
How to make "Raffaello" from cottage cheese, condensed milk and coconut?
You can also pamper the kids with delicious sweets, which will be very useful for them at the same time. According to reviews, this delicacy causes great delight in kids. The reason, according to the craftswomen, lies not only in the extremely pleasant taste of the Raffaello dessert made from cottage cheese, but also because the delicacy looks quite attractive for children, similar to snowballs. Some mothers, when preparing a treat for a child, use colored coconut flakes, which makes yummy look even more elegant. Hazelnuts or almonds are placed inside the curd sweets. In summer, strawberries can also be used.
In this dessert, the cottage cheese remains fresh, it is not subjected to heat treatment, which is more useful than in baking. Ingredients:
- cottage cheese - 500 grams;
- condensed milk - three tablespoons;
- coconut flakes - 170 grams;
- hazelnuts (or almonds) -70 grams;
Cooking a treat
Curd spread in a deep bowl. Condensed milk is added to it (according to the recipe). All are thoroughly mixed until a homogeneous mass is achieved. If you use homemade cottage cheese, it is better to grind it through a sieve or grind using an immersion blender. Next, coconut flakes are added to the curd mass and once again everything is mixed with a spoon. Then you should take a little of the resulting mass, put it on your hand, slightly press down and put the hazelnut inside. The edges should be fastened and the dessert shaped like a ball. Next, the resulting curd ball is rolled in coconut flakes (can be colored). Treats for a couple of hours are sent to the refrigerator.
Milk powder recipe
This dessert is a variant of the previous treat, which includes white chocolate. Many housewives make Raffaello sweets on the basis of milk powder. Use:
- 100 grams of milk powder;
- 100 grams (possible less) sugar;
- 200 grams of butter;
- vanilla extract if desired;
- about 30 waffle nuts (hemispheres);
- about 50 grams of almond;
- 200 grams of coconut flakes;
- 200 grams of white chocolate;
- 400 grams of condensed milk.
Description of the method of preparation
To make a cream:
- In a small saucepan spread the butter (50 g) and melt over low heat. Dry milk is added and drinking water (50 ml) is poured. Sugar is added at the same time (to taste). Then thoroughly mix the mass and bring to a boil. Next, remove from the stove, add vanilla extract. The cream is stirred, cooled, and then cleaned in the refrigerator for about one hour.
- In another bowl, melt the remaining 150 grams of oil. White chocolate is broken into small pieces and thrown into a heated oily liquid. Bring the mixture to uniformity with constant stirring, pour in the condensed milk and cook for about five minutes. Then 100 grams of coconut flakes are poured into the mass and boiled for another five minutes. The mixture is cooled, the resulting thick mass is sent to the refrigerator.
- Next, the chilled cream is distributed over the wafer hemispheres. Almonds (peeled) are placed in half of the blanks. Form waffle balls with a nut in the middle.
- Small cakes are made of coconut mass (chilled). One wafer billet is placed in the center of each of them, and then the balls are rolled.
- Each candy is rolled in the remnants of coconut. It is recommended to store dessert in the refrigerator.
The recipe most similar to the original (with mascarpone)
This recipe mistresses consider as close as possible to the original. Use:
- 150 grams of cream mascarpone cheese;
- 100 grams of coconut flakes;
- three tablespoons of condensed milk;
- 150 grams of white chocolate;
- 40-50 ml cream (20%);
- about 50 grams of almond;
- about 40-50 wafer blanks (waffle nuts or hemispheres).
How is dessert cream made?
A treat is prepared like this:
- Mascarpone spread in a deep container, pour in the condensed milk. The cream is whipped with a mixer into a lush light mass, so that in the end it turns out to be “airy”.
- In a "water bath" melt 50 grams of white chocolate by adding two teaspoons of milk cream. Cool and add liquid chocolate to a gentle cream. Beat until smooth and then put in the refrigerator for about one hour.
- Already chilled cream is distributed over the waffle hemispheres. Peeled walnut is placed in half of all workpieces. From wafer halves with almonds, balls are formed inside.
- The remaining chocolate is melted in a water bath, adding cream to it. Next, the balls should be dipped one by one into the resulting viscous mass, and then immediately roll in coconut.
- So that thin wafers do not soften from the cream, each candy should be wrapped with foil and placed in the freezer for 60-80 minutes.
Before serving, dessert should be kept at room temperature for about 10-15 minutes (you can eat right away - like ice cream).
About the dessert with corn sticks
This recipe for Raffaello candies with corn sticks is used if coconut flakes are not available. Dessert to taste, as gourmets speak of it, does not resemble the original, but nevertheless it is perfect for any tea party. It will be required:
- one can of condensed milk;
- 100 grams of nuts (almonds, cashews, peanuts, walnuts);
- 100 grams of corn sticks.
How to cook?
Corn sticks are crushed in a blender or passed through a meat grinder. Mix corn crumbs (not all, should be left a little for powdering) with condensed milk. The resulting mixture is sent to the refrigerator to solidify for several hours. The frozen mass is used to form balls (it is recommended to do this with wet hands), a nut is placed in the center of each of them. Then each ball is crushed in corn chips. Original desserts are laid out on a plate and put in the refrigerator for about 1 hour. When the sweets are slightly frozen, they are served to the table. Have a nice tea party!