Chocolate Macadamia Roll
- 125g of plain sweet rice biscuits
- ½ cup of raisins
- ¼ cup of macadamia nuts
- ¼ cup of hazelnuts
- 80g of dark chocolate
- 30 g of margarine: omega 3 enriched
- 1 egg
- 2 tablespoons Amaretto or other flavored liqueur
- Icing Sugar
- Fruit syrup: of choice
Crush cookies into a rough lumpy mixture
Beat the egg whites till stiff then add in the egg yolks beat further
Melt chocolate and the margarine and liqueur over low heat
Food process the nut mixture into a powder
Combine chocolate margarine into the egg mixture
Combine the crushed cookies into the mixture
Combine all the other ingredients into the mixture, with coarse mixing to preserve the texture of the lumpy ingredients
Roll into a log
Wrap into aluminium foil
Chill well
Once chilled: cut into slices
Serve dusted with icing sugar and or fruit syrup
Chocolate Macadamia Roll
Medical Comment on this Recipe:
- Usual snack or dessert food: high fat from nuts, chocolate, margarine and perhaps the sweet biscuits.
- High sugar.
- Nuts generally have a very good protein content.