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4-ingredient almond butter mooncakes gluten-free vegan recipe

4-Ingredient Almond Butter Mooncakes with Sweet Mung Bean Filling

All Purpose Veggies
4.34 from 3 votes
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 12 minutes
Course Dessert, Snack
Cuisine Chinese
Servings 6 small (50g) mooncakes
Calories 201 kcal

Equipment

Ingredients
 
 

Filling of Choice (read note* for options)

Mooncake

Instructions
 

Mooncake Filling (read note* for options)

  • Prepare mooncake filling. Roll about 1-2 Tablespoons (about 30g each) of the filling into balls (adjust size if using larger mooncake mold). Set aside.

Mooncake Crust

  • Mix almond butter, coconut flour, and maple syrup together until smooth
  • Divide dough into 6 equal pieces (or more depending on the size of the mooncake mold)
  • Flatten each piece of dough into a disk, then wrap the prepared filling with the dough
  • Use a ligtly greased** mold to press the dough into mooncake shapes and set onto a clean parchment paper. I used a 50g mooncake mold, but you can use any mold size you have at home - just be sure to adjust the filling size!
  • Bake in a preheated 340F oven for 12-15 minutes, or until the tops are lightly golden-brown. DON'T OVERBAKE! These mooncakes burn very easily, and since they're vegan they only need to be baked until they're slightly golden on top.
  • For the best texture, store these mooncakes inside an airtight container and chill overnight in the fridge. The mooncakes actually taste better the day after.
  • Enjoy!

Notes

**There are so many filling options when it comes to mooncakes. This recipe uses an mung bean paste filling, but you can easily replace it with sweetened red bean paste (koshi an), sweetened white bean paste (shiro an), chopped nuts, or even mashed sweet potato. 
**I used olive oil cooking spray to grease my mooncake mold. If you don’t have olive oil cooking spray you can use other vegetable oil sprays or melted coconut oil.

Nutrition

Calories: 201kcalCarbohydrates: 31gProtein: 5gFat: 7gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gSodium: 16mgPotassium: 100mgFiber: 4gSugar: 21gVitamin A: 1IUCalcium: 53mgIron: 1mgZinc: 1mg***Net Carbs: 27g
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