If you have tried almond Florentine with seeds cookies before, I’m sure you can relate to how addictive these cookies can be, which makes it hard to treat them as healthy cookies.
In this recipe, you will find how to make almond flourless florentine cookies with simpler ingredients and healthier while still enjoying the same crispiness and sweetness.
Table of Contents
- Almond Florentine Cookies with Honey – A Festive Treat & Healthy Seeds Snack.
- Almond Florentine cookies without flour
- Why You’ll Love This Almond Florentine Cookies with Honey
- Tools needed
- Ingredients to make a crispy almond florentine cookies
- Tips for a crispy almond florentine cookies without flour
- Storage
- Variation to try
- FAQ
- Sweet with no-sugar recipes you might like
Almond Florentine Cookies with Honey – A Festive Treat & Healthy Seeds Snack.
Making honey almonds and seed crisps is a must in my house during the festive season. In Malaysia and Singapore, almond Florentine with seeds is one of the famous Chinese New Year cookies and Eid’s cookies.
As it is often commercially targeted as a healthy cookie, plus being a seasonal treat, this cookie can be on the pricey side. After knowing how simple it is to make Almond Florentine cookies in an easier and healthier way, I never buy it again.
This almond and seeds crunch is like a mixed nuts and seeds bar but in a bite-size. If you try to incorporate more seeds and almonds into your diet, this is the best treat, and it is not only easy to make but delicious!
The problem is it’s too good to resist. If you are trying to reduce your sugar intake, maybe put the jar away and stick with a small portion per day.
Almond Florentine cookies without flour
Most almond florentine recipes call for premix florentine flour or Bienneta powder mix. I find the premix flour to be highly processed, which degrades the nutrients in the nuts and seeds.
Florentine flour often contains milk powder, processed fat or vegetable fat that has been processed into powdered form, refined sugar that comes in many names, and not to mention the emulsifier and stabilizer. Because of my auto-immune condition, I try to avoid highly processed ingredients in my recipe.
If you love almond Florentine for the crunchiness of the seeds and nuts, trust me, you won’t even miss the flour.
Why You’ll Love This Almond Florentine Cookies with Honey
- Simple to make with minimal ingredients and takes only 20 minutes.
- This recipe highlights the nuts and seeds high in omega-3, antioxidant properties that make it a wholesome snack!
- Crispy without the processed ingredients! The recipe uses no flour mix, which can be hard to find.
- Sweetened with honey, whereas no refined sugar is needed. The recipe uses 3 tbsp of honey, which is perfect enough to make the almond florentine crispy without being too sweet.
Tools needed
- Oven – I use a standard conventional oven.
- Baking tray – You will need a baking tray that fits your oven. This recipe yields 2 baking trays of honey almond florentine cookies in a normal conventional oven like the photo above.
- Baking sheet – To avoid sticking and retain the shape when removing the cookies, do not skip the baking sheet.
- Cookie or scone cutter – I use a 2.4-inch diameter scone cutter when scooping the mix into the baking tray to make a perfect round shape. Feel free to use your preferred size, or if you don’t have one, just do it manually.
- Oven glove – To protect your hand when bringing out the baking tray out of the oven
Ingredients to make a crispy almond florentine cookies
- Almond flakes – Thinly sliced almonds are essential in making Florentine cookies. It’s what makes the cookies light and nicely crisp. I bought the sliced almond from the baking shop, if you can’t find it, use a slivered almond instead.
- Raw Seeds – Pumpkin, sunflower seeds, sesame, chia seeds (I use chia seeds instead of black sesame seeds)
- Honey – This sweetener binds all the ingredients together and makes a crispy almond florentine. For a vegan option, feel free to opt for maple syrup or agave.
- Salt – Just a pinch of salt to elevate the flavor of these wholesome cookies.
Tips for a crispy almond florentine cookies without flour
Make sure to cook them in a medium heat until slightly golden or light brown. The cookies that are less golden can be less crunchy.
To get that perfect crunch, almond florentine needs enough sweetener to coat and bind all the ingredients. If you’re trying to reduce the sweetener amount, start with a small amount and test it first before shaping the whole batch.
Storage
Keep it in an airtight jar at room temperature or cooler and consume it within 3 months. If you live in a humid and hot climate, consider keeping it in a fridge.
Variation to try
Enjoy it with half-dipped dark chocolate – Once the cookies cool, dip half part into melted chocolate and let the chocolate dry and harden on a wire rack.
Add dry fruits for extra flavor and sweetness – When mixing all the ingredients in a bowl, add dry fruits like raisins, dried cherries, or plums cut into small cubes.
Season with warming spices – Add a pinch of your favorite spice like cinnamon powder, ginger, or a classic spice combo like pumpkin spice and allspice.
FAQ
Can I shape Florentine cookies in a cupcake mold?
Yes, you can use a cupcake or muffin mold to shape Florentine cookies. But keep in mind that they tend to stick at the bottom tray, making them hard to remove. To prevent sticking, line the mold with a baking sheet (cut into smaller pieces) or lightly grease it before adding the mixed ingredients.
How to keep almond florentine crispy?
Store in an airtight container at room temperature or cooler. If you live in a hot and humid climate, I suggest keeping it in the fridge, as the honey can soften and reduce the crispiness.
Why won’t my almond florentine cookies stick to each other?
If your cookies aren’t sticking, there might not be enough honey to bind them. Also, make sure they bake until golden or brown, underbaking can make them crumble.
Sweet with no-sugar recipes you might like
Easy Almond Florentine Cookies with Honey (No Flour)
4
servings5
minutes12
minutes77
kcal20
minutesCrunchy almond and seeds cookies sweetened with honey, this almond florentine is made without flour.
Ingredients
1 cup (90g) Sliced almond
- Seeds
1/2 cup of (70g) Pumpkin seeds
3 tbsp of Sunflower seeds
2 tbsp Sesame seeds
2 tbsp of Chia seeds
3 tbsp of Honey
1 big pinch of salt
Directions
- Preheat the oven to 160C/340F with top and bottom heat on.
- Combine all the ingredients in a bowl and gently stir with a spatula until all the ingredients are fully incorporated. Avoid breaking the almond when stirring.
- Line a baking tray with a baking sheet.
- Scoop a tablespoon of a mixture into a scone or cookie cutter to make it into a perfectly round shape. Repeat until finished. Scroll above for the photo.
- Bring the tray into the preheated oven, place it on the middle rack, and bake for 12 minutes or until golden.
- Once the timer is done (or the cookies are nicely golden), bring the tray out and leave it to cool at room temperature before you enjoy it. It will get crispy once it cools down.
- Transfer into an airtight jar and consume for up to 3 months.
Recommended Equipment & Tools
- Scone or cookie cutterCheck on Amazon
- Pre-cut brown baking sheetCheck on Amazon
Recipe Video
🥣 Did you try this recipe? Let me know in the comment below.
