5 Sugar Free Purim Gifts
5 Sugar Free Purim Gifts
As all festivals are celebrated with sweets, Purim is also celebrated in a similar manner. Delicious sweets, some steeped in syrup, some coated with sugar, are a welcoming sight. However, people who are diabetic or health conscious do not indulge in these sweet treats. Do not worry we have a solution for that. It is not necessary that all the sweets ought to be prepared with sugar. There are other alternatives. We will suggest 5 sugar free Purim gifts that will taste exceptionally well yet will no pose as a health problem.
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Kosher Salt Chocolates: You are spoilt for choice with an number of chocolate artisans to choose from. The key to identify the kosher friendly chocolate artisan is to look for Kosher salt chocolates. They taste just like the sea salt chocolates but are less creamy in taste. And that is due to the controlled amount of butter that is added to the chocolate, since it is to be prepared according to Kosher standards. They have a slightly salty taste and a little sucrose is added to balance that.
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Regulach: It is a Jewish pastry. These crescent-shaped pastries are available in several variations. The dough of the pastry can be sour cream or cream cheese based. However, traditional regulach was prepared with fresh yeast. The dough is shaped into triangles and each triangle is filled with dry fruits such as almonds, sultanas, walnuts or pistachios. It is then rolled from the wider end towards the narrower end of the pastry. These crescent-shaped pastries are baked till golden brown and taste delectable when they are fresh. It is refreshing change from the syrup based sweets. Thus, it is an excellent choice for sugar free Purim gifts.
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Hamantashen: It is a Jewish pastry which has a stuffing. Hamantashen is a three corner shaped pastry which is usually filled with a mix of dry fruits. Figs and sultanas can be soaked in rose water to bring out their sweetness and they can be used as a sweetner instead of sugar. Hamantashen resembles the hat of Haman. A circular disk of dough is folded in a particular sequence to assemble the pastry.
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Fruit Jams: You can prepare fruits jams at home to include in your gift basket. The reason to prepre them at home is to avoid the use of gelatin or any preservative, which is prohibited in Kosher food. The jam can be prepared with fruits such as strawberry, blueberry, orange, and lemon. The fruits should be slightly unripe. Boil the berries with some honey in a pan. Let the boiled sauce cool down and it will gradually thicken. Fill the jam in jars and your homemade jam is ready.
- Honey: A jar of fresh honey from the local farm is an excellent sugar free purim gift. It can be used with almost everything. The amber liquid is most savoured with tea or toasts. Honey will complete your purim gift collection.
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