So for those of you who don’t know what Crembo is, it’s a traditional Israeli dessert that is sold most popularly in the winter time. It’s a wafer that is topped with a marshmallow fluff and coated in chocolate. The chocolate flavor is the original one, but they have a few other options to choose from. Now, I’m never in Israel during the winter time, but they used to have these delicious desserts in local Israeli markets here. The problem is that in the past couple of years, there has been a shortage of Crembo, and I haven’t seen it sold in stores, here, in a long time. I decided that I would look up a recipe and recreate it on my own. So without further ado, here is how to make your own Crembo!
Ingredients:
You can either buy your own cookie/wafer base or make it on your own
3 egg whites
1 ¼ cups of sugar
½ cup of water
1 large bar of any chocolate of your choice
1 jar of biscoff cookie spread
Canola oil
Recipe:
Begin with either baking your own butter cookie bottom, or buy one. (I bought it because I was sort of in a rush)
To begin preparing your marshmallow filling, beat three egg whites on high power while adding your water to the sugar and bringing that mixture to a boil. (you want to boil the water and sugar until it bubbles and creates a syrup consistency)
Then, once your egg whites have formed into fluffy peaks, slowly begin adding the sugar syrup into the bowl with the egg whites and continue mixing on high power. (mix for 5-10 minutes so that they can fully combine)
Add your marshmallow fluff to a piping bag (or ziploc bag) and pipe them onto the cookie/wafer base in a dome shape. (the shape doesn’t have to be perfect don’t worry)
Put them in the fridge for an hour, but if you’re in a rush put them in the freezer for 15 minutes.
Take your large bar of chocolate and melt it in a pot with a bit of your Canola oil to thin it out. Do the same with the jar of biscoff cookie spread.
Take the Crembos out of the fridge or freezer, and begin to dip them into each topping of your choice. Dunk them in upside down (meaning marshmallow part first leaving the cookie bare)
Put them back in the fridge for a few minutes to harden, take them out and enjoy!!
You should definitely give this recipe a try, it’s quick and easy :))
Omg, I remember those!!! I loved them growing up, but now that I think about it, I don't really remember having one for a few years now. Thanks for providing the recipe! I might try it out during quarantine one of these days :) I miss those things.
ReplyDeleteYou definitely should!! If you try it out, let me know... I would love to see how they turned out :))
DeleteOkay, so explain to me what kind of cookie I'm putting on the bottom, because these look awesome.
ReplyDeleteWell, you can technically use whatever cookie you want. In this picture, I think they used Oreos and just removed the frosting. The best thing to use on the bottom is a cookie that's nice, light, and airy so that it doesn't take over the rest of the dessert !!
DeleteThank you!
DeleteI remember in Israel, after I was diagnosed with celiac disease, I used to eat everything but the wafer, and give that to one of my siblings. Since we moved back to American, relatives visiting from Israel would bring us crembo, until my mom learned a recipe.
ReplyDeleteJeez this looks so good. I remember getting Crembo from the shuk, and those were amazing, so I bet this is too! I definitely want to try the cookie butter because I've only had chocolate ones of these.
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh, I was literally thinking about these the other day! I miss these so much. My mom used to bring them home whenever one of the nearby kosher supermarkets would have them in-stock from Israel and I just have so many amazing memories of eating them. I will 100% try this, because 1) I love (stress) baking and 2) these look amazing?? I don't know where this recipe came from, but thank you.
ReplyDeleteI have made this recipe so many times!! I'm so sad they've stopped bringing it here it's one of my favorites. When you go to Israel try to find them! You're so luck to be going for so long.
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