Passover desserts must avoid leavening products and use only kosher ingredients. Popular options include flourless cakes, cookies, soufflés, mousses, and truffles. For the Seder dinner, a dairy-free and flour-free dessert should be served.
During the Jewish holiday of Passover there are rules about what types of food can be eaten. Flour and other leavening products should be avoided and therefore not used in cooking. Many desserts call for these ingredients, but there are a number of Easter desserts that don’t call for them or have been modified to use kosher products, such as potato starch or matzo pie meal. Popular Passover dessert options include flourless cakes and cookies, soufflés, parfaits, several types of mousses, and truffles. When making Passover desserts, only ingredients — such as chocolate, vanilla extract, and powdered sugar — that are specifically designated as kosher should be used.
Flourless chocolate cakes and cookies aren’t always as light and fluffy as regular snacks, but they tend to be rich and flavorful. There are many different Easter dessert recipes for cakes and cookies that don’t call for flour. Two of the most popular holiday options are chocolate cake and cheesecake, which can also be made with a matzoh flour crust. Cookies are a good dessert option that can be made ahead of time and kept on hand for an easy dessert.
Rich and decadent chocolate soufflés can be a challenge for a novice baker to make, but many people enjoy eating these Easter desserts. Souffle batter can be made ahead of time and refrigerated until cooked through. This type of dessert is often cooked and served in individual ramekins. These tiny desserts need to be watched closely as they cook to ensure the center of the soufflé doesn’t collapse in the oven.
Mousse and semifreddo are light Easter desserts. A mousse can be made with chocolate or fruit, which is whipped with cream and then chilled. A parfait is usually a combination of fresh fruit and yogurt, pudding or ice cream that is layered in a plate or tall glass.
Dessert truffles are small, solid chocolate desserts. They’re made with ganache, which is basically chocolate and cream melted together. There are several recipes for these desserts. Additional flavorings can be added when the chocolate is melted. The finished truffles are often rolled in a topping, such as ground walnuts.
Care should be taken when preparing Passover desserts for the Seder dinner. The main feature of this meal is a meat course, and according to Jewish custom, meat and dairy products should not be served at the same meal. For the Seder dinner, a dairy-free and flour-free dessert should be served. Many markets and specialty stores carry items like dairy-free margarine and cream that can be used when preparing Easter desserts for the Seder meal.
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