In the words of my teen…….
It was a dark winter night. There was rain dripping outside, but it was only a pitter-patter. The night was tranquil, and in my room, I felt sluggish. In this mood, I pondered over the question I was asked time and time again. “What do you want for Christmas? Tell me.”
At first I was so irked by that question. But then, thinking about it, I realized I was being unfair. It was a sweet, endearing question that I had rebuffed every single time. On my bed, about to sleep, I thought about that question. A few weeks ago, he had won a $100 Amazon gift card after winning a cricket championship, and without question was spending it on Christmas presents for the family. Without regret, he kept smiling and asking me what I wanted for Christmas.
I sat up and was really in awe. We admonished him for not keeping a secret and even not to bother us much. It was such a selfless thing for someone to do, and after all, he is only 10 years old. Of course, we will love the gifts, but none of us will ever forget the thought and selflessness of this little boy, our baby bear. I’m so proud of my little brother – we all are – who truly has the spirit of giving, the spirit of the holidays within him.
- 4 egg whites at room temperature
- ⅔ cup coconut sugar or plain white granulated sugar
- 3-4 drops almond extract(optional)
- ⅓ tsp vanilla extract
- ⅓ tsp salt
- ⅓ cup almond flour
- ⅓ cup all purpose flour
- 4 tbsp browned butter or melted butter
- Few tbsp of melted butter
- Preheat the pizzelle maker.
- In a mixing bowl, whip the egg whites with sugar, almond extract, vanilla extract and salt. Whip for a minute until lightly frothy.
- Add the almond and all purpose flour and the melted butter and mix everything until well combined.
- Brush the pizzelle maker with some butter and pour a tbsp of the batter and cover, cook for 3 minutes.
- Take it out and put it on a cooling rack. It gets crispier very quick, so if you plan to make a cone, make it immediately before pouring the next batch.
- You can store these in an air tight container and stays for long.
You can make these gluten free by substituting the all purpose flour with coconut flour, buckwheat flour or oat flour. You will be compromising a bit on the taste but not a lot.
Here you can even substitute the butter with coconut oil or vegetable oil. Again the butter is a great flavor inducer.
You can add coconut flakes, chocolate chips, powdered spices, grated orangerind and lemon for the extra flavoring.
Once cool, pack in airtight containers and they stay good for a while.
TIPS TO MAKE A PERFECT PIZZELLE:
Make sure to brush some melted butter on both sides of the griddle before pouring the batter.
Do not pour a lot or a little. A tablespoon is good.
Let the pizzelle heat up and turn to green light before you add another batch of batter. That way it will cook well.
After it cooks, always put it on a cooling rack so that it crisps up.
Happy Holidays and a Very Merry Christmas from our family to yours.
How is your Prep coming along? Big plans for New Years Eve? Wow it’s almost 2016!!
I am overcome with gratitude and filled with happiness for the support you have shown me over the years. I’ve always loved hearing from you and learning about you. I’m always excited to share a small piece of our lives. Thank you all for reading, and your never-ending kindness and responses.
Thank you. Love and Hugs.
Asha
Happy Holidays to your and your family Asha! Thank you for your friendship and support over the years.
These pizzelles are awesome!
Nazneen
Thanks Nazneen. I am equally grateful for your friendship over the years.
Hugs my friend.
The pizzelles look gorgeous….just like everything you make, Asha! Loved reading about the boys and the love between them.?.
Happy New Year! I love this recipe, the pizzelles look so delicious 🙂
Sensational pizzelles Asha! Love reading all your sweet stories. Hope you have a fabulous Christmas and New Year! One of the greatest things that have happened to me this year was discovering beautiful and talented people like you and celebrating friendships across the globe. Thanks for being so awesome:-)
Such an elegant cookie. This is the time of year when I yearn for a pizzelle maker! And your version with brown butter and almond pretty much pushes me over the edge. : ) It looks perfectly lovely…beautiful to look at and obviously delicious to eat. Please keep the amazing food, and wonderful narratives, coming in the New Year! Enjoy the family time!
Asha, Happy Holidays to your and your family! Those pizzelles look so very beautiful!
Fun story. Terrific pizzelles. Happy Holidays, and see you next year.
Happy Holidays to you & your family Asha! It’s been so great knowing you! xoxo The pizzelles look beautiful!
Happy holidays to you and your lovely family Asha! Your little one has such a sweet soul ! He is learning from the best ?❤️ Thank you for your friendship and support and it’s been so wonderful knowing you ! May you have many more successes this coming year has to offer ! Much love ! ?
I saw them on instagram for the first time and was stunned by both its simplicity and beauty. Wishing you and your family a very Merry Xmas and a blessed New Year, my dear!
These pizzelles look so beautiful. Almost too beautiful to eat. Your boy sounds delightful and so innocent. Aren’t they just so precious at this age. Lovely post Asha. It has been awesome getting to know you. Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year babe. <3
These look gorgeous!
I can just taste those pizzelles. They remind me of these cookies a local ice cream store serves with each scoop of ice cream. They taste like waffle cones, but look like cookies. Yours are much prettier though 🙂
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Cute looking Almond-Pizzelles. How insanely adorable the look 🙂
Happy Holidays, Happy rockin’ new year, dear friend.
May all your dreams come true. Hugs.
I love pizzelles. In our family we call them ferratelle, a name that is taken from the iron (ferro in Italian) tool used to make them in my grandfather’s native Italian region of Abruzzo. I too use brown butter in mine. It just gives such an added depth of flavor. Yours look just gorgeous – just perfect. I send my warmest wishes to you for a glorious holiday season and a brilliant 2016!
Happy Holidays lovely Ash! I hope that it was a wonderfully relaxing and joyful time for you. Your little brother sounds so sweet! I’ve never had pizzelles. I’m trying to imagine what they taste like!
So pretty and delicious!! Happy holidays!
That really is self-less! What an amazing boy. 🙂 These pizzelles look delicious, Ash, and I hope you and your family had a wonderful Christmas!
These pizzelles looks really tempting and they came out perfect!!
Wish you and your family a wonderful Christmas and a happy New Year!!
Your little brother sounds like an amazing person… Obviously the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree, because I totally adore you! Also, completely adoring these pizzelles! They are absolutely beautiful and the brown butter/almond combination sounds fabulous! I hope the holidays are treating you well, Asha! Warm wishes for a fabulous New Year! Cheers, my dear! xo
P.S. Pinned!
Sweet pizelles for a sweet story that exemplifies that magic of the season. Happy New Year to you and your family. XOGREG
Thank YOU dear Ash, for making the blog world a better place all these years! Some bloggers like you are the teachers and the inspiration for those of us who try to do this the best we can.
As for the pizzelles, they look amazing! We never heard of them before, thank you for introducing those to us!:)
xoxoxo
Awww what a lovely story 🙂
Pizzelle is plural, Pizzella is singular, no ‘s’ is needed.
I never knew that. Thanks for the correction.