Go Back
–+ servings

Vegan Apricot Dumplings - Marillenknödel

An Austrian classic. This easy dessert has a covering of sweet toasted breadcrumbs, a soft potato dough and sweet juicy apricot core.
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Servings: 12 dumplings

Ingredients

Instructions

Making the dough

  • Peel the potatoes and cut into pieces. You can save the peels to make these potato peel crisps.
  • In a pan of (lightly salted) water, cook the potatoes until tender. Approximately 10 - 15 mins.
  • Drain the potatoes and mash or puree them.
  • Mix the mashed potatoes with the flour into a smooth dough.

Shaping the dumplings

  • Divide the dough into pieces. If your apricots are quite large, then 10 should be about right. If your apricots are smaller then try 12.
  • Using lightly floured hands, shape a piece of dough into a disc, place an apricot inside and wrap it with the dough. Press the dough together to seal the gap. Make sure you have no holes in the dough. You can also gently roll the ball in your hands to smoothen the surface.

Cooking the dumplings

  • Prepare a large pot or pan with boiling water.
  • Place the dumplings carefully in the water and continue to boil the water gently.
  • After the dumplings start to float, cook for another 2 minutes.
  • Remove the dumplings from the water, ideally with a slotted spoon and put on a plate to steam off the excess liquid.

Toasting the breadcrumbs

  • In a large frying pan, heat the oil with the breadcrumbs. Mix well to remove any lumps.
  • Stir constantly until golden brown.
    They can turn from brown to burnt quite quickly, so stay alert!
  • Remove from heat and mix in the icing sugar.

To serve

  • Roll the dumplings in the breadcrumbs so that they are full covered.
  • Top the dumplings with an extra sprinkle of icing sugar, and a spoonful of breadcumbs.

Notes

This recipe traditionally uses whole apricots. Simply remove the apricot stone when eating.
You can use all sorts of fruit for this recipe. Try strawberries, plum or figs instead.

Nutrition

Calories: 190kcal | Carbohydrates: 30g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 126mg | Potassium: 255mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 562IU | Vitamin C: 7mg | Calcium: 46mg | Iron: 2mg
QR Code

Scan me

Visit the blogpost for step by step photos, substitutions, storage tips and to leave a review!