Spicy Goolgoolas served with chocolate sauce 

Goolgoolas are a popular South African snack traditionally made for prayers as a sweet offering. There are quite a few variations of these sweet delights. The most popular recipe is made with flour, sugar and milk. A few years ago I decided to literally spice up these decadent delights by adding warm Easter flavours and taking it even further – I drizzled and dunked them in chocolate. These are super quick and easy to whip up and makes for an awesome dessert.

Preparation:  10 -15 minutes   Cooking Time: 5 – 8 mins 

• 2 cups (500ml) white plain flour 
• ½ tsp Cinnamon Powder
• ½ tsp + ¼ tsp Mixed Spice
• ¼ Nutmeg 
• ¼ cup (60 ml) brown sugar
• ¼ cup (60 ml) dessicated coconut.
• 1 tbsp (15ml) baking powder
• pinch of fine salt
• 1 cup (250ml + 30ml  soy or almond milk 
• 1 ripe banana mashed 
• Oil for frying for deep frying

Chocolate sauce 

• 1 85g Aero Dark 
• 1 tsp (5ml)  refined coconut oil 

This is how 😊  

•  In large mixing bowl:  add the flour, cinnamon powder, mixed spice, nutmeg brown sugar, baking powder and salt.  Add the milk a little at a time until you have a nice thick batter (you may not need all the milk)  
• Mash a banana into the mixture.  
• Heat oil in a deep pan.  The oil should not be too hot or too cold.  (Oil test:  drop a small amount of batter into the heated oil.  It will take a few seconds to pop up – this is the perfect temperature)  
• Use your fingers to scoop small amounts of batter into the pan.
• They will pop up into the oil after a few seconds.  
• Allow to fry turning the goolgoolas over every now and then.  
• When cooked and nice and brown – remove with a slotted spoon then drain on a paper towel.  
• In a small microwave bowl – break up the chocolate into small pieces.  Microwave on high at 30 second intervals and stir each time until fully melted.
• Once melted – spoon in the coconut oil.  
• Sweet serving suggestions: Dunk one side of the goolgoolas into the sauce or alternatively generously drizzle chocolate sauce over the goolgoolas.  
• Yum! Enjoy!
• Note: You may also add 30ml cup +1 tbsp raisins to the batter if you like.