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Apple-granola baked Bimuelos (Hanukkah honey puffs)

By: kseniaprints ยท Updated: Sep 25, 2023 ยท This post may contain affiliate links.

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Apple-granola baked Bimuelos are healthy little round baked dough fritters doused in sweet honey syrup, a particularly delicious Sephardic Hanukkah treat.

Apple-granola baked Bimuelos

With Hanukkah starting next week, I have been dreaming up different ways to present to you some of my favourite holiday foods. Today, we are looking at my apple-granola baked Bimuelos - little round dough fritters doused in sweet honey syrup, a particularly delicious Sephardic Hanukkah treat.

Apple-granola baked Bimuelos

I will admit that with the endless parade of Christmas cookies on display in the blogosphere, I have been feeling a bit self-conscious about Hanukkah. Despite the holiday's intrinsic value as a celebration of miracles and faith in the face of adversity, and the beautiful nightly Hanukkiah-lighting ceremony, I will be the first to admit that Hanukkah lacks the garlands-and-mistletoe WOW factor of Christmas. Also, there just doesn't seem to be as much of an excuse to throw little parties and drink copious amounts of rum-spiked eggnog or cranberry cocktails.

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But if there's one thing in which Hanukkah does not lack in any way, it's the food. From crispy, delicate potato latkes pan-fried and served with sour cream and apple sauce, to puffy, jelly or fruit-filled sufganiyot dusted with powdered sugar, there is no shortage of fried treats with which to celebrate the perseverance of the Maccabees in the face of Roman decrees. It's a gluttonous eight-day festival of light, and we love it.

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The only problem is, as befitting a holiday that marks the miracle of a little pot of oil lasting eight days, EVERYTHING we eat for Hanukkah is seeping with artery-clogging liquid gold. Hanukkah treats are most often deep-fried, and if we're trying to be healthy, pan-fried with a generous dousing of oil. Otherwise, how else would we be celebrating the miracle of that little pot?

Apple-granola baked Bimuelos

So I tried. For you, I filled a pot with 3-inches of canola oil and tried to tell myself this is all in the name of food blogging. I tried to bring it to the appropriate temperature without smoking it, but without a thermometer, I failed.

I tried to make a batter that would hold its form when dropped into a vat of fat, but I couldn't, and my fritters turned into liquid strands of goop swimming in canola.

And at the end of the day, I just couldn't excuse putting up a fatty, deep-fried recipe on a blog that aims to adapt to modern food allergies and sensitivities. Even in the name of the holidays, dear reader, I just couldn't do that to you.*

Apple-granola baked Bimuelos

The good news is, my apple-granola baked Bimuelos are no less delicious form the experimentation.

Wanting to incorporate healthy oatmeal, dried fruits and nuts into a high-sugar holiday treat, I reached out for my favourite organic Multi Nature granola blend by Natursouce.

Studded with all-organic almonds, quinoa flakes, coconut, dried cranberries, sunflower seeds, this granola blend is high in fibre, vitamin E and selenium, a dietary antioxidant. So in essence, it makes the baked Bimuelos I'm about to stuff into my face practically virtuous.

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The resulting yeasted puffs of dough are filled with apples and nuts, baked, and then coated in a delicious, golden honey syrup. I like to mound them in a tall pile when serving them at the table, going for that 'wow' factor I love around the holidays.

They're best fresh out of the oven, but will keep for a few days after (though all the lovely syrup will just be soaked up). And trust me that when people eat these baked Bimuelos, no one asks for a deep-fried version.

For a granola-free version of this treat, try this baked apple fritters recipe.

Apple-granola baked Bimuelos
Apple-granola baked Bimuelos

So, I hope that these baked Bimuelos have helped me  impress upon you the fact that Hanukkah is a no less glitzy and delicious holiday than Christmas.

But then again, anyone who's ever enjoyed eight days of gifts and fried treats would probably agree with me. Maybe we just like the holiday so much that we want to keep it all to ourselves!

I'll be back with another Hanukkah-special recipe on Wednesday! Meanwhile, if you're looking for more Hanukkah treats, why not make my favourite sour cherry-filled sufganiyot, or my simple, vegan and gluten-free potato latkes?

Apple-granola baked Bimuelos

* Don't get me wrong, not all deep-fried food is evil. In fact, if you drop carefully-constructed pieces of vegetable or batter into hot oil, at just the right temperature, and leave them in there only as long as you should, and then dry them on paper towels, chances are that the food you eat will have soaked up less oil than if you shallow-fried it with two tablespoons of the stuff. But I lack the expertise, and I'm afraid the pot will catch on fire in my face. So there - you have my permission to keep eating deep-fried potato chips.

Apple-granola baked Bimuelos

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Apple-granola baked Bimuelos

Baked apple-granola Bimuelos

Ksenia Prints
Apple-granola Bimuelos are fritters filled with apples, oatmeal and nuts, baked, and coated in a golden honey syrup - a healthier Hanukkah recipe!
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Prep Time 1 hour hr 30 minutes mins
Cook Time 12 minutes mins
Total Time 1 hour hr 42 minutes mins
Course Hanukkah dessert
Cuisine Jewish cuisine
Servings 20 -30 balls

Ingredients
  

  • 2 ยผ tsps active-dry yeast
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • ยฝ cup warm water
  • ยฝ cup buttermilk or ยฝ cup plant-based milk and the juice of ยผ lemon
  • 2 cups flour
  • ยฝ cup Multi Nature granola
  • 1 Honeycrisp apple chopped
  • ยผ teaspoon salt
  • For syrup:
  • ยฝ cup sugar
  • โ…“ water
  • ยผ cup honey

Instructions
 

  • In a large bowl, combine yeast, water and 1 teaspoon sugar and whisk together. Let stand for 10 minutes, frothing, until mixture doubles in size.
  • At the same time, if you don't have ready-made buttermilk, prep your buttermilk by adding lemon juice to plant-based milk.
  • To bowl with yeast mixture, add flour, granola, chopped apple and salt. Mix to combine, then knead on a floured surface for about five minutes. Return to bowl, cover loosely with a towel or Saran wrap, and let rise for about 1-1.5 hrs, until dough has doubled in volume.
  • Make syrup: In a medium-sized saucepan, combine sugar, water and honey, stirring just until sugar dissolves. Once the mixture is boiling, reduce heat to medium and cook, uncovered and undisturbed, for 5 more minutes. Set aside and let cool.
  • Prehead oven to 350F/ 180C. When your dough has doubled, with wet hands, shape dough into small balls (do not fret about the shape too much). Arrange Bimuelos on a parchment paper-covered baking sheet, leaving about an inch of room between them,
  • Bake at 350F for 12 minutes.
  • Dip balls into cooled syrup with thongs, turning over to ensure all sides have soaked some delicious honey goodness up. Then remove Bimuelos onto a large plate. Serve immediately.
  • I like to pile my Bimuelos up like a tower, for extra effect.
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      1. Stacy says

        December 08, 2014 at 2:56 pm

        These look delicious. And Christmas didn't used to be glitzed up. And it is not 8 days of feasting. We'll have to give these a try for our holiday gatherings. Thanks for a healthier holiday recipe.

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        • kseniaprints says

          December 08, 2014 at 3:13 pm

          Fair enough re: Christmas not being glitzed up. I guess growing up, when my only encounter with Christmas was on TV shows brimming with twinkling lights and mounds of snow, it definitely seemed fancier than our holidays!

      2. Brier says

        December 09, 2014 at 4:14 pm

        These look amazing, and the recipe is so simple! They really puffed up. I'm looking forwards to trying them out, and I'm going to link this to my uncle, who has a Jewish-Christian family. Thank you ๐Ÿ™‚

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        • kseniaprints says

          December 10, 2014 at 6:54 am

          They really did puff up! I loved it. I don't cook with commercial yeast often, but whenever I do, it's always so rewarding ๐Ÿ™‚ Thanks for sharing!

      3. Katie @ Whole Nourishment says

        December 16, 2014 at 4:49 am

        These baked Bimuelos with apples are very impressive to me. I love that you not only lightened up a classic but made it easier to execute too. Frying is just so messy! Hope you're having a wonderful holiday season, Ksenia!

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        • kseniaprints says

          December 16, 2014 at 12:00 pm

          Yes, I'm always in favour of a lightened up recipe - but preferably, an easier one ๐Ÿ˜‰ Happy holidays to you and yours as well!

      4. Belle says

        November 30, 2023 at 2:12 pm

        It doesn't just look sweet, but it is sweet and packed with healthy goodness! I added cinnamon on my syrup and it turned out well ๐Ÿ™‚

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      5. Daria says

        November 30, 2023 at 4:16 pm

        5 stars
        Love this! It's still so crispy and puffy even when it's baked. But I wonder if using plant-based milk will still make it puff? Thanks for sharing this very detailed guide!

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      6. Lyza says

        November 30, 2023 at 6:21 pm

        5 stars
        At first, the texture of the dough didn't look good but I stuck to it and it worked. ๐Ÿ™‚ I served this for a party at home and apart from lazing it with the homemade syrup, I added chocolate syrup on another batch too and it was a big hit for my guests. I have one question though, for the flour, can I use almond or coconut flour?

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      7. Sage Scott says

        November 30, 2023 at 10:58 pm

        5 stars
        My daughter and I have been trying different holiday recipes and recently tried these bimuelos. We made them with vegan buttermilk (due to a food allergy) and homemade granola, and they were so delicious! What a wholesome sweet treat!

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