Cinnamon Balls for Passover – Gluten/Dairy Free Recipe
Home » COOK » Recipes » Holiday Recipes » Passover Recipes »I made these delicious cinnamon balls last Sunday for Easter & Passover. They also make a delicious gluten and dairy free cookie for the festive season.
This dessert is also perfect for Easter lunch! I’ve got a collection of Easter Recipes that you might like to try out – right-click and open them in a new tab to read next.
There is me, a Catholic that celebrates this religious festival and there is also my Jewish hubby’s Passover to celebrate too! Neither of us are overly religious, but have our own beliefs and respect each other’s faiths.
So, back to these scrummy cinnamon balls that my mother-in-law makes for Passover. I took down her recipe last year and had been meaning to make them, and promised hubs that I would this year.
They are fantastically easy to make, and tasty to eat…can’t stop at just one! They have the benefits of being vegetarian, gluten free and diary free too.
As I said, I got the recipe from my mother-in-law, so the measurements are imperial rather than metric.
Cinnamon Balls
Makes 20
- 2 egg whites
- 4oz caster sugar
- 8oz ground almonds
- 1 level tbsp ground cinnamon
- Icing sugar for dusting
Step 1
Whisk the egg whites until stiff.
Step 2
Fold in the ground almonds, sugar and cinnamon.
Step 3
Form into a dough.
Step 4
Shape into balls, around 1″ diameter.
Place on a baking sheet covered with baking parchment.
Cook at Gas Mark 3 (160C) for 15-20 minutes.
Step 6
Allow to cool slightly before dusting with icing sugar.
Eat and Enjoy!
Cinnamon Balls Gluten/Dairy Free for Passover
Ingredients
- 2 egg whites
- 4 oz caster sugar
- 8 oz ground almonds
- 1 level tbsp ground cinnamon
- Icing sugar for dusting
Instructions
- Whisk the egg whites until stiff.
- Fold in the ground almonds, sugar and cinnamon.
- Form into a dough.
- Shape into balls, around 1" diameter.
- Place on a baking sheet covered with baking parchment.
- Cook at Gas Mark 3 (160C) for 15-20 minutes.
- Allow to cool slightly before dusting with icing sugar.
- Eat and Enjoy!
Nutritional information is always approximate and will depend on the quality of ingredients used and serving sizes. If you need exact calories and macros, please do your own calculations.
Aaron
April 7, 2023 @ 12:19 pm
I love these and make them every year :)
Just wanted to suggest you also add metric measurements (e.g. grams) to the recipes, makes it a lot easier for some of us. Hag sameach!
Michelle
April 7, 2023 @ 3:51 pm
My mother-in-law gave me the recipe in ounces (scales usually have both) but thank you for the suggestion, I can certainly add the grams!
Tiggywinkle
November 27, 2021 @ 1:32 pm
Love these, but could you tell me how long they would keep for if stored in a tin, please?
Many thanks.
Michelle
November 28, 2021 @ 4:37 pm
They don’t last very long in our house to be honest! But I’d say at least a week if stored in an airtight container or tin.
Tiggywinkle
November 28, 2021 @ 8:41 pm
Thanks for replying Michelle. They usually get eaten within a couple of days, but I was thinking of making a larger batch as gifts.
Michelle
November 29, 2021 @ 10:30 am
I’d say a week, maybe even ten days?
Ortal
May 26, 2020 @ 7:20 pm
Love your pesach recipes- any chance you’ve got a Shavuot cheese cake up your sleeve?
Michelle
May 28, 2020 @ 2:10 pm
As it so happens – yes! A family cheesecake recipe can be found here: https://www.thepurplepumpkinblog.co.uk/kosher-cheesecake-for-shavuot/
Fi Lubel
April 8, 2020 @ 4:42 pm
Thank you for this recipe! I felt very emotional making the cinnamon balls today (09/04/2020) as this is our first Passover without my Jewish mother-in-law. Can’t really celebrate Passover properly this year anyway, what with lockdown but trying to include a few familiar things to mark the occasion. Good Yom Tov! I’m not Jewish but Pesach was my favourite of all the festivals and we promised my mother-in-law that we’d keep the tradition going.
Michelle
April 9, 2020 @ 8:21 am
Aww, you are so welcome! I’m sorry for the loss of your mother-in-law, but that you are able to keep the tradition going – even during the lockdown. Chag Sameach!
Anthony G
May 17, 2014 @ 7:01 pm
I can’t tell you how much I love cinnamon……..I gotta give these a try. Thanks for sharing. :)
Blue Bear Wood
February 5, 2014 @ 7:36 pm
Sounds yummy and similar to Kransekake which I adore … off to make!
Michelle Ordever
February 6, 2014 @ 10:57 am
Enjoy!
Coombe Mill (Fiona)
February 3, 2014 @ 10:10 am
I love all the ingredients so I know I would love the finished result!
Michelle Ordever
February 3, 2014 @ 2:33 pm
They’re so good – very moreish too!
Le Coin de Mel
February 2, 2014 @ 10:44 pm
They look lovely, and so quick to make! Mel #RecipeoftheWeek
Michelle Ordever
February 3, 2014 @ 2:32 pm
So quick to make!
Mandy Maz
February 2, 2014 @ 9:50 pm
These looks delicious. It often feels like you can’t eat anything other than matzah at Passover so great to have a recipe like this! #recipeoftheweek
Michelle Ordever
February 3, 2014 @ 2:32 pm
My MIL shows me otherwise – she makes some lovely sweet treats for Passover x
Kayleigh Butler
January 20, 2014 @ 3:55 pm
These look very yummy, so it’s great that they are vegetarian! Looking forward to trying this recipe out.
Michelle Ordever
January 20, 2014 @ 4:02 pm
Every once in a while my dad asks me if I can make him a batch of these – he loves them!