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February 28, 2015

Poppy Seed Hamantaschen for Purim

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Tender almond flour pastry filled with a sweet poppy seed filling. The traditional Jewish cookie gets a low carb, grain-free makeover.

Low Carb Grain-Free Hamantaschen

No, no, I haven’t suddenly converted to Judaism. This recipe is by special request from my friends at A Sweet Life Diabetes Magazine. They are, in fact, Jewish, and wanted a healthy, low carb version of the traditional Purim cookie. I was more than happy to oblige, given that I’ve seen several yummy looking hamantaschen recipes on a number of recipe blogs. You have to hand it to Jewish bakers, they know great pastry. I am not being flip when I say that. In my experience, some of the tastiest baked goods come out of Jewish bakeries. Rugelach, babka, and challah, to name a few. And hamantaschen, little triangular cookies filled with any number of possible fillings. Not that I can eat any of these things now without giving them a major overhaul. Maybe rugelach should be next on my list.

I was intrigued by the idea of making the traditional sweet poppyseed filling. I haven’t had too may poppy seed sweets in my day but when I have, I’ve always quite liked them. But if you aren’t a poppyseed fan or you’d prefer to have fruit-filled pastries, try using my low carb raspberry chia seed jam instead. Either way, the results will be delicious.

Please see my Low Carb Hamantaschen recipe on A Sweet Life Diabetes Magazine.

Low Carb Grain-Free Poppy Seed Hamantaschen

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Filed Under: Cookies, Gluten Free, Low Carb Tagged With: almond flour, lemon zest, poppy seeds

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Comments

  1. Judith says

    February 28, 2015 at 12:37 pm

    From the moment I had my first bite of hamantaschen, I was hooked. That was about 45 years ago when I first moved to the lower east side of Manhattan. Although, I indulged occasionally while in NY, it has now been over 20 years (except in my dreams).
    I look forward to baking up some of these angels. Thanks.

    Reply
    • Carolyn says

      February 28, 2015 at 3:46 pm

      Hope they live up to your old memories of the ones in Manhattan!

      Reply
  2. Jules says

    February 28, 2015 at 2:19 pm

    If you can come up with a low-carb[less] rugelach I will praise your name from the mountaintops!!!!!!

    Ready, set, go! 😀

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    • Carolyn says

      February 28, 2015 at 3:46 pm

      I adore rugelach. I have to try it!

      Reply
  3. sue in CA says

    February 28, 2015 at 2:30 pm

    so excited about this recipe! My Austrian grandmother made cookies like this at Christmas except, of course, with sugar, traditional flours AND raspberry or apricot fillings. I have not made them in years because it was so high carb. Now I can make these and feel the connection with grandma .. and hubby can have his fave cookies again.

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  4. Denise says

    February 28, 2015 at 5:53 pm

    I’m gonna plotz!!!! And I’m not even Jewish!
    I second the rugelach proposal.

    Thanks Carolyn

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  5. Denise says

    March 3, 2015 at 10:10 pm

    What a yummy cookie – I really appreciate how light they are. The dough was easy to work with. A quick question – there’s no mention of the orange zest in the instructions although it’s listed as an ingredient for the filling.

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  6. Tory says

    December 21, 2015 at 12:19 pm

    I just searched for Rugelach here on your site hoping you might have posted a version before I became a devoted reader… So glad to see you’re considering a low carb makeover! I’ve had a wonderful recipe for over 40 years from a neighbor’s cousin, but it doesn’t exactly fit our current lifestyle…. I’ll make some to share since it’s Christmas, but am anxiously awaiting the Carolyn touch!
    Thanks for all you do, and have a wonderful Christmas with your family!
    Tory

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    • Carolyn says

      December 21, 2015 at 3:12 pm

      You too, Tory. I actually tried rugelach but wasn’t satisfied with how they turned out. I need to try again.

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      • Tory says

        December 22, 2015 at 12:22 am

        I have great faith in you Carolyn! You help keep us all on the straight and narrow.. In the meantimeI I’ll give the Hammantaschen a try! Thanks!

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  7. Amy Weinstein says

    February 3, 2019 at 1:57 pm

    Can I have the recipe I don’t see one here. Thank you

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    • Carolyn says

      February 3, 2019 at 3:39 pm

      Please click the link that says “Please see my…”

      Reply
  8. Baker Judy says

    November 18, 2019 at 12:44 am

    I am craving challah. I hope you develop a recipe for it!

    Reply
  9. Jenny says

    February 17, 2020 at 5:00 pm

    I saw the recipe makes about 18 cookies but how many are considered a serving? Thanks in advance!

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    • Carolyn says

      February 17, 2020 at 6:49 pm

      That’s the breakdown for each individual cookie. So 1 cookie is technically a serving, although you could probably have two if you felt like it fit your diet.

      Reply

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