Dulce de Leche Half-Moons

Name: Dulce de Leche Half-Moons
Prep time: 5 h
Cook time: 5 h
Total time: 5 h
Yield: 50
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 237 milliliters dulce de leche, cajeta, or arequipe; 50 servings Powdered water-soluble food colorings in assorted colors; 118 milliliters raw green (hulled) pumpkin seeds; 5 teaspoons water, divided

Dulce de Leche Half-Moons might be just the hor d'oeuvre you are searching for. This recipe serves 50. Watching your figure? This gluten free, fodmap friendly, whole 30, and vegetarian recipe has 4 calories, 0g of protein, and 0g of fat per serving. Head to the store and pick up dulce de leche, powdered water-soluble food colorings in colors, water, and From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 5 hours.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350°F with rack in middle. 3

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Spread seeds in a 4-sided sheet pan and toast in oven until puffed and slightly golden (but not browned), 6 to 8 minutes. Cool completely on a plate.

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Spread

Seeds

Toast

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Frying Pan

Stir 1/4 teaspoon colored powder into 1 teaspoon water in a small bowl until dissolved.

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Water

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Bowl

Spread 10 wafers in 1 layer on a rack. Paint tops of wafers lightly with coloring using a pastry brush (for white wafers, brush with water).

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Spread

Wafer Cookies

Water

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Pastry Brush

Let stand until pliable, 3 to 5 minutes (if too wet to lift, let stand until slightly drier). Invert wafers, then spoon a level teaspoon dulce de leche onto unpainted side of each. Fold each in half, pressing to spread dulce de leche just to edge. Insert 8 seeds halfway into dulce de lechedulce de leche is firm enough to hold seeds in place, 1 to 4 hours.

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Dulce De Leche