Friday, April 1, 2016

Copycat Sin-O-Bun (Juice Press)

Hubs will tell you that every time we go in to New York City, I DEMAND that we stop at Juice Press for a Sin-O-Bun!  They are the perfect, hearty, scrumptious little snack.  And more than that, I ate one right before we got married so I wouldn't get hangry during all the photos :)

Here is what the box looks like:



Here are what mine look like:


I must say, they look uncannily similar to the real deal, if I do say so myself!

I used another copycat recipe I got online and made some tweaks.


INGREDIENTS:


  • 2 cups buckwheat groats (Whole Foods bulk bins)
  • 5 Medjool dates
  • 2T ground flaxseed
  • 1t+ ground cinnamon
  • 2t vanilla paste
  • 1t maple syrup or dark honey
  • Dash of sea salt
(Note for next time: maybe add 2T almond butter + 1 extra date to dough)
  • 1/4c unsweetened vanilla almond milk (if necessary)

  • Can of coconut milk (NOT the "lite" kind)
  • 1T maple syrup or dark honey
  • 1/2t vanilla powder
  • 2T coconut water

  • 15 raisins (or 1 more Medjool date)



DIRECTIONS:

  • The night before... 
    • Refrigerate the can of coconut milk in advance so the coconut butter separate from the coconut water  
    • Soak dates in a small bowl of water overnight  
    • Soak buckwheat groats in a sauce pan with water overnight 
  • The next day...
    • When the dates are soft, remove pits and roughly chop
    • Drain and gently rinse buckwheat

  • Combine the first group of ingredients (buckwheat through sea salt) in a blender
    • A Vitamix works really well here
    • Stop blender periodically to make sure ingredients are being evenly mixed
    • If more liquid is required to make a pasty dough, add the almond milk
  • Turn dough out onto the counter
    • I like to have the counter covered with plastic wrap first
    • Use hands to form 15 small balls/buns and slightly flatten onto a plate

  • Now make the cream topping by beating together all of the coconut butter from the top of the refrigerated can of coconut milk + a couple tablespoons of the remaining coconut water from the can + the vanilla powder and extra honey/syrup
    • When smooth, spoon on top of each of the buns

  • And now, to finish...
    • Top each bun with one raisin, or one piece of chopped date
    • Lightly sprinkle more cinnamon over the top of everything
    • Allow to refrigerate for a couple hours

The hands-on time is minimal and the reward is great!  Great taste and very similar to Juice Press'. They were a little drier than the original version, so I may add some almond butter to the dough and/or include another date or two.  Considering each Sin-O-Bun costs $4 at Juice Press, this recipe will be saving me A LOT of money!


1 comment:

  1. Hi! Thank you so much! Did you ever try to freeze? It’s a lot that comes out

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