3-Ingredient Vegan Matzah Cake

It's so great that spring is finally here, and the internet is bursting with recipes for Passover.

Amir's mother used to make this vegan matzah cake recipe every year for the Seder night.

It's an uncomplicated, straightforward recipe that you can prepare with the kids or whenever you need to whip up a Kosher-for-Passover vegan dessert when guests are already at the door,

since it only takes about two hours to set in the fridge. That's it (sometimes even less).

Even though this cake is ridiculously simple, its taste is addictive, combining the crunchiness of the matzah with the rich creaminess of the chocolate.

Unfortunately, I don't have good news regarding calories, fat percentage, or sugar because this cake is rich in everything I mentioned. (We're allowed to treat ourselves during the holiday, right?)

But you can take comfort in the fact that everyone will rave about the cake, and you won't have a single crumb left.

That's something, isn't it?

A bit about the recipe:

I used simple dark chocolate; you can swap it for any other chocolate you like, such as the white chocolate from this recipe or vegan "milk" chocolate.

I used white raw tahini rather than whole-seed tahini because the latter can have a very strong flavor that might overpower the chocolate.

If you don't want to use tahini, you can replace it with the same amount of almond butter or smooth peanut butter. The taste and texture will be roughly the same.

And instead of matzah, you can obviously use vegan wine cookies, any other type of cookie you love, or even omit them entirely to get stunning chocolate truffles.

I used a glass Pyrex dish, but you can also use a springform pan or small muffin tins for individual desserts.

Just throwing an idea out there 🙂

Nutritional values by clinical dietitian and fitness trainer Noam Bachar:

One slice of cake weighing 45g contains:

240 calories

5g protein

21g carbohydrates

15g fat

Small tip:

If you want to eat the cake and stay within a reasonable calorie framework, cut the cake into 40 slices.

This way, you get a small slice for 140 calories.

Trust me, because the cake is very dense and rich, even a small piece will satisfy your sweet tooth during the holiday.

Vegan Matzah Cake

Prep Time 5 minutes

Servings 20 slices

Calories 280 kcal

Ingredients

• 600 g dark chocolate
• 300 g raw tahini (approx. 1 cup)

Instructions

1. Melt the chocolate in the microwave.

2. Add the tahini and mix well.

3. Place a layer of matzah at the bottom of the dish.

4. Pour a small amount of the chocolate and tahini mixture over it.

5. Place another layer of matzah and cover it with more chocolate mixture; repeat until all the mixture is used.

6. Using a spatula, "submerge" the matzot in the chocolate and refrigerate for at least two hours.

7. Slice the cake and serve.