My desserts are oily!

[RawSweetie]

I have a quickie question--
I just made two of Alissa's desserts--the date nut torte and the fudge balls. I followed the recipes to a T. They are both delicious; however, they are both very *oily*....in fact, I had to tip the plate the torte is on to drip some oil off.

Did I do something wrong? I can't imagine what, except maybe the dates weren't dry enough...:confused:

Thanks in advance! I'll just eat them while I wait for a response. :p

[subbacultcha]

I think, but not sure, you may have over-processed the nuts, which have released their oils...like if you were making nut butter...

[kaleidoscopeeyes]

The Date-Nut Torte was SUPER oily when I made it too. I haven't the foggiest as to why.

[Conscious Midwife]

Nut processing to long or to hot or both!

Chill right away, after prep

[RawSweetie]

I think, but not sure, you may have over-processed the nuts, which have released their oils...like if you were making nut butter...

Oooohhhh....hmmm.....that could very well be it. I put the nuts and raisins in together and processed it for a long time to get the fudgy consistency, but I thought I was supposed to....ok--next time, less processing. Thanks, subbacultcha!

[beppa66]

Alissa actually patted hers down with paper towels before she served it to us at the training. So I think it's normal for the oils to release their oils as they are blended.

[Rawkinlocs]

Also try processing the nuts first and then add the raisins so you cut down on the processing time a little. But yeah, processing for a very long time will cause the nuts to release oils. Sometimes my tortes come out REALLY oily and sometimes just a little bit of oil.

[jaurequi]

Try chopping nuts first as small as you can by hand, with a knife. Then, with the processor running, drop them through the shoot. Let it go a bit, then pulse.

Another option, is to simply drop nuts and seeds through the shoot while it's on in a stream. Once all are in, pulse till ground.

Both ways work well, the first being the better.

Best,

[RawSweetie]

Thanks to all! I chilled it for a few hours, dabbed the excess oil, and it's fine now. Mmmmm...yum. I love the frosting.

The fudge balls are great, too. I did add a fair amount of extra cacao (instead of carob) though, because I like a BIG chocolate flavor. :D