Zobo Chin Chin

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This look is nutrient writer Lopè Ariyo’s instrumentality connected her favourite Nigerian cookie, chin chin, and drink, zobo. The cookies are a miniature fried snack with a texture akin to a doughnut but with a crispier exterior. They are drizzled oregon dipped successful a zesty, saccharine icing that includes the flavors recovered successful zobo, a portion made with hibiscus, pineapple, orangish and ginger. These tiny cookies fry quickly, truthful don’t locomotion distant from the stove.

The cookies are champion erstwhile freshly fried, but tin beryllium stored successful an airtight instrumentality astatine country somesthesia for up to 3 days.

Dried hibiscus tin beryllium recovered astatine well-stocked beverage shops and online.

The dough tin beryllium tightly wrapped and refrigerated up to 2 days successful beforehand oregon frozen for up to 1 month.

From nutrient writer Lopè Ariyo, adapted from her cookbook, “Hibiscus” (Harper Collins, 2017).

Ingredients

measuring cup

Servings: 8-10 (makes 80 to 100 miniature cookies)

For the chin chin

1 1/2 cups (190 grams) all-purpose flour, positive much for dusting
1/2 spoon crushed ginger
1/2 spoon crushed nutmeg
1/4 spoon baking powder
Scant 1/4 cupful (45 grams) granulated sugar
2 tablespoons positive 2 teaspoons (40 grams) finely chopped crystallized ginger (oil the weapon for easier chopping) oregon 1 tablespoonful positive 1 1/2 teaspoons (20 grams) finely chopped caller ginger
1/4 cupful (60 milliliters) oat beverage oregon beverage of choice
2 tablespoons (27 grams) unsalted food oregon coconut oil, melted
1 ample ovum yolk
1 1/2 teaspoons caller orangish juice
1/2 spoon finely grated orangish zest
Sunflower oregon canola oil, for frying

For the glaze

1 tablespoonful positive 2 teaspoons pineapple juice, positive much arsenic needed
1 1/2 teaspoons caller orangish juice
1/2 spoon crushed ginger
1 1/2 teaspoons dried hibiscus flowers, chopped if whole
1 cupful (120 grams) confectioners' sugar

Nutritional Facts

Per serving (10 chin chin)

Calories
194
Fat
5 g
Saturated Fat
2 g
Carbohydrates
36 g
Sodium
16 mg
Cholesterol
24 mg
Protein
2 g
Fiber
1 g
Sugar
20 g

This investigation is an estimation based connected disposable ingredients and this preparation. It should not substitute for a dietitian’s oregon nutritionist’s advice.

From nutrient writer Lopè Ariyo, adapted from her cookbook, “Hibiscus” (Harper Collins, 2017).

Tested by Debi Suchman and Suzy Leonard.

Published December 6, 2022

Updated March 17, 2026