How many calories in cozonac
A slice of cozonac has about 260 kcal, with 6 g of protein.
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Cozonac is a rich sweet bread made with milk, eggs, butter and sugar, rolled around a filling of ground walnuts and cocoa. Romanian families bake it for Easter and Christmas, and it's in every bakery all year.
A slice is 260 kcal, with 40 g of carbs, 8 g of fat and 6 g of protein. The walnut swirl adds the fat, the dough and sugar give the carbs.
Some versions add raisins or Turkish delight, which makes a slice a little sweeter. The number here is for the classic walnut and cocoa one.
Tips
- 1Cut the slice thin, cozonac goes a long way.
- 2Have it with coffee in the morning instead of as a third dessert.
- 3Skip the butter on top, it's rich enough already.
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What is in cozonac?
A sweet yeast dough with milk, eggs, butter and sugar, filled with walnuts and cocoa. Some add raisins, rum or Turkish delight.
How many calories in two slices of cozonac?
About 520 kcal.
Is cozonac the same as panettone?
No, though they're cousins. Both are sweet yeast breads for the holidays, but cozonac is rolled around a nut filling and panettone has fruit baked through it.
How much sugar is in cozonac?
We count carbs, not sugar, and a slice has about 40 g of carbs. A good part of that is sugar from the dough and the filling.
When is cozonac eaten?
Mostly at Easter and Christmas, though bakeries sell it all year.
