Ever wondered if it’s possible to Healthy Nigerian Chin chin without all the oil ? Well, wonder no more. Say hello to the whole wheat baked (not fried) healthier Nigerian chinchin recipe.
I am extremely excited to bring you guys this recipe; I love it when healthy and delicious come together in a perfect way. This Healthy nigerian chin chin recipe crunchy, filling and extremely delicious. Feel free to play around with chopped dried fruits or some shaved coconut to enhance the recipe.
This is a must try recipe for all my fit-fam people, I promise you will not be the least bit disappointed. Check out our traditional chin chin recipe
Ingredients
- Whole wheat flour – 3 cups
- Melted butter or coconut oil – 2/3 cup
- Sugar – 1/2 cup (adjusts up or down based on preference)
- Milk- 1/3 cup
- Baking powder – 1 teaspoon
- Raw Eggs – 2
- Chopped cranberries, raisins or shredded coconut – ¼ cup (optional)
Other: Oven, oven tray and baking sheet (parchment or aluminum foil)
Direction
- Preheat the oven on bake to 275°F
- In two separate bowls combine the wet and dry ingredients
- Using a whisk or spatula add the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients. Mix thoroughly until a dough is formed
- Â You want dough that is soft but not sticky- if you find the dough to be sticky work in a handful or two of flour
- Roll out the dough to about half inch thickness
- With a cookie cutter or sharp knife, cut the dough into bite size pieces
- Place some parchment or aluminum foil on an oven tray, grease lightly. Place the cut dough on the sheet
- Bake for 25 minutes, change the oven setting to broil (to brown the top), leave to broil for another 25 minutes.
- If the chin chin isn’t brown enough at this point (oven settings vary) continue to switch between bake and broil at 10 minutes intervals until the desired golden color is achieved
- If you are one of the lucky ones with an oven that can bake and broil at the same time- set the oven to do both from the unset and remove when chin chin is golden brown (~40 minutes)
Allow chin chin to cool before serving
Enjoy baked chinchin with a side of homemade mango juice
Store left over chin chin in an airtight container or a ziploc bag.
Happy cooking foodies!
Would my chin chin still come out well if I omit coconut oil and melted butter?
Is it a must to use melted butter or coconut oil while making it?
Yes ooo
It’s very necessary dear
Just follow 9jafoodie recipe 😋
Good evening dear, thanks for the recipe. But the chin chin is not rising or is it the wheat
Chinchin has no biz rising
Just reading about the recipe now ,will try it out soonest thanks.
Ma, please while using all purpose flour, the look wasn’t that fantastic..how do I improve its look??
Am seriously watching my weight can I eat this..cos I love to try this Asap.. Thanks
Do you by any chance know the calories in this per cup 😅??
I would like to know if I can use all flour mill instead of wheat flour because I am on a diet at the moment. Will it affect my diet.
flour mill? what’s that?
Wow!…….just tried my wheat chinchin now.
Guess what is delicious, I love it, my kids are enjoying every bit of it.
But my only problem is that is not crunchy, what do I do!
Thank you so much for this receipt.
Hi! reduce the butter and egg. skip the baking powder. you will end up with much harder chinchin.
Nice one dear. But must I use aluminium foil? Cant I just place it on d oven tray&bake?
I noticed u did not mention water wen mixing d dough. Isnt water needed?
Wen I tried it,my chinchin endedup really hard and very dry. Wot did i do wrong? Pls help. Can i get ur personal contact pls? I’m into pasteries (Pearl Foods). Will be needing ur expertise. Thanks.
thanks for the recipes, can i use honey insteld of sugar.
After reading all the comments, I can’t wait to try this recipe. But I have is wheat all purpose flour, hope it turns out alright.
Thanks for this recipe, pls how do i get d wheat flour? Or can i use d likes of honey well wheat meal ?pls i need ur reply asap cos i cant wait to try my hands on it. Thanks a lot
i love this can you fry the wheat flour?
yes you can
I tried it! Was absolutely amazing…used coconut flour and added some more milk to lighten the mix…came out excellently well…would have uploaded pictures but i am not sure if i can do thst here…lol..thanks for the recipe…I guess replacing sugar with honey would be the next step..
Just to clarify, I did not replace the wheatflour with coconut flour, I only added coconut flour to the mix..
Thanks for the addition!
Can I bake with honey pls
I don’t see why not
Wonderful! I will try it this weekend.
Great! let me know how it turns out.
Woww..am gonna try dis out
Great! do let me know how it goes.
Hi Ronke – I always appreciate the simplicity of your recipes and how well they turn out each time..baked spicy chicken, overripe plantain pancake and basmati jollof come to mind..yum! I want to try my hand at this recipe and want to know how long to bake the chin chin at 275F if I want to forgo the broil option. Thanks for your time!
Awww thank you!! I think 40 minutes should about do it. but check often just to be sure.
You’re most welcome..thanks for the tip:) I will let you know how it turns out!
sounds good.
I’ve been avoiding chin chin for some time now cos of d frying…I think I’ll try this method…Thk you!
You are welcome, do let me know how it turns out.
wow! I love this
Time to make my yummy ChinChin
Yeii you!!! enjoy
Apart from the regular wheat we use for swallow,is there any other wheat for baking,and where can I get it?thanks.
yes, wheat flour is a lot more fine. it’s just like all purpose flour but slightly different color.
How long can bake chinchin last?
Hi there,i will try it out but can I add oat to the mixture before baking it.
Oat? why? what would you like to achieve by adding oat?
Hi Ronke, thanks for sharing this! My hubby who is a “chinchin addict” loved it so much. He doesn’t miss the regular one anymore. He said he can’t tell the difference. I enjoyed it as well. Good job!
Thanks 9jafoodie, i really appreciate all ur doin. pls i want to process cocoyam powder and sweet potatoes flour or powder, i want to make it as fufu.
You will need to dehydrate the tubers first, then pound and sieve.
pls i have almost 5kg of wheat i bought and milled from d market, can i use it to make chin chin.
Yes you can
Try using Rice and Corn flour instead, with a little mix of potato starch to give the dough some elasticity. If you can find a gluten free flour with the mix, even better! For gluten free range a good mix of flour works best instead of just one.
Thanks for the addition
What about gluten free chin chin? Do you think this would work with almond or coconut flour?
woooow super! I’m sooo anxious to try this recipe so much I don’t mind doing it at 9:45pm UK time. However, what do you mean by broil? I’ve heard “bake or grill” not broil, so I’m assuming you mean grill?
Also pleaseeee (i’m begging) try to include measurements in kilograms, really helpful :-) for your fans who don’t use cup measurements. 3 different websites have given me 3 conversions for 2/3 cup of butter :-( I think i’ll settle for 150g, cross my fingers and hope it works!
Broil is thesame as grill. I will add grams for all our baking recipes.
1 cup of butter is about 230 grams.
Do you run a catering school?
No I do not
Hello, if you knew how much i love this blog!!! Wow!! Do u run a catering school? If u do where is it located??
It is easy Jully, just google it. This site might be useful for conversion: http://www.exploratorium.edu/cooking/convert/measurements.html.
Thanks!
Thanks,I found dis site.I hav a problem wt ur measurements,cos here we measure using kilos.I do nt know d equivalent using cups
The link Tolu added will definitely help… let me know if you have Further questions.
Wow this looks yummy! I will definitely try this.
Awesome… let me know how it goes.
Hmmmm nice blog my first time..here I will bookmark this blog now…and my blog is Amazingnaija
Thanks :)
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Nigerian Granola bar? please explain
How to make granola bars with local Nigerian food items
okay.. we will add a recipe
Hi, interested in granola bar with local ingredients. Any headway?
I tried this recipe last night and the result is quite yummy! I increased the sugar by 1/4 cup, added 2tsp of nutmeg, and I baked it for about 30 minutes on each side (I flipped them instead of broiling them!). Have you ever tried baking chin chin made with all purpose flour?
great!! yes i have tried baking the regular recipe, it turned out great as well.
This recipe is great. I made the chin chin and it was awesome. We cant stop eating eating it. Im about to make another batch this weekend. Thank you for helping me become a better baker. God bless.
such great feedback, thanks for trying out the recipe.
Well, colour me surprised. Foodies think alike! Posted something about wholewheat chin chin on my blog! Glad to know that it can be baked instead of fried. The quest for healthy snacks continues. The addition of cranberries? Seems genius for someone with a sweettooth. I should try this out.
yeiii.. let us know how it turns out. I just checked out your post.
Okay..i just tried this in two batches. The first batch burned after broiling 15 minutes. The second batch was okay after broiling for ~5 mins on low. Maybe its my oven though.
Oven settings definitely vary. It was a great idea to divide the chin chin into two.
so my oven does have a broiler setting…interesting!
awesome! looking forward to your feedback
lovely! I am so going to make this for the family whose home I would be spending my Easter. What if my oven doesn’t have a broiler setting or what if my oven actually does have a broiler setting and I don’t know. I have never noticed it. I can do without it right?
I love dis but my oven does not hv broiler can i still bake d chi chi n it comes out well
Yes, you can flip the pieces for even browning.
This is so wonderful, i will try it out. Keep it up.
let us know how it turns out.
By wheat flour, do you mean the same wheat we use in preparing wheat swallow. Thanks
No… I am referring to baking flour
im going to try this on saturday. Thank you
excited! let us know how it turns out.