I've been trying some new recipes for healthier desserts. Here's one I really like. It's quick and easy and pretty guilt free. From a great blog site "Oh She Glows"*.
Yields: 8 cookies, Prep time: 10 minutes, Chill time: 15 minutes''
Ingredients:
For the wet ingredients:
- 3 tablespoons virgin coconut oil
- 2 tablespoons sunflower seed butter (I used cashew butter)
- 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/4 cup pure maple syrup, or to taste
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
For the dry ingredients:
- 7 tablespoons gluten-free rolled oats (I used regular oats)
- 6 tablespoons unsweetened shredded coconut
- 2 tablespoons chia seeds
- 1/8 teaspoon fine sea salt, or to taste (opt.)
Directions:
- Line a large plate with parchment paper and set aside.
- In a medium pot, melt the coconut oil over low heat. Whisk in the sunflower seed butter, cocoa powder, and maple syrup until smooth. Remove the pot from the heat and whisk in the vanilla.
- Add the oats, coconut, chia seeds, and salt into the pot and stir well until combined. The mixture will be thick, dense, oily, and gel-like (from the chia seeds), but this is normal.
- Using a retractable ice cream scoop (approximately 2 tablespoons) or simply a spoon, scoop the dough and place the mound onto the plate, leaving a bit of space between each cookie.
- Place the cookies in the freezer to set for about 10 to 15 minutes, until firm, or simply chill in the fridge if you have the patience.
- Store leftover cookies in an airtight container in the fridge for 1 week, or freeze them for up to 4 to 6 weeks. These cookies have the best texture/flavour straight from the fridge (rather than the freezer)
Tips:
- * Instead of sunflower seed butter, feel free to use natural peanut butter or almond butter. I also recommend stirring the nut or seed butter very well before measuring (if it has oil on the top) to avoid oily cookies.
* http://ohsheglows.com/2016/04/28/no-bake-chocolate-fudge-cookies-2/
