BERRY GOOD OATMEAL COOKIES…
Vegan and Gluten Free, y'all!
Vegan and Gluten Free, y'all!
These cookies have more sugar in them than I generally like
to use, so I consider them special occasion cookies. That being said, using coconut sugar (aka
coconut sap) makes them 25% lower on the glycemic index. Also, adding healthy fats and proteins such
as the walnuts or cashews helps lower that too.
Want to make them even lower? Add
pumpkin or sunflower seeds instead of the berries, and use cacao nibs instead
of the chocolate chips. Cacao is raw
chocolate (before they add dairy and sugar).
It also has more antioxidants than blueberries, yo!
Adapted from Cooks
Illustrated.
1 1/4 cup gluten free all-purpose flour blend
¾ tsp baking Powder
½ tsp baking Soda
½ tsp salt
1 ¼ cups old-fashioned rolled oats
1 cup walnuts or cashews, chopped
1 cup dried sour cherries or cranberries (unsweetened)
6 ounces vegan chocolate chips or cacao nibs
¾ cup coconut oil, melted and cooled
1 ½ cups coconut sap/sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 Tlb ground chia seed
3 Tlbs water
Preheat oven to 350 degrees
1.) Line
baking sheets with parchment paper
2.) Mix
ground chia seed with water, and let sit
3.) In
a bowl, mix flour with baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
(I used Namaste brand all-purpose gluten-free flour)
4.) In
another bowl, combine oats, nuts, dried fruit and chocolate.
(For the batch I was making when I snapped this picture, I substituted sunflower and pumkin seeds for the nuts and raisins for the dried cranberries.
.5.) With
electric mixer, mix coconut oil and sugar on medium speed until light and
fluffy. Then, add chia mixture and
vanilla.
6.) Slowly,
add flour mix, and then berry/nut mix.
(The batter is very loose like granola. Form each cookie together like clay, and pack as tightly as possible. Trust me, they will be solid when they are baked and cooled.)
7.) Roll
2 tablespoon-sized portions between your hands, and place onto baking
sheet. Lightly, press down dough.
8.) Bake
for 15-17 mins. Remove when the cookies
look slightly undercooked.
9.) Cool
those delicious cookies on a wire rack, and ENJOY!
Take a little of the unused cookie dough and add more oats,
as well as coconut flakes. This makes
some very yummy granola!
