I have a major sweet tooth, and cookies have always been a serious weakness of mine. Unfortunately my little nursling is dairy intolerant, so I have been making some radical (in my opinion) changes to my diet. No butter or cheese is close to the seventh circle of hell to me. I needed desperately to find something to fill the void, especially since I always seem to crave that which I cannot have. Such is life.
I experimented the other day on some no bake cookies. You know the ones. They're chock full of sugar and butter and bring back delicious memories. I wanted a healthier version of the classic. It took 3 tries but the final result is ahhhhhmazing! These are much better after being refrigerated until chilled, although it's very hard to resist a few spoonfuls straight out of the pot! These delicious cookies are organic, gluten free, dairy free and with no added sugar. It's just an added perk that on hot summer days they also require no oven!
Ingredients
1/2 cup local honey
1/4 cup organic coconut oil
1/4 cup organic unsweetened almond milk
1/2 cup dark unsweetened cocoa powder
1/3 cup natural organic nut butter (peanut or almond)
2 cups gluten free oats
1/2 cup organic shredded coconut
1 Tbsp vanilla extract
1. In a medium saucepan heat honey, coconut oil, almond milk and cocoa powder over medium heat, whisking until combined. Bring mixture to a boil.
2. Remove pan from heat and stir in nut butter, oats, shredded coconut and vanilla extract until combined.
3. Drop cookies onto wax paper and refrigerate for at least half an hour until chilled. These cookies can be stored in an airtight container in the fridge for up to a week.
Enjoy!
xoxo
-S
Definitely trying these out for my GF kiddo!
ReplyDeleteNow these soumd yummy
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