When you're making a life style change instead of just a "diet" you have to have options for treats so you don't feel like you're deprived and then binge on junk food. I adapted several different recipes in order to come up with this one great alternative to your traditional, calorie and sugar packed no bake cookie.
NOTE: Make sure you measure the coconut oil while in liquid form, and if you are using a loose almond butter reduce your coconut oil measurements by 2-3 tbs.
Things you need:
1 cup Almond butter (make sure it's sugar free)
1 3/4 cup Stevia in the Raw
3 cups Old Fashioned Oatmeal (make sure it's gluten free)
1/2 cup Coconut oil
1/2 cup Unsweetened coconut milk
1/2 tsp Nutmeg (or cinnamon)
1/4 tsp Salt
1 tbsp Unsweetened Cocoa powder (if you want a chocolate cookie use 1/3 cup)
Wax paper / cookie sheet
In a large sauce pan melt the coconut oil on low, add the stevia. Stir in the coconut milk and turn the heat up to medium and stir in the almond butter, salt, nutmeg, cocoa powder. Heat mixture and mix thoroughly, add the oat meal and stir over heat for 30 seconds- 1minute until evenly incorporated. Remove from heat and drop on to two cookie sheet lined with wax paper. Place in the freezer to set.
I like to store mine in the freezer for freshness and the extra crunch.
These awesome little cookies are packed with protein and fiber and are less than 150 calories per cookie!
Karl likes to grab these on the way out the door to work as a quick breakfast paired with either an apple or an orange.
I love finding clean eating desserts! :)
ReplyDeleteOne of my favorites is banana ice-cream! The bananas have enough natural sweetness to them you don't need to add sugar :)
The recipe does contain peanut butter (though I just use ground peanuts so no additional sugar) but i'm sure almond butter would be just as tasty!
2 cups frozen bananas ( let them ripen so they are turning brown but not banana bread brown....slice up and put in containers to freeze overnight), thawed on the countertop for about 10 minutes
2 tablespoons peanut butter (more if you want)
1 teaspoon unsweetened cocoa powder (more if you want)
Put the peanut butter (or almond) at the bottom of a blender. Then put in the bananas and cocoa powder and blend until smooth. No need for milk! It should come out as soft serve ice-cream :D SOOOO tasty!
Thanks! Trying this today!
ReplyDeleteHi Danielle...I am looking forward to trying these. How many does the recipe make? I am not sure what size cookie to make.
ReplyDeleteThanks,
Ann
Hi Ann! For cookies with about a 1.5 inch diameter this batch makes about 18 cookies :)
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