Hello Cookin’ Clean & Lean Enthusiasts!
Today for Taste It Thursday we have two deliciously chewy and very moreish treats for you to try. I enjoyed these yesterday with a cup if Irish Cream flavour coffee and it was the PERFECT afternoon treat.
Honestly, these are my new favorite LYL Treat Recipes. You REALLY must try them.
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Happy LYL Approved Baking! 🙂
Cocoa Chia Cranberry Cookies
(Makes 30 cookies)
INGREDIENTS
¾ cup softened unsalted butter
¾ cup organic coconut palm sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
1 ½ cup almond flour/meal
1 cup chia seeds
4 tbsp cocoa powder
½ tsp sea salt
½ tsp baking powder
¾ cup dried cranberries
¼ cup mini semi-sweet chocolate chips
INSTRUCTIONS
- Preheat oven to 325, and line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
- In a medium bowl cream together butter and sugar, then add eggs and vanilla.
- Combine dry ingredients in a large bowl.
- Add wet ingredients to dry, mixing until well incorporated, then fold in chocolate chips and cranberries.
- With a tablespoon, drop dough onto parchment paper, a couple of inches apart.
- Bake for 15 minutes. Remove from oven and allow cookies to cool for 5 minutes on baking sheets before transferring to cooling racks.
Nutritional Info
Calories: 140
Total Fat: 10.1g
Saturated: 3.8g
Polyunsaturated: 1.8g
Monounsaturated: 1.4g
Trans: 0
Cholesterol: 24.5mg
Sodium: 68.9mg
Total Carbs: 12.1g
Dietary Fibre: 3.0g
Sugar: 6.7g
Protein: 4.6g
Hearty Hemp Apricot Energy Balls
(Makes 18 balls)
INGREDIENTS
12 Large dates, pitted and soaked in water
2 tbsp of water
3 tbsp sunflower seed butter
3 tbsp raw honey
4 tbsp Hemp protein (or another vegan protein of your choice)
½ cup slivered almonds
½ cup gluten free whole rolled oats
12 dried apricots fined diced
½ cup unsweetened shredded coconut
INSTRUCTION
- In a food processor, combine dates and water until well blended. Then add sunflower seed butter and honey and pulse until thick paste forms.
- Add hemp protein, pulse a few more times, and then add almonds and oats. Continue to pulse, taking breaks to scrape the sides of processor until everything is well incorporated.
- Transfer paste into bowl, and add diced apricots.
- With your hands roll into small 1 inch balls. Then, roll balls in coconut to cover.
- Refrigerate for 2 hours until set.
Nutritional Info
Calories: 100
Total Fat: 4.8g
Saturated: 1.6g
Polyunsaturated: 1.2g
Monounsaturated: 1.4g
Trans: 0
Cholesterol: 0
Sodium: 0.8mg
Total Carbs: 13g
Dietary Fibre: 2.1g
Sugar: 8.1g
Protein: 2.7g