Hi everyone!
Today I'm going to be telling you how to make my chocolate chip oat cookies. These are a great quick and easy snack and really cheap to make! I love taking them in my lunch boxes to school or on a picnic.
Due to the oats they are very high in fibre, so unlike bought cookies they will keep you full for longer and give you lots of energy throughout the day. As they have no refined sugar in, they will also keep your blood sugar levels stable so you won't get a sugar high and then sugar crash after eating them! Maple syrup also contains more minerals than honey, it is a good source of calcium, iron, potassium and manganese making it a really beneficial sugar substitute!
You will need:
- 100g self raising gluten free flour
- 100g melted coconut oil (plus a bit extra for icing)
- 75g maple syrup or liquid sweetener of your choice
- 75g rolled oats
- 1 chia egg (mix 1 tbsp chia seeds with 3 tbsp water and leave to form a gel)
- 100g dark chocolate (you can buy this, or sometimes I make my own to make it healthier using coconut oil, cacao and maple syrup)
- A splash of almond milk if necessary
Simply mix your wet ingredients, combine with the dry ingredients and add a little almond milk if the consistency is too crumbly. Form into balls and flatten on a baking sheet, then bake on 180C for around 15 minutes or until they are golden brown.
While the cookies are cooling begin to make your icing by melting your chocolate with a little coconut oil. Once melted, take off the heat and stir constantly until you get a thick icing (this way it won't drip off the sides of your cookies). Spread onto the cookies once they're cool, and decorate with toppings of your choice. I like almonds, goji berries and more chia seeds on mine!
Hope you liked the recipe, please tag me on instagram if you make any of my recipes so I can see your pictures!
Moo x
ha ha, silly me - I just asked you in your last post if you could eat oats - now I see that you do!! - these look smashing, love how the gojis look like jewels. x
ReplyDeleteoh, also I love the 'chia egg' - never thought of that before. I make a raw cookie dough here (which is great in ice cream as well as on its own) where I use apple sauce instead of egg and use coconut sugar. I use whole wheat flour but I am sure you could come up with something gluten free (maybe oat flour would work) - want me to send you the recipe over? xx
ReplyDeleteyes please that would be AMAZING thank you xx
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