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Carob chip oatmeal cookies
variation: If making gluten free muffins add ½ teaspoon of xanthan gum. Add a pecan half to the top of each cookie. Replace honey with 1/3 cup (103 g/3½ oz) xylitol for a lower GI cookie.
½ cup
oat flour
½ cup
spelt or plain flour
½ cup
rolled oats
1 Tbsp
tahini or nut butter (opt)
¼ cup
cold pressed virgin olive oil
¼ cup
raw honey
¼ cup
low-fat milk or soy milk
½ cup
carob chips
2 Tbsp
almond flakes
Preheat oven to 180*C (350*F/Gas 4). Line a baking tray with baking paper.
In a bowl add all dry ingredients and mix until well combined.
You can make your own oat flour by processing rolled oats in a blender.
In another bowl add all liquid ingredients and whisk until well combined.
Pour liquid into dry mixture and combine.
Gently fold in carob chips and almond flakes.
You can place larger carob buds in a plastic bag and crush into smaller chips with a rolling pin.
Use 1 tablespoon of mixture for each cookie and place them on baking tray.
Press the top of each cookie down with the back of a fork then bake for 15-20 minutes.
If cookies are becoming too brown cover with foil.
Apricot oat cookies
variation: If making gluten free muffins add ½ teaspoon of xanthan gum. Replace honey with ¾ cup xylitol for a lower GI biscuit.
1 cup
wholemeal flour
2 cups
rolled oats
1/3 cup
desiccated coconut
1 tsp
cinnamon
½ cup
raw honey
½ cup
cold pressed virgin olive oil
½ cup
mashed banana (1 medium banana)
½ cup
low-fat milk or soy milk
½ cup
sun-dried apricots, small dices
¼ cup
almond flakes
Preheat oven to 180*C (350*F/Gas 4). Line a baking tray with baking paper.
In a bowl add all dry ingredients and mix until well combined.
In another bowl add mashed banana and all liquid ingredients, whisk until well combined.
Pour liquid into dry mixture and combine.
Gently fold in apricots and almond flakes.
Use 2 tablespoons of mixture for each cookie and place them on baking tray.
Press cookies flat with the back of a fork and pat them around the edges to make perfectly round cookies. Bake for 20-25 minutes.
For crunchy cookies leave in for the full 25 minutes.
If cookies become too brown, cover with foil.
Makes 18 medium sized cookies.
Cherry Carob Brownies
4 Tbsp
cold pressed virgin olive oil
2/3 cup
raw honey
½ cup
cold water
1 tsp
vanilla
1 cup
wholemeal self raising flour
3 Tbsp
carob powder
3 Tbsp
crushed walnuts
½ cup
carob chips
¾ cup
fresh diced cherries
Preheat oven to 180*C. Lightly oil a lamington tray and cover with baking paper.
Wash and cut cherries into small pieces, take out the seeds.
Mix all ingredients together in a large bowl.
Pour into tray and bake for 20 min.
Test if knife comes out clean its ready.
Apple & Zucchini Carrot Cake
½ cup
cold pressed virgin olive oil
1/3 cup
raw honey
3
eggs
1 cup
grated carrot
1 cup
grated apple
1 cup
grated zucchini
½ cup
chopped pecans
2 ½ cup
brown rice flour or spelt, oat or wholemeal flour
2 tsp
baking powder
1 tsp
cinnamon
Preheat oven to 170*C. Lightly oil a loaf tin and line with baking powder.
In a bowl, beat together oil, honey, and egg yolks until creamy.
Gently stir in carrot, zucchini, apple and pecans.
Fold in flour, baking powder and cinnamon.
In a separate bowl, beat egg whites until stiff and fold into cake mix.
Pour mixture into tin and bake for 50-60 min. Cover with foil if getting too brown after 40min.
Linseed Banana Muffins
2 cup
wholemeal or spelt flour
2 tsp
baking powder
¼ cup
ground hazelnuts
1-2 Tbsp
linseeds
2
ripe bananas, mashed
1
egg
1 tsp
vanilla essence
3 Tbsp
cold pressed extra virgin olive oil
½ cup
raw honey
200 g
natural yoghurt
Preheat oven to 180*C. Lightly oil a 12 cup muffin tray.
Combine flour, baking powder and hazelnuts in a bowl.
Mix banana, honey, Perfect sweet, oil, egg and yoghurt into a separate bowl.
Then stir into flour mix, till combined.
Place mixture into muffin tray and bake for 40-45 min, until golden brown.
Muffins freeze well.
Apple & Blueberry Muffins
1 cup
wholemeal flour
1 cup
wholemeal spelt or rice flour
2 tsp
baking powder
½ cup
slivered almonds
Pinch
sea salt
½ cup
fresh or frozen blueberries
½ cup
grated apple
2
eggs
1 cup
soy or rice milk
¼ cup
cold pressed virgin olive oil
Preheat oven to 180*C.
Lightly oil a 12 cup muffin tray.
Combine flours, baking powder, almonds, sea salt into a bowl.
Process milk, eggs, and oil together.
Then add to flour mix.
Add blueberries and apple and mix gently.
Place heaped tablespoons of mixture into muffin cups and bake for 18-20 min, until golden brown (and until inserted squewers comes out cleanly).
Spicy Pumpkin muffins
1/3 cup
cold pressed virgin olive oil
1 ½ cup
chopped fresh pumpkin
2
eggs
1/3 cup
raw honey
¾ cup
soy milk
1 ½ cup
wholemeal flour
1 cup
ground pumpkin seeds
1 tsp
cinnamon
1 tsp
ground coriander
2 tsp
baking powder
pumpkin seeds to garnish
Preheat oven 180*C, grease and flour 4 muffin pans.
Process oil, pumpkin, eggs, honey and milk until creamy and smooth.
Sift dry ingredients together.
Add oil mixture to flour mixture, stir until well combined.
Pour into tins.
Top with pumpkin seeds.
Bake for 20-25min.
Can brush with honey when out of oven for a glazed effect.
Crunchy Oatmeal Cookies
3 cup
rolled oats
2 cup
boiling fruit juice
½ cup
rice flour
½ cup
whole wheat pastry flour or brown rice flour
½ cup
chopped almonds
1 Tbsp
cold pressed virgin olive oil
½ tsp
sea salt
1 tsp
cinnamon
1 tsp
vanilla or almond extract
½ cup
raisins and diced dried apricots or carob buds (opt)
Dry toast oat flakes till golden
Pour into a mixing bowl and pour over boiling hot juice, let stand for 5-10 min.
Mix with remaining ingredients
Drop tablespoons of dough onto a preheated oiled cookie sheet.
Bake at 350*C for 12-20 min.
Makes 3 dozen.