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Today I am sharing a recipe for what I have called Oats & Bits Cookies.

There are some cookies that the supermarket bakery sell that we quite like. However they are not gluten free and are high in sugars, preservatives and so on. So I decided to see if I could make my own homemade variety.

I am sharing the gluten free recipe I came up with. I am calling them Oats & Bits Cookies, as I am certain that you could change up the ‘bits’ or ‘fold in ingredients’ depending on personal preference.

Oats & Bits Cookies

Makes 16-18

Ingredients

2 ¼ cups of oats

1 cup almond flour

½ cup maple syrup

85 gms butter (melted)

pinch of salt

1 tbsp vanilla paste

½ tsp ground cinnamon

¼ tsp ground nutmeg

Bits (or Fold in) Ingredients

40g raisins, currants or dried blueberries

1 tbsp pepitas

1 tbsp choc chips (I used dark, dairy free chips)

Method

Preheat the oven to 180’c and line a baking tray with baking paper.

– Pulse 1¾ cups of the oats in a food processor till they are a fine crumb, then transfer to a large mixing bowl.

– Then add the remaining oats, almond flour, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt to the bowl.

– In another smaller bowl, whisk the vanilla, syrup and butter together.

– When combined, add to the bowl with the dry ingredients and mix well.

– Lastly fold in the raisins, pepitas and choc chips.

– Using a tablespoon, place spoons of the mix onto the tray and press lightly into shape.

Bake for 20 min, or until golden.

Let the cookies cool on the tray for a while before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.

I think that the beauty of these cookies is that you could add anything from the pantry as a fold in ingredient.

Things like – chopped nuts, chopped dried apricots, your favourite muesli or granola, whatever you fancy.

I hope you have fun creating your style of Oats & Bits Cookies.

Till the next post,

Live clean n Prosper

Today I thought I would share another recipe – Cashew & Oat Jam Drops.

I saw this recipe in the paper. It is from a book called ‘The 16:8 Intermittent Fasting Lifestyle Plan’ by Jaime Chambers. They are so easy to make and require only a few ingredients.

I looked at the ingredients and thought I had everything in my pantry. I jumped right in and started. That’s when I realised I did not have enough of some of the ingredients required, so I had to improvise.

The result was still a success and that is the recipe I will share with you.

Cashew & Oat Jam Drops

Makes 16-18

Ingredients

2 cups of oats

1 cup raw, unsalted cashews

1/3 cup honey

1/3 cup maple syrup

100 gms butter (melted)

pinch of salt

jam (preferably one without added sugar)

Method

Preheat the oven to 180’c and line a baking tray with baking paper.

– Pulse the oats in a food processor till they are a fine crumb, then transfer to a large mixing bowl.

– Then do the same with the cashews and add to the bowl.

– In another smaller bowl, whisk the honey, syrup and butter together.

– When combined, add to the bowl with the dry ingredients with the salt and mix well.

– Using a tablespoon, place spoons of the mix onto the tray and press lightly into shape.

– I used a teaspoon to push depressions into the biscuits to hold the jam.

I then baked them for 15 min, took the tray out and put ½ a teaspoon of jam onto each biscuit before putting the tray bake into the oven for 5 min.

When golden remove the tray from the oven. Let the biscuits cool on the tray for a while before transferring to a wire rack. Allow the biscuits to cool completely before eating.

I hope you enjoy these homemade treats.

Till the next post,

Live clean n prosper