Hello. I am making today's post as a submission to the steemit health challenge contest. I will be showing you guys my healthy desert recipe. It is no news that old-school chocolate chip cookies are full of unhealthy fats, but I will show you a way to make and enjoy gluten-free cookies that are fully healthy, devoid of unhealthy fats, and yet as appetizing and delicious as your regular cookies.
I am personally obsessed with eating healthy food. I feel the best when I don’t eat sugar. I decided to take soy milk along with the cookies as opposed to regular milk because soy milk is natural, healthy and has less sugar than cow milk.
The desert I will be making today is my healthy chocolate chip cookies desert, taken with a drink of soy milk(Because soy milk has lesser sugar than regular milk).
This healthy chocolate chip cookie desert has the following health benefits:
- They are a quick source of carbohydrate
- Since they are made of whole rice flour, they are rich in B-complex and dietary fiber
- Contain no sugar
- Contain no butter hence cholesterol
- Dark chocolate helps fight inflammation in the body.
- The cookie is made with whole rice grain flour which helps to lower blood pressure.
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INGREDIENTS
- 1 cup of brown whole rice grain flower
- 1 cup of coconut flour
- 1/4 spoon of baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon of salt
- 3 teaspoons of Un-sweetened vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon of bicarbonate of soda
- 1/2 cup of coconut oil
- 1/2 cup of maple syrup
- 1 cup of No-sugar added chopped dark chocolate
- 2 eggs
- Glass of soy milk
PROCEDURE
- Pre-heat the oven to 325 degree Fahrenheit
- Get a glass bowl
- Add 1 cup of brown whole rice grain flower.
- Add 1 cup of coconut flour (the combination of the rice flour and coconut flour gives the cookie a really good texture)
- Add 1/4 spoon of baking powder
- Add 1/4 teaspoon of salt
- Add 1/4 teaspoon of bicarbonate of soda
- Add 3 teaspoons of unsweetened vanilla extract
- Add 1/2 cup of maple syrup
- Add 1/2 cup of coconut oil
NOTE
The coconut oil should be melted by putting it in a bowl and putting the bowl in hot water for about 5 minutes so that the coconut oil can mix in well with the combination. See image below
- Crack the 2 eggs and add them to the cookie combination and then mix the combination together.
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- Add 1 cup of No-sugar added chopped dark chocolate and gently mix it into the cookie combination
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- Place the cookie combination into the fridge to chill for like 15 minutes so that it can become a little stronger.
- Get a baking tray, and outline it with some parchment paper, and grease it with some coconut oil.
- Measure out a heap table spoon of the mixture at a time, roll it into a ball with your hand and put it on the baking tray. Keep doing that until the baking tray is full.
- Gently press down each cookie ball until it forms a rough cookie shape.
- Place the cookie into the pre-heated oven for 15-20 minutes until they are looking slightly golden on top.
- Remove the tray from the oven so it can cool off for some time.
- Your chocolate chip cookie desert is ready to be served together with the glass of soy milk.
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NOTE
You can store your chocolate chip cookies in an airtight container to preserve them.
This chocolate chip cookie contains good fiber, healthy fats, and good whole carbohydrates. It is a healthy alternative to your regular processed cookies. Hope you enjoy them.
This looks really yummy.
Yah, thanks 😊
It looks great! Thanks for the recipe, I want to try it, but not sure what is that brown powder?
On the photo, there are two white powders, which are brown rice flour and coconut flower, what is brown powder that you put after cocnut flour but before baking powder?