Healthy Gluten & Dairy-free Chocolate Chunk Oatmeal Cookies

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Something urged me to make oatmeal cookies this week, I don’t know if it was the fact that I had an abundance of oats in my house, or I just wanted something sweet to dunk in my morning coffee! Who knows, probably both!

Anyway, I just wanted to bring you a simple and easy recipe that will fill your bellies with something wholesome and sweet!

These cookies are made gluten-free by using gluten-Free oats which you can find at your local grocery store, or online. I buy mine at Trader Joe’s because you get a lot for what you pay for!

When it came to the chocolate I didn’t have any chocolate chips on hand, so I just chopped up a chocolate bar! I love doing this because the chocolate bars I buy are always at least 65% dark chocolate, making them usually dairy-free! So if you like things less sweet, go for the dark chocolate trick, but if not go for some dairy-free chocolate chips! Either way, you won’t be sorry you made these bad boys!

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Time: 30-35 minutes

Makes about 12 cookies

Ingredients

  • 1 cup GF oat flour

  • 1 cup GF whole oats

  • 1 tsp baking powder

  • 1/4th tsp salt

  • 1tsp cinnamon

  • 1/3rd cup coconut sugar  

  • 2 large eggs

  • 1/4th cup coconut oil

  • 1/4th cup almond milk

  • ½ cup dairy-free chocolate chips (or chunks)

Instructions

Preheat your oven to 350F and prepare your baking sheet.

Whisk together the dry ingredients and then whisk in the wet ingredients until a batter forms.

Gently fold the chocolate into the batter.

Scoop the dough into 1 inch balls using an ice cream scoop and place on the prepared baking sheet about 1 to 2 inches apart.

Place in oven and bake for 22-25 minutes.

Let cool on a cooling rack for about 15 minutes and enjoy!

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Oatmeal Cream Pies // Vegan & Gluten Free

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Recently I have been re-discovering the idea that because I have the freedom to eat whatever I want as long as its gluten & dairy-free! SO My friend from Feasting on fruit, my husband and I have been discussing some of our favorite childhood treats! I brought up the memory of going to youth group and always being greeted with a Little Debbie oatmeal cream pie! Now the love of a dessert that is NOT chocolate means a lot coming from a girl who keeps a 5lb bag of cocoa powder on hand at all times…

We decided it would be beneficial to everyone to make an at-home recipe that was vegan, gluten-free, and well, delicious!

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup almond butter

  • 1/4 cup coconut sugar

  • 1/4 cup maple syrup

  • 1 tbsp molasses

  • 1 tsp vanilla extract

  • 1/2 cup Gluten-free oats

  • 1/2 cup Almond Flour

  • 1/2 tsp baking soda

  • 1/4 tsp salt

  • 1 tsp cinnamon

  • 1/4 tsp ginger (optional)

  • Store-bought vegan vanilla frosting OR Natalie’s homemade frosting found here! https://www.feastingonfruit.com/vegan-gluten-free-carrot-cake/

Directions

Pre-heat the oven to 350F and Prep your baking sheet with parchment paper

Combine the almond butter, coconut sugar, molasses, maple syrup, and vanilla

Stir in the oats, almond flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and ginger until a thick batter forms

roll into balls and press them onto your prepared baking sheet, slightly flattening them.

Bake for 10-12 minutes and then let cool.

Once cool and then apply the frosting to the bottom of one cookie, and then sandwich with another cookie!

Serve and enjoy!

Thanks again!

Love,

Sonya, Natalie, & Daniel!

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Homemade cinnamon vanilla granola // Gluten free & Dairy free

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I don’t know about you, but when it comes to giving gifts around the holidays, I tend to lean towards making huge batches of granola to share! When I do this I like to add in a lot of fun bits and pieces that add extra texture and sweetness.

I came up with this recipe because I had mixed up my own trail mix for my husband and me to snack on while we put up our Christmas decorations up this past Sunday. Even though he didn't love some of the components, when eaten together we were both big fans!

I had used a combination of dried cherries, coconut chips, walnuts, chocolate chips, and man oh man was it delicious! When I woke up the next day I was craving some more and decided it needed a little bit of a crunch! What better way to make that happen then to mix it with granola!

The minute I thought of this I knew that this would make a perfect Christmas gift! SO here we are now, with a simple recipe that will have everyone asking for more!

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Ingredients

Granola

  • 3 cups gluten-free oats

  • 1 tsp cinnamon

  • pinch of salt

  • 1/2 cup agave

  • 1/4th cup coconut oil

  • 1 tsp vanilla

  • 1 egg** (Vegan option below)

Trail Mix

  • 1/4th cup walnut pieces

  • 1/4th cup coconut chips

  • 1/4th cup dried cherries

  • 1/4th cup dairy-free chocolate chips

Directions

preheat your oven to 350 F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

In a large bowl mix together the oats, cinnamon, and salt, then mix in all of the wet ingredients.

Spread evenly on your baking sheet, making sure the mixture is less than 1/2 inch thick.

bake for 12 minutes, take out of the oven and mix with a wooden spoon. Making sure to re-spread the oats as they were before.

Bake for another 12-15 minutes, making sure the granola does not get too dark, instead it should be golden brown when it is finished.

Let cool and then combine in the trail mix ingredients. Once you are done seal into individual ball jars for a cute Christmas gift, or just enjoy it right there!

  • **If you are a vegan feel free to omit the egg and instead up the coconut oil from 1/4th cup to 1/3rd cup coconut oil.

Enjoy!

Psst…before you go here are the items I used for the trail mix!

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