Pecan Chocolate Chunk Cookies | Galletas de Trozos de Chocolate y Nueces

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Toasted pecans, chocolate chunks with sweet raisins with just a touch of oats create an amazingly satisfying cookie. These are some of the best cookies around.

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Giant Oatmeal Raisin Chocolate Chip Cookies (Vegan, GF, Oil-Free Opt)

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Giant Oatmeal Raisin Chocolate Chip Cookies are a keeper! If you don't like raisins or chocolate chips you can choose your favorite or use both like me. So far everyone who has tried these cookies just loves them, even a non-vegan! Who doesn't love cookeis. They are a bit indulgent and that is okay. #treatyoself! Get the recipe below.

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Vanishing Oatmeal Raisin Cookies - Quaker Original made Healthy!

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A couple weeks ago we wanted a cookie. I ran through a variety of cookie options and my husband said oatmeal raisin!

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Sweet Potato Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

6/18/2016 0 Comments

Somethings in life are too good not to share. These comforting cookies, are one of those things. Sweet, satisfying, soft, with a slight chew, moist but not too moist. They create perfect, inviting, palm-sized, BIG, beautiful cookies.

These scratched my itch, but like a mosquito bite once you scratch it sometimes it makes it worse and you scratch more, in this case I had one cookie, then a half of one later and the other half shortly thereafter. They are so good!! "Mmm, mmm, mmm" says my husband. I thought these would be a great post to share for Father's Day. Who doesn't love a cookie? Plus, no soaking, refrigerating, just mix, bake, consume, repeat.

"Damn, I gotta have the other half of that cookie" - Gerald. Haha!!

Plus, they are healthy. The original recipe calls for 1 cup of butter vs. 1 cup of sweet potato puree, 1 1/2 cups of sugar vs. 2 tbsp. of agave syrup, plus 1 egg and 1 egg yolk vs. flax meal and water. Say what? I used amaranth flour so they are busting with protein! You can have one after you work out with 12.4 grams of protein a cookie. ;) Get your cookie on with these amazing Sweet Potato Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Raisin Cookies! Love, Christa

Makes 10 Huge Cookies

Ingredients:
1 Cup Sweet Potato Puree
1/2 Cup Creamy Natural Peanut Butter
2 Tbsp Agave Syrup
2 tsp Flax Meal
3 Tbsp Water
1 Tbsp Vanilla Extract
2 Cups Amaranth Flour (or All Purpose Gluten-Free Baking Flour)
1 Cup Oats
1 tsp Baking Powder
1 tsp Baking Soda
1 tsp Course Sea Salt
1 Cup Chocolate Chips (I used mini)
1 Cup Raisins (I used jumbo)

Loving Preparation:

Preheat the oven to 325 degrees Farenheight. Lightly grease a cookie sheet or line with parchment paper.
Take a baked sweet potato, remove the skin, puree in a food processor until you have 1 cup. Add 1/2 cup peanut butter, 2 Tbsp. Agave, 2 tsp Flax Meal, 3 Tbsp Water and 1 Tbsp Vanilla. Process until well combined.
Whisk the dry ingredients together in a large bowl, 2 cups Amaranth Flour, 1 Cup Oats, 1 tsp Baking Powder, 1 tsp Baking Soda, 1 tsp Sea Salt. Add the pureed mixture to the oats. Mix well, kneading if needed until incorporated. Fold in the chips and raisins.
Take 1/3 Cup and fill with cookie dough, thwack it into your palm, with moist hands gently create the cookie shape. Use 1/4 Cup for 20 cookies and a tbsp for smaller servings. Place on the prepared pan, repeat until done.
Bake for 12-17+ minutes until nice and golden, puffy and done on top. We recently moved and this oven seems to have one temperature, HOT, so I only baked them for 9 minutes in a hot oven, I think 12-17 minutes at 325 would be sufficient, but take it longer if needed.
Remove from oven, cool to touch on pan. They will continue cooking on the pan. Transfer to a cooking rack. Enjoy! These make HUGE yummy cookies!

Notes:

You can replace the chocolate chips with dried fruit such as raisins, cranberries, dried cherries and the sort.
You can use your favorite sweetener, pass or use more.
You can use more puree and skip the peanut butter if you are allergic to nuts, or use a seed butter like sunflower.
Waist Disclaimer! These do have a whopping 433 calories a cookie if you make them this large with 12.4 grams of protein, so if you use 1/4 cup you can have 20 cookies at 216 calories and 6.2 grams of protein per cookie. Or 2 tbsp at 108 calories with 3.1 grams of protein a cookie, see? You can still have some! :)
Adapted & Veganized from King Arthur Flour.

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Vegan Thanksgiving Ideas - 30 Recipes!

11/25/2015 1 Comment

Thanksgiving is right around the corner and is a big holiday for foodies and non foodies a like in America. Gerald and I used to both enjoy the traditional thanksgiving growing up and now enjoy a vegan variety of delicious food!

In 2010 we shared our first vegetarian thanksgiving together! This was pre-blog life in our little studio. Here are some old pictures I found of our scalloped potatoes, green been casserole, creamy potato soup with a veggie platter, pumpkin bread, pies, stuffing, fruit-salad and cranberries not featured.

Here was one of our yummy pies from 2010.

In 2011 we shared a non-traditional vegan Thanksgiving with all of our favorites! Hummus with Pita Bread and Veggies, Vegan Pesto Pasta with Tofurkey and dessert. Another pre-blogging event right before I started the blog! No pics.

This is what we had in 2012 for our Vegan Thanksgiving!

Our 2012 Menu was:

Homemade Wheat (Yeast Free) Bread
Vegan Tempeh Loaf
Fresh Cranberry Sauce
Creamy Mashed Potatoes
Vegan Mushroom Gravy
Fresh Healthy Green Bean Casserole
Pumpkin Pecan Pie & Cherry Pie

In 2013 we enjoyed an Aloha Style thanksgiving! Pic of one of our dishes we enjoyed in Hawaii below.

Now here it is 2014 and I am planning a delicious meal for me and my honey. I went to the market today and am ready to go! I typically toss tradition out the window and just have fun so don't expect anything different. ;) I will be sharing soon! In the mean time...

Here are hand-selected recipes that I think would be great for Thanksgiving!

Appetizers:
Vegan Cream Cheese Filled Tomatoes with Spices and Green Onions

Garlic Hummus

Goddess Dip

Fresh Fruit Pyramid

Napa Cabbage Croquettes with Parsley Chutney Dipping Sauce

Bakery Options!

GF Nut 'N Seed Bread

Homemade Oat Bread

Raw Gluten-Free Sandwich Bread

If no concern with gluten: Homemade Vegan Wheat Bread - Yeast Free

Side Dishes:

Fresh Cranberry Sauce

Citrus Infused Rainbow Carrots & Brussels Sprouts

Brussels Sprouts Salad

Ensalada

Potato Sides:

Pan Fried Pepper Jack Veggie Potatoes (My husband's middle son LOVED these!!)

Steak Fries (My hubby's fav!!)

Creamy Curried Sweet Potato Soup

The Main Course:

Grab n go BBQ Tempeh Bites (Make into a Tempeh Loaf!!)

Lemon Glazed Ginger Tempeh with Brown Rice and Fresh Basil

Garlic & Herb Roasted Potatoes with Baked Soyaki Tempeh & Chili Peppers

Butternut Squash Ravioli with Roasted Purple Asparagus

Forbidden Brussels Sprouts

Sweet Treats:

Pecan Carrot Cake (Raw)

Pumpkin Spice Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

Savory Pumpkin Bites

Mixed Berry Pie with Almond Crust

I hope this helped provide some ideas! May our family and yours be blessed with an abundance of thanksgiving and love!

“One kind word can warm these winter months” Japanese Proverb

Christa

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Ki Lime Cookies [Vegan, Gluten-Free, Oil-Free]

4/22/2015 0 Comments

Happy Earth Day! I asked my husband, Gerald, what a good way to celebrate was and he said "Ki Lime Cookies!" I was so excited with his response I made some right away. In Sumerian text, Ki, refers to Planet Earth. Check out Gerald's site to learn more about the Anunnaki. I think the name is perfect! We tested the cookies and they are fantastic!

Sweet with a little tang. The cookie dough is soft and sticks together well and they're rolled in coconut sugar for an extra tasty treat. Enjoy these easy cookies. I whipped these up in and was eating one in about 30 minutes!

Total Time: 30 Minutes | Prep Time: 10 Minutes | Cook Time: 20 Minutes | Makes: 10 Small Cookies

Ki Lime Cookies

1 Cup Gluten Free Flour
1/4 Cup Coconut Sugar
1/8 tsp Salt
1/4 tsp Baking Soda
1/4 + 2 Tbsp Coconut Milk
3.5 tsp Lime Zest
Juice of 3 Key Limes (Ki Limes)
1/2 tsp Vanilla
1 tbsp Coconut Sugar to roll

Loving Preparation

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Prepare a baking sheet with parchment paper.
Mix the lime juice and coconut milk together, set aside. Mix the dry ingredients together in a large bowl. Mix the wet ingredients together in a small bowl, including the coconut milk mixture.
Combine the wet to the dry, mix until combined. With clean wet hands mix the dough together. Roll into 10 round balls. Roll the balls in coconut sugar and roll in your hand to distribute. Place on a cookie sheet about 2" apart and bake for 15 - 20 minutes or until desired consistency. I baked ours for 15 minutes and decided to go a few extra. Remove from oven, allow to cool on pan for 2 minutes. Cool on cooling rack for balance. Enjoy!!

Note: I find Coconut Sugar is similar in taste and texture to brown sugar, feel free to use that instead.

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Oatmeal Raisin Cookies [Vegan, Gluten-Free, Sugar-Free, Oil-Free]

3/23/2015 0 Comments

Who doesn't love a hot warm cookie fresh out of the oven? Or a cookie to snack on, no matter the time of day. Oatmeal Raisin Cookies are one of the tastiest. This version happens to come with out a slice of guilt or a sense of cheating. These are healthy cookies! Which, in some ways entice one to eat more, but if you do, it is okay because they are good for you!!

This recipe is inspired from my sister! For our wedding she helped coordinate, did the food, the gifts, my hair and make-up and held the wedding in her home! For the guests she made oatmeal chocolate chip cookie jars!

Aren't they stunning? My mom wrote the recipe down for me, I was so happy to find it. I love finding handwritten notes from loved ones. I veganized the recipe and made them "JJ approved" as my husband declared! His youngest son LOVES cookies, and I LOVE making him cookies! I wish he could have tasted this batch...I'll share the recipe with all of you in the mean time and record it so we can make them again and again. I double checked the recipe and it's a success! The nice thing is they make a batch of 24 cookies so there is enough to share.

Total Time: 20 Minutes | Prep Time: 10 Minutes | Bake Time: 10 Minutes | Servings: 24 Cookies

Ingredients:

2/3 cup Gluten-Free Flour*
1/2 tsp Baking Soda
1 tsp Ground Cinnamon
1/4 tsp Salt
3/4 cup Dates, Soaked overnight and drained*
3/4 cup Raisins
1 1/2 cup Gluten-Free Oats
1/2 cup Chopped Nuts*
2 Ripe Bananas or 3/4 cup Pureed Bananas
1 tsp Pure Vanilla Extract
1.5 tbsp Flax-Meal
1/4 cup Hot Water

Directions:

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Combine the dry ingredients in a bowl, less the raisins, and mix together.
Place the flax-meal and hot water in a cup, stir, and set aside to congeal. Drain the soaked dates, place in a food processor and process until a date paste is formed, scraping down the sides as needed. Place in a small bowl.
Take 2 ripe bananas and place in your food processor. Process until completely smooth. Add the banana puree, congealed flax-meal and vanilla to the small bowl with the date paste. Mix together until well combined.
Incorporate the wet into the dry, mix well; breaking up any clumps. Add the raisins and combine. I find using my hands helps a lot here, kneading together.
Drop by rounded tablespoon onto ungreased baking sheets, modify cookie shape to your preference. Bake in preheated oven for 8-10 minutes. Cool on baking sheet for 2 minutes, remove to wire racks. Makes about 2 dozen cookies.

Tips:

A gluten-free baking blend will work here. I personally love this recipe for making our own!
Soak the dates in hot water while you are prepping.
Omit the nuts for a nut-free version.
Line your cookie sheets with parchment paper.
Begin baking with love in your heart and extend that love in each bite!

Best wishes for a beautiful week!
Christa

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Sweet Potato Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

12/26/2014 1 Comment

I hope you all have had a wonderful holiday season so far and are enjoying yourself wherever you may be! My husbands birthday is 2 days before Christmas so I tend to be more focused on his big day than on the holidays. I ensured he was pampered all day long. We enjoyed a beautiful hike together with the most beautiful views. It was very nice to get in nature and work some different muscles that hadn't been used in a while. :)

We started his big day with Sweet Potato Lattes and a Smoothie Bowl!

It was a strawberry, banana, pineapple smoothie infused with beet powder, served with fresh mango and cranberries on top. He said it was better than cake. Success!

We enjoyed "cheese" and crackers on the trails and it was so special, what a treat for vegans. The recipe is featured in my new e-Book that you get upon subscribing!! :)

When I was growing up it was tradition that we'd get whatever our heart desired for our birthdays for dinner and dessert. I asked my husband what he would like and he asked for a vegan omelet! I responded "with home fries and a biscuit with jam?" He smiled and said yes! I knew I was up for a challenge but thankfully Richa with VeganRicha.com came to the rescue. If your an omelet lover like my husband then you must try her incredible recipe, click HERE. It came out PERFECTLY! My husband declared it was the best one I've made yet and raved about how good it was. I HIGHLY recommend her inventive recipe. The home-fries recipe can be found HERE and the gluten-free nice and easy biscuit recipe HERE. The meal can be yours too!!! :) We ended the day with a special cheesecake creation that I'll gladly share soon.

Now, back to the sweet, warm, soft, moist cookies!

Sweet Potato Oatmeal Raisin Cookies that are out of this world, hard to stop at two, unbelievably good cookies!

We shared them with our friends on Christmas Eve and I was asked "YOU made these??" I proudly said yes! Knowing they're gluten-free, vegan, refined-sugar-free and oil-free!!! Healthy cookies that taste like your having a guilty treat but wait - no guilt here!! Only a couple cookies remained when we left and everyone raved about them even asking for the recipe. Fortunately I modified a recipe of mine so I was able to easily share on the spot. So here it is!!

Makes 24 cookies
Ingredients:

2 Cups Almond Meal
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
2 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp nutmeg
1.25 cup sweet potato puree*
1/4 cup mashed banana for oil-free (or olive oil)
1.5 tsp Flax Meal
1/4 cup warm water
3/4 cup dates
1/4 cup warm water
1 tsp vanilla
2 tbsp agave syrup (or use a maple syrup or honey for vegetarian)
2 cups Gluten Free Rolled Oats
2 cups raisins

Directions:

Preheat oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit. Prepare a baking sheet with baking paper or lightly grease.
Create the almond flour by blending raw almonds together until a fine powder is formed (or use a prepared almond flour).
Place almond flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt cinnamon and nutmeg into a large bowl and mix until well combined.
Mix the flax meal and warm water in a small bowl. Mix well to create a vegan egg substitute. Set aside to congeal. For non-vegans an egg could be used here.
Combine the dates and warm water in a food processor, pulse until a chunky paste is formed. In the same container, add the flax mixture, vanilla and agave syrup. Pulse until mixed well.
Incorporate the wet to dry until mixed well. Slowly add in the oats and raisins, folding until well combined.
Take a big spoonful of batter, form into a nice sized ball and press into the shape of a cookie. (Wet hands help here!) Place on the prepared cookie sheet, I have a smaller pan so I filled 8 cookies per pan for 3 total batches. Cook each batch for 20 minutes. Use a spatula and place on a cooling rack or surface to cool and ENJOY! Oh my gosh these are SO great and deserve to be enjoyed by you and as many other people as possible!

*TIP: My favorite way to make sweet potatoes is to peel, cut and steam for about 20-25 minutes until soft and then proceed to blend in the blender or food processor until nice and creamy. Proceed to use or store in the fridge or freezer for future recipes.

To plant based living!
Christa

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