This is the perfect weekend for a bit of clean, healthy comfort food. This recipe has no dairy or eggs (vegan) involved, so it's a treat that will also help keep your carbon footprint low!
Trim dairy by equal to two glasses of milk a week if you consume a lot
Estimated CO2 Saving: 13kg per month (150kg per year)
Cattle pollute with their burping (seriously), so reducing your dairy products consumption can help cut CO2. But make sure you are always watching your nutritional requirements too.
Enjoy these delicious healthy treats!
Tripple choc chickpea cookies
- 1 can of chickpeas
- 300 g of oat flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 2 tablespoons ground flax
- 2 tablespoons almond milk
- 3 + 1 tablespoons melted coconut oil
- 2 teaspoons almond essence
- 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
- 150 g cane sugar (or stevia equivalent)
- 100 g raw cacao powder
- 80 g dairy free chocolate chips.
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
Method:
1. Rinse and drain the chickpeas - preheat oven to 175°C. Put chocolate chips aside.
2. Place all the wet ingredients (including chickpeas) and sugar into the blender, mix.
3. Add all the dry ingredients in a bowl, whisk together and then gradually add into food processes or blender.
4. Take mixture out of blender and slowly mix in chocolate chips.
5. Shape them to the size you like, sprinkle with salt and cane sugar and bake for 15 minutes.
6. Take the cookies out and ENJOY!