Sweets can be a hard thing to balance. We all get that sugar rush when we seriously need a sweet fix. Whether it be at 11:00 a.m. in morning or 10:00 p.m. at night. However, the problem with sweets is, we don’t always want to have something unhealthy and full of processed sugar.
Although we also can’t ignore this sweet craving. So I guess the question is, “What do we do”?
By scrolling through food blogs and cooking websites I have found some delicious healthier dessert recipes. These recipes are great alternatives from traditional desserts. These are the foods that I like to make when I need something sweet, delicious, but also healthy.
Many Celebrities have jumped on this trend of healthy baking. For instance, Karlie Kloss is an advocate for healthy baking. On her Youtube channel, she takes traditional sweets and makes healthier versions of them. Many of her recipes are dairy-free, gluten-free, and sugar-free.
The two recipes I have below are two of Karlie Kloss’s healthy cookie recipes. Both are vegan, gluten free, dairy free, and have zero added sugar. Oh, and did I mention they are absolutely delicious. So next time you need a sweet fix but don’t want something unhealthy, try making either of these!
Recipes
1. Healthy Chocolate Chip Cookie:
Everyone loves a classic chocolate chip cookie, however, sometimes they can be added with loads of sugar. In this chocolate chip cookie oats, agave, dark chocolate, olive oil, and almonds come together to make an absolutely delectable and scrumptious healthy cookie. You can enjoy this cookie as a sweet dessert or even for breakfast!
Ingredients:
3 1/2 cups almond flour
2 cups gluten-free oats
1/2 tsp kosher salt
1/2 tbsp cornstarch
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 cup slivered almonds
2 tbsp vanilla extract
1/3 cup olive oil
1/2 cup agave
3/4 cup mini chocolate chips
Instructions:
1) Preheat oven to 350
2) In a large mixing bowl, add the flour, oats, cornstarch, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and almonds. Mix and combine all the ingredients well.
3) Then add your vanilla extract, agave, olive oil and chocolate chips to the same mixing bowl. Combine all the ingredients.
4) Next, put the cookie dough onto a clean surface and roll the dough out
5) Then, cut the dough into a cookie shape, you can use a class or a cookie mold.
6) Bake for 10-12 mins at 350.
7) Enjoy!
*Also Here is a link to a video with the cookie recipe! Happy baking!*
https://www.leaf.tv/videos/karlies-kookies/
2. Peanut-Butter Cookie:
This second cookie is delectable with creamy peanut-butter, maple syrup, and vanilla. It is a simple cookie that will for sure satisfy your sweet tooth. A bonus these are also super easy to make. So whenever you need a sweet fix instead of diving into that container of Oreo’s, try making these!
Ingredients:
1 cup peanut butter
1 tsp vanilla extract
½ cup oil (Olive Oil or Coconut Oil)
½ cup maple syrup
½ tsp sea salt
1-½ Teff flour (aka gluten free flour)
Instructions:
1) Preheat oven to 350°F.
2) In a large mixing bowl, combine the teff flour and salt.
3) Then, in a food processor blend the maple syrup, oil, peanut butter, and vanilla
4) Then add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients, and blend well
5) Next, shape your cookie dough into small size cookies, and place the cookies on a cookie sheet
6) Bake your cookies for 13-15 minutes
7) Let cool for about 5 minutes and Enjoy!
*Here is a link to a video of the recipe*
