Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Chocolate Quinoa Cookies

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Chocolate Quinoa Cookies

By: Joy McCarthy Holistic Nutritionist   I just posted this foodgasmic cookie recipe on my own website, so I thought I would share the delicious love here too! This ...

 Chocolate Quinoa Cookies

    Ingredients:
    • 1 cup cooked quinoa (Note: 1/2 cup dry quinoa makes a little over a cup of cooked.)
    • 1 cup uncooked quinoa flakes
    • 1 cup unsweetened unsulfured shredded coconut
    • 4 large bananas, mashed
    • ½ cup coconut sugar
    • 1 cup dark organic unsweetened chocolate chips
    • 1.5 tbsp organic raw cacao
    • 1 tsp pure vanilla extract

    Method:

    Preheat oven to 375F.

    In a large mixing bowl, mash bananas with a fork and add vanilla and coconut sugar.

    Add cooked quinoa, quinoa flakes, shredded coconut and raw cacao.

    Mix well until combined.

    Stir in chocolate chips.

    Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and drop batter onto cookie sheet.

    Bake for 20 minutes. Remove from oven and let cool.

    Makes 24 cookies.

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    By Joy McCarthy Holistic Nutritionist

    http://www.joyoushealth.ca/holistic-recipes/

    http://www.889yoga.com/index.php