Chocolate Chip Cookies (Vegan, Gluten-Free)
It’s hard to resist a chocolate chip cookie…so don’t!
Just make sure it’s free of junky ingredients and includes easy-to-digest, natural and wholesome alternatives.
These cookies make an allergy-safe school snack, healthy treat for work or a delicious dessert, post-meal.
I’m on a millet kick this week. It’s one of the cheapest grain-like seeds on the market. It provides minerals like magnesium (great for keeping you calm) B vitamins (to keep you happy), fibre (to keep your gut happy) and other antioxidants (for good health overall)
I used millet flakes in this recipe, which you can find at most health food stores.
Now, the most important ingredient in this recipe is CHOCOLATE. I used a combo of half vegan chocolate chips and cacao nibs. Cacao nibs are nature’s chocolate providing a booster of antioxidants, minerals and fibre.
Chocolate Chips Cookies
(vegan, gluten-free)
Makes 16
Ingredients:
1 cup millet flakes
1/2 cup brown rice flour
1/4 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp baking power
1/4 tsp sea salt
1/4 tsp cinnamon
1/4 cup pumpkin seed butter
1/4 cup maple syrup
1/4 cup unsweetened organic apple sauce
2 tbsp organic virgin coconut oil
1/4 cup vegan chocolate chips + cacao nibs
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 350 F
- Mix millet flakes, brown rice flour, sea salt, baking soda, baking powder and cinnamon in a medium bowl
- Mix pumpkin seed butter, maple syrup, apple sauce and coconut oil
- Add wet ingredients to dry and combine
- Add in chocolate chips/cacao nibs and mix throughout
- On a sheet of unbleached parchment paper, dollop 1 tbsp of batter on cookie sheet
- Bake on the middle rack for 15 minutes or until golden brown on the bottom
- Let cool
- Enjoy!
Miranda <3
Can the millet flakes and rice flour be substituted with something else?
You can try quinoa flakes and another GF flour. Feel free to post if you do!