The holiday season has begun! And with it begins the cooler weather, less hours of light, and at least for me....the craving for hearty and comforting foods. This turns out not to be the worst thing ~ I would be happy eating soup every day - so warm and filling! But holidays also mean sweets. You start seeing all of the pumpkin recipes on Buzzfeed, Pinterest, Facebook, and the ads for Starbucks...pumpkin has taken over! And there's nothing wrong with pumpkin. It is super nutritious and 110% tasty.
So I get pretty excited when I find a pumpkin goodie I can feel good about indulging in. This Pumpkin Spice Cookie recipe, courtesy of Dr. Mark Hyman, is a keeper!
It is filled with nutritious ingredients like...
pumpkin, apple sauce, coconut oil, oat flour, pecans, and almond flour
It's flavored with...
vanilla, cinnamon, and pumpkin pie spice
And the only sweetener is 1 Tablespoon of maple syrup and a handful of raisins or chocolate chips.
Yep, that's right, this recipe is Vegan, Gluten free, AND low sugar!
I made my own oat flour, by blending rolled oats in my magic bullet. This resulted in a more textured and earthy cookie - which I loved (more reminiscent of an oatmeal cookie) ! You could also use the finer store bought oat flour, which would probably make more of a typical cookie texture. If you do it yourself, still try to get it as fine as you can, but its ok if some bits are too big to fit through the sifter.
Despite the small amount of maple syrup in the dough, the sweetness of the mini chocolate chips was the perfect amount for this cookie. They were brought to a party, alongside a loaf of perfect pumpkin bread (white flour, sugar, butter - the works!), and both were enjoyed equally by the party attendees! Now that's a true testament to their deliciousness!
So this fall I hope you will indulge in these delicious pumpkin treats...they'd even be acceptable for breakfast! If you make them, please let me know what you think!
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