Chocolate Power Cookies

Finally, after a long time , I had some spare time to pursue another little 'hobby' of mien: baking. 

Since I was little I always helped my mum when she was baking. Okay, I have to admit that most of the time it was because I always could have some dough afterwards hehe. But I always loved to help her bake and when I grew older I started baking for my family, and for my friends once in a while. 

I know that I am not the best baker in the world, but still I always get compliments for my cakes and cookies. Well, that's mostly when I have baked something, let's say, not so healthy haha. Because now that I changed to the healthy side of life, I usually bake more healthy stuff. And that's when people start criticizing because they compare the unhealthy version's taste with the healthy one, which doesn't turn out all right every time. However, if it doesn't taste good, it's not my fault , it's the recipe's fault... 

Enough talk now. This time I made some Chocolate Power Cookies, that work well as a pre.workout snack or as a mid-day snack when you feel hungry and the need to eat something sweeter or chocolatey.

Ingredients

Feel free to add some spices if you want a stronger taste

Form little balls with a spoon

If you have a stamp, you can make cookie-thalers

et voilà

Ingredients: 

1. 3 bananas
2. 2 cups shredded oats, or oatmeal (the caster it is, the better)
3. 1 tbsp. baking cocoa (make sure it has a high percentage of cocoa)
4. 2 tbsp. organic peanutbutter (preferably 100% without too much added salt)

Directions:

• Cut your bananas into smaller pieces and put them in the microwave for 1min at 800w. (This will make the bananas a little milder which will bring out a smoother dough)
• Add all the ingredients into a bowl and blend everything until smooth
• Blob little dough balls on your baking tray
• Bake them for about 15 min at 175°c until they get a golden/brown color
• Et voilà. 

I know I am a little too early stamping them with a 'Merry Christmas' , but I am so looking forward to december that I couldn't resist trying out my new baking-stamp. 

Avocado Cookies

Hello people!

How are you? How has your weekend been?

I was just sitting at home, recovering from my first preparation week haha, and suddenly came up with the idea of baking something healthy but delicious again. But as it was already sunday afternoon, and while on sunday everything is closed, (grrr) , I had to wait until yesterday to get the things I need.

But still, I had no idea what I should create for you. So during my grocery shopping, I was going through the fruit and veggie department and then I had a brainwave! I want to bake avocado cookies!

So I picked an avocado, thought about what I could add to get healthy cookies and went straight home to get started. Of course I paid my food haha. So here is the recipe:

What you need:

• 1/2 cup whole wheat flour
• 1/2 cup oat flour 
• 1 avocado
• 1 egg
• 1tbsp rapeseed-oil (coconut oil goes as well as it's very neutral in its taste)
• 1/4 cup stevia, or only some drops if you have liquid stevia
• 2tbsp. brown sugar
• 1tbsp vanilla powder
• 1tbsp baking soda
• 1/2 tbsp baking powder
• 1 pinch of salt 
• dark chocolate chips

Directions:

1. Cut open your avocado and take out the pip
2. Spoon out the avocado stuff and put it in bowl
3. Mash your avocado until slightly smooth with a fork
4. Add your oil, egg, brown sugar, stevia & vanilla powder and mix it up
5. Combine flours, baking soda, baking powder & salt
6. Next, mix dry & wet ingredients 
7. Stir in some of the chocolate chips ( as many as you want )
8. Put the dough in the fridge for about 1 hour
9. After 45 min, preheat oven already to 180°c.
10. After that, take out your dough & form your cookies. I spooned it out with a normal soup-spoon and shape little dough balls. 
11. Place on non-sticking baking paper and press slightly until they get a cookie shape. 
12. Bake for 8-10 minutes, until they get a light-brown color. 
13. Et voilà!

your ingredients 

 

mashed avocado 

 

Form little dough-balls

Press slightly to get the cookie-shape

 

 

don't mind the color, they are a bit green-ish because of the avocado