I was going to write “cookies” and leave it at that. Seriously, do we need any more words? Cookies have played a large part in many people’s lives. I recently asked some friends what their favorite cookie memory was. The stories that came back were great. Everyone had a very vivid memory involving cookies and family. My favorite story involved a little boy that decided to run away from home. His sister and mother started baking cookies. He didn’t make it past the porch before the smell hit him and his adventure was averted.
We have a deep psychological connection to certain foods. Those foods are usually the most difficult to eliminate as we are on our journey to better health. So how do we deal with those cravings?
Eating a raw food diet doesn’t mean having to give up the foods that we love. With a little creativity and know how, recipes can be converted and cravings fulfilled in a much healthier way! These wonderful cookies are made from almond flour. (Ground up almonds) with a little cacao and wonderful healthy walnuts. A great recipe to add to your raw food collection. Enjoy!
Cacao Walnut Cookies
- 2 C Almond Flour
- 1/2 C Ground Flax
- 1/2 C Cacao Powder
- 1/3 C Olive Oil
- 1/3 C Water
- 1/3 C Agave
- 1 T Vanilla
- 1 C Chopped Walnuts
Mix almond flour and flax and cacao powder. Stir in oil, water, agave and vanilla. When it is well mixed, stir in chopped walnuts. Form in to balls, press flat with palms and place on dehydrator screens. Dehydrate 1 hour at 145, then reduce to 116 and dehydrate for at least 5 hours or until desired dryness is achieved.
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I just made those and blogged about em yesterday….great minds think alike!
You are amazing truly
I wrote this recipe a while back…just waiting for the right time to put it up. Yours look tasty too! I choose to use cacao instead of coco because it is raw. Same with the agave vs Maple Syrup!
Wow, these look fantastic! Those are the perfect answer to chocolate cravings!
Delicious! I love cookies and raw ones even more!!!! Thanks for sharing the recipe. I will have to give it a try and let you know how I do.
Yummo! Those cookies looks divine!!! I can’t wait to try them! Thanks for sharing…
I think they look delic! Like brownie cookies… Where’s my almond milk?? hehe
Susan–I am new to raw (2 months now!) and have been following your blog for at least a month or so as soon as I found it. Your recipes are really just what I’ve been looking for. I’ve tried some recipes online and in one book I bought to get me started, and some have been just awful, leaving me disappointed and discouraged. But I have not given up and once I found your site, I knew I’d hit paydirt!
I just made the dough for these cookies, and could barely keep from nibbling on it. I don’t have a dehydrator, but I have a convection oven with a 100-degree bread proofing temperature and I’m just starting to experiment with using that as a dehydrator. I tried it with kale chips and it worked great. Anyway, thanks so much for your creative recipes that are also delicious. Can’t wait to try these cookies once they’re done!
do i need the olive oil? can i do without it?
You will need some kind of fat for texture and moisture.
Doesn’t the oil get in the way of dehydration? how does the moisture escape the things that are coated with oil? I noticed some items I made with coconut butter/oil and they didn’t harden after 2 days of dehydration at 118%? ! Love you recipes.
Greg
First of all, they are not “coated” in oil.
They dehydrate just fine in the time specified. When I create a recipe, I make it to work. Which recipes didn’t work for you, and how hard are you trying to get them? I like to try to recreate a texture that has a “crumb” thus some moisture.