Holiday Baking | Vegan & healthy
You don’t intend to destroy all the hard efforts you invested on your health all year long yet can’t resist the holiday sweet treats? Trust me, I know. Is it even Christmas if you’re not surrounded by chocolate, cookies, and gingerbread anyway? I don’t think so either. Don’t worry any longer, I’ve got you covered with healthy and nutritious Christmas treats for you and your loved ones to bake and snack on.
These cookies are healthy, vegan, gluten-free, and quick and easy to make, and taste like a bite of chocolaty heaven.
Ingredients
- 2 cups ground almonds
- 3 tbsp cacao powder
- 3/4 cup sugar (I use coconut sugar)
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 pinch of salt
- 2 flax eggs
Sara, from Gathering Dreams coats the cookies with icing sugar, and it is delicious. But you can coat the cookies with shredded coconut or roughly ground hazelnut for a healthier version.
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These snowballs are gluten-free (pick the oat flour carefully), vegan, raw, refined sugar free, tasty and healthy.
Ingredients
- 1 cup coconut flour
- 1/2 cup oat flour
- 5 tbsp canned full-fat coconut milk
- 5 tbsp agave syrup
- 1 tsp orange zest
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1,5 tsp rum extract
- 1/3 cup chopped almonds
- 1/2 cup shredded coconut
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By Veggiekins
These cookies are vegan, gluten-free (choose the oat flour carefully), oil-free, refined sugar free and yet extra delicious!
Ingredients
- 1 cup oat flour
- 1/3 cup cacao powder
- 1/2 cup tahini
- 1/2 cup maple syrup
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
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By Veggiekins
Hot chocolate inspired cookie? It’s a fight you cannot win, but luckily Remy made up the healthiest version of your dream cookie. Vegan & gluten-free.
Ingredients
- 1 1/4 cups oat flour
- 1/4 cup cacao powder
- 1/2 cup pecan butter
- 1/3 cup maple syrup
- 2 tbsp coconut sugar
- 1 tbsp ground flax seeds
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- pinch of salt
- 1/3 cup mini vegan marshmallows
- 2 tbsp mini vegan chocolate chips
- 1-2 tsp non-dairy milk
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Not as healthy as the ones above, but still not a recipe to feel guilty about after having devoured a little more than you wish you had.
By Vegan Richa
This cake has been my favorite from the day Richa posted it. It is made in no time, is vegan, can easily be made gluten-free, is full of warm spices and the most delightful treat you’ll find.
Ingredients
- 1 cup non dairy milk such as almond or soy
- 1 tsp apple cider vinegar
- 1/3 cup sugar more for sweeter
- 1/4 cup coconut oil
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- a few drops of almond extract
- pinch of turmeric for color optional
- 2 cups of flour
- 1 tbsp cornstarch
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 3 tbsp brown sugar
- 1 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- pinch chai spice
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What are you baking these Holidays honey?
