HOW TO: Make Delicious & Healthy Raw Vegan Almond Cranberry Christmas Cookies
Posted By Jill Fehrenbacher On November 29, 2012 @ 10:28 am In food,healthy recipe,how-to,vegan cooking,vegetarian,vegetarianism | 2 Comments
Looking for a holiday cookie recipe [3] that is easy-to-make, healthy and delicious? Look no further! This fabulous almond cranberry cookie recipe is vegan [4], raw, with no added sugar, fat or anything bad — and it is a cinch to make, since it doesn’t require any baking. All you need is a food processor, some dried fruit [5], and nuts [5]. Making quickie raw cookies [6] is a fun project to engage in with kids, and these cookies are so healthy, you won’t worry about how many your kids eat (hint: they will eat a lot). With just pure fruit and nuts as ingredients they pack a mean anti-oxidant [7] punch, as well as adding healthful nut oils to your diet. Best of all, they taste delicious [8] and won’t make you feel sick if you eat too many! Read on for the recipe…
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INGREDIENTS NEEDED
* this recipe makes about 24 cookies, or 2 large plate full of cookies
3 cups medjool dates,pitted
2 cup almonds, process into chunks
1 cup cranberries
1 cup coconut, shredded
2 tablespoons vanilla extract, alcohol free
1 tablespoon almond extract
STEP 1
Get all ingredients together and place them in a food processor / Cuisinart
STEP 2
Chop/blend all of the ingredients in the food processor until the dough begins to stick together
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STEP 3
Remove from food processor and form with your hands into a loaf on a sheet of waxed paper
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STEP 4
Press loaf down onto a sheet of the waxed paper and then roll flat with a rolling pin
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STEP 5
Form dough into balls with your hands, or press into cookie cutters to make shapes.
STEP 6
Place cookies (shapes or balls) onto a waxed-paper covered plate, and then store in the freezer
STEP 7
When you want to eat one, remove from the freezer and let thaw for about 3 minutes
STEP 8
Enjoy!
*These cookies will keep in the freezer or refrigerator for weeks, but in most households (like mine), the cookies will be devoured in a matter of hours. The freezer keeps them firm, sticking-togther and preserved.
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** This is an Ani Phyo recipe [16], originally discovered on Food.com [16] – modified slightly (adding almond extract and grinding up ingredients) for our family tastes
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[3] holiday cookie recipe: http://www.inhabitots.com/vegan-baking-recipes-peteys-almond-cookies/
[4] vegan: http://www.inhabitots.com/omnivore-vegetarian-or-vegan-how-do-you-feed-your-child/
[5] dried fruit: http://www.inhabitots.com/8-healthy-snacks-for-school-beyond-apples/organic-snacks-1/
[6] cookies: http://www.inhabitots.com/how-to-bake-simple-vegan-organic-whole-wheat-oatmeal-cookies/
[7] anti-oxidant: http://www.inhabitots.com/best-natural-vitamins-for-kids/
[8] delicious: http://www.inhabitots.com/how-to-bake-organic-orange-cranberry-cookies/
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[16] Ani Phyo recipe: http://www.food.com/recipe/cranberry-coconut-almond-cookies-no-bake-no-flours-363055#ixzz1gtqSNOo8
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