Eating healthy and eating to balance your dosha doesn't mean you have to deprive yourself. I discovered this healthy, easy, delicious recipe for no bake oatmeal cookies on Dr. Axe's website and made some changes to make it balancing for my dosha (pitta/kapha).

I swapped honey for maple syrup and decreased the amount of sweetener (overuse of any sweetener can create imbalance). Sunflower butter is used instead of almond butter; sunflower seeds are best for pitta/kapha dosha since they are lighter and drier in quality. My version is nut free so my daughter with a severe nut allergy can enjoy this treat as well. Cinnamon and cardamom are added for flavor and to help with digestion.

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Oatmeal Sunflower Butter No Bake Cookies

Difficulty: Beginner

Servings: 36 mini cookies

Dietary:

D Dairy Free E Egg Free G Gluten Free N Nut Free V Vegan V Vegetarian

Description

Good for pitta and vata doshas; small amounts for kapha dosha.

Ingredients

Servings

• 3 cups organic gluten free regular oats
• 1 cup organic coconut flake
• ¹⁄₂ cup organic virgin coconut butter
• 1 cup organic sunflower butter
• ¹⁄₂ cup organic real maple syrup
• 3 tsp real vanilla extract
• 2 tsp cinnamon
• ¹⁄₂ tsp cardamom
• 3 tsp Himalayan salt (plus a pinch per cookie)

Instructions

1. Place the oats and coconut flake in a large mixing bowl.
2. Place the remaining ingredients in a small sauce pan on low heat on the stovetop.
3. Heat and stir with a whisk just long enough to completely combine, until smooth and creamy. This takes just a couple of minutes.
4. Pour the liquid mixture on top of the dry mixture and stir together until well combined.
5. Place about 1 1/2 Tbs into mini cupcake pans. You will need three 12-cup mini cupcake pans.
6. Place a small pinch of Himalayan salt on top of each cookie.
7. Refrigerate for about 20 minutes and they will be set. Enjoy!