Oatmeal Sunflower Butter No Bake Cookies
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.
Good for pitta and vata doshas; small amounts for kapha dosha.
- 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)
- 1 Place the oats and coconut flake in a large mixing bowl.
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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!Thank you and if you enjoyed this recipe, I'd love for you to share it with your friends!
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