If you love gingersnaps you'll love this raw version. They are full of flavor, all the ingredients come through in this cookie and they are quite addicting! I'm really loving these no bake raw cookie balls if you haven't noticed....this is my fourth recipe within two weeks....they are so good and easy to make. Plus I love the idea of it being a doughy cookie, it does harden more once refrigerated and turns to be a little less doughy and more of a chewy style cookie. Along with that, I love all the natural ingredients that go into them. All you need is a few to satisfy your craving....and if you have too many, you won't feel guilty!
Ingredients
3/4 cup oats (I used GF)
1/2 cup almonds*
3/4 cup dates, pitted and chopped
2 tablespoons fresh ginger, minced or 1 teaspoon ginger powder
3 tablespoons pure maple syrup or agave
1 tablespoon unsulphured organic molasses, optional**
1 tablespoon unsulphured organic molasses, optional**
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon nutmeg or ground cloves
1/8 teaspoon salt
sesame seeds & cinnamon, for rolling
sesame seeds & cinnamon, for rolling
Combine oats and almonds in food processor, blend until you get a fairly fine consistency, doesn't have to be perfect. Add dates and rest of ingredients, blend until combined and dough like consistency. If for reason you added more oats or nuts/seeds and you feel it is too dry, try adding 1 tablespoon of water at a time to get desired consistency. I move my dough to a medium size bowl, stir again and roll into one inch balls. I rolled mine in sesame seeds and cinnamon. My favorite was the sesame seed! Shredded coconut would be another great option. Keep refrigerated and enjoy within a week or two. Makes apprx. 12 to 14 balls.
* For those with nut allergies, you may substitute the almonds for sunflower seeds or hemp hearts.
** I have seen cases for and against blackstrap molasses as a healthy addition to foods. This is an option, if you choose not to use the molasses you will still have an excellent ginger snap treat. The rest of the ingredients are tasty enough on their own and you won't miss a thing. If you choose not to use it, you may add one more tablespoon of pure maple syrup/agave if you like (I used maple syrup). If using molasses be sure to purchase fair trade/organic unsulphured molasses as it is the healthier option and doesn't contain added chemicals. For more info on the pro's from Whole Food's and for info on the con's from Raw Food Explained.
* For those with nut allergies, you may substitute the almonds for sunflower seeds or hemp hearts.
** I have seen cases for and against blackstrap molasses as a healthy addition to foods. This is an option, if you choose not to use the molasses you will still have an excellent ginger snap treat. The rest of the ingredients are tasty enough on their own and you won't miss a thing. If you choose not to use it, you may add one more tablespoon of pure maple syrup/agave if you like (I used maple syrup). If using molasses be sure to purchase fair trade/organic unsulphured molasses as it is the healthier option and doesn't contain added chemicals. For more info on the pro's from Whole Food's and for info on the con's from Raw Food Explained.
This is my favorite way to roll. I found some nice extra small glass bowls that work perfectly. Or you can use a plate or other small dish such as a cereal bowl. Happy rolling...
Enjoy !
You may also like to try my other healthy raw treats:
Chocolate Pistachio Oatmeal Cookie
Healthy Happy Hempy Cookies
Almond Vanilla Bean Chocolate Chip Bites
Coconut Lemon Bombs
Raw Coconut Brownie Bites
Cinnamon Cranberry Truffles
You may also like to try my other healthy raw treats:
Chocolate Pistachio Oatmeal Cookie
Healthy Happy Hempy Cookies
Almond Vanilla Bean Chocolate Chip Bites
Coconut Lemon Bombs
Raw Coconut Brownie Bites
Cinnamon Cranberry Truffles
Some of my favorite raw dessert blogs:
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They look great, but for those of us dieting and "being healthy" what is the nutrient content? Cant' wait to try them.
ReplyDelete^^^^^^^ id just add the calories by what brands you use in the recipe. that way u can make them as healthful and low calorie as you'd like.
ReplyDeleteThank you Amy for your suggestion. :) I've been meaning to do the nutrition part as well but haven't got around to that yet. Amy's advice is perfect and will make it more individual to the products you use. These are wholesome ingredients....much better ingredients than butters, refined sugars and other processed items that usually go into these kinds of sweets. Hopefully soon I will have the nutrition data to include in most of my recipes. I hope everyone who gets a chance to eat them enjoys them...they are everything a ginger snap should be, without the crunchy snap they were named for. :) I'll consider the 'snap' the snappiness of the ingredients. Thank you both for your comments. :)
ReplyDeleteI'm going to make some this week, they look delicious! I'm going to share your Blog with my clients on my Facebook page. I was glad I found you a few days ago!
ReplyDeletewe have nut allergies in the family , what can we substitute with instead of nuts in these recipes please ?
ReplyDeleteThank you Socal FitandFabulous ! I'm glad we have connected too in this internet world, hope to inspire something within your clients. Enjoy these treats and have a lovely rest of the weekend. ♥
ReplyDeleteI would suggest for anyone with nut allergies to replace the nuts with seeds such as sunflower or hulled hemp seeds. Using the same amount should be fine. Or you can use extra oats and dates and not use any nuts at all. Let me know how that works for you. I may try that too without any nuts. Enjoy experimenting, this is really an easy recipe, you can play with the ingredients and almost always come up with something great, even with making seemingly big changes. It's 99% foolproof. Have fun :)
thankyou for the suggestions , though we too have found sunflower seeds and oil to be problematic , being high in salicylates .will try it out and let you know how we go , :)
Deletethankyou for this recipe , though we have nut allergies in our household and unfortunately suffer the same reaction withy sunflower seeds and oil :{ so will be trying it with extra oats and dates .
ReplyDeleteI think extra oats and dates will be just great. Let me know how yours goes...I may try that myself as I would like to have a treat that is very low fat, the extra dates/oats is the way to go. :)
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ReplyDeleteFor 12 balls, it's 118 calories each.
ReplyDeleteGreat ! Thank you :)
DeleteI really want to try these, but I'm just wondering if I can sub ground ginger or crystallized? I don't have any fresh ginger on hand right now.
ReplyDeleteYes, dried or crystallized will work fine too. You can use 1/4 tsp. of ground ginger for 1 tbsp. of fresh, if you love ginger maybe add a tad bit more ginger powder. For the crystallized, I have not used that yet but I would think to use the same amount as in the recipe. To make refined sugar free you may want to rinse the sugar from the crystallized ginger. Let me know how it turns out. I think it will be delicious. I'm craving some right now. :)
DeleteHi there! I am new to the raw world and through my research, I thoughts oats were steamed and therefore, not raw? I would love to have this cleared up if you have answers for me ~ thanks :)
ReplyDeleteHi Jenna! Great question....Yes, you are correct that most oats sold in stores have gone through a steaming process, rolled oats are usually the ones. You can find raw oats online or maybe at health food stores. I'm not 100% raw vegan so I don't mind the steam process so much in my oats. Also, I guess it would depend on what your definition of raw is here too...these are unbaked and considered raw in that respect.
DeleteIf you notice I do add oats to most of my raw truffles, that is to off set the nut ratio...I find eating too many nuts in these desserts has had it's effect on me personally so I incorporate the oats to create less fat and easier digestion.
Hope that answers your question and thank you for asking! Please feel free to always ask me anything. And if your a raw foodist, I hope you find what your looking for and can try these ginger snaps, they're really good! :)
I've made these, they are delicious. Very healthy & yes the ginger packs a perfect playful punch.
ReplyDeleteThank you for taking the time to share your thoughts! Cheers to winning combinations....healthy and delicious is the best combo!! :)
DeleteHi and thank you for this recipe. I can't have oats any replacement for that?
ReplyDeletegaby
You could try subbing in more almonds or cashews in place to the oats. The main reason I use oats is to lessen the amount of nuts used, making them a little lower in calories and fat. But the extra nuts should work just as well too. Would love to hear how it worked out for you and what you decided to use in place of the oats.
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