I KNOW. Recipe titles like ‘secretly healthy vegan cookie dough’ are annoying! I try to be very judicious with making claims like this, but I’m serious this time. These little chocolate chip-laden bites of goodness are whole foods based, health-promoting, and despite all of that they are also delicious. Free of added sugar while totally...
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I KNOW. Recipe titles like ‘secretly healthy vegan cookie dough’ are annoying! I try to be very judicious with making claims like this, but I’m serious this time. These little chocolate chip-laden bites of goodness are whole foods based, health-promoting, and despite all of that they are also delicious. Free of added sugar while totally satisfying your cookie dough craving!
I know that sounds like a strange list of ingredients but hear me out. I fed this chocolate chip cookie dough to 3 different non-vegans and it was very well-received. The walnuts create a rich, deeply-flavored base just like they do in my (cooked) vegan oatmeal raisin cookies. The hemp seeds add a buttery texture, and the toasted flavor from the flaxseeds reminds me of baked cookie edges. The cooked red lentils are just a liiitle bit doughy once blended. Plus, dates have a bit of a brown sugar-esque thing going on. Add a dash of vanilla and some vegan chocolate chips and you’re in serious choco chip cookie territory.
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