Walk me into any health food store and the cookie I’m going for is nutty, fruity and filling. I have always loved the combination of juicy raisons in a hearty treat, not only does it satisfy a sweet craving but it’s textured and nutritious. The problem is most of the oatmeal cookies we find in organic stores or typical ‘healthy’ lunch spots such as Pret A Manger or EAT may appear as a good healthy choice when in fact they aren’t all as they seem!

The worst culprit is of course refined sugar but for the treats that don’t even contain that – it doesn’t always mean it’s an all dancing, all singing cookie that will accelerate you to a clean-eating lifestyle! That’s because instead of refined sugar, they use our natural sweeteners like honey or syrups. We all know these are a great substitute and for anyone who has been following my recipes for a while, you will know I use them frequently, and in these cookies too. But there’s a key difference and it’s something to just watch out for … very simply; a treat doesn’t become so guilt-free or healthy when you’re consuming 20 Tbs of honey, albeit natural, in one small cookie!

It’s one of the things I really concentrate on when creating my recipes, it’s very easy to sweeten up deserts and make them taste like the ”˜real thing’ when a years supply of coconut oil and dates are poured into it! It’s not as easy to create something that tastes sweet and delicious but frankly isn’t going to spike your blood sugar, rocket your calorie intake and cause fat increase. It’s all about living guilt-free and you do that by balance. You’ll see in this recipe there is just 1 Tbs of honey used for the whole batch of cookies ”“ your body can absorb and digest that very easily without causing a negative affect. And on top of that, they are absolutely delicious and moreish!

So I introduce to you my nutty oatmeal raison cookies! Four different varieties of nuts go into the cookies giving you a huge array of minerals, vitamins, essential fats and protein that feed your body with everything it loves! The nut content keeps you feeling full and satisfied, steering us away from unhealthy temptation! The combination of the nuttiness with the naturally sweet raisons is just heavenly and make for the perfect little snack on-the-go! They’ll keep in the fridge for about 5 days so feel free to make up a couple batches depending on the occasion. OR if you’re anything like my house, they’ll be out with your partner the next day being handed round the office so make sure you bake extra to hide! Men seem to love a guilt-free snack just as much as the next person.

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Nutty Oatmeal Raison Cookies

 

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Prep time

5 mins

Cook time

20 mins

Total time

25 mins

 

Nutty Oatmeal Raison Cookies

Author: Lean Living Girl

Serves: 10

Ingredients

• 1 cup rolled oats
• ¼ cup rasions
• ¼ cup almonds
• ¼ cup pecans
• 1 tbs sunflower
• 2 tbs pumpkin seeds
• 1 tbs honey
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1 ripe banana

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 180℃
2. In a blender, whiz together the almonds and pecans until almost fine and place in a bowl.
3. Repeat with oats, sunflower and pumpkin seeds but only for a few seconds to chop up the ingredients rather than turn into a flour like consistency - add to the bowl.
4. Add the remaining ingredients except the banana and mix together.
5. Blend the banana until creamy and smooth and add to the bowl, making sure all the ingredients are coated.
6. Spoon the mixture onto a lined baking tray in a circle shape.
7. Bake for 20 minutes then remove from the oven and top with a raison on each cookie to decorate.
8. Leave to cool for 10 minutes and eat!

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