Carob & Buckwheat Cookies

Are you carob lover or hater? I know most people are in one camp or the other. I’m definitely a lover! Carob is a great option if you’re currently quite sensitive to caffeine, and looking for more non-chocolate treat options. Carob is also great for supporting blood sugar and cholesterol levels - win win! Give these little cookies a whirl & let me know in the comments how you found them?

Ingredients:

• ¾ cup (170 grams) coconut oil
• ½ cup (150 grams) rapadura sugar 
• ½ cup (150 grams)xylitol
• 2 large eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 cups (240 grams) buckwheat flour
• ⅔ cup (60 grams) carob powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ¼ cups walnuts, to decorate

Instructions:

• Preheat oven to 180° C. Line a sheet pan with baking paper.
• In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment (or thermomix), beat the coconut oil, rapadura sugar and xylitol on medium high speed until light and creamy, about 4 minutes. Add the eggs one at a time, mixing after each. Add the vanilla. In a separate bowl, sift together the buckwheat flour, carob powder, baking soda, and salt. Add to the mixer and mix until just combined. 
• Scoop by the rounded tablespoon onto the prepared sheet pan, and press the cookie balls down flat. Decorate with a couple of walnuts on top of each cookie
• Bake until edges are crisp, about 9 minutes. Let cool on the pan for a few minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
• Repeat with remaining cookie dough.
• Store the cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for several days.

Approved for: Adrenal Diet, Dairy-Free, Gluten-Free

Filipa Bellette is Co-Founder of Chris & Filly Functional Medicine. She is an accredited Clinical Nutritionist & Functional Medicine Practitioner. She is also a Ph.D. thought-leader, award-winning writer, and regularly published as a guest blogger & in the media. Together with her husband Chris Bellette, Filipa has worked with over 2,000+ busy, burnout clients in the last 10+ years, and specialises in producing healthy, balanced, and happy Mums & Dads…or as she calls it, a Power Parent! Filipa’s own passion for producing high-performance Power Parents came from her own personal experience of Mummy Burnout, after having babies and juggling the demands of business, family, and her failing health.