Ever get on one of those health kicks when you go to the health food store and buy all those "good for you" products like chia seeds, flax seeds, almond butter, coconut flour and such. Then they sit in your food pantry because you don't know what the heck to do with them? Well, here's a recipe that incorporates some of those health foods into a tasty cookie. Soon you'll be restocking those items because you actually know how to use them. I call these little yummers "The Good Earth Cookie".
1 tbs flax seeds
1 tbs chia seeds
1/2 cup nonfat Greek yogurt (I like Fage 0%)
1/2 large avocado
2 tbs coconut flour
2 tbs almond butter
1 whole egg
1/4 cup local honey (see below*)
2 tbs cocoa
1 scoop protein powder of choice
Directions: Mash avocado well. Mix in all ingredients. Bake at 375F for 10 minutes on Pam sprayed cookie sheet.
*I recently was educated on the benefits of using local honey in cooking. My Italian friends suggested I use local honey in Italy because it helps with allergies. They explained that the bees pollinate the plants that I'm allergic to and that when you consume the local honey it's like getting little allergy immunizations! Plus you get the added benefit of supporting local farmers!
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