Foodie Friday: Raw Vegan Gingerbread Men

As Christmas was a few days ago, I thought this Foodie Friday could be dedicated to a festive recipe! My own Raw Gingerbread Men! The cookies that usually appear on the Christmas table are laden with saturated fat, gluten, dairy and loads of refined sugar, but this recipe is 100% healthy and raw. It is also dairy, gluten and refined sugar free.  If you are still feeling the Christmas Cheer in your bones, still aren’t to full from Christmas lunch and love gingerbread… this is the recipe for you!

Raw Vegan Gingerbread Men

Makes approximately 12

Ingredients 

• 2 cups of almond meal (I dehydrate almond pulp and blender that, but you can use store-bought)
• 1/3 cup of organic coconut sugar
• 1/3 cup of coconut nectar (I use loving earth)
• 3 medjool dates
• 1 teaspoon of freshly grated ginger
• ½ teaspoon of ground nutmeg
• ½ teaspoon of ground cinnamon
• ½ teaspoon of ground cloves
• 1 teaspoon of vanilla bean paste
• 1 tablespoon of water
• 2 tablespoons of coconut oil
  

Method

1. Using a food processor, Blend coconut sugar, almond meal, cloves, cinnamon, nutmeg, vanilla bean paste and ginger together.



2. Add coconut nectar, dates, water and coconut oil. Blend until mixed through. (The mixture should have a dough-like texture. If it doesn’t, add more water and/or coconut oil)



3. Roll out the dough between two baking sheets till 1 inch thick. Get out cookie cutters (men, stars, trees, ect.) and cut out the dough in desired shapes.

4. Line a dehydrator with parchment paper, and spread out “cookies” evenly.

5. Place in dehydrator at 40 degrees fahrenheit for 6 hours.

VOILA! Delish and HEALTHY ginger bread men/cookies! Alternatively if you don’t have a dehydrator, you can eat the cookies raw, and/or roll them into balls so you can have “Ginger bread bliss balls”



Enjoy!
Smile always,

Demi

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