It's over 100 degrees today and humid here in So Cal. I'm so glad to be doing these raw cookies today because I sure don't want to turn on the oven, stove or use a griddle in this heat. It's salads, these cookies and water today. Keeping with this raw cookie mood I'm in, I'm doing another one using hemp hearts. They are a superfood ! I ♥ hemp seeds...they are soft and oh so good. Even my twelve year old daughter will grab a bowl and eat them by the fingersful.
Hemp seeds are a great source of omega 3 & 6 and are a high quality complete protein. Four tablespoons, or 1/4 cup, of hemp seeds contain 11 grams of protein, and they're also a good source of fiber at 2.5 grams per quarter cup. This is great for vegans especially, adding hemp seeds to your lifestyle will ensure your packing in some goodness here and there. They also contain high concentrations of vitamins and minerals such as iron, vitamin E, thiamine, riboflavin, folic acid, and many other micro-nutrients that your body needs. Sprinkle them on salads, quinoa dishes or almost any main dish, cereals, use in cookies, breads, smoothies, or eaten as is. I always keep the bag I'm using in the fridge. Here is a great article on hemp seeds if your interested on learning just how good they are,
'Hemp Seeds: The Most Nutritionally Complete Food Source In The World'.
Here's the last paragraph in part 2 of the above article...
'Plants have created the perfect container to safely store the EFAs and protect them from light and oxygen damage. It is the seed. And as long as we get our essential fatty acids by eating whole seeds the lifeforce within us is charged with vitality. Hemp Seeds contain the perfect balance of the essential fatty acids required by the human body. Hemp seed oil is indeed the oil of life.'
Here's the last paragraph in part 2 of the above article...
'Plants have created the perfect container to safely store the EFAs and protect them from light and oxygen damage. It is the seed. And as long as we get our essential fatty acids by eating whole seeds the lifeforce within us is charged with vitality. Hemp Seeds contain the perfect balance of the essential fatty acids required by the human body. Hemp seed oil is indeed the oil of life.'
Get your healthy, happy hempy on !
So without further ado, let's make some hempy cookies...
Ingredients
1 cup oats (I used GF)
1/2 cup hemp hearts
5 dates, pitted and chopped
1 tablespoon coconut oil
3 tablespoons agave or maple syrup
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon, optional
pinch of salt
1/4 cup water, as needed
Place all ingredients in food processor, except for the water, and blend until combined. Use the water one tablespoon at time if needed. I used 1 tablespoon but I may have been safe with not using any at all, use at your discretion. Don't worry if it's seems a little too sticky, it will become a bit stiffer once refrigerated. And if it's a little sticky it will help when you roll the balls in a coating. If way too wet try adding a pinch or two of oats. The dryer they are the more they will be a stiffer but chewy cookie, the moister they are they will be more like cookie dough...both ways are good. :)
Next, roll bits of dough into one inch balls. I got 10 out of this batch, plus the little taste testing I was doing. You can roll them in a variety of ingredients. I rolled some in hemp seeds, coconut, cinnamon, raw cacao powder, and topped a few with dark cocoa chips and raisins. I wanted to experiment with different coatings. If rolling in powders be sure to gently lift and drop your coated balls a few times an inch or two above a hard surface to let any excess powder fall off. When eating, if you inhale too much powder, you may be in for a surprise....so be sure to take that step.
Store in the fridge and eat within a couple weeks or so, or you can also freeze them and they will last even longer. Don't worry about getting all the ingredients exact. If you add/subtract something they will still be great. You almost always can't go wrong with these.
These are great for special occasions and can be made well in advance to keep life a little simpler. Simple...Ahhh...
They were fantastic...this was a nice mellow flavored cookie compared to my last, Chocolate, Pistachio, Oatmeal Cookie which is a bit more intensely flavored and chunky . These tasted well on their own and also paired superbly with all the different coatings making for lots of fun flavor variations. It's a good basic recipe. I can't say that I have a favorite coating, they were all very good!
Enjoy !
You may also like these other raw treats...
Chocolate Pistachio Oatmeal
Almond Vanilla Bean Chocolate Chip Bites
Raw Ginger Snaps
Coconut Lemon Bombs
Raw Coconut Brownie Bites
Cinnamon Cranberry Truffles
Adapted from this recipe from Rawified
Some of my favorite raw dessert blogs:
♥ Rawified
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