12 Steps to Whole Foods

Creating Delicious Whole-Food Treats
Ginger Cookies (Gingerbread) (1)
These are a great treat at Christmastime, and molasses is high in B vitamins and iron.
¾ C coconut oil
C agave (raw, organic)
½ C molasses
2 eggs (organic, free-range)
3½ C finely ground whole-wheat flour (soft white wheat is best)
1½ tsp. soda
½ tsp. sea salt
2 tsp. cinnamon
2 tsp. ground cloves
3 tsp. ginger
1 tsp. nutmeg
optional: freshly grated ginger root, to taste
Preheat oven to 375°. Cream together the coconut oil and sweeteners, then add the egg and mix well. Add all
the dry ingredients and mix well. Roll into walnut-sized balls and bake for 6 min.
No-Cook Chocolate Chia Crispies (2)
This will satisfy a craving for something chocolaty and crunchy, for those who like candy bars. Great nutrition
with five excellent raw ingredients: almonds, coconut oil, honey, chocolate, and chia seeds!
IMPORTANT! Drink water with these, as chia absorbs up to 10 times its own weight in liquid.
1 C almond butter* (or organic peanut butter)
C raw honey (raw)
¼ C chia seeds
¼ C raw cacao powder (or unsweetened cocoa, which is less nutritious)
C coconut oil
1 Tbsp. vanilla
¼ tsp. sea salt
6 C crisped brown rice (in a cereal box at the health food store)
* You can purchase almond butter at a health food store or you can, more inexpensively, put raw or roasted
almonds through a Champion Juicer with the blank plate on. I like to use “live” raw almonds that have been
soaked for 8-12 hours.
Cream together all the wet ingredients in large bowl by hand. Add the chia seeds, cacao, and salt and then
blend well. Add the crisped rice and stir until evenly mixed. Chill the dough for 1-2 hours, then form into balls
and refrigerate until serving.
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