I am super excited about 2015. I believe this will be the best year ever. I have much to share on the blog and will get back into blogging some more this winter; I've been doing a lot of reading, 'personal' work and feel more hopeful and healed and ready to move forward than I have in a long time.
In the meantime, I wanted to share a recipe I used for gift jars this past holiday season. I know it is past December, but this is a good one to hold onto or maybe would be a nice Valentine's gift for someone. Much healthier than a box of chocolates!
I found a recipe for cranberry-pistachio cookies here:
http://www.hungryhealthygirl.com/2014/12/19/mason-jar-gifts-cranberry-pistachio-oatmeal-cookies/
and here:
http://myvega.com/vega-life/recipe-center/mason-jar-gifts-cranberry-pistachio-cookies/
There are actually several listings of this same recipe out there on the web, so I am going to break 'blogger protocol' and put the recipe here.
Cranberry-Pistachio Cookies
Dry Mix:
1/2 C dried cranberries
3 T pistachios, chopped
pinch salt
2 T ground flax
1 1/2 C oats
1/2 C oat flour (I just ground up oats)
1/2 C almond meal
1/2 t baking powder
1/2 t baking soda
Wet Mix:
2 bananas, mashed
1/2 cup nut butter
2 T coconut oil, melted (can sub out oil, applesauce or nut milk works well*)
3 T maple syrup (*I did a few soaked dates and this works too, include soaking water)
5 T water
Drop by spoonful onto parchment paper-lined baking sheet. Bake at 350 for about 15 - 17 mins.
I gave out a lot of these jars this year and I was surprised by the response. One of my gift recipients is a very non-vegan, very high-processed, high-sugar eater and she LOVED the cookies and asked for the dry mix recipe.
(Be sure to include ingredient list for wet mix and instructions with your gift).
I am keeping a batch or two of the dry mix in the frig so I can whip up some cookies quickly (could bake as bars in a baking dish), and I want to experiment with different dried fruit/nut combinations.
The dry mix really does look festive with the red of the cranberries.
Happy, healthy snacking in 2015.
Sue, loving the fresh start of a new year, in frozen Ohio
