Yoga in the form of a cookie.
A soothing blend of sunflower seed butter, buckwheat, and dark chocolate chunks.
Grounding for the mind, balancing for the body, and uplifting for the spirit—the whole process from making these cookies to eating them is a beautiful ritual.
Sunflower seeds are healing, anti-inflammatory, and full of incredible vitamins and minerals (like zinc, folate, fiber, fat, magnesium, antioxidants, and protein). The butter (and milk) from these seeds always leave me feeling positive, light, and calm.
Today I present to you: yoga in the form of a cookie. Because sometimes I don’t have it in me to get myself on a mat, but I still want to feel zen.
RECIPE
1/2 cup organic sunflower seed butter
1/4 cup organic coconut oil
1/4 pure organic maple syrup
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 organic egg
1 cup flour (I mixed half all-purpose flour + half buckwheat flour)
1/4 cup protein powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp sea salt
1/2 cup pure dark chocolate chunks
Mix wet ingredients together—best when everything is at room temperature (coconut oil cannot be solid).
Sift dry ingredients together and then add the chocolate chunks.
Combine wet and dry (fyi: it is extremely sticky at this point).
Form the sticky mess into 16 balls and place these in the freezer for one hour (or overnight). No, this step cannot be skipped!
Put frozen balls on parchment paper and directly in the oven—bake at 350 degrees for 12-15 mins.
Let cool 10 mins before eating. These also freeze well for future snacking!
Disclaimer: Scott did not enjoy the texture of these cookies as they were “too healthy”. I however, cannot get enough.
Buon appetito!
My kind of cookie!