Gluten-Free Almond Hemp Breakfast Cookies

I love making breakfast cookies for the kids! They’re so easy and make the best leftovers, perfect for mornings I’m in a hurry or don’t feel like cooking. Plus they’re perfect traveling! I usually make these Healthy Breakfast Cookies but my kids are sick of them. Time for something new! 

These are a perfect way to use your leftover almond pulp! These “cookies” aren’t super sweet like traditional cookies but they are delicious and filling! They are fragile yet dense, probably because of the almond pulp. Both of my kids love these! I wasn’t sure at first but found myself eating a few today! 

After baking them I stored them in the fridge, reheated them in the toaster oven the next day. I saved a bit of the “dough” to spread on sprouted muffins for the kids.

Gluten-Free Almond Hemp Breakfast Cookies

Gluten-Free Almond Hemp Breakfast Cookies

Cash loves them!!!

Cash loves them!!!

Feel free to cut this recipe in half if you don’t have that much pulp. I always make a double batch of almond milk so I have a ton of pulp leftover. I will continue to make these cookies and experiment with different additions! 

Gluten-Free Almond Hemp Breakfast Cookies

Ingredients:

* 2 cups almond pulp (I’ll be testing a recipe using almond flour for those of you who don’t make your own almond milk!) 

* 4 Tbsp almond butter

* 4 Tbsp hemp seeds (optional if you don’t have any)

* 1 medium banana

* 6-8 medjool dates, pitted and chopped 

* 1/2 – 1 tsp ground cinnamon or pumpkin pie spice 

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350

2. Add all the ingredients into your food processor using your S blade

3. Pulse/blend until it reaches a doughy consistency

4. Scoop out using an ice cream scooper (or a spoon) and portion onto parchment lined baking sheet 

5. Flatten and shape cookies (I flatten and round mine!)

6. Bake for 25-30 minutes or until lightly brown. Let cool on the pan for 10-15 minutes before removing 

Add all ingredients into food processor

Add all ingredients into food processor

Pulse/blend until it reaches a dough-like consistency

Pulse/blend until it reaches a dough-like consistency

Scoop onto parchment lined baking sheet

Scoop onto parchment lined baking sheet

Shape and flatten

Shape and flatten

I like bigger cookies!

I like bigger cookies!

Bake for 25-30 mins or until lightly brown. Let cool on tray for 10-15 minutes before removing

Bake for 25-30 mins or until lightly brown. Let cool on tray for 10-15 minutes before removing

Gluten-Free Almond Hemp Breakfast Cookies

Crock Pot Kheer (Rice Pudding)

This is a healthy version of rice pudding using unsweetened coconut milk and Stevia to sweeten it. You can use brown rice or basmati – I use long grain brown. This recipe is from Healthy Slow Cooking. This is definitely toddler approved!

Brown Rice Pudding

Vegan Slow Cooker Kheer
soy-free gluten-free
serves 8

  • 1 cup long grain brown rice
  • 6 cups nondairy milk (I used So Delicious Unsweetened Coconut milk)
  • 1/2 cup golden raisins
  • 1/2 cup slivered or chopped almonds (pistachios and/or cashews work great too)
  • 1 teaspoon cardamom
  • sweetener to taste – I used about 1/8 tsp Stevia – you can use agave, regular sugar, brown rice syrup, etc.

Place all the ingredients except for your sweetener of choice into a 3 1/2  to 4 quart slow cooker. (Double the recipe if you have a larger slow cooker.)

Cook on low for 4 to 5 hours or on high for about 2 1/2 hours. The size of your slow cooker and how hot it runs will change the exact cooking time. Add sweetener and stir in. Then taste and add extra sweetener if you feel that you need it. (If you are using stevia I would recommend adding 1/8 teaspoon at a time. Just a little too much and it becomes bitter.)

The pudding will still be a little loose in the slow cooker. But it will thicken in the fridge. Serve it cold topped with extra raisins and nuts. You could even go crazy and add some fresh berries too!

Everyone in the slow cooker! 😉

About done...

It will set as it cools

Yummy!

10-Minute Energizing Oatmeal

I make this oatmeal often because it’s quick, healthy and filling… great for toddlers with tons of energy or Moms who may not have enough! I served this with a little Kal Brand Stevia, Almond Milk and diced persimmons from my CSA delivery (Abundant Harvest Organics)… delicious!

This is all you need to make this recipe:

Prep and Cook Time: 10 minutesIngredients:

  • 1 cup old-fashioned rolled oats
  • 2 cups water
  • 1/2 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/4 cup raisins
  • 1/4 sliced almonds, walnuts or raw pumpkin seeds (any nuts you like!)
  • 1 cup soymilk or almond milk

Directions:

  1. Bring the water to a boil in a saucepan, then turn the heat to low and add the oats.
  2. Cook for about 5 minutes, stirring regularly so that the oatmeal will not clump together. Add cinnamon, raisins and almonds, stir, cover the pan and turn off heat. Let sit for 5 minutes. Serve with fruit, milk and sweetener, if desired.

Serves 2

Definitely toddler approved!