Cookies & milk
When it gets cold or I’m feeling a bit down, I like having some raw nut/seed milk with raw chocolate cookies.
This is a hazelnut milk with a dash of cinnamon and nutmeg that oozes comfort.
I love the taste of dried cherries with chocolate but I really wanted the cookies to have a fudgey simple chocolate flavour.
In a food processor (makes 12 small cookies):
1/2 cup soaked walnuts
1/2 cup soaked sunflower seeds
3 tbs unsweetened cocoa powder
12 dates
1 tsp vanilla essence
Dried cherries as topping
I moulded the paste into small flat cookie shapes and stuck a dried cherry in the centre.
Tip: freeze your raw cookies to make them hard like the real thing. But if you prefer them softer, stick them in the fridge. In summer I prefer them much colder and when frozen, the batter becomes like fudge with a hard cookie shell, but in winter, I like pillowy textures so I prefer them as a melt-in-your-mouth type of cookie.
Hi Yu Ming
I was just wondering whether the Vitamix blender would do a good job of making cookies. I haven’t gotten a food processor yet but was contemplating of getting one. What’s your recommendation?
Hmm….I’ve not used a Vitamix before so I can’t confirm that. Though I think a Cuisinart food processor tackles raw desserts very well. A blender may not give the same effect, whether or not it’s a powerful one or not.
Thanks loads..I think I would get a food processor. I realise many recipes do call for the use of one. Should get one to complete my kitchen. Thanks for your advice.