Inside Scoop: These Spicy, sweet vegan ginger molasses cookies are the perfect holiday treat.
This recipe was submitted by Yvette Styner, Founder of MipstickYvette, Certified Holistic Nutrition Consultant, Certified Coach, Fitness Trainer, and Sports Nutrition teacher.
Who’s getting holiday ready, and vamping up their recipe repertoire?
We have a lot to think about over the holidays. From presents, to decorating, to hosting, to cooking… and on top of everything we need to do, keeping it somewhat healthy is always lingering in the back of our minds.
What should I cook that’s going to make me feel less bloated? What can I bring to the party that I can eat, that tastes amazing, yet doesn’t include all the ingredients that I’m trying to avoid?
Eating during the holidays when you’re trying to healthify your life, can definitely be confusing.
KEEP IT SIMPLE WITH THESE VEGAN GINGER MOLASSES COOKIES
We totally advocate enjoying yourself! Which means, really, just eat what you want to eat. No avoiding, but totally embracing and trying to find balance between it all.
If you like stuffing, go for it! If you want a piece of pie (that contains white flour or white sugar), have it! But try to also have a ton of veggies, some healthy protein, and instead of making your entire plate carbs or starch, go half of it with the good stuff.
No one single food is going to make you gain weight! And when you look at food as something to avoid, that food becomes negative, and you remain stuck in that diet mindset.
While these are just some of our tips for healthy eating, you can find some more simple and delicious recipes that don’t compromised on taste by downloading our 5 Ingredient Cookbook below:
Take these Vegan Ginger Molasses Cookies, for example.
Holy moly! These cookies are AMAZING!
They require all of 10 minutes to prep, 10 minutes to cook, and they are spicy, sweet, healthy, high in fiber, healthy fats and they’re completely vegan. They’re also something you can TOTALLY bring to the party, and everyone will be none the wiser.
So, for building your recipe database, especially your healthy holiday dessert or cookie database… these vegan ginger molasses cookies are a win!
Thanks to Mipstick Yvette for passing on this delicious recipe for a classic holidays vegan ginger molasses cookie, done healthier, these are going to be a constant for us over the next cooler months.
Whip up an easy batch of these, and let us know what you think in the comments below. And if you’re looking for other healthy and simple sweet treats to add to your holiday prepping, check out these No Bake, Chewy Peanut Butter Chocolate Coconut Cookies.
Don’t forget to download your 5 Ingredient Cookbook here:
Vegan Gluten-Free Ginger Molasses Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 cup almond flour
- 3 Tbsp black strap molasses
- 3 Tbsp coconut oil
- 2 tsps cinnamon
- 2 tsps ginger ground
- 1/4 tsp nutmeg ground
- 1/2 tsp cloves ground
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1 1/2 tsps vanilla extract
- 1/4 tsp sea salt
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350 F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Combine almond flour, spices, baking soda and baking powder into a bowl.
- In another bowl, mix melted coconut oil, molasses and vanilla until well combined.
- Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients and mix well.
- Roll into balls, each with about a Tbsp of batter.
- Add a little more almond flour if mixture is too moist, or a little water if mixture is too dry. Flatten lightly with fork.
- Bake for 9-10 minutes, let cool without touching for 10-15 minutes (if you can wait that long to dig in!)
Recipe Notes
*Make sure you wait until these are completely cool (we know, we know). Since they are vegan they need a minute to harden, but when they are cool they become just like ginger snaps.
Yvette Styner
You know, these are just the perfect cookies, all the flavors are there, and in my family everybody has their own different diets, between vegans, others with celiac disease, and the one´s that can just eat anything, with these cookies you win with everyone! I will serve these up on x-mas eve!!!!!
Yes, the perfect cookie for everyone! Let us know how they go over. We’re sure you’ll love them, they hardly lasted in our house.
They certainly read delicious! I am oil free. Can I substitute applesauce for the coconut oil?
We would definitely recommend trying it, the ratio for oil to fruit puree substitution is 1:1/2, so 1.5 Tbsp apple sauce.
Please let us know how it works out if you do end up trying it, would love the feedback.
I’m dying to try this recipe- it looks delicious and simple and healthy! I would love to know if anyone has tried it, with and without the applesauce (replacement for the oil). I want to make these within the next day, so any feedback would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!
I’m so sorry I wish I have tried these with apple sauce instead. Maybe you could experiment for us and let us know how they go?
Nice recipe. Wgat can i use unstead of Black strap molasses
Tks
You could use raw honey, and maple syrup would most likely work as well.