Coconut Biscuits

Makes approx 30

Ingredients:

200g buckwheat flakes

50g ground almonds

100g desiccated coconut

100g gram flour

1 tsp baking powder

A pinch of salt

1/2 tsp cinnamon

85g coconut oil

90ml maple syrup

75ml stevia

1 egg, lightly beaten

1 tsp vanilla extract

How to prepare:

  1. Preheat oven to 160C/325F/gas 3. Line two large baking sheets with parchment paper.
  2. Mix the buckwheat flakes, ground almonds, desiccated coconut, gram flour, baking powder, salt and cinnamon in a large bowl and set aside.
  3. The coconut oil is solid at room temperature, so heat it in a small saucepan until the oil has just melted. Mix the melted coconut oil with maple syrup and stevia in a large bowl.
  4. Add the egg and vanilla extract and mix until combined.
  5. Pour the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients and mix well to form a firm cookie dough. Roll tablespoons of dough into a ball with your hands, then place them on baking sheets and squish them down with a fork.
  6. Bake for 12 minutes and allow the cookies to cool slightly on the trays before removing to a wire rack.

Approximately 126kcal, 1.1g fibre and 1.6g protein per serving (27g)

126

Calories per serving