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Nearly time for afternoon tea!  

In the old eating days this time used to herald the desire for a little or big something sweet.  The afternoon sugar cravings started kicking in and as a sugar addict, it was generally overwhelming.  Off I’d go to find something sweet and tasty because “I deserved it!” and I had been so “good” all day, or for most of the week – or what ever!  Sound familiar?

Dropping the carbs and in particular refined sugar means that I don’t crave the sweet stuff anymore.  However, what has happened is a fascination with how you can make primal/paleo, gluten-free, healthy baked treats that don’t leave you craving.  For the first time in my life I could, can and do, eat one cookie and save the rest for later! 

This is turning into a bit of a ramble so let’s talk about chocolate and other goodies that go into making a healthy chocolate cookie.  We know know that quality dark chocolate 70% or higher is really, really good for your body! Add to that healthy fats like butter and cream then mix these all together with almond flour and coconut.  While I may not have a sugar addiction any more, you must agree that these healthy treats also look so delicious that maybe you may have to have two.

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Double Chocolate Coconut Cookies with Bitter Chocolate Ganache

  • Servings: 12 - 15 cookies
  • Difficulty: easy
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Ingredients

1½ cups almond flour (blanched)
1 cup desiccated Coconut
¼ cup cocoa (or cacao powder)
1/4 tsp salt
½ tsp baking soda
I tsp Guar guar gum
1/2 cup (125g) butter, melted
30g Nativa sweetener or 1/4 cup coconut sugar or honey
1/3 cup chocolate, 70% or higher, chopped into chunks or chocolate chips

• Pre-heat oven to 180c/350f.
• Combine all dry ingredients including the chopped chocolate and mix to combine.
• Melt butte.
• Stir butter mix into dry ingredients.
• Roll heaped tablespoons of the mix into balls.
• Place onto 2 baking sheets lined with cooking/parchment paper.
• Flatten with fork or your hands.
• Bake for 10 – 12 mins.
• Leave to cool on the tray for 5 mins.
• Carefully slide the cooking/parchment onto a wire cake rack and leave to cool completely. This is really important to keep their shape and firm them up
• Once cold spread spoonful’s of chocolate ganache over each cookie and sprinkle with long shreds of coconut.
• Store in an airtight tin in the fridge.

Bitter Chocolate Ganache icing
100g 85% chocolate, chopped (if you prefer a less bitter taste use 70%)
100mls cream (double, whipping or what ever you call it where you are and grass fed)
10g butter

• Gently heat the cream on a low heat, do not allow to boil.
• Remove from heat when small bubbles start forming.
• Stir in your chocolate and butter beat until all melted.
• Place in fridge until it has thickened enough to spread.

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There are many great primal and paleo food bloggers posting chocolate cookie recipes so don’t just try mine.  Try some others and come back and let us know what you liked about those.