![]() Of course, feel free to add chocolate chunks! In addition, coconut sugar tastes a little less sweet than cane sugar.Īll in all, it’s not dramatically healthier than cane sugar, but every little bit helps, right? Pin it for later! Variations on this cashew butter recipe Add-ins In addition, you can see Nourish by WebMD’s write up to learn more about the specific fiber (inulin) and nutrients found in coconut sugar here. You can check out Healthline’s article on the health benefits of coconut sugar here. However, coconut sugar retains some fiber and a small amount of nutrients, which makes it slightly lower than cane sugar on the glycemic index, so it doesn’t hit your bloodstream quite as quickly. It has a very similar amount of calories as cane sugar. ![]() You can use any granulated sugar you’d like, including cane sugar, brown sugar, or coconut sugar (which is what I used).Ĭoconut sugar is popular among vegans as it doesn’t use bone char for processing as typical cane sugar does. These flourless cookies come together quickly for an easy treat, without having to spend too much time in the kitchen. They also pack some protein while being naturally gluten-free! laziness for the win, friends, laziness for the win.These delicious cashew butter cookies are rich, satisfying, and not too sweet. Of course, given that they only require 4 ingredients that i always have on hand and come together in about 5 minutes (10ish minutes if we’re including the time it takes to roll them into little balls), i basically have to rely on my reluctance to wash the food processor to keep me from whipping up a new batch every other day. ![]() soooo, there’s that.Īnd each batch of cashew cookie dough energy balls “only” makes 28 mini (half tablespoon) sized balls, so there’s a finite and not too big limit to how many days my cashew cookie dough energy ball bender can last. Luckily for me, while the number of energy balls i end up eating at once may be a bit higher than i intended, each ball is pretty low in sugar, so at least i don’t end up feeling totally ill, the way i do when i eat too much raw cookie dough (not that i endorse that or anything…). basically, you can just extrapolate your self-control around regular chocolate chip cookie dough, remove any inhibition that stems from that whole fear-of-being-poisoned-by-raw-eggs-or-raw-flour thing, and then have a pretty good idea of how you’ll fare around these little energy balls. (why do i always set myself up for these awkward transitions? stupid desire to be authentic and present…)īefore we go any farther, i do feel compelled to warn you: cashew cookie dough energy balls can be addictive. That and these cashew cookie dough energy balls. i don’t have anything particularly helpful to say about what’s happening (y’all know how to find the red cross donation page, but here it is again, just in case), but that’s what i’m thinking about. ironically, it’s a similar reaction to the one i felt while living there when the boston marathon bombing happened and my friends and family back home were on lockdown. i find myself thinking about coworkers i haven’t thought of in years and hoping they are safe. it’s not a connection born of nostalgia, as i didn’t enjoy living there (at all), but rather comes from feeling connected to the people there. What i’m struck by, beyond the obvious devastation, is how much more personal it feels to me, having lived there. as some of you know, my husband and i lived there for a year (well, 355 days…) 5 years ago. ![]() Like many of you, i’m sure, i’ve been thinking a lot about houston and the flooding going on there this past weekend. ![]()
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