Quinoa Cookies

Ohhh my sweet tooth! I am working hard on Insanity, so I don't want to sabotage myself with naughty sweets! My go-to for healthy desserts and treats is I Heart Wellness. 

I used the Quinoa Almond Cookies recipe as a jumping off point. My changes resulted in a kinda wacky but tasty cookie; I'm sure the original recipe makes much more smooth and elegant versions, but I was in a hurry to get some sweets in me!

Quinoa Almond Cookies:

1 cup quinoa flakes
1 cup whole wheat flour
2 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp sea salt
2 tbsp almond butter 

1 tbsp chocolate peanut butter

1/2 cup almond milk

2 tsp vanilla
1 flax egg (1 tbsp flax meal and 3 tbsp warm water)
1 mashed banana

1/4 cup agave (or sweetener of choice)
1/4 cup dark chocolate 

I also threw in some unsweetened coconut and raw cacao powder. 

Directions:

Mix flax egg and let sit while making the rest

Add all dry ingredients and mix well

Mash banana and add almond butter, almond milk, agave and vanilla.  Stir well.

Add flax egg to the wet ingredients and mix.

Mix all ingredients together.  If batter is dry add more milk.

Place cookies on parchment lined baking sheet and bake at 350 for 20 – 25 minutes

A flaxseed egg in the making: 

The batter...I threw in all sorts of extra ingredients like cacao powder, unsweetened coconut, extra unsweetened almond milk

The finished product with some homemade vegan banana soft serve! So amazingly delicious!