Gingerbread Cookie Bites & More | Interview and Cooking with Colin Cooks
2905 DELICIOUS DINNER RECIPES to support your weight loss: https://www.chefaj.com/5-delicious-low-fat-dinner-recipes
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Today I have the pleasure of interviewing Colin McCullough about his new book The Healthy Vegan Cookbook. His website is www.ColinCooksVegan.com. Please watch him make 3 easy, healthy and delicious recipes. His cookbook is especially great for families with kids. His cooking demo was so popular he'll be coming back on in a few weeks with his sons who have been vegan since birth.
Available on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/194018455X/?ref=exp_chefaj_dp_vv_d.
Gingerbread Cookie Bites
Gingerbread cookie recipes typically call for eggs, brown sugar, a lot of butter and processed white flour - it’s the spices that make them taste the way they do, not all the junk!
Ingredients:
1 cup quick oats
8 Medjool dates
½ cup cooked sweet potato
4 squares of graham crackers
2 Tbsp hemp seeds
1” thumb of fresh ginger
1 Tbsp Blackstrap molasses
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp vanilla extract
½ tsp ground nutmeg
½ tsp sea salt
⅛ tsp ground cloves
Instructions:
Add ingredients to a food processor and pulse until the mixture is well-combined. Roll into 1” balls and refrigerate for 1 hour before serving
Black Forest Smoothie
The taste of chocolate and cherries together are a winning combination!
Ingredients:
⅓ cup raw almonds
¼ cup rolled oats
2 cups water
½ frozen banana
1 ½ cups frozen cherries
4 Medjool dates
2 Tbsp cacao powder
1 Tbsp chia seeds
1 tsp vanilla
½ tsp almond extract
¼ tsp espresso powder
Instructions:
Blend the almonds and water together for 1 minute, then add remaining ingredients and blend for several minutes until completely smooth.
Note: I prefer using frozen cherries for this smoothie; they’re quicker than pitting fresh cherries, and are more consistent (I find that fresh cherries can spoil quickly)
Sun Gold Dressing
Ingredients:
½ cup nutritional yeast
¼ cup water
¼ cup raw cashews
2 Tbsp apple cider vinegar
1 tsp tamari
1 clove garlic
Instructions:
Add all ingredients to a high-speed blender and blend until completely combined.
Thank you for watching.
Love & Kale,
Chef AJ