You can find these everywhere now–but they are definitely not over-rated. Super easy, and on the healthy-side for a little something to go with your coffee! Since being at home is the situation for now,  I made a batch with some bulk ingredients I ordered online. You’ll need: almonds, walnuts, dates, cacao powder, salt

In a high-speed blender (or food processor), add

• 3/4 cup walnuts
• 1/2 cup almonds
• 1 cup dates (soak in water first to soften)
• 1/2 cup cacao powder
• pinch of salt
• shredded coconut and gojis for deco

*make sure you check for seeds or shell that can sneak in to the packages sometimes! (your teeth will thank you!)

*try it out with other nuts like cashews, pecans and add any other dried fruits for fun!

Lay the finished “dough” on cooking paper, decorate with any ingredients of your choice and into the fridge for an hour! Cut them up and….devour 🙂

Sometimes you just have to work with the ingredients you have in the house. Luckily, I had some delicious matcha (used here) from my mom in Japan, and some almond flour–which became the base of this delightful green cookie! I’ll put the recipe below, but try getting creative with whatever is in your pantry! Other nuts, flours, oils as replacement may work–I always enjoy my worst-case-scenario at the end anyway! And if you do have the ingredients below, I promise you, you’ll love them!

• 1 cup almond flour
• 1/6 cup maple syrup
• 1/6 cup melted salted butter
• 2 teaspoons matcha powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 apple cider vinegar
• 1/4 cup melted dark chocolate

Mix EVERYTHING together! Use two spoons to make little balls, and shape them into any form you like. I place a pecan nut on each cookie and into the oven at 180 degrees for 12 minutes! Drizzle on some melted chocolate, and bon app!

• 50 grams of hemp flour 
• 50 grams rice flour
• 35 grams of butter OR olive oil
• 40 grams of Pecorino cheese or Parmesan 
• 1 egg

Mix the flours, cheese and butter or olive oil together with your hands, add the egg and lightly kneed the dough until there are no lumps and come together. (May be a bit crumbly but that’s ok!) Wrap in cooking paper and into the fridge for 30 minutes. Spread out the dough, and create any shape of your choice! Into the oven at 180 degrees minutes. Sprinkle on origano and sea salt (fleur de sel) Let it cool and….Bon app!

When I took a bite of these after my first batch, I was in awe. Seriously, I did not expect them to be so delicious! Almond flour is one of my favorites to use and is fairly easy to replace for regular flour, but this is a keeper! I highly recommend buying a nice bar of chocolate to break up into large chunks (key!) and adding the walnuts as well. Enjoy!

• 2 cups of almond flour (blanched)
• 1/4 cup melted salted butter
• 1/4 cup maple syrup
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• a dash of vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon of apple cider vinegar
• 1/4 chocolate bar (break them up with hands for large chunks!)
• 6 large walnuts

Mix everything (besides the chocolate and walnuts) together, while the oven preheats at 180 degrees. Add in the chunks of chocolat & noix and lightly mix. Lay out a sheet of cooking paper and with 2 spoons, create small circles–then use your hands to round them out and pat them down. Cook for 10 minutes and there you have it! The best…!

Coconut flour banana bread ‘Gâteau à la banane’

• 2 bananas
• 2/3 cup coconut flour
• 2 eggs
• 1/5 cup coconut sugar
• 1 tablespoon cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• pinch of salt
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Mash the bananas, add all the ingredients, whisk it up into a smooth batter. In the oven at 175 degrees for 45 minutes! Moist and decadent, perfect with a cup of coffee.

Coconut flour cinnamon cookies “Cookie à la cannelle’

• 1/3 cup coconut flour
• 1/3 cup coconut sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 egg
• 1/4 cup of melted salted butter
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 tablespoons cinnamon
• 2 tablespoons shredded coconut
• 2 tablespoons almond flour

Mix up the dry ingredients, batter up the wet ingredients, blend them together, and in the oven at 175 degrees for 20 minutes! 

I love how they all come out soft and moist, perfect on a rainy day indoors–or any day!