Raw Cacao Pecan Creme Mini Sandwich Cookies

How cute are these tiny Raw Cacao Pecan Creme Mini Sandwich Cookies made with a creamy raw pecan filling?

I remember the very first raw cookies I made in my dehydrator many, many years ago.  It was a recipe that required them to stay in the dehydrator for 18 – 20 hours.

Now I don’t know about you, but when I get a cookie craving, I usually need it FAST…not in 18 – 24 hours!

One thing I’ve learned since then is you have to prepare and plan ahead when making treats in the dehydrator, especially cookies.

The good news is these tasty, bite-sized raw cookies only need about 4 – 6 hours drying time.

And they are worth the wait because they are raw, vegan and flourless which means they are gluten-free too!

The original recipe was for “Raw Cacao Pecan Whoopie Pies” from Susan at Rawmazing.com, but mine ended up turning out a little different.

They ~really~ aren’t “whoopie pies”, so I didn’t feel right calling them that.  They are more like a mini sandwich creme-type cookie.

But in all fairness, I did start the recipe out with the intent of making whoopie pies and even rolled the dough out and formed them by hand into round, flat “whoopie pie” tops.

I wanted mine to have the cute little edges on them like the original recipe, so I pulled out my mini-cookie cutters with the ruffled edges and I was able to get three mini-cookies from each “whoopie pie” cookie.

These cute bite-sized cookies are raw, vegan, gluten-free, flourless, grain-free, egg-free, paleo-friendly and contain no refined sugar.

Want more healthy dessert recipes?  Check out Flourless Vegan Snickerdoodle Cookies, Raw Vegan Chocolate Banana No-Bake Cheesecake, Vegan Chocolate Fudge Truffles or my Clean Eating Cookbook with an entire chapter of 20 healthy, clean eating recipes just like this one that you will love!

5 Fast Facts About Oats:*

• provides significant fiber
• helps control blood sugar levels
• can reduce hypertension and high blood pressure
• increases appetite control hormones
• lowers bad cholesterol

5 Fast Facts About Raw Cacao Powder:*

• super high in anti-oxidants
• promotes cardiovascular health
• contains essential fats
• can help to decrease blood pressure
• contains over 300 compounds including protein, calcium, copper, zinc and iron

5 Fast Facts About Maple Syrup:*

• contains manganese and zinc
• super high in anti-oxidants
• helps with inflammation
• 1/4 cup contains more calcium than the same amount of milk
• 1/4 cup contains more potassium than a banana

5 Fast Facts About Pecans:*

• contains naturally occurring anti-oxidants
• helps to lower cholesterol
• high quality source of protein
• contains more 19 vitamins and minerals
• excellent source of vitamin E

5 Fast Facts About Cinnamon:*

• contains anti-inflammatory properties
• helps to control blood sugar
• excellent source of manganese and iron
• can help to lower bad cholesterol
• aids in eliminating migraine headaches

*These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration.  This information is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.

Tip #1:  The original recipe said to add 1 tablespoon of water, if needed, which I did.  Just check the mixture while it’s in the food processor to see if you need to add a little water to get the right texture.

Tip #2:  I’m 99.9% sure I reduced the sweetener a little in the cookie ingredient but didn’t write down how much I actually used.  I listed the amount from the original recipe in the recipe below, but you may want to reduce it a little if you don’t want them too sweet.

Tip #3:  You can also make your own oat flour if you have a Vitamix.  Just put your oats in and turn it on until it is ground into a flour-type consistency.

Raw Cacao Pecan Creme Mini Sandwich Cookies (Raw, Vegan, Gluten-Free, Flourless, Grain-Free, Egg-Free, Paleo-Friendly, No Refined Sugar)

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Ingredients

For the cookies

• 2 cups organic oat flour
• 1/2 cup organic raw cacao powder
• 1/4 cup organic coconut butter
• 1/4 cup organic maple syrup

For the filling

• 2 cups organic pecans
• 1/3 cup organic coconut butter
• 1 teaspoon organic ground cinnamon
• 2 tablespoons organic maple syrup

Directions

For the cookies
Step 1	Add all wet ingredients to a small bowl and whisk together until everything is well combined. Set aside. Add all the dry ingredients into a food processor and pulse until everything is well combined. Add the bowl of wet ingredients to the dry ingredients, already in the food processor, and process until well combined. Add 1 - 2 tablespoons of water, if needed. Transfer the mixture to a non-stick dehydrator sheet and form it into a small ball. Cover the top of the ball with parchment paper and roll out into a disk shape about 1/4 inches thick. Cut out the cookies with a cookie cutter of your choice and peel away the extra dough. Repeat until you have used up all the dough. Place cookies in a dehydrator at 110 degrees for approximately 4 hours. Remove the cookies from the non-stick sheet and transfer to a mesh sheet and continue to dehydrate for approximately 2 - 4 hours. The cookies should be dry and a little softness should remain.
For the filling
Step 2	Add all ingredients for the filling to a food processor and process until everything is well combined. Use for filling between two cookies. Enjoy!

Note

Recipe source:  http://rawmazing.com/recipe/raw-cacao-pecan-whoopie-pies/

 

 

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