Chocolate Carob Protein Cookies

Sweet, chewy and delicious cookies, loaded with natural goodness in the raw.

From: Kelly Keough

Show: The Sweet Truth

Ingredients

1 cup Sprouted Buckwheat Groats

1/2 cup cooked yam with skin

1/3 cup organic almond butter

2 scoops lactose-free chocolate whey protein powder (available in natural foods stores and online)

2 droppers Vanilla Crème stevia liquid (available in natural foods stores and online)

2 droppers dark chocolate stevia liquid (available in natural foods stores and online)

1/4 cup coconut date rolls

3 tablespoons dark agave nectar

1/2 cup almond milk

2 teaspoons cinnamon

3 rounded tablespoons roasted carob

1 tablespoon vanilla

2 rounded tablespoons ground raw cacao nibs

2 tablespoons goji berries (available in natural foods and Asian grocery stores and online)

2 tablespoons unsweetened coconut

Preparation

Level: Intermediate

Servings: 16

Cook Time: 30 min

Ready In: 20 hr 30 min

Set dehydrator to 105 degrees.

Puree all ingredients except coconut in a food processor until smooth. Spoon rounded tablespoons of mixture onto dehydrator sheets, 16 cookies to a sheet.

With the back of spoon, use a circular motion to flatten each cookie into a 1/4-inch high round shape. Sprinkle each cookie with coconut. Dehydrate for 16 to 20 hours, depending on how chewy or crunchy you like your cookies.

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