no bake chocolate cookies

No-Bake Chocolate Cookies (Grain-free, Nut-free)

Author: Detoxinista.com

Prep time: 15 mins

Total time: 15 mins

Serves: 24

An easy and delicious no-bake cookie!

Ingredients

• ½ cup honey
• ¼ cup cocoa powder
• ¼ cup coconut oil, or butter
• ½ cup sunflower seed butter
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• ¼ teaspoon fine sea salt
• 2 cups sunflower seeds, slivered almonds, or coconut flakes

Instructions

1. Combine the honey, cocoa powder, sea salt and coconut oil in a small saucepan over medium heat. Bring the mixture to a boil, and boil for one minute, stirring occasionally. Remove the mixture from the heat, and add in the vanilla and sunflower seed butter, stirring well until smooth.
2. Add in the 2 cups of sunflower seeds, slivered almonds or coconut flakes, and mix well to coat. Use a spoon to drop the mixture onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper, and transfer the cookies to the fridge or freezer to set.
3. When the cookies are solid, they should be easy to remove from the parchment paper. Serve immediately! These cookies will soften a bit when left at room temperature for too long, so for a firm texture, keep them chilled before serving.

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Substitution Notes:

• Vegans can replace the 1/2 cup honey with 1/2 cup maple syrup OR 1 cup coconut crystals, for a more complex brown-sugar flavor.
• Sunflower butter can be replaced with any other nut butter, such as almond, peanut or cashew– keep in mind that any changes will affect the flavor.
• The cocoa powder can be left out is chocolate is not tolerated.
• Sunflower butter varies a LOT depending on brand, so using a brand other than Once Again may affect the results. For example, Trader Joe’s sunflower seed butter is much sweeter in comparison, so you may want to reduce the honey to compensate.