The weekend is here and boy am I ready! Let's celebrate Friday my foodie friends!
What a busy week! A week filled with a few long overdue Doctor and Dentist appointments verifying the Birds are indeed in great health. I think we Birds deserve a little reward! I'm sure the Doctor would approve!
How do Chocolate Chip Cookie sound?
Now these aren’t just any chocolate chip cookies, they’re grain free and made with Tahini! Remember, we’re trying to stay healthy, lol. Tahini is so good for you, in fact it contains more protein than most nuts! It’s high in Vitamin B (which is great for the brain) and Vitamin E which helps protect the heart and prevent stroke
Tahini, made from ground Sesame Seeds, is typically used in Hummus but it can also be used in salad dressings, smoothies and of course lots of baked goods!
We’re also using Monk Fruit as our sweetener! Are you familiar with Monk Fruit? I have to admit I haven’t seen this at the market, but I was able to buy it in granular form.
This fruit is native to China and has been used medicinally for many years. Only now has it made its way around the world, popular as a sweetener. Monk Fruit in Dried form is 150 times sweeter than sugar, has 0 calories and it does not raise blood glucose! Wow, what a great sweetener substitute!
Time to put it all together! Ready in 15 minutes!
Only 4 ingredients needed!
- Tahini (1 cup)
- Monk fruit (1/2 cup)
- Fresh Egg (qty 1)
- Chocolate Chips (1/4 cup)
Note: option to add 1 tsp vanilla if you love vanilla! Chopped Walnuts are amazing too!
It all starts with…
Tahini, Monk Fruit and Egg in your favorite bowl! Mix well!
Chocolate…
oh yes, next in line.
Roll the dough into…
balls and place them on a parchment lined baking sheet. I gave each one a pat, a little flat top. Bake at 350 degrees for 12-13 minutes. Let them cool completely!!!
Oh my! Healthy Chocolate Friday Love!
I have to tell you, I baked these cookies and left them to cool while I went to market…..I guess they were good, Mr. Bird was smiling like the Cheshire Cat in the book Alice in Wonderland. Luckily there were enough left to get a few good shots!
Photo thanks to Pixabay
Cheers to good food and @foodfightfriday! An awesome group of fellow foodies who always love a good sweet or two! Check them out! You’ll love this weekly gathering celebrating food! A big shout of thanks to the #fff gang!
So glad you stopped by today! Have a great weekend my friends!
And as always, blessings to you all!
Yum! These look awesome! You’re so creative with the alt ingredients, I’m continually impressed 😘😘
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aww, thanks! They were pretty good, we were in the mood for chocolate! This way we didn't feel so guilty, lol Love you ooxxooxoxoxox
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However do you get the proportions right -- and not wind up with either bricks or something that won't even hold together?
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Believe me it does happen!!! Sometimes the dough just goes right into disposal! I just don't post those failures. lol My husband is the true taste test and if it's a fail, he lets me know :) I'm trying to eliminate grains and sugars where I can but we love cookies! Tahini, sun butter, peanut butter and almond butters work so well in this application. I;m not saying they're like my old fashioned chocolate chip cookies....but I can eat more of these and not feel horrible! :) Sweeteners are my latest areas to experiment with.
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Absolutely delicious AND healthy, gosh and no flour in there, quite amazing Mrs Bird!
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I know! No flour! The egg and granulated sweetner along with the Tahini binds well and creates a great cookie. Trying to eliminate grains as much as we can but still enjoy those sweet treats! :) Glad you enjoyed my friend! Have a great week!
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They look delicious. And yet a thing or two learned today. never even heard of monk fruit or tahini. Will definitely look up more about those
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Oh my goodness, glad to know you learned something!!! If you've had Hummus you've had Tahini, it's so tasty and one of the main ingredients along with chickpeas. Good for you! Monk Fruit is new to me. A nice sweetener alternative but I'm still in the experimental stages. These cookies worked! A nice chocolate fix for the weekend, lol Thanks @simplymike, have a great week!
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Your Food Fight Friday Contender has been entered into Round 53
May your contender make it out alive and not be placed in a permanent food coma!
Good Luck
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lol, poor Bart....look at all of that food! Definitely a food coma situation...and wheezing? hehehe Love it :) He would be a serious belt contender for @foodfightfriday!
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Yum! I’ll take the whole tray please. I’ve been using xylitol for a natural sweetener and so far I like it. Never tried monk fruit but if I see it then I’ll try it. As always your food only looks delicious 😋
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Hey, hey! How are you @puravidaville? Are you enjoying the UK? So good to hear from you, I miss your amazing cooking and sweet posts :) Monk fruit was a new one for me, and these worked! (You could use xylitol as well as a sub} Take care, I would love to hear about your adventures!!
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those look fab! I would like to try monk fruit, i've never even heard of it!
I've never noticed the strelitzias in your footer - they grow so abundantly here.
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Hehe, yes the birds of paradise were the inspiration for my tag :) I love the flower! I know the variety you have grows quite large right? I'm sure they are amazing to see. Monk fruit was new to me as well @princessmewmew. I am always researching granular sugar alternative, thought I would give it a try and so far so good! So good to see you! Have a wonderful weekend!
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These cookies are quite a surprise! And in a mortar and pestle too. I usually make my own tahini, but I never had a monk fruit or even know where to get one.
One day I hope to try and make something with tahini besides chick pea or egg plant.
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Well monk fruit was new to me @abitcoinskeptic :) I wanted to find another granular sugar alternative. This one is tasty. Perhaps you could find it online? I love Tahini and have made delicious cupcakes as well. This one is easy to make and easy on the waistline too :)
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I never knew you could use monk fruit as a sweetener, but you're spot on, they'r very sweet. Actually, I only known it in its original form as we buy it from the Chinese supermarket and use it in our soup. I don't think you can use the original fruit for baking so you're better off with the granulated version.
The cookies are looking good by the way!!!
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Wow, love hearing from someone who has seen the actual fruit! Do you like monk fruit? From what I read it is quite sweet? What kinds of soups do you make with the fruit? I was glad to find the granulated version, I'm always trying to find healthy alternatives to use in sweet treats! They were tasty I must stay! Thanks @livinguktaiwan, have a great weekend1
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Do I need to say anything???....
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hehehe, so good to see you and glad you enjoyed the cookies! A healthy sweet treat my friend :) Chocolate is a great way to start the week!
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Infact it make me to go for more...I am crazy over chocolate cookies..I always bought enough to store kind of sweet whenever like to have....
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Never heard of Monk fruit, sure does sound sweet, enjoyable eating not adding to waist @birdsinparadise.
Learning something new every day, thanks!
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That's my goal @joanstewart, healthy treats, lol! I have been trying to find granular sugar alternatives and I came up with this one. So far so good, the cookies were tasty :) Experiments in the kitchen!!
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Sorry sitting in the dark while the rest of the family is sleeping in so a short cut and paste replying vote
Wil be back to normal tomorrow
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Oh my goodness, bless your heart! I did the same thing while visiting my grandson. The day was so busy I found myself Steeming late at night...the crazy things we do, lol Back to "normal" today! Thanks @tattoodjay :)
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I was slack this time I didnt even try to keep up on here this time, slowly trying to get back into the swing of it now
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They look delicious, the tahini adds a unique flavor, now the monk fruit, I've never tasted it, we'll see if you get it here, I'd like to try!
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Well I'm experimenting with alternative sweeteners, found Monk Fruit as I researched. It's pretty tasty, worked well in this recipe. I first tried it with morning tea :) I was able to purchase it online although I have seen it at the market. Let me know what you think!
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Very interesting recipe. I love tahini, but have never had cookies made with it.
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Surprising results are always nice @toddrjohnson! I was skeptical but I've now tried these with Peanut, Almond, Sun Butter and now Tahini, they all work. We're trying to eliminate those extra carbs while still enjoying sweet treats :)
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... with Tahini! I've only ever had that with a bit of honey... it would never have crossed my mind to make biscuits with them! Thanks for the idea!
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Oh my, I haven't had Tahini with honey, sounds like an amazing breakfast treat @bengy. These cookie treats are so easy, you should make them with the girls, they'll love you for it :) Use your favorite granulated sweetener, enjoy!!
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I'm going to definitely need to save this one. This looks brilliant, and tasty too. I've never heard of monk's fruit before either. Hopefully I can find the ingredients nearby.
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Thanks @wwwiebe! You can make them in a minute, they're great. I hadn't heard about monk fruit either, through research I thought I would give it a try. It's tasty, a nice sweetener alternative. I hope you can find some to try :)
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Oh wow. They look so moist and delicious!!
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Yes, they were moist! The key is to let them cool completely (of course we wanted to jump right in and have a warm cookie, but they'll fall apart, lol) Thanks so much @justatouchfey :)
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Oh wow! I love chocolate chip cookies, and I never even thought of Tahini as an ingredient! I have been using almond flour as a substitute for most of the flour in any of my recipes that call for flour. Now I may have to go with Tahini as well!
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Tahini is so good and works well in cookies. I have posted a few other recipes which were tasty as well. Tahini is a bit lighter than almond flour, I hope you'll give it a try and let me know what you think :)
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I definitely will!
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Wow that was one impressive cookie, never heard of a healthy cookie before, that really takes the cake! @birdsinparadise. Very creative and they sure look de-lish!
Thanks for sharing the recipe, going to give them a try.
Have a wonderful week!
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I’m taking notes here hang on a minute... tahini... monk fruit... got it!! Those cookies look so soft and delicious on top of those creative ingredients. Maybe I can use that monk fruit to sweeten up my next batch of ice cream???? Hmmm
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