Good Food Made Better: Defatted Coconut Oatmeal Cookies

"Good Food Made Better"

I have really enjoyed cooking lately. After years and years of a “love-hate” relationship with food, I began my quest to modify favorite foods and recipes to yield healthier results. In the past, at times when I felt the need to drop extra pounds, I would turn to those specialty food products, guaranteed to be so disgusting you’d lose weight simply because you couldn’t stand to eat them… The alternative was to eat a deprived and boring diet – with the occasional splurge which left me feeling guilty.

I felt there had to b a better way! There must be a way to incorporate those foods I love so much into a healthy way of eating. I set about tinkering with recipes to develop healthier alternatives – lower fat, higher protein, less sugar/carbs, more fiber, etc… But without sacrificing flavor.

It has been a journey of much trial and error. Many times I’ll go through a recipe 3 or 4 times, each flop improving on the last, until I have a perfected recipe. At times, it has been more “science experiment” than anything! But I have had some great success, and I’m so happy to share.

No more “forbidden foods”, no more guilt…

Friday, August 12, 2011

Defatted Coconut Oatmeal Cookies

Ingredients-
1 1/3 cup reduced fat coconut flour (Lets Do... Organic)
1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
1 egg
1 cup sweetener of choice (mine is Whey Low)
1 cup Bob's Redmill Low Carb Baking Mix
1 cup healthy cereal of choice (I used Optimum Slim)
1 cup oatmeal or oat mixture (I used Old Wessex 5 grain cereal)
1 tsp vanilla or coconut extract
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt

Directions-
Combine wet ingredients
Combine dry ingredients
Combine all ingredients
Drop by tablespoons onto greased cookie sheet and flatten some
Bake at 350 for 12 min

Nutrition info (based on 18 cookies)
Calories-110
Fat-5g
Carbs-19g
Fiber-3g
Protein-5g

Good Food Made Better