Flourless Peanut Butter Cookies

Well, FINALLY here is my version of this recipe. I say finally because it has taken me a few tries to get them right. The flavor was always so delicious, but the cookie it self struggled just a bit. So here is the final recipe that did, and has worked.

I love this recipe not only because it is very tasty, especially if you like peanut butter, but it is also so easy to make and you can do extra things* to them to make them look like it took you hours to do. You can keep it a secret that it only took 5 minutes to mix up and then bake them. :] Have fun with them and enjoy this gluten free goodness of a cookie.

Flourless Peanut Butter Cookies

Ingredients

1 cup organic peanut butter (make sure it is mixed up well, if separated)

1/2 cup evaporated cane juice

1/4 cup organic brown sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1/4 teaspoon baking powder

2 eggs

Directions

Preheat oven to 350*F. In a medium sized bowl combine all ingredients, the dough will be firm. Drop balls by spoon on cookie sheet. Form balls a little with your hands and then with the back side of a fork slightly press into ball making little squares. Bake in preheated oven for 10 minutes. Remove from oven and let cool on cookie sheet. Once cool remove from cookie sheet and enjoy! Makes just over 2 dozen cookies

*You can also melt carob and dip half of the cookie in melted carob. Place cookie on wax paper to cool after dipping.

* You can also drizzle melted carob over cookies while they are on wax paper for this affect.

Carob Flourless Cake

I love how this cake finally turned out. This recipe took several tries to get it right, and it was worth it! This cake is so extremely moist and oh so delicious. It isn't too rich or sweet. I love that it has all of the extra fiber from the beans. The pureed strawberries cuts down the taste of the garbanzo beans. I took this to my Aunt for her birthday and stressed to her that it wasn't chocolate, if you think it's a chocolate cake before you bite into it it won't taste the same, and she loved it! I was a little nervous because she is a big chocolate lover. She called me on the phone to ask what it was because she had forgotten it was Carob, and just raved about how yummy it tasted. Really if you get the right carob then it can taste like a dark form of chocolate. So happy healthy cooking with this easy and quick recipe!

Carob Flourless Cake

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups carob chips

1 15 oz garbanzo beans, drained and rinsed well

4 eggs

1 cup evaporated cane juice

2 teaspoons baking powder

1 cup strawberries, pureed

3-4 tablespoons orange strawberry banana juice

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Directions

Preheat oven to 350*F. Grease and line the bottom of one 9 inch round cake pan with parchment paper. Melt carob chips in double broiler on stove. Combine the beans, pureed strawberries, and eggs in a blender or food processor until smooth. Add the vanilla, juice, baking powder, and cane juice and blend well. Pour melted carob and blend until smooth. Pour mixture into pan. Bake for 40 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack. When cool invert onto a plate. Remove parchment paper and top with Carob Pudding and fresh cut strawberries and enjoy!