I’m so prepared for spring! The climate is lastly getting hotter, and I feel the snow is behind us lastly. Simply ready for the grass to be greener and all the pieces to begin blooming however I’m simply pleased to be having fun with time exterior with it above 50 levels. I’m additionally all concerning the spring recipes recently! To me, strawberries, pistachios and lemon all are good issues to get pleasure from within the spring so I made a decision to make oatmeal cookies with this taste combo! These Vegan Strawberry Lemon Pistachio Oatmeal Cookies turned out sooo good!
I like oatmeal cookies due to their chewy texture and the truth that they’ve substance. I’m an enormous oat lover normally and have eaten oatmeal in some kind for breakfast daily for concerning the previous 20 years. These cookies have loads of oats to provide them the right texture! In actual fact this base oatmeal cookie recipe was one which I made and examined many occasions to adapt it for a pure meals retailer I used to work at. It’s excellent! It has the right steadiness of oats and flour. I exploit coconut oil for the fats as a result of it behaves equally to butter and it really works out very nicely. For the egg substitute I exploit flax eggs (floor flax seeds blended with water) as a result of they’re simple to whip up. I used granulated sugar this time as a result of I assumed it might go higher with the add ins I used to be utilizing however you may also use brown sugar which I’ve used many occasions for a extra caramelly taste profile.
I added in vanilla extract in addition to loads of lemon juice and zest to taste these. For the strawberries I used freeze dried as a result of I like the flavour they add to recipes. Lastly the beautiful pistachios which add a pleasant salty crunch. The dough was so scrumptious! I couldn’t cease sampling it! Cookie dough is my favourite a part of baking cookies. Perhaps barely greater than the freshly baked ones!
They baked up fantastically and I couldn’t wait to attempt them! They had been tremendous scrumptious after I did! Delicate and chewy with a touch of lemon, vanilla and candy strawberries plus the salty pistachios! I shared some with my Mother since oatmeal cookies are her favourite as nicely and he or she liked them too! In case you are an oatmeal cookie particular person and are searching for some spring deliciousness, undoubtedly give these Vegan Strawberry Lemon Pistachio Oatmeal Cookies a attempt!
Vegan Strawberry Lemon Pistachio Oatmeal Cookies
Makes 16 massive cookies Components:
- 2 Tbsp floor flax seed blended with 1/4 cup plus 2 Tbsp water
- 3/4 cup coconut oil, warmed to liquid
- 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar, or maple sugar or coconut sugar
- 2 Tbsp lemon juice
- 1 Tbsp lemon zest
- 1 Tbsp pure vanilla extract
- 1 tsp lemon extract
- 1 1/2 cups complete wheat pastry flour or oat flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 3/4 tsp sea salt
- 3 cups gluten free quaint rolled oats
- 3/4 cup chopped pistachios
- 1 cup freeze dried strawberries
Directions:
- Combine collectively the flax seed and water in a small bowl.
- In a big mixing bowl, combine collectively the coconut oil, and sugar till nicely blended. Add flax combination, vanilla, lemon zest and juice and blend till nicely mixed (the combination will turn out to be very thick).
- Combine within the flour, soda, and sea salt till nicely blended. Combine within the oats till nicely mixed, then add pistachios and strawberries and blend till evenly distributed all through the dough.
- Decrease the oven to 350F levels with the rack set on the center place.
- Roll the dough into 16 massive balls, and unfold them out on the two cookie sheets with loads of room in between. Bake for 15-18 minutes or till golden, however not over baked. Let cool on sheet a couple of minutes, then take away to a wire rack lined with parchment to chill.
- Get pleasure from!
