Good Morning Monday!
I’m going to take a break from recapping the Healthy Living Summit today, back at it tomorrow. If you missed my two previous posts about it see them here:
Day 1 – HLS Summit
Day 1 – Cocktail Party
I also want to start with thanking you all for you support and comments on my reflections post. It was so great to hear from so many of you and hear that positive feedback.
This weekend was a weird one, since it didn’t quite feel like the weekend for some crazy reason. I woke up on Friday and definitely thought it was still Wednesday. Odd.
A weird weekend deserves coffee…but I say that everyday, so I guess its no different.
It was slightly embarrassing when I went back to Starbucks after being in Boston and the employees asked where I went, because they hadn’t seen me in a while.
This is embarrassing due to the fact that I was only gone for 5 days. Yikes.
I finally made my way to the grocery store, after spending days with barely anything and stocked up on 3′s of everything.
3 cartons of Almond Milk.
3 cartons of free run egg whites.
And 3 containers of coconut flour. I also picked up zucchinis, tomatoes, the last of fresh looking strawberries (sadness), broccoli slaw, goat cheese, and kabocha squash.
I’m not too sure why I do this. I guess to make sure I never run out.
I also am very obsessed with the silk almond milk brand, so when I see it at the grocery store I need to stock up on it. They barely ever have it available, so I was pretty pumped up about that.
Please tell me other people do this too.
I also made a lovely coconut cookie. It was delicious. And I guess since I’m tempting you with these lovely images, I’ll give you the recipe;)
If you haven’t yet noticed, I can find just about any excuse to eat coconut. I love it in oil, milk, flour, and buttered form.
I swear it’s the perfect food. A few people have asked me about coconut products, so I’m working on a post about that for you.
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Since I love my coconut, I decided to make it the star of this recipe.
I highly suggest that if you haven’t bought coconut flour yet that you simply need to. It is such a versatile ingredient and loaded with fiber.
This took quite a few tries to make it right, the first; too dry, the second; let’s not even talk about it, looks like third time’s the charm!
Coconut Flour Single Cookie
- 2 tablespoons coconut flour
- 1 tablespoon brown rice flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 3 tablespoons applesauce
- 1/2 tablespoon coconut oil
- 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
- vanilla stevia drops (adapted to your sweetness preference; or use agave, sugar, splenda, etc.)
- 1 egg white
* the batter *
I’d recommend using the coconut oil (or any other oil), so it stays moist, but if you want to make it fat free you could just use extra applesauce or greek yogurt if you wanted.
Mix wet ingredients, then dry, and add the dry into the wet. Combine well and place on a slightly greased baking sheet.
Bake in a 350 oven for about 10-12 minutes until cooked.
Allow to cool and now dig in!
This also happen to be gluten free and sugar free. You could also make it grain free and swap out the brown rice flour with peanut flour, protein powder, or flax seed.
Yum.
Since you can’t possibly eat a naked cookie, I topped this with 1/4 cup greek yogurt mixed with 2 tablespoons peanut flour, and some frozen blueberries.
Do you like coconut flour?
What is your favourite recipe with coconut?
Hope you all have a fantastic Monday and go check out Katie’s marvelous Monday post for some great inspiration!
Oh, and make sure to stay tuned later today where I may or may not be hosting a giveaway that includes coconut;)
About Lisa
I love YOU and I love your COOKIE!! YUM! I have to try that!
You picked the best almond milk ever, my favorite! I love silk!
Hope all is well girl and remember if you ever need me I am always here! <3
Its SO good!! They better not run out again or I’ll be sad.
Thanks Katie, we may need to set up a chat! Its been hard lately!
Oh my gosh I LOVE coconut – I’ve got to try this recipe!! I just bought coconut flour for the first time, but haven’t used it yet! I don’t have brown rice flour though… do you think peanut flour or whole wheat flour would be fine? I guess I have some experimenting to do!!!
It is such a great ingredient! SO versatile!!
You have definitely got to try it out! Yes, I definitely think peanut/whole wheat flour would work out perfectly too!!
yay for cookies! I made Stuft Mamma’s cookie that is made with coconut flour and I am in love! It goes perfect with my homemade fro-yo for dessert!
I have to try hers out next, because doesn’t she always just have the best recipes ever?! I swear!
Lovee cookies, and yours sounds delicious!! Oh & have no shame about stocking up on milk.. I just ordered 4 cartoons of milk from vitacost the other day haha.
Ha ha, good to hear I’m not the only one who does this:)
Good things come in three’s!
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And I’m saying that you totally don’t have a Starbuck’s addiction…you’re just that memorable! (I’m such an enabler
Ha ha. Oh, no worries Paige. I’d enable myself to go daily anyways;) I always find an excuse to head there!
I am obsessed with coconut flour! It’s so perfect in everything! I can’t wait to try out this recipe! I totally feel the need to stock up when I grocery shop too! You never know when you’re going to run out of something!!!
Seriously, one of the greatest ingredients on this planet!
I actually haven’t tried coconut flour! I’m kind of new on the gluten free thing and still trying to figure everything out. I’ll have to give this cookie a try!
I loooove that they know you by name at Starbucks! Haha. I just finished Kris Carr’s 21-day Crazy Sexy Diet cleanse, so I’m thinking of treating myself to a soy latte today:)
Happy Monday!
Oh man! You definitely need to get some.
Ha ha, yeah I’m one of those losers at starbucks daily;) Have a great day!
DUDE this cookie sounds so easy and SO freaking delicious– I think I’d have a hard time choosing what to top it with!!
So many possibilities 
I think my favorite coconut flour use is in pancakes or waffles– it makes them SO thick and dense!
I know!! That’s how I felt too. Guess that means I just need to eat it more:)
Oh yes, totally agree on coconut flour pancakes, they rock!
I’ve never tried coconut flour. But I did put coconut oil in a batch of bakes oatmeal and it was fabulous!
Oh yes, coconut oil is just as fabulous!
That cookie looks amazing! Thanks for sharing the recipe
No problem Courtney, hope you try it out!
I looove coconut flour. I’m glad I can still have it on paleo. With all the coconut oil I consume now, I’m pretty much all coconut all the time.
Ha ha, even though I’m not paleo. I feel like one giant coconut by all coconut things I consume!
Well, as I consider myself( in my head ) as your recipe tester, ill be giving this scrumptious looking cookie a whirl tonight! Excited over hurrr! Ill let you know what I think, of course, once iv tried it- I predict ill love it:).
Can’t pick a favourite coconut recipe, nuhu, too hard,( can you pick just 1 fave coconut recipe?! Didn’t think so, hehe).
Lisa@Healthful Sense’s,( Lisa’s seem to like coconut,huh?), banana chia seed 2 minute muffin was what kicked off my love of coconut flour, iv been making it regularly for eons. Your banana pancake ranks reeeally highly!
Coconut oil , cinn + truvia on toast, and mixing coconut flour into yogurt, are also magical-to-me creations.
Oh, & I’m a champ at hoarding food:)!
Xxx
Ha ha! I love that you love these recipes:) Makes me happy!
True! Its hard to pick a fave coconut recipe, they all rock! Now, I need to check her blog. Seems like Lisa’s and coconut go hand in hand;)
I’ve never tried coconut flour! Thinking that may have to be in my future.
You need to buy some! I swear it’s a good investment!
looks delish! i’m picturing doubling that and making it a cookie sandwich with almond butter in the middle! nowwww we’re talking haha
Oh goodness! Yes, that sounds pretty darn divine!
Oh my… I’m having that cookie tonight!!
I love Silk almond milk too!!
Its the best brand out there!
I too have been bitten by the coconut bug. It’s simply amazing. Unfortunately, same goes for peanut flour which means I am already almost out even though I only got a new batch like a week ago… eeeek
Isn’t it?! Love coconut.
I’m the same with my peanut flour, it goes away way too fast! They should make those bags double the size.
Heck yeah, you know I’m just as obsessed with coconut! ;D It’s seriously amazing. I can’t get enough. I stock up on things, too. I just bought a jar of Justin’s peanut butter because it was on sale. I already have like 2308472348023 jars of nut butter. Haha
We are totally coconut + coffee twins!
I want to try Justin’s PB, next time I’m in the states I’ll have to get on that train! I hear that stuff it good!
I’m a lover of all things coconut and absolutely Looooove Coconut Flour!! Sooo much better than almond flour!! Cute post about you and Starbucks, made me giggle a little lol. Love your honesty tho
xo
I agree, MUCH better than almond flour! Plus it doesn’t go rancid when cooked/baked. So win win!
I always stock up on my favorites from Trader Joe’s since I don’t have one near me: meatless meatballs, whole wheat tortillas, trail mix, cereal… I could go on
Oh man, I’d kill to have a trader joe’s near me. I’ve never been!! Its quite sad.
Mmm I love coconut flour, and am certainly intrigued by this particular cookie recipe Lisa! I mostly use it for the protein muffins that you and I have often hehe, but it’s time to branch out and utilize it in other ways! Like with this recipe
Yeah, protein muffins with coconut flour are pretty darn good as well. I needed to brand out from that usual recipe;)
The best things always come in threes! haha. Your posts are always so adorable- I love it.
I reeeaaalllly need to get coconut flour. I seriously stared at it for a good 5 minutes when I was at Whole Foods on Saturday but decided against buying it (no idea why!) This recipe proves that I made the wrong decision- it will definitely be in my cart next time. (:
Happy Monday, pretty lady!
Haha, thanks Emil:)
You seriously have to get it! I bet you’d love it!! I am usually like that with new ingredients too, then curse myself for not getting them sooner.
I just bought my first box of coconut flour recently and I am totally nuts about it! Used it in a lot of my baking (protein pancakes, mug cake, cookies, muffins – you name it) and definitely have to try your one-portion cookie recipe. Though I may add some dark chocolate and cranberries *yum*!
Its truly amazing!
Those additions sound fabulous! Especially chocolate!
I love coconut, but I’ve never used coconut flour before. Sounds delish. Does this make one big cookie?
Yep, one big one!
stock up! i would too! and coconut flour is tricky, takes lots of trial and error. Looks like you found your sweet spot though. YUM!
Yes, coconut flour recipes are hard to perfect!! Since they absorb so much liquid!!
I came up with a really good recipe for pancakes using coconut flour and almond meal. I think a combination is key.
I need to try those out!!