Tasty Tuesday

I don't know about you, but I have that one treat that brings me back to my childhood.  No bake cookies. I could eat an entire cookie sheet to myself, and be wired the rest of the week.  I wanted to find a healthier alternative to the super sweet morsels of delight and I think this is it. 

Ingredients

·         • 1 cup natural peanut butter

·         ½ - ¾ cup honey

·         ½ cup coconut oil (or butter if you prefer)

·         2 teaspoons vanilla

·         2¼ cups gluten-free quick oats

·         6 tablespoons cocoa powder

Instructions

1.    Note: You can use regular peanut butter - but of course, that will make your cookies reduced sugar rather than sugar free.

2.    Combine first three ingredients in a sauce pan and warm gently on stove top. If you’re using raw honey, you’ll want to be careful to warm it only until the coconut oil melts and the peanut butter softens. No reason to heat the life out of your honey!

3.    Next, add in the vanilla, oatmeal, and cocoa, and stir well.

4.    Drop by the spoonful onto a saran lined plate and let cool. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator - if they last that long.

5.    Enjoy!

-Kelli