Easy 6 ingredient almond flour cookies filled with chocolate orange ganache, who wants a bite!? 😛

These beauties are gluten free, grain free, refined sugar free and filled with healthy fats n protein! A delish healthy sweet treat to munch on!

This is how we dooo 👇🏻

 

CHOCOLATE ORANGE THUMBPRINT COOKIES

Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time15 minutes
chill time1 hour
Total Time1 hour 20 minutes
Course: Dessert, Snack
Keyword: cookies, healthy, one bowl, treat
Servings: 7 hefty cookies

Ingredients

Cookies

  • 2 cups (200g) Almond flour See notes
  • 1/4 cup (40g) coconut oil, melted
  • 1/4 cup (60 ml) maple syrup
  • 1/2 tbsp vanilla extract
  • 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/4-1/2 cup chopped almonds optional

Choc orange ganache

  • 80 g 70% dark chocolate finely chopped
  • 80 ml tinned coconut cream
  • 1/2 tsp finely grated orange zest
  • 1 tsp orange juice

Instructions

Cookies

  • Preheat oven to 175c. Line a large baking tray with baking paper.
  • In a bowl, mix almond flour + baking powder together.
  • In another bowl, mix maple syrup + vanilla + coconut oil till emulsified then pour into almond flour. Mix till combined.
  • Roll 2 tbsps of cookie dough into a ball, dip one side into chopped almonds till coated then place onto baking tray. Push down to form a hole in the middle.
  • Whack in the oven on middle shelf for 15 mins.
  • Push down on each cookie hole (puffs up in oven) Cool for 5 then pop onto a cooling rack.

Choc orange ganache

  • Bring coconut cream up to to a simmer in a saucepan.
  • Bung chocolate into a small bowl, pour coconut cream on top. Stir till melted.
  • Add in orange zest and juice.
  • Drizzle chocolate into each cookie hole then pop in the fridge for an hour till set.

Notes

Almond flour: Ground almonds and almond meal isn't the same as flour and the end result wont be the same. I pick mine up from holland and Barrett. If you are struggling to find almond flour, you can make it by blitzing blanched almonds in a food processor till a fine flour is formed. Be careful to not over mix- it will turn into butter!)
Storage: Cookies are best kept and stored in the fridge. They can also be frozen.

I hope you enjoy this delish recipe as much as my pals and fam do! post and tag with @the_nil_by_mouth_foodie #thenilbymouthfoodie if you give it ago so I can see and repost your creations!