Date Almond Cookies
Date Almond Cookies - Little powerhouses - spicy and fruity at the same time
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Nutritional values
These crunchy cookies do not contain any added sugar! Their sweetness comes solely from fresh dates, which have an impressive amount of potassium and a good portion of B vitamins.
Instead of almonds, feel free to use walnuts or pumpkin seeds instead.
(Percentage of daily recommendation)
| Calorie | 125 cal. | (6 %) | ||
| Protein | 3 g | (3 %) | ||
| Fat | 5 g | (4 %) | ||
| Carbohydrates | 16 g | (11 %) | ||
| Sugar added | 0 g | (0 %) | ||
| Roughage | 3 g | (10 %) |
| Vitamin A | 0 mg | (0 %) | ||
| Vitamin D | 0.2 μg | (1 %) | ||
| Vitamin E | 2.2 mg | (18 %) | ||
| Vitamin K | 0.7 μg | (1 %) | ||
| Vitamin B₁ | 0 mg | (0 %) | ||
| Vitamin B₂ | 0.1 mg | (9 %) | ||
| Niacin | 1.5 mg | (13 %) | ||
| Vitamin B₆ | 0.1 mg | (7 %) | ||
| Folate | 17 μg | (6 %) | ||
| Pantothenic acid | 0.3 mg | (5 %) | ||
| Biotin | 3.7 μg | (8 %) | ||
| Vitamin B₁₂ | 0.1 μg | (3 %) | ||
| Vitamin C | 1 mg | (1 %) | ||
| Potassium | 198 mg | (5 %) | ||
| Calcium | 36 mg | (4 %) | ||
| Magnesium | 33 mg | (11 %) | ||
| Iron | 1.1 mg | (7 %) | ||
| Iodine | 1 μg | (1 %) | ||
| Zinc | 0.5 mg | (6 %) | ||
| Saturated fatty acids | 0.6 g | |||
| Uric acid | 11 mg | |||
| Cholesterol | 28 mg | |||
| Complete sugar | 4 g |
Ingredients
- Ingredients
- 30 fresh Date (about 12 oz.)
- 4 ozs blanched almonds
- 2 ozs Millet
- ½ Organic orange
- 1 pc fresh ginger
- 2 eggs
- 2 ozs Wheat germ
Kitchen utensils
Preparation steps
Pit dates and chop finely.
Coarsely chop the almonds.
Grind millet finely in a mini processor.
Rinse the orange half in hot water and wipe dry. Finely grate zest.
Peel ginger root and finely chop.
Mix dates, almonds, orange zest peel and ginger in a bowl.
Separate the eggs. Beat egg whites and 1 tablespoon cold water with a hand mixer until very stiff. Beat in yolks 1 at a time.
Gently fold into the date mixture the millet and wheat germ.
Drop the dough by tablespoons on 2 baking sheets lined with parchment paper. Bake sheets one at a time on the middle rack of a preheated oven at 300°F until cookies are light brown, 10-15 minutes. Let cool on a wire rack before serving.
