Almond, Tahini, Raspberry Heart Biscuits (Gluten Free)
Ingredients
Ingredients for the cookies:
- 200 g ground almonds
- 3 tbsp tahini
- 2 tbsp maple syrup
- 6 medjool dates pitted
- 1 tbsp peanut butter
- 2 tbsp buckwheat flour
- Pinch sea salt flakes
- Jam recipe
Ingredients for the jam:
- 480 g frozen raspberries
- 3 tbsp chia seeds
- zest & juice of 1/2 small lemon
- 3 tbsp maple syrup
Instructions
Cookies Method
- Preheat oven to 180c.
- Line baking tray with baking paper.
- Add all the ingredients to a food processor and blitz to combine.
- Scoop up the mix, squeeze together to combine and roll into a ball, then roll out with a rolling pin.
- Using heart-shaped cookie cutters,–Cut out 8 large hearts and then smaller ones out of the centre of 4 of the hearts.
- With a pallet knife, carefully place the hearts on a lined baking tray. Remove the smaller hearts and place on the tray separately.
- Bake for 15 minutes, allow to cool before spreading jam over the solid heart. Place the heart with a hole over the top.
Jam Method
- Place the frozen raspberries in a small saucepan and gently heat until not only thawed through but the fruit has begun to break down.
- Before the fruit turns into total mush, remove the saucepan from the heat, transfer the fruit mixture into a bowl and let it cool slightly.
- Taste the fruit and add the maple syrup and lemon juice and zest to taste (more or less will be needed depending on the tartness of the fruit).
- Stir in the chia seeds, decant the mixture into a sterilised glass jar and once completely cooled store in the fridge overnight.
- The next day the chia jam will have set and is ready to use.
Notes
Millie Pike - CNM Natural Chef Student