Almond-Cranberry Thumbprint Cookies

These are good snacks for traveling. You could substitute other dried fruits for the figs, including prunes, dates, raisins, or apricots.

Serves 4

Ingredients

1⁄4 cup flaxseed

1 cup rolled oats

1 cup dried figs

1⁄2 cup dried cranberries

1⁄4 cup almond butter

1⁄4 cup orange juice

  1. Grind the flaxseed and rolled oats into a powder using a coffee grinder or heavy-duty blender.
  2. Soak the figs in water for 20 minutes. Chop off the stems.
  3. In a food processor, process the figs, dried cranberries, almond butter, oat groats, and flaxseed powder until well mixed. Gradually add the orange juice.
  4. Form the mixture into cookie patties and make an indent in the center of each cookie with your thumb. Dehydrate for 2 hours at 145°F. The cookies taste good both after dehydrating for 2 hours or after dehydrating for another 12 hours at 115°F.

Per Serving

Calories: 378

Fat: 16 g

Protein: 8 g

Sodium: 10 mg

Fiber: 10 g

Oats

Oats are nutritious grains rich in fiber and complex carbohydrates. There are a few ways to eat them raw. They can be ground into a powder using a coffee grinder or blender. They can be soaked in water overnight to soften and eaten immediately. Whole raw oat groats can be soaked and sprouted for two to three days.