Earlier this week, our CEO and founder, Carla Oates, went live with culinary creative Donna Hay over on Mecca's Facebook page for their Nourish with Superfoods expert panel (you can catch up here). They talked about all things gut health—and how beauty really does begin in the belly—while whipping up Donna's delicious Raw Caramel Cookies that are full of skin-loving nutrients with the added benefit of GLOW Inner Beauty Essential or COLLAGEN Inner Beauty Boost.
Makes 20
Ingredients:
⅓ cup (55g) sunflower seeds
⅓ cup (55g) pepitas (pumpkin seeds)
2 tablespoons hemp seeds (optional)
⅓ cup (40g) coconut flour
12 soft fresh dates (240g), pitted
½ cup (125g) cashew, almond or peanut butter
¼ cup The Beauty Chef GLOW or COLLAGEN
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
finely crushed pistachios, crushed freeze-dried raspberries or crushed cacao nibs, for sprinkling
Method:
- Line a large tray with non-stick baking paper.
- Place the sunflower seeds, pepitas, hemp seeds, flour, dates, cashew butter, GLOW or COLLAGEN and vanilla in a food processor and process until a dough forms.
- Roll 1 tablespoon portions of the mixture into balls and flatten slightly.
- Place on the tray, and press the tops into pistachios, freeze-dried raspberries or cacao nibs and refrigerate for 1 hour or until firm.
