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RECIPE

Beans in dessert is not weird: Try Allison Day's recipe for a make-ahead big bowl of cookie dough

Play around with a chocolate brownie variation – or skip the chocolate altogether for an oatmeal raisin alternative

By Allison Day

Published September 29, 2018 5:30PM (EDT)

Big Bowl of Cookie Dough (Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.)
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Excerpted with permission from Whole Bowls by Allison Day. Copyright 2018 by Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.

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whole-bowls

Healthful, plentiful, and simple kitchen creations feel at home in a bowl. Whether a meal is enjoyed as a weekday breakfast for one or part of a leisurely dinner with friends, whole foods come to life when presented within the walls of this steadfast kitchen vessel. Using real, fresh ingredients, Allison offers straightforward and approachable creations that can be made ahead of time, whipped up quickly on a weeknight, or invented off-the-cuff with her Bowl Formula Guide. With vibrant and exciting photography shot by Allison herself, you’ll be eager to cook and eat her fun, foolproof, and inventive whole bowls.

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Yes, yes, I know the idea of beans in dessert is just plain weird, but you’ll soon get over that fact at first bite. Play around with a chocolate brownie variation including black beans and cocoa powder, or skip the chocolate altogether for an oatmeal raisin alternative with rolled oats, cinnamon, and juicy raisins. Simple, kid-friendly, and crowd-pleasing.

Recipe: Big Bowl of Cookie Dough

Make Ahead

Cookie Dough:

1 week

Serves 6

For the Cookie Dough:

2 cups cooked chickpeas or

white navy beans (great

northern beans)

⅓ cup coconut oil, melted and

cooled slightly (as to not melt

chocolate)

¼ cup maple syrup

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

½ teaspoon sea salt (omit if

using canned beans with

added salt)

3 tablespoons coconut flour

½ cup mini chocolate chips or

2–3 ounces dark chocolate,

finely chopped

For Serving:

apple slices

gluten-free graham crackers

Make the Cookie Dough: In a food processor, blend beans until smooth. Add oil, maple syrup, vanilla, and salt; blend again for 30 seconds–1 minute until creamy. Add coconut flour, blend, scrape sides, and blend again. Pulse in chocolate until just incorporated. Transfer dough to a large serving bowl, cover and chill for 2 hours. To Serve: Present the bowl of cookie dough like you would hummus, with apple slices and gluten-free graham crackers for dipping. Alternatively, chill dough and roll into truffles.

 


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