Healthy Gingerbread

We’ve found a way for you to create a healthier festive treat. Here’s our recipe that uses natural sweeteners to satisfy your sweet tooth…

INGREDIENTS:

• 1 cup of wholemeal plain flour

• 1/2 cup of coconut sugar

• 2 tsp of baking powder

• 2 tsp of ground ginger

• 2-3 tsp of cinnamon (depending on your preference)

• 2 tsp of mixed spice

• 1/4 cup of molasses

• 40g of Lard Ass butter

• 2 tbsp of Honest To Goodness maple syrup

• 1 egg

METHOD:

1. Preheat the oven to 180ºC and line a baking tray with baking paper or one of our Ever Eco silicone baking mats.

2. Melt the butter, molasses, maple syrup and coconut sugar in a saucepan over a low heat.

3. Remove the mixture from the heat and allow to cool for 5 minutes.

4. Once cooled, whisk in the egg.

5. Combine the rest of the dry ingredients into a bowl and slowly stir in the melted butter, sugar, egg and syrup mixture.

6. Knead into a dough and roll out onto a floured bench to be about 5mm thick.

7. Use cookie cutters or a knife to cut into your desired shapes.

8. Place onto baking tray and bake for 8-10 minutes.

9. Allow the cookies to cool and decorate or enjoy them as they are.