Healthier Pudding Cookies! (Similar to Oreo Cakesters)

I originally made these for Valentine's day, but as you can see, it did not get posted in time :P

 The great thing is, I've included modifications that make this recipe perfect for St Patrick's day!

Would you like to come over for tea?

I have soft and chewy cookies! 

Healthy Pudding Cookies
1/2 c coconut oil, softened
1/2 c applesauce
1 cup dates
1 pkg strawberry jello (3.9 oz)
2 eggs
1 tsp baking soda
2 cups flour (I used oat)
1/2 c. coconut butter chunks or white chocolate chips (I simply used a fork in my solidified coconut butter to create chunks)
In a magic bullet or food processor, blend flour and dates until the dates have been incorporated. It should resemble coarse flour. In a bowl combine coconut oil, applesauce, and eggs.
Pre-heat the oven to 350 F
Add the flour/date mixture, baking soda, dry jello mix  and coconut butter chunks to the wet ingredients. Mix until combined and drop by spoonfuls onto a greased cookie sheet.
Bake for 8-10 minutes, until cookies are set.
*Modifications for St Patrick's Day*
~Use mint jello instead of strawberry
~use regular or mint chocolate chips instead of white
Enjoy!

Roasted Chickpeas and Cauliflower

I've been trying to explore some alternatives to meat lately, and I've been coming back to chickpeas.
Over and over. In cookies, blondies, as a dip for fruit. Chickpeas can be used in sweet or savory dishes.

Today, we're going with the latter.
1 can chickpeas, drained and rinsed
2 T lemon juice
1 T tahini
1/2-1 T crushed garlic
chili powder
paprika
salt
1/4- 1/2 head cauliflower
Spread the chickpeas out in a greased baking pan. Roughly chop the cauliflower, then add to the pan. Mix the lemon juice, tahini and garlic. Pour over the chickpeas and cauliflower, until everything is coated. Shake on the paprika and chili powder, then mix to coat the chickpeas. Bake at 400 F for 10 minute intervals until the cauliflower is soft. (I cook it for 15-25 minutes, depending on how much time I have)
Enjoy!