British · dessert, snack
Pecan and Dark Chocolate Almond Cookies
Video by The Doctor's Kitchen on YouTube · Open on YouTube
- Vegan
- Gluten-free ingredients
Contains: Tree nuts. Check labels on stock, sauces and spice mixes.
Ground almonds, pecans and olive oil instead of flour and butter: a third of a day's vitamin E and 3.5 g of fibre a cookie, with about 3 g of added brown sugar plus a little more in the 70% chocolate.
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Ingredients 8
Method
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- Heat the oven to 180 °C (160 °C fan, 350 °F) and line a baking tray with baking paper.
- Make a flax egg: stir the ground flaxseed into the 4 tbsp water and leave for 15 minutes to thicken. 0:40
- Mix the flax egg with the brown sugar and olive oil, then work in the ground almonds until it comes together into a sticky dough. 1:08
- Mix in the pecans, chocolate and salt (wet hands help), then roll into 12 tight balls and flatten each to a cookie about 1 cm thick on the tray. 3:45
- Bake for 10–12 minutes, until golden at the edges. Cool completely on the tray (they firm up as they cool), then store in an airtight container. 6:42
Tip. Swap the pecans for pumpkin or sunflower seeds (the cook uses a mix of pecans and pumpkin seeds). A sprinkle of sea salt on top after baking is the cook's finish. Keeps about a week in an airtight tin.
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One portion (1 cookie) gives you 1 of 12
Where the energy comes from one serve
- Net carbs 13%
- Protein 9%
- Fat 78%
Low carb: under 26% of the energy is from carbs.
Vitamins & minerals % of a day, one serve · tap for more
Vitamin E High33%
5 mg a serve, mostly from ground almonds (85%). An antioxidant that protects cell membranes. Nuts, seeds and plant oils such as olive oil are the main sources.
Omega-3 High21%
0.3 g a serve, mostly from ground flaxseed (77%). Omega-3 fats support the heart and brain. Oily fish give EPA and DHA; walnuts, flax, chia and canola give ALA, which the body converts only a little.
Magnesium Source17%
70 mg a serve, mostly from ground almonds (64%). Takes part in hundreds of reactions — energy, muscles, nerves, blood sugar and bones. Nuts, seeds, legumes and whole grains are good sources.
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Iron9%
1.6 mg a serve, mostly from dark chocolate (49%). Carries oxygen in your blood. Iron from plants absorbs better with vitamin C in the same meal — lemon, tomato or capsicum.
Zinc9%
1 mg a serve, mostly from ground almonds (53%). Needed for immunity, wound healing, taste and growth. Meat, seafood, legumes, seeds and whole grains supply it.
Potassium4%
200 mg a serve, mostly from ground almonds (62%). Balances sodium to help control blood pressure and keeps muscles and nerves working. Beans, potatoes, leafy greens and fruit are rich sources.
Calcium4%
56 mg a serve, mostly from ground almonds (81%). Builds bones and teeth and helps muscles and nerves work. Dairy, calcium-set tofu, sardines with their bones and some greens supply it.
Vitamin K3%
3.4 µg a serve, mostly from virgin olive oil (80%). Needed for blood clotting and bones. Leafy greens and herbs are very rich in it. If you take warfarin, keep your intake steady and talk to your doctor.
Selenium3%
1.6 µg a serve, mostly from ground almonds (43%). Part of the body's antioxidant enzymes and needed for thyroid hormones. Seafood, eggs, meat and Brazil nuts are rich sources.
Folate2%
9.3 µg a serve, mostly from ground almonds (79%). Needed to make DNA and new cells — especially important before and in early pregnancy. Legumes and leafy greens are rich sources.
Vitamin B62%
0 mg a serve, mostly from ground almonds (58%). Helps turn food into energy and make brain messengers. Chickpeas, fish, poultry, potatoes and bananas are good sources.
Vitamin B121%
0 µg a serve, mostly from dark chocolate (100%). Keeps nerves and blood cells healthy. Found almost only in animal foods and fortified foods (some plant milks, nutritional yeast), so vegans need a reliable source.
Vitamin A0%
0.3 µg a serve, mostly from dark chocolate (52%). Keeps eyes, skin and the immune system healthy. Orange vegetables and dark greens give beta-carotene, which the body turns into vitamin A.
Vitamin C0%
0.1 mg a serve, mostly from pecans (87%). An antioxidant needed for collagen, immunity and iron absorption. Long cooking destroys some, so raw herbs, citrus and capsicum help.
Vitamin D0%
0 µg a serve. Helps you absorb calcium for bones and supports muscles. Few foods have much — oily fish, eggs, UV-exposed mushrooms, fortified milks. Sunlight is the main source.
Estimated from the ingredient list with USDA FoodData Central values; % of a day uses the food-label daily values. How this works
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Recipe and video by The Doctor's Kitchen; the method summary, nutrition estimate and diet notes are Notbroken’s. General information about food, not dietary advice.