The recipe for apple and almond cookies is by Dr. Franco BERRINO, a doctor, epidemiologist, and director of the preventive medicine department at the National Cancer Institute in Milan. Author of the bestsellers ‘The Great Way’ and ‘Twenty-one Days to Rebirth’, books that are absolutely worth reading! Currently, he is the president of the Grande Via Foundation to promote health through the way of food, the way of physical exercise, and the way of meditation.
These wonderful cookies are: sugar-free, flour-free, and dairy-free. Very simple to make, with only 2 ingredients, they are so genuine and perfect for those following a dietary regime and want to start taking care of their health!
Let’s discover the recipe and… shall we prepare them together? So, hands-on!
See you soon, Susy
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- Difficulty: Easy
- Cost: Inexpensive
- Preparation time: 20 Minutes
- Portions: 26 cookies
- Cooking methods: Electric oven
- Cuisine: Italian
- Energy 62.06 (Kcal)
- Carbohydrates 3.23 (g) of which sugars 1.43 (g)
- Proteins 2.12 (g)
- Fat 4.94 (g) of which saturated 0.38 (g)of which unsaturated 4.29 (g)
- Fibers 1.59 (g)
- Sodium 0.43 (mg)
Indicative values for a portion of 15 g processed in an automated way starting from the nutritional information available on the CREA* and FoodData Central** databases. It is not food and / or nutritional advice.
* CREATES Food and Nutrition Research Center: https://www.crea.gov.it/alimenti-e-nutrizione https://www.alimentinutrizione.it ** U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central, 2019. https://fdc.nal.usda.gov
Ingredients to make apple and almond cookies
- 2 apples (peeled)
- 8.82 oz almonds (or almond flour)
- 1 tablespoon water
- as needed sesame seeds
- as needed almond flakes (optional)
- Half lemon (juice optional)
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon (optional)
Tools
- Mixer
- Pan
- Pot
How to prepare apple and almond cookies
Peel and chop the apples, place them in a pot with water and the juice of half a lemon. Bring to the heat and cook on low. Meanwhile, toast the almonds in a small pan and blend them in the mixer into flour.
Add the cooked apples to the almond flour and blend everything together, transfer the obtained mixture into a bowl to form a homogeneous dough. Prepare a small bowl with sesame seeds and if desired, another with almond flakes. Take a piece of dough, roll it between your hands, and form a nice ball, roll it in the seeds or almond flakes and place it on the baking tray lined with parchment paper or with the micro-perforated mat.
Continue until all the dough is used up and bake in a static oven at 350°F for about 25/30 minutes.
