Happy third advent! I’m slowly getting more and more into the Christmas mood despite the current circumstances, you too? That’s why I have another delicious biscuit recipe for you. The men are not classic gingerbread men, but made on the basis of oats – so there is an extra load of protein on top.
Oats are the most protein-rich grain and also have a higher biological value compared to all other grains. But they also provide many valuable B vitamins, which are generally good for skin, hair and nerves, and the high amount of soluble fibres make the grain easy to digest.
You’ll find more exciting info about oats below.
Have fun baking!
Oat Gingerbread Men
ingredients
- 180 g oats
- 150 g spelt flour
- 2 eggs
- 80 g coconut blossom sugar
- 30 g honey
- 60 g coconut oil
- 1/4 tsp vanilla
- 1 pinch of salt
- 2 tbsp Gingerbread spice
For the garnish:
- 1/2 bar of organic dark chocolate or couverture
- Optional for a colour garnish: Organic white chocolate/couverture + blue spirulina powder & aronia powder.
instructions
- Heat the honey, sugar and coconut oil in a pan and mix well. (The mixture must not boil!) Cool down briefly.
- Mix the flour with the baking powder, add the oat flakes, eggs, vanilla powder, gingerbread spice and the sugar-oil mixture and mix with the dough hook to a smooth dough.
- Wrap the dough in cling film and leave it in the fridge for about 30 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 180° top and bottom heat.
- Then roll out the dough between two layers of baking paper to a thickness of approx. 0.5mm.
- Cut out with any shapes you like (e.g. gingerbread men) and carefully place on a baking tray lined with baking paper. Bake for approx. 10-15 minutes on medium stage until the men are lightly browned.
- Let thefinished gingerbread men cool down. Meanwhile, prepare the garnish.
- Melt the chocolate in a bain-marie and then decorate the gingerbread men as you like with a decorating stick. For a colourful garnish, melt the organic white chocolate in a bain-marie, add some spirulina or aronia powder and decorate with a decorating stick too.
- Let the chocolate dry well and store the Gingerbread men in an airtight container in a cool place.
This recipe is
vegetarian / wheat-free / without refined sugar / dairy-free
