Almond Coconut Paleo Biscuits

April 19, 2010 in Recipes with 2 Comments

I saw this recipe and put it on my list of things to try. The one ingredient I didn’t have on hand were coconut flakes, which a most typical supermarkets really don’t carry. Or keep it stocked in the most ridiculous places instead of the cooking and baking section, where, at least in my warped mind, I think they would be kept.

So finally, I got to giving these a go! They’re not especially sweet, even with my addition of raisins. I think some chopped dates would really spice these up, or possibly even using some maple flakes! The one thing I do like about these is that they’re providing me with an extremely portable way for me to bring along my fats on trips without have to just rely on those packet grenades of almond butter all the time.  I’ll get to working on a few variations to try, but here’s something to get you started.

Adapted from Girl Gone Primal’s Almond and Coconut Biscuits:

Ingredients:

  • 1 1/2 cups almond flour
  • 1/2 cup of shredded coconut
  • 1/4 cup coconut oil
  • 1/4 cup of raisins
  • 1 egg, beaten
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon nutmeg
  • 1 teaspoon bourbon vanilla (make sure it’s real vanilla extract)
  • 1 tablespoon honey
Directions:
  1. Preheat your oven to 350ºF.
  2. While the oven is warming up, mix all the ingredients in a large bowl.  You can use utensils, but you’ve got some pretty good mixing utensils attached to your arms, too.  Just make sure you wash them before you get into it!
  3. Now that you’ve got a nice, well mixed dough, form 12 balls, which come out to be around the size of a heaping tablespoon, onto a parchment paper lined baking sheet.  Gently press down on each with a fork to flatten the cookies, but you might have to use your fingers to keep the mixture from crumbling around the edges.
  4. Slap those fine biscuits into the oven for about 15 minutes.
  5. Remove the biscuits from the baking sheet and onto a rack to cool.
  6. Serve with fruit, or if you’re really looking to get in some fat, top with some almond butter.
As I said before, I think this recipe could use some work, but there’s a solid foundation of a recipe there.  The coconut flakes aren’t too bad, and they do give a light coconut flavor to these things, but there definitely needs to be a tad more sweetness to these things.  I’ll let you know what I come up with!

2 Responses to “Almond Coconut Paleo Biscuits”

  1. Nathan Reid July 7, 2010 at 8:44 am #

    I just made these; they are great except I think they have way too much nutmeg. I’m drizzling honey on mine, but only to counteract the nutmeg – otherwise, I think they’d be sweet enough. I’ll be using 1/4 tsp of nutmeg and 2 – 3 tsp cinnamon next time.

    Thanks for the recipe!

  2. Norm July 7, 2010 at 8:48 am #

    Glad you liked it! I’ve been fiddling with the recipe a bit as well. Try adding some cacao powder (about 2 teaspoons) or maybe a nut butter of your choice (1 tablespoon). It’s a nice way to mix it up.

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