Whilst I generally avoid anything sweet, sometimes it's good to have a recipe for a more natural version of a sweet treat up your sleeve – and it doesn't get much better than ginger biscuits.
Adapted from a gluten free recipe I found online, I've replaced rice flour with a mixture of arrowroot and ground almonds to make these wonderfully moreish cookies. I've also cut out the sugar and replaced with unrefined molasses. The butter is optional – if you don’t do dairy, you can replace it with coconut oil.
Paleo Gingerbread Men
While I generally avoid anything sweet, it's good to have a recipe for a more natural version of a sweet treat up your sleeve – and it doesn't get much better than ginger biscuits. Adapted from a gluten-free recipe, I've replaced rice flour with a mixture of arrowroot and ground almonds to make these wonderfully moreish cookies. I've also cut out the sugar and replaced it with unrefined molasses. The butter is optional – if you don’t do dairy, you can replace it with coconut oil.
Servings: 10 Gingerbread Men
Calories: 90kcal
Cost: $10
Equipment
- Saucepan
- Mixing bowl
- Rolling Pin
- Gingerbread man cookie cutter (or any preferred shape)
- Baking Tray
- Baking parchment
Ingredients
- 50 g butter or coconut oil
- 55 g arrowroot
- 55 g ground almonds
- 2 tbsp molasses
- 1 tbsp raw honey
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp mixed spice
- 1 tsp ground ginger
Instructions
- Preheat the Oven: Preheat your oven to 180C / 350F / gas mark 4.
- Melt Ingredients: In a saucepan, melt the butter (50g) (or coconut oil) with the molasses (2 tbsp) and honey (1 tbsp) over a low heat. Stir until fully combined and smooth.
- Combine Dry Ingredients: In a mixing bowl, combine the arrowroot (55g), ground almonds (55g), baking soda (½ tsp), mixed spice (½ tsp), and ground ginger (1 tsp). Mix well to ensure even distribution of the spices.
- Mix Wet and Dry Ingredients: Gradually add the melted mixture from the saucepan to the dry ingredients, stirring continuously until a dough forms.
- Shape the Biscuits: Roll the dough out on a lightly floured surface (using arrowroot or almond flour) to a thickness of about 0.5cm. Use a gingerbread man cookie cutter (or any preferred shape) to cut out the biscuits.Line a baking tray with parchment paper and place the gingerbread men side by side.
- Bake: Bake in the preheated oven for 10-12 minutes or until the biscuits turn golden brown.
- Decorate (Optional): You can use nuts or seeds to decorate your gingerbread men before baking or after they have cooled.
- Cool and Serve: Allow the gingerbread men to cool on a wire rack before serving.
Notes
- If using coconut oil instead of butter, the texture might slightly differ but will still be delicious.
- The gingerbread men can be stored in an airtight container for up to a week.
- Feel free to adjust the spices according to your taste preference.
Do you often do “Paleo Baking”, or is it something you avoid all together? And if you do bake, what do you make?
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oooh yum I miss gingerbread, will definitely give this a try, thanks!
Let me know how you get on Kimberley!
These look sooooo good. I'm looking forward to trying these at Christmas time.
If you are fructose free like we are, molasses & honey are out as they are high in fructose. Fructose is the bad part of sugar. I would use glucose syrup or dextrose. I have been wondering why the paleo recipes use honey etc. if you read either David Gillespie's book. – Sweet Poison or Sarah Wilson's book -I Quit Sugar you will understand fully why honey & molasses are not a good choice.
Thanks for the great recipe. I'll give this one a try at Christmas!
Anne – If you follow Paleo/Primal it's not really about the ‘diet', it's about the lifestyle and choices. One of the main fundamentals of Paleo/Primal is the consumption of foods in its natural (or as near to natural) state – therefore, honey is as pure as honey can get. Our ancestors didn't have access to glucose syrup (processed from starch crops as in corn, potato, wheat, barley or rice) or dextrose (a naturally recurring sweetener made from plant starch which has an enzyme added to it during its processing). If you are fructose free, that's great. But I have to disagree with you regarding bad choices for honey. Because this is a lifestyle, I think it's really up to each individual to decide their choices. Perhaps the words “are not the healthiest choice” would make less people feel admonished.
Is it possible for you to list the imperial measurements for this recipe, please?
There are amazing! Delicious and easy! I find I have to add a fair bit more arrowroot, but that's all. Thanks, my kids are very happy ?