These aren’t your average rice crispy treats. I’ve been told by my husband’s office that I should keep the recipe all to myself and sell these cookies.
Yea.
They’re that good. My hubby’s co-workers didn’t know that these cookies are healthy, either.
This healthy rice crispy treat recipe combines gluten-free organic brown rice cereal, gluten-free quick cooking oats, and flaxseed meal to make a cookie that’s crunchy, chewy, and fits in a healthy heart diet too.
I’m in the process of doing lots of healthy eating research along with some deep soul searching. Being a mom has changed my whole perspective on life, and that includes the way I feed my family.
I was a chunky kid who had a very strong affinity for anything sweet. (Some things never change…) I loved fat too. Cheese. Butter. Extra creamy ice cream. And let’s not forget the carbs. Bread. Pretzels. Pizza.
It was the 80’s and processed food was in style. Dinner from a box. Frozen meals. Fat free anything. So was that butter you could spray. Yuck.
I’m grateful today that real food is trendy.
You’ve got to try these rice crispy treats – they’re the perfect way to balance out all of the Halloween candy. And you don’t even have to to turn on the oven.
Read the rest of the post and get my recipe here.
Note: I am a Brand Ambassador for Attune Foods. This post is sponsored by Attune. Truth be told, I loved their products before I started working with them. Their gluten-free, refined sugar-free, GMO-free cornflakes got me through the first several months of my pregnancy when I could rarely stomach anything else. So, you can rest assured that I am sharing my honest opinion of their products.
Come on – let’s mix up some healthy cookies!
abbie
posted on October 27, 2012 at 6:52 am
Hi Amy,
These look delicious! And I love that they are easy to make nut-free since our school is a nut-free school. Thanks for sharing! How are you doing?
Best,
Abbie
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Amy Reply:
November 7th, 2012 at 11:43 pm
@abbie, I am good – tired but good. I think that’s part of motherhood, huh?
Most schools are nut-free now, aren’t they? It’s a good thing.
How are you?
xoxo
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Cate
posted on October 28, 2012 at 10:43 pm
Those look awesome. Perfect for a trip I have coming up
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Amy Reply:
November 7th, 2012 at 11:42 pm
@Cate, Thanks, Cate!
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InTolerantChef
posted on October 30, 2012 at 7:36 pm
These look lovely indeed! No wonderful that your husbands workmates love them
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kellie@foodtoglow
posted on November 4, 2012 at 2:33 pm
Super recipe Amy! Love the idea of taking a standard ‘treat’ that everyone knows and quite a few people love, and making it better tasting AND healthy too. Love to see more like this.
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Amy Reply:
November 7th, 2012 at 11:36 pm
@kellie@foodtoglow, Thanks, Kellie! I’ll have to get out my cereal boxes and start playing…
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