Vegan Pumpkin Oatmeal Cookies
I think all of you will agree with me when I say that the best thing about cooking/baking is feeding your loved ones and them enjoying the food. I would always cook the food that my friends, family especially my husband enjoyed. After having a baby things have changed! Just like how my entire universe revolves around my daughter, what I cook is also determined by what she loves the most!
My little girl is not really into most of my bakes L she prefers her good old Oreos to my healthy cookies anytime! Every time I bake a batch of new cookies or muffins I hand one over to her and eagerly wait for her reaction. This time was no different!
I baked some pumpkin cookies yesterday. As I was baking, beautiful pumpkin and cinnamon aroma filled up our house. My daughter who was busy sitting as paining came running to the kitchen asking what I was baking! When I said cookies she jumped with joy. She couldn’t wait for the cookies to get ready (thank god they take just 10-15 minutes!) When I got the cookies out she patiently sat next to them waiting for them to cool down! Finally they were ready to eat! She reached out to one of the cookies and took a big bite! It was the moment of truth… and…. SHE LOVED THEM!
You can only imagine my excitement when my 2.5 year old Oreo loving daughter loved my pumpkin cookies! Not just any pumpkin cookies, these were vegan and super healthy oatmeal pumpkin cookies! These cookies, like most other pumpkin cookies are soft and chewy, they are not very cake-like but they are not too crispy either. They are somewhere in-between a muffin top and a chewy oatmeal cookie. I added some chopped almonds which add a little crunch and flavour! They are made of ground oats, ground flax seed and have just 2 table spoons of olive oil in them so they are perfect for a quick bite with your morning coffee!
Couldn’t resist the temptation of taking pictures of this beautiful pumpkin!
Chopped up pumpkin
and almonds
Pumpkin cookies!
soft and chewy
vegan and super healthy oatmeal pumpkin cookies!
perfect for a quick bite with your morning coffee!
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- Quick Cooking Oats – 2 cups
- Pumpkin Puree – 1/2 cup
- Unrefined cane sugar – ½ cup
- 2 tbsp ground flaxseed mixed with 6 tbsp water
- olive oil – 2 tbsp
- Salt – 1/2 tsp
- Cinnamon powder – 1/2 tsp
- Baking Soda – 1 tsp
- Baking powder -1/2 tsp
- Chopped almonds – ¼ cup
Dry roast the oats till crisp and fragrant and grind it into course powder.
Combine 2 tbsp ground flaxseed mixed with 6 tbsp water and stir well. Let it rest till it gets thick and gooey.
I used fresh homemade pumpkin puree so chop the pumpkin, remove the seeds and cook it with ¼ cup of water till soft. Grind it into a smooth puree.
Combine all the ingredients and mix it till it all comes together into dough. Wrap it with a cling film and refrigerate for a couple of hours.
After 2 hours remove from the refrigerator make small balls from the dough and flatten with palm to make a flat cookie.
Arrange them on a baking tray. They will not really spread so you can place them close together.
Bake them in a preheated oven at 150 degree C for 10-15 minutes. Bake them till they look slightly golden underneath.
Cookies will be soft and slightly brittle so be careful while handling them. Let them cool completely and enjoy them with your morning/evening coffee!
22 comments :
Michael Duvancert December 17, 2011 9:31AM
The girls absolute LOVED these cookies and declared them not good , but wonderful, the best cookies ever, and absolutely delicious.
{shall we eat something?} :: eating with sylvie | {a place for twiggs} October 28, 2011 3:32PM
[...] {vegan pumpkin oatmeal cookies} from chinmayie of {love food eat} – not just any pumpkin cookies, chinmayie tells us these are vegan and super healthy oatmeal pumpkin cookies. they are soft and chewy, somewhere between a muffin top and a chewy oatmeal cookie. and they are made of ground oats, ground flax seed and have just 2 tablespoons of olive oil in them so they are perfect for a quick bite with your morning coffee! [...]
kankana October 19, 2011 12:51AM
You know I have not yet used pumpkins in sweet treat and these days I am so tempted! This cookies are looking so lovely and i love the blue background
Chinmayie October 19, 2011 4:19PM
Thank you Kankana!
Nash at Plateful October 18, 2011 4:57PM
Sweetie, that first picture is absolutely gorgeous. Loved the velvety background and the pumpkin oat meal cookies. Lovely!
Tanvi@SinfullySpicy October 18, 2011 3:09PM
These look great! I always wondered how indian pumpkin will taste in cookies..but with your recipe I can go ahead & try it!
Nami | Just One Cookbook October 18, 2011 7:48AM
I love your cookie shot!!! Recently I baked cookies (yeah I baked!) and tried to take pictures….but since I don’t bake cookies often, I struggle big time to take photos. I love your photos and these pumpkin oatmeal cookie recipe!!
Sneh | Cook Republic October 18, 2011 3:21AM
So more-ish! I love the look of your cookies! Stashing recipe away to try later. Cheers!
Yadsia @ShopCookMake October 17, 2011 10:32PM
I see why your daughter loved the cookies, they look amazing.
Jennifer (Delicieux) October 17, 2011 10:04PM
It’s a wonderful thing when children love good healthy food. Your cookies look fabulous, I can see why your daughter loved them
Soumya October 17, 2011 9:56PM
Extremely fascinated by your blog ! It’s wonderful to see the simplicity of our foods captured so well
Pumpkin cookies are on tomorrow!
- Soumya
Sylvia@peachesanddonuts October 17, 2011 8:31PM
I’m intrigued with your recipe…a cookie without flour? how very interesting!! Is it possible to replace flaxseeds with some other kinds of seeds?
Shruti October 17, 2011 5:16PM
I have always been scared to bake cookies. The first time I did was such a disaster that it ended up being my last time. I have a can of pumpkin sitting in my kitchen. Probably this is the indication to venture into cookie baking again! The pictures are absolutely tempting
Brooke October 17, 2011 4:06PM
These look great! I think I’ve got 1/2 C of puree left in my fridge right now, as it happens! Woohoo, cookies!
Delishhh October 17, 2011 3:45PM
YUM – what fabulous cookies! Pumpkin Oatmeal would have never thought of it!
Pia October 17, 2011 12:42PM
gorgeous, gorgeous – and way better than oreo!
the pumpkin on that shawl, and then the cookies…looks amazing. and i’d like one with my black coffee now!
i’m sitting pretty with a pumpkin in my kitchen, and was thinking of what to make. i’m definitely keeping a few slices for this.
Baker Street October 17, 2011 11:49AM
I was intrigued by your tweet and quickly came to check the post! The cookies look absolutely scrumptious! xx
kadhyaa October 17, 2011 11:37AM
i never tasted pumpkin cookies..looks ans sounds great
Kulsum at JourneyKitchen October 17, 2011 11:37AM
I was curious about this recipe of yours. And it looks great just like I expected
Saee Koranne-Khandekar October 17, 2011 11:36AM
Fantastic! Soft, chewy cookies are the only kind I like. These look perfect! I’m sure my 18 month old will love them. And so will her mum.
Sanjeeta kk October 17, 2011 11:28AM
OMG..you won’t believe I baked pumpkin cookies with oats and almonds on Saturday! Did not use flax seeds..yours look lovely. I remember you tweeting about the same when my cookies were sitting pretty in my oven
Like minds….
Chinmayie October 17, 2011 11:33AM
WOW! That’s so exiting
was your recipe very different from mine? blogging it? curious to see your version 
I am sure they will be great!!