Breakfast Hermits

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
• 1/2 cup protein powder
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/8 teaspoon ground mace
• 1/8 teaspoon ground cardamom
• 1/4 teaspoon sea salt
• 1/2 cup agave nectar
• 1/2 cup olive oil
• 4 egg whites
• 1/2 cup unsulfured blackstrap molasses
• 1/2 cup apple butter or 1/2 cup applesauce
• 1 tablespoon vanilla
• 2 tablespoons plain low-fat yogurt
• 1 cup organic sultana raisin
• 1 cup unsalted raw, slivered almonds
• 1/2 cup dried unsweetened cranberries

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f prepare cookie sheets by lining with parchment paper or greasing lightly.
• 2 sift all dry ingredients and spices together in a large mixing bowl.
• 3 cream olive oil and agave nectar together until smooth.
• 4 in separate bowl beat eggs together and then add to olive oil mixture. mix well. add molasses, applesauce (or apple butter), vanilla and yogurt and mix well again.
• 5 add raisins, cranberries and almonds. mix well. you may have to use your hands (coated lightly with olive oil) to mix this properly. the dough should form a ball.
• 6 wrap with plastic and refrigerate for an hour or two. remove from refrigerator.
• 7 using a spoon, make small balls with the batter. place on cookie sheet and press down lightly with a fork. bake 10 minutes or until lightly browned.