These soft and chewy Healthy Raspberry Oatmeal Cookies are loaded with whole grains and dancing with raspberries. With no refined sugar, these charming goodies make an irresistible treat! Gluten Free + Low Calorie
You guys, I’m having homework insomnia right now. Is that even a thing? I’m supposed to be doing stress relieving exercises, but I have zero motivation to do them. In fact, the stress relieving exercises are STRESSING ME OUT! For two weeks, I have to track events that stress me out then do relaxation exercises and document my experience.
GAH! This is so not my thing. I mean realistically who is gonna have an argument with their boss then say to them “I feel a stressful event coming on will you please excuse me while I lie down to do my breathing exercises?” So many things in the world are thought out way more than they need to be and this is an example of one of them. Just keeping it real people!
Don’t get me wrong, I love my nutrition classes but the stress course is well, stressful. The professor has two discussion questions for the class to complete each week with the purpose of interacting with each other on the content. However they’re more like 2,o00 word essays instead of what they should be, a discussion. Whew I feel better now that I got that off my chest!
In order to alleviate the anxiety I was feeling from these goofy stress assignments, I headed to the kitchen to do what I do best. BAKE! And in keeping with the sweets theme this week, I made you a batch of delicious Raspberry Oatmeal Cookies. Now these aren’t just any cookies. They’re soft and chewy and HEALTHY!
The best part? They’re clean! These Raspberry Oatmeal Cookies are lightly sweetened with honey, cinnamon and studded with the star of the show…RASPBERRIES. Yes peeps you heard me right. Sweetened with nature’s goodness! And you want to know what else?
They’re only 81 calories. I Uh-huh, Uh-huh dance party! These tasty Raspberry Oatmeal Cookies are great for breakfast, lunch, dinner, a snack or when you need a little stress relief {or an excuse to dance procrastinate}. Maybe baking should be a stress relieving exercise?
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- ¾ cup Gluten Free oat flour
- 1 cup Gluten Free oats
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- ½ tsp baking powder
- ¼ tsp salt
- 1 large egg white
- 2 tbsp coconut oil
- 1 tsp almond extract
- ⅛ cup honey
- ⅛ cup raspberries
- Preheat oven to 325 degree F and prepare a baking sheet with parchment paper or a slip mat.
- Using a standing mixer or hand mixer, combine egg white, honey, salt, cinnamon and vanilla and mix fully. To the mixture add oats, flour and baking powder. Then add coconut oil stirring to incorporate.
- Add the raspberries to the batter, breaking them up a bit.
- Divide the batter by 10 and scoop onto your prepared baking sheet to make 10 cookies.
- Bake 13-15 minutes until a bit brown. Remove from the oven and cool 2-3 minutes on the baking sheet before removing and cooling fully on a wire rack and devouring!
*I add the coconut oil to the flour batter instead of the liquid mixture. This prevents it from hardening and getting clumps of coconut oil in the cookies.
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How do you relieve stress? Do you believe in “official” stress relieving exercises? I’m obviously a work in progress!
I’m not much help when it comes to relieving stress since I’m right there with you! These look so yummy though and I’m with you on turning to cooking and baking to escape a little 🙂
It’s must be a blogger thing!
Haha, omg! So the stress management class I took last year for public health….one of the most stressful classes! No one ever knew what we were supposed to do, the professor was terrible and the assignments were ridiculous and so much work!
Thank goodness it’s not just me!
Stress management is such an individual thing. For me, I have to do something. Watching TV or whatever helps me to put it off, but actually going out and running or doing yoga, it helps get me in the right state of mind to deal with problems, etc, and then I do deal with said problems and actually reduce my stress.
I am the same. I need to do something active to get it out of me. We are twins minus the whole Jillian Michaels show thing!
These sound so amazing, Megan! Raspberries are my all-time favorite fruit, so you know I’ll be giving these a try!
Oh you will love them then Beth! Let me know how they turn out.
Oh Im so with you – I’m totally a stress baker. Though I’m also a stress boxer. I hit that punching bag sometimes for an hour. I feel so much better though. Except THEN I want to bake 😉
Love how simple but delicious these are! Pinning and trying out for sure!
Haha, maybe I need one of those boxing bags?
For me, exercise doesn’t relieve stress that much. I know it works for a lot of people but sadly I am not one of them.
These cookies look great. I’m a big raspberry and oatmeal fan.
Everyone has their own thing that works from them. That’s what makes everyone unique!
Baking is my favorite stress release. There’s something about the process that’s comforting. Eating the results helps too. 😉
And some wine. 🙂
De-stressing exercises stress me out, too. My brain is like, when is this over so I can do the stuff that’s stressing me out?! Probably a sign I need to do more of them lol. Deep breathing does really seem to help, though.
You might like Pema Chodron- her CD “Getting Unstuck” is the perfect segway for people who are “bad” at meditation. I absolutely love her!
Good to know I’m not the only one bad at mediation! I’ll have to checkout that CD.
These cookies are perfect for snack, breakfast or anytime!
You will love them!
Oh my goodness!! I asked for a *sign* today for what I should bake next and these cookies literally spoke to me….they look SO good!!
When I’m stressed, I literally end up in the kitchen with a mixing bowl and start whipping something fierce up…sometimes I have no idea how I freaking got there, but it’s my stress release ; )
xxoo
Kris
It was meant to be!
Your classes sound crazy fun actually. I would love to learn some stress coping techniques. Lately I’ve been a pile of nerves. These cookies would help. Usually my zen place is in the kitchen or reading cookbooks/blogs. You my dear are my stress relief!!
It will get better! Have faith. 🙂
Hah hah! Isn’t that ironic?! Forget about the breathing exercises…baking totally counts as a stress-reliever in my book (unless there are toddlers involved…then it’s just STRESSFUL)! Have a great weekend, Megan!
I thought about writing that in my paper, but opted not to. 🙂
Mmm those look delicious – can’t wait to try them!
Enjoy!
I am stressed a lot for sure & these cookies would help!!! 🙂
Baking and working out will help!
While I have no clue what exactly stress management classes recommend I know for me the combination of fresh air, moving and cooking/baking helps. Today that meant heading fo a walk despite the cold temperatures and then choppping and simmering vegetables for a delicious home-cooked meal.
These cookies look like a great win-win in the stress relieve department.
That sounds like the perfect day! I think we all need more them.
Baking is the BEST way to relieve stress! ESPECIALLY when it ends in cookies…with raspberry. And oatmeal.
Seriously girlfriend, these sound like the most perfect cookies ever!
Thanks girl! I’m all about the oatmeal and cookies. Haha!
I do not have whole wheat flour right now, but I really want to bake these. Would regular flour work as a substitute?
I would imagine you could. I never use regular flour so I can’t guarantee it will work with the same measurements.