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This recipe is for Lisa. As you know, my kitchen is my lab, a place where I enjoy experimenting. This recipe was modified from the Quaker Oats Wholegrain Cookbook, a tiny booklet I picked up many years ago that is now very worn out, marked up and food stained.

Note that as usual, I cut down the sugar considerably. The original recipe called for 1 1/2 cups brown sugar! Way too sweet! Also, I use organic whole grains, much more flavourful.

3/4 cup butter
1/3 cup fructose or cane sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
1 cup flour (I use whole spelt, or a combination of spelt and wheat)
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
2 1/2 cups uncooked whole oats (works well with a combination of spelt, rye, rice, barley or other whole grain flakes. Note that some of these flakes, such as rice flakes, will add extra crunch.)
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

Beat together butter and fructose until light and fluffy. Blend in eggs and vanilla. Mix in combined flour, baking soda and salt. Stir in oats and chocolate chips.

Drop by spoonfuls onto greased cookie sheet.
Bake at 350, 15-20 minutes, depending on size.

Better pic to come with next batch!

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It’s berry season! I have made this recipe with a combination of fresh raspberries from my garden and frozen blueberries, which I always have in my freezer! I usually make my pie crusts with whole grain organic spelt flour. It has much more flavour than regular white flour and has the added benefit of lots of fibre. I also substitute the sugar with fructose. You can use Splenda if you like, but I don’t like its aftertaste. Give it a try… it is heavenly! Click link for recipe.

Tags: Desserts and Sweets, Recipes by Pauline Edward
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