Giant Single-Serve Honeybun Cookie (Paleo, Vegan)

The BEST giant chewy cookie recipe that mimics one of my favorite packaged treats from childhood!

A Single-Serve Paleo Cookie

This healthier honeybun cookie recipe has very quickly become one of my favorite treats to make for myself at the end of a long day. Especially when I don’t want to make and store a whole batch of cookies for just myself, this single-serve recipe is a life saver!

This single-serve cookie is so easy to make. The ingredients are simple, you only need one bowl, and it only takes minutes to make. Although this cookie is totally shareable, I love having a whole giant cookie to myself when my sweet tooth is extra big.

Since this single-serve cookie is made with paleo ingredients full of healthy fats, fiber, and no refined sugar I always feel really great and satisfied after eating the whole thing- unlike most desserts. This cookie recipe is so satisfying (no sugar crash woo!!) without leaving you hangry in an hour!

Baking with Monk Fruit

Monk fruit is my secret to creating low-sugar baked desserts. Granulated monk fruit is especially great for things like cookies, cakes, and muffins since liquid alternative/natural sweeteners (honey, maple syrup, agave) would weigh these down too much to rise like they should. Some things are better baked with a liquid sweetener: think dense brownies, cheesecakes, pies.

Considering that this paleo cookie recipe is also vegan (aka no eggs) using lighter-weight, dry ingredients is key to a good fluffy cookie. Monk fruit is one of my favorite no-sugar granulated sweeteners. I don’t have to use as much of it compared to cane sugar since the mogroside molecules in monk fruit are 200 times sweeter than sucrose!

Monk fruit also doesn’t seem to upset my stomach at all like some sugar alcohols do even though they aren’t necessarily considered to be “legal” on the Specific Carbohydrate Diet. I’ve been following the Specific Carbohydrate Diet very closely since I was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis over 2 years ago. Recently, I’ve been able to re-introduce a few things (unsweetened cocoa, chickpeas, and some sweeteners like stevia and monk fruit) that aren’t traditionally included!

• Link: “How I Started Adding Non-SCD Foods Back into My Diet“
• Link: “SCD Legal/Illegal List”

What You’ll Need:

• Almond Flour

• Coconut flour

• Monk Fruit Sweetener

• Nut Butter

• Honey

How to Make a Paleo Honeybun Cookie:

Step 1: Combine the almond flour, coconut flour, monk fruit, cinnamon, baking soda, and salt in a small mixing bowl. Stir well.

Step 2: Add in creamy nut butter, almond milk, and vanilla extract. Mix until a thick cookie dough forms.

Step 3: Prepare a baking sheet by lining it with a small square of parchment paper. Transfer the ball of cookie dough on to the parchment paper and lightly press it into the shape of a cookie. Use the handle of a spoon or fork to form the honeybun “swirl” pattern on the top of the unbaked cookie.

Step 4: Bake for 15-17 minutes, until the edges are slightly golden-brown.

Step 5: Make the paleo honeybun glaze by melting the honey with cashew butter and coconut oil in the microwave for 30- 40 seconds. Drizzle evenly over the cookie & enjoy!

More of My Favorite Single-Serve Recipes:

• Paleo Lemon Microwave Muffin
• Giant Double Dark Chocolate Cookie
• Chocolate Chip Chickpea Waffle
• Air Fried Grain-Free Bagel
• Grain-Free Cinnamon Roll

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