Stuffed Caramel Apple Cookies (Gluten-Free, Vegan, Allergy-Free)
A mind-blowing, seasonal cookie recipe! Stuffed Caramel Apple Cookies are gluten-free, vegan, and allergy-free! Warm, big, soft cookies loaded with fresh chopped apples and stuffed with vegan caramel! The flavors of the fall season all in one decadent, but healthy, dessert treat!
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Total Time: 25 minutes
- Yield: 10 Cookies 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Bake
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
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- 1 3/4 Cup Gluten-Free Baking Flour
- 1/2 Cup Certified Gluten-Free Rolled Oats
- 1/2 Tsp Baking Powder
- 3/4 Cup Brown Sugar Style Erythritol (or preferred light brown sugar)
- 1 Prepared Flax Egg (1 TB Milled Flax Seed + 2 TB Water)
- 1/2 Cup Fresh Chopped Apple (peeled)
- 4 oz Unsweetened Applesauce (scant 1/2 Cup)
- 1/2 Tsp Pure Madagascar Bourbon Vanilla Extract
- 1/2 Tsp Cinnamon
- 1/2 Tsp Ground Allspice
- 10 Vegan Caramels (balled)
Optional Icing Drizzle:
- 1 Cup Powdered Erythritol (or preferred powdered sugar)
- Water (to desired consistency)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F.
- Mix together the flax egg and set aside to gel while you prep the rest of the batter.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine the flour, oats, baking powder, brown sugar, spices, and whisk together.
- Add the flax egg, chopped apple, applesauce, and vanilla. Mix together to combine (if needed you can add 1 tablespoon of water if the dough is dry).
- On a baking sheet lined with a Silpat or parchment paper, drop 10 2-tablespoon-sized balls of cookie dough, eveny spaced.
- Take 1 balled up vegan caramel piece per cookie and press it into the cookie blobs. Cover the hole with the cookie dough so the caramel is hidden.
- Bake the cookies for 14-15 minutes in the preheated oven.
- Remove and let cool on a wire rack while you prepare the optional icing drizzle.
- To make the drizzle: Combine the powdered sweetener with a few teaspoons of water at a time. You want a thick icing, but enough liquid that you'll be able to take a spoon and give each cookie a rough drizzle.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 Cookie
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