Turn your dark and stormy cocktail/ mocktail into a delicious no added sugar dessert thanks to the help of A Sweet Pea Chef!
Ingredients
Mocktail
- 1/4 cup pitted dates
- 1 cup boiling water
- 2 cans Zevia Ginger Beer Mixer
- 1 lime, wedged
- 1/2 cup ice
Cookies
- 2 cups whole wheat pastry flour
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp sea salt
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp cloves
- 2 1/2 tsp dried ginger
- 1 tbsp fresh minced ginger
- 1/2 cup coconut oil
- 1/2 cup Dark and Stormy Mocktail (from above)
- 1 egg
- 1/2 cup pitted dates
- 1 cup boiling water
- 1/2 cup chopped dates
Directions
Dark and Stormy Mocktail
- Soften the dates by covering them in boiling water and let sit for 5 minutes. Drain and place them in a food processor until completely pureed.
- Transfer a heaping tablespoon of the date puree to the bottom of a glass. Pour in the Zevia Ginger Beer with ice and a fresh squeeze of lime.
Ginger Cookies
- Preheat your oven to 350°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Mix together the whole wheat pastry flour, baking soda, sea salt, ground cloves, ground cinnamon, and ground ginger in a medium bowl. Set aside.
- Soak the dates in hot water for 5 minutes to soften. Drain and puree in a food processor until smooth.
- Add in 1/2 cup of the dark and stormy mocktail, the egg, coconut oil, and fresh ginger. Process until smooth.
- Add the wet mixture to the dry mixture and stir to combine. Fold in the chopped dates until fully combined.
- Scoop a heaping tablespoon of the cookie dough and roll into a ball. Press the ball down gently to make a circle on the cookie sheet.
- Make cookie dough balls for the whole batch and bake for about 7 minutes. Let cool on a cooling rack and enjoy.