Back at the end of February I attended my 3rd Blissdom Conference. It’s a conference for us blogging geeks. Not only is it a bunch of fun, but I always learn a thing or two as well. And I especially love hanging out with my blogger friends and meeting the sponsors. They are always so fantastic to us.
I made my way around to all of the booths and spoke with many of them. I told you about meeting Cynthia Sass. She is such a sweetheart and inspiration. And then I could hardly contain myself, I got to meet a real California Raisin.
It was all smiles and very friendly, but it didn’t say a whole lot. I was thankful to have gotten a hug from such a huge celebrity. It took time out of it’s very busy raisin schedule to pose for a picture with me. I also really appreciated how natural and genuine it was. Because you know, those raisins are simply grapes dried in the run, right?
The California Raisins were a sponsor there at Blissdom this year. They had the most amazing booth with the coolest kitchen. And they also had these incredible oatmeal raisin cookies. When I think of oatmeal raisin cookies, I expect to see 5 maybe 6 raisins in the cookie. But these cookies had a TON of them. Come to find out, they also had NO added sugar. They were all natural, soft, delicious, and I completely fell in love.
Of course you know I had to make them….
I had to make them really soon.
So I did. And I call them Blissful Oatmeal Raisin Cookies. One other little secret about these cookies…..they also contain an apple. It’s just another unique and natural way to add a little sweetness without having to add sugar. It also keeps them extremely moist which makes these nice and soft. They also don’t take long to cook which makes it all the easier to enjoy them quickly.
These are really yummy when they are just out of the oven and warm.
Since they are natural, they have a very nice flavor. Not overly sweet like some cookies can be. If you were naughty, you might add a handful of chocolate chips into this batter. But I’m not gonna force you. 😉
This recipe comes from the California Raisins Let’s Keep It Real Campaign. You can learn more there about how raisins are a good choice for eating healthy and nutrients.
Try these amazing oatmeal raisin cookies and feel good about it because they contain no added sugar!
Ingredients
- 2 cups California raisins
- ½ cup peeled, cored and chopped apples (we used granny smith)
- 1 cup water
- ½ cup butter
- 1 cup flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup cooking oats
- 2 eggs (beaten)
- 5 tablespoons honey
Method
- In a medium saucepan, combine the raisins, apples and water. Bring to a boil and cook for 3 minutes. Remove from the heat and stir in the butter. Set aside to cool.
- In a medium bowl, stir together the flour and baking soda. Stir in the vanilla, eggs, and the apple mixture until well blended. Fold in the oats and honey.
- Scoop the dough into a greased cookie sheet. Press the cookies down and bake at 325 degrees for approx. 8-10 minutes.
Notes
This recipe makes 3 dozen cookies!
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