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vegan gingerbread recipe

Vegan Gingerbread Cookies

Super easy and healthy vegan gingerbread cookies made from oat flour and coconut sugar. Enjoy as a dessert or a healthy snack whole year.
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Refrigerating Time 15 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Course: Dessert, Snack
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 2.5 cup oat flour (see notes)
  • ⅓ cup coconut sugar
  • 2 tsp gingerbread spice mix (see notes)
  • 1.5 tbsp extra virgin olive oil (see notes)
  • 1 tbsp carob syrup (see notes)
  • ½ cup water

Method
 

  1. Mix oat flour, gingerbread spice mix, and coconut sugar.
  2. Add carob syrup and olive oil.
  3. Add water step by step until you have a sticky cookie dough.
  4. Keep the cookie dough in the fridge for at least 15min.
  5. To roll the cookie dough, add some flour to the table. Use gingerbread man or any other shape or just a glass to cut out the cookies.
  6. Gather the scraps of dough, form into a ball, and roll out again, cutting out more men.
  7. Bake at 350°F (180°C) for about 10-12 minutes.

Notes

Oat flour: For gluten free version substitute with any gluten free flour like oat or buckwheat flour or half with ground hazelnuts.
Gingerbread spice mix: If you don't have it, add 1/4 tsp cinnamon, 1/4 tsp ginger, 1/8 tsp cloves, 1/8 tsp allspice, 1/4 tsp nutmeg, 1/4 cardamom.
Extra virgin olive oil: Substitute with cold-pressed coconut oil.
Carob syrup: Leave out or substitute with blackstrap molasses or dark molasses.