Hemp Chocolate Cookies
Sneak a little chocolate into your morning with these Chocolate Hemp Cookies. Packing a hefty nutritious punch from hemp hearts, these cookies are just the right amount of sweet to get you energized to face the day.
I love starting my day with chocolate. So, I decided to add a healthier spin to my morning chocolate and combine it with some hemp hearts to make these delicious Chocolate Hemp Cookies.
These chocolate hemp cookies are gluten-free, dairy-free, and so tasty.
I have been making these cookies since my daughter was in high school.
One wet evening, as these cookies were baking, my daughter and I had a little visitor in our driveway.
When I caught my daughter looking at him adoringly and calling him “Cute Steve”, I told her she should pick him up and let him stay in her room…(if you thought I was talking about a boy – shame on you!!!)
Of course, this is when she scrunched up her face and said, “Mom, eooooowwwww, I don’t want warts.”
Yup – “Steve” happens to be a toad – who seems to LOVE our driveway! He has been faithfully showing up over the past couple of months and helping with bug control!
When he first showed up, though, I found myself Googling toads and warts, only to find out how big a misconception my daughter and I had been operating under!
But, that’s not been my only misconception…
For the longest time, I used to think that using hemp hearts could result in me getting a positive result on a drug test.
–Am I the only one with a smorgasbord of misconceptions…or should we start a support group? -And serve chocolate at our meetings? 🙂
However, after more Googling, I found out that hemp will not cause a positive reading on a drug test, nor will it lead to any other episodes of hallucinations. These days, nutrient-dense, plant protein-packed hemp seeds have exploded in popularity and use!
Now, getting back to these Chocolate Hemp Cookies.
Ingredients
You will need the following ten ingredients:
- Rice flour
- Almond meal
- Salt
- Hemp Hearts
- Cocoa
- Dark chocolate
- Brown sugar
- Baking powder
- Egg
- Coconut oil
Substitutions
- Flour
I used a combination of rice flour and almond meal because of the nutty flavor the almond flour adds. The rice flour can be replaced with oat flour or all-purpose flour. And the almond meal can be replaced with cashew flour or hazelnut meal. Both flours can be replaced with plain all-purpose flour or your preferred gluten-free flour.
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- Hemp Hearts
Hemp hearts can usually be found on Amazon. However, if you prefer to substitute them, some good options are chia seeds or flax.
- Cocoa
I use this unsweetened cocoa in this recipe. This can also be replaced with any cocoa powder you have on hand.
- Dark chocolate
I used some dark chocolate bars that I chopped up. However, this can be replaced with semi-sweet or dark chocolate chips, unsweetened dark chocolate, milk chocolate, or white chocolate.
- Brown sugar
I like the flavor and sweetness that brown sugar adds to these cookies. Good substitutions would be granulated sugar, coconut sugar, or a zero-calorie sweetener.
- Coconut oil
Substitutions for coconut oil are butter, vegan butter, or any other mild-flavored oil, like avocado oil.
Instructions
These chocolate hemp cookies are so easy to make.
Step 1: Preheat your oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit or 190 degrees Celsius.
Step 2: Add the almond meal, rice flour, salt, hemp hearts, baking powder, brown sugar, and cocoa to a large bowl. Using a spatula or spoon, mix all the dry ingredients.
Step 3: Then, chop the chocolate and add it in. Or, if using chocolate chips, add those in at this time.
Step 4: Add the egg and melted coconut oil to the flour mixture and mix well
Step 5: Form into 6 balls and gently flatten them slightly.
Step 6: Place each disc of cookie dough onto a parchment paper-lined baking tray.
Step 7: Bake these cookies for 10 – 12 minutes. Then, remove from the oven and let cool.
I like to drizzle these with some melted semi-sweet chocolate and let that set.
These are so tasty with my morning coffee or as an afternoon snack with a cold glass of non-dairy milk.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup rice flour can be subbed with 1/2 cup ground oats
- 1/2 cup almond meal can be subbed with 1/2 cup ground oats
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons Hemp Hearts
- 1/4 cup cocoa
- 2 oz roughly chopped dark chocolate 1/3 cup
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 egg
- 1/3 cup melted coconut oil can be subbed with melted butter
Instructions
- These chocolate hemp cookies are so easy to make.
- Preheat your oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit or 190 degrees Celsius.
- Add the almond meal, rice flour, salt, hemp hearts, baking powder, brown sugar, and cocoa to a large bowl. Using a spatula or spoon, mix all the dry ingredients.
- Then, chop the chocolate and add it in. Or, if using chocolate chips, add those in at this time.
- Add the egg and melted coconut oil to the flour mixture and mix well
- Form into 6 balls and gently flatten them slightly.
- Place each disc of cookie dough onto a parchment paper-lined baking tray.
- Bake these cookies for 10 – 12 minutes. Then, remove from the oven and let cool.
- I like to drizzle these with some melted semi-sweet chocolate and let that set.
- These are so tasty with my morning coffee or as an afternoon snack with a cold glass of non-dairy milk.
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hi, can we omit eggs for flax egg for vegan ? thankx
Definitely worth a try though I have not tried it with a flax egg.
You always introduce me to great products. I heard about hemp seeds but never about hemp hearts… Needless to say, I am very curious about and want to tried them!
Thanks Daniela – I am not positive I know the difference between hemp hearts and hemp seed…guess I need to do some Googling…
Wow!
I love the use of hemp in these cookies. So creative!
Asmita – I so appreciate your kind words!
I’ve used hemp seeds for smoothies, but these cookies look much more enticing!
Thanks so much Christin!
My favorite two words to put together? Breakfast and cookie. Heck to the yes!
Haha – thanks Chris!
Interesting! I had no idea you could bake with hemp hearts. I need to stick around you, Shashi…I keep learning things by accident. Haha! But more importantly, can we talk about Cute Steve? I love that he shows up regularly…you should start keeping some bugs around to feed him. 🙂 When we lived in Atlanta, we had a snake that lived in our driveway. He’d show up about once a week, and we named him BOLO (Be on the Lookout). I’m terrified of snakes, and he always gave me a start…especially when I’d find him in the bushes when I was weed-whacking. But he was our buddy. (Don’t worry…I did some extensive googling to make sure he was a harmless corn snake…but that doesn’t mean he didn’t scare me still.)
Haha – Thanks David! What do you say about hemping those count chokula treats? 😉
Yup – Steve met us this evening too – though tonight he was quite energetic – kept leaping around! My daughter loves collecting bugs -so I am sure she would love that challenge!
YIKES – a snake in the bushes! I would scream like a girl!:) But, I guess a snake outside is better than a snake inside right? I am glad that y’alls one was harmless – I have seen one in my yard too – but since the “Steve” has been guarding our abode, I haven’t seen the snake.
Here in Queensland we have the dreaded cane toad. They can kill heaps of things and even dogs aren’t safe around them. They’re also really big and ugly. Ugh. No kissing toads for me.
I love the idea of the hemp into cookies. I’ve never seen it in Australia.
Maureen – we saw our toad this evening too – it’s been cooler here today and he seems a tad more perkier!
I will join that support group and yes, we’ll chocolate 😀 i am under the impression if you eat a poppy seed bagel it will show up on a drug test- is that true? i have no idea. (I’m afraid of slimy things so im going to go on believing the thing about warts and toads 🙂 Is there another support group for denial?) these breakfast cookies look sooo good! i want one (2) for breakfast!
You know what Charlotte – I don’t know either – some articles I Googled said yes and some said no and some said it depends on how much time passed between eating a poppy seed pastry and taking a test – my mind is boggled!
Yes – there’s a group for denial too – though in it – if you happen to have your chocolate cookie stolen, you might have a hard time figuring out who took it or if it was indeed stolen…
Hi Shashi, did not know that about hemp, very interesting. Will have to pick me up some. Love these cookies.
Thank you so very much Cheri!
Cute Steve!!! I love it!! I feel stupid to write this, but I didn’t know you could use hemp in recipes and that is was so good for you! You learn something new every day! (and obviously anything in cookie form will get a thumbs up from me. Make that a chocolate cookie, and I am totally sold!!) –Lisa
Nope – don’t feel stupid – I have never had a candy apple nor have I had a beef burger …I guess the scales are tipped towards me eh? 🙂
Thanks Lisa!
I had no idea that hemp might possibly (or not:) make you test positive on a drug test. My husband absolutely refuses to ever eat anything with poppy seeds since he is subject to random drug testing. I’m pretty sure that he would have to eat more than any recipe calls for in order to have it show up but…
Love these breakfast cookies, look so good! I need to buy some hemp seeds! Pinned!
Thanks so much Manali!
cookies for breakfast is always a great idea! I use those hemp seeds for smoothies or salads.
Any excuse to eat cookies right 😉
Hemps…yes, I add hemps to my mixture of steel cut oatmeal…and sometimes to bread. I love the idea of these cookies for breakfast…delicious way to start the day.
Hope you are having a great week Shashi 😀
Thanks Juliana – you know, I never thought to add it to oatmeal – thanks so much for the idea!
I am all for the support group if it means chocolate will be there – especially these chocolate breakfast cookies! They look so amazing and I love the hemp in here! Totally wish I had a few of these to snack on right now – pinning 🙂
Haha – thanks so much Kelly! I will bring the chocolate hemp cookies if you bring some of those pumpkin and chocolate donuts – deal? 🙂
Love the breakfast cookies. have never tasted or used hemp, I will confess, I thought the same thing. Good to know as they are really good for you, the cookies are wonderful.
Thanks so much Suzanne! I am gad I wasn’t the only one!
I need to use up an entire bag of hemp hearts fast… I should make these!! loveee hemp hearts!
Hemp Hearts are so versatile, Cassandra – btw, loved your use of them with the salmon! 🙂
When we lived in Florida, little frogs would get in on occasion. Much to our cats’ delight! Poor little things didn’t last long. 🙁 Anyway, I didn’t know any of that about hemp! Nor have I ever used it. I’ve been missing out! Story of my life. 😉
Please don’t be so hard on yourself – I had been missing out for awhile too- but better late than never right? 🙂
I don’t have cats, but my dogs are scared of the toad outside – one wouldn’t go near it, the other one sniffed it and when the toad moved, my dog bolted – these are the same dogs that will hurl themselves at a 200lb person who runs towards us (because they were trying to catch a Frisbee) – go igure!
Oh my …THESE COOKIES!! You keep outdoing yourself girl! I am currently using Vega One protein powder which contains hemp! Other than that, I am yet to try the stuff…clearly I have the perfect recipe to try ’em out with!!
Aww-thanks so much Khushboo!!!
I have tried Vega protein powder too – and Hemp Hearts taste different on their own – at least or me!
I love the idea of pairing hemp hearts with chocolate! But then again, I love the idea of pairing -anything- with chocolate. And even though the smoothie I made was delicious, now you’re making me wish I had cookies for breakfast. I guess it’s going to have to be cookies for lunch instead
Amanda – I am so with you – chocolate makes EVERYTHING better!!!
Thanks so much!
I’ve only tried hemp once before, and that was in the form of protein powder. It was absolutely disgusting! But I’m hoping that in this form they would be far more edible 😉
Tara – hemp hearts taste very very different than the hemp protein -in my opinion. Hemp hearts are more neutral but slightly nutty too – and incredibly versatile!
Those cookies look delicious! I have a bunch to use up and these would be perfect!
Thank you so much!
Hemp hearts…I’ve yet to try ’em. I use hemp seeds a lot, but never cared for hemp hearts. Now I want to try ’em!
Wait – what’s the difference? is it a question of hulled vs unhulled?
Yum! I made an almond butter/honey version of these! SO good and perfect for breakfast!! 🙂
Those flourless nutbutter/honey cookies sure are pretty fantastic!
Haha at least you had a funny misconception about hemp! And turned it into some delicious breakfast cookies. I want these when I wake up tomorrow.
Thanks Joanne – when we are paired up as Leftover club members I will make sure to send you some 🙂
I use hemp and hemp protein quite often in my energy bars. These cookies look wholesome and definitely are a keeper.
Thanks so much Angie!
Shashi, I love the information you’ve provided on hemp seeds. I understand now that they aren’t habit forming or truly illegal, so why am I still so hesitant to try them? I don’t know, but I am, but DANG those cookies look good!
Haha – Becca – it took me awhile after I had the facts for me to give them a try – I still cannot bring myself to eat poppyseeds…GAH!
Oh those look insanely good! Pinning for future reference!
Thanks so much!
I’ve never liked toads and I’m so glad your daughter didn’t want to invite the toad into your home – who knows where it may have ended up! I love your breakfast cookies and I know how good hemp is for you but for bizarre reasons, hemp is illegal here xx
Hemp is illegal in Australia? – now that I did not know!
Thanks so much Charlie! xx