Fig Newtons
Fig newtons seem to be everybody’s childhood favorite. Especially my husband’s. I made a batch of homemade fig newtons this weekend and he ate the cookies so quickly that I had to hide some for friends.
What makes these little fig newtons so special? Well, I’m told they taste like the real thing. And besides, unlike the original, they have no white flour, white sugar or artificial flavors. They’re gluten-free, dairy-free, vegan and naturally sweetened, making them a perfect treat for just about anyone –including those on the GFCF diet.
Lately, a number of parents have been in touch with me about the GFCF diet. Through these correspondences I have been introduced to TACA, as well as Jenny McCarthy’s memoir about her son, Louder Than Words
I am glad to have encountered this strongly networked group of parents and to provide GFCF recipes such as the one below that offer fun food for the whole family.
Filling:
1 cup dried figs
½ cup lemon juice, freshly squeezed
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
Dough:
2 ½ cups blanched almond flour
½ teaspoon celtic sea salt
½ cup agave nectar
¼ cup yacon
¼ cup grapeseed oil
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- Place figs in a food processor and blend for 30 seconds until they are well chopped
- Add lemon juice and vanilla; process until a smooth paste results
- In a large bowl, combine almond flour and salt
- In a smaller bowl, combine agave, yacon, grapeseed oil and vanilla
- Mix wet ingredients into dry, then refrigerate dough for 1 hour
- Divide chilled dough into 4 parts
- Between 2 pieces of parchment paper, roll out 1 part of the dough into a 10 x 4 inch rectangle, ¼ inch thick
- Spread ¼ of the filling evenly down the right side (lengthwise) of the rectangle
- Fold the dough in half down the long side –resulting in a 10 x 2 inch bar
- “Mend” the seam so the bar is symmetrical
- Repeat with 3 remaining parts of dough and filling
- Transfer each bar to a parchment lined baking sheet; bake at 350 degrees for 10-15 minutes
- Allow to cool slightly; cut bar every 2 inches to form the fig newtons
- Serve
Makes 20 cookies
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Hi Elana,
I love your site and check it often for updates. These newtons look fantastic and I’ll be making up a batch this weekend. I’ve been involved with TACA for several years now - thanks for the mention. They are a wonderful group of people that truly care about the future for our kids… and society in general as a result.
Keep up the great posts!
J
January 31st, 2008 2:25 pm
Hey Jason, glad that you like the site and thanks for stopping by. Let me know how the fig newtons turn out.
TACA is an amazing organization isn’t it?
Elana
February 5th, 2008 5:56 pm
Hi Elana,
I wasn’t familiar with yacon so hit the link in your recipe and the ingredients listed are as follows:
“Extracted in distilled water and 40% organic grain alcohol”.
Does this mean it contains grain alcohol? Can celiacs ingest this?
Also, can you recommend a substitute (agave nectar?) if I can’t source it in Canada?
Thanks!
February 6th, 2008 4:51 pm
Diane,
Thank you for your comment and for pointing out this mistake regarding the yacon syrup. I have changed the link on this post so that it connects to a pure yacon syrup that you can easily purchase online from iherb.com; I think they will mail order to Cananda.
Thanks for stopping by and thanks again for your astute comment regarding the yacon error.
Elana
February 11th, 2008 1:41 pm