These Dark Chocolate Orange Biscotti Cookies are dipped in chocolate and are a delicious and gluten-free way to enjoy your favorite cookies!
I am so excited to share this recipe as it is my first post for Recipe Redux! Here is this month’s theme:
“A Food Memory For Which You Are Thankful” “In the US, November marks the Thanksgiving holiday. But many of us are especially thankful for food memories we have shared with friends or relatives throughout our lives. Was it a special meal you ate as a child? Or, maybe it was a food you grew and harvested with your own children. Please share one of your favorite food memories and the healthier “redo” of the recipe.”
I come from an italian family where biscotti is made for every occasion. I am thankful for my Grandmother’s biscotti, the best there is. Every holiday, I can always expect a giant plateful of my favorite cookie waiting for me! My Grandmother is almost 90 years old and she still makes them for every holiday! So of course I had to recreate them with a healthy and gluten-free version!
These might not be up to par with my Grandmother’s biscotti, but I think they are pretty darn tasty!
My favorite kind is the vanilla biscotti with a hint of orange flavor dipped in dark chocolate. They are flavor-packed, like a party in your mouth. I wanted to create a healthy version with the same flavor, just not all the calories, sugar and extra fat the came along with it. These are so tasty! Dip them in a hot cuppa’ joe or a big tall glass of ice cold milk ( almond milk of course :)). So satisfying with al the fiber, you will not feel guilty eating them!
Recipe Redux: Dark Chocolate Orange Biscotti
Ingredients
- 1 1/4 cup GF oat flour
- 1/4 cup maple syrup/honey
- 11/2 tsp. baking powder
- 1 flax egg 1 Tbsp. ground flax, 3 Tbsp. water
- 1 Tbsp. coconut oil melted
- 1/4 tsp. vanilla extract
- 2 Tbsp. juice from an orange
- 2 Tbsp. orange zest
- 2 Tbsp. sliced almonds
Instructions
- Preheat to 350 degrees.
- In a bowl combine flour and baking powder. Mix well.
- Add in flax egg, coconut oil, vanilla, orange juice, maple syrup and orange zest. Stir well, scraping sides of the bowl after each addition. Form a dough
- Roll rough into long log and flatten to a width of two inches.
- Place log on cooking sheet coated with cooking sheet. Bake for 30 minutes or until golden.
- Slice with a serrated knife.
- Melt chocolate and dip ends of biscotti into it. Repeat with all cookies.
- Enjoy!
Health Benefits Oranges
- Plenty of vitamin C, A, folate and calcium
- Fiber
- Natural sugars
Oats
- Plenty of fiber
- Low-glycemic
- Rich in manganese, copper , vitamin B1
- Hearty amount of protein
Recipe as a whole
- All natural
- No refined sugar
- No preservatives
- No processed ingredients
- No artificial flavors
- 100% clean
- Vitamins
- Minerals
- Low-glycemic
- Gluten-free
- Dairy-free
- Vegan
- Vegetarian
Dark Chocolate and Orange? This must be so gooooood!!! <3
I adore a good biscotti. This combo sounds just perfect!! Thanks for sharing this awesome recipe 🙂
Yay, you’re official now! And you started your ReDux journey with a bang’in recipe 😉
I went the chocolate biscotti route too! Loving your vegan version!!!
Oh my god these look amazing!!!!!!
LOVE this healthier (and tastier sounding!) version!
B
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Yum this looks so good! Today was my first ReDux Recipe post too 🙂
thanks!
aww thank you!
its the best way to go! thanks a bunch!
thanks!
thanks! I need to check yours out!
yes its the best combo!!!
These sound amazing! I love the combination of dark chocolate and orange. Yum!
I have a serious weakness for biscotti – especially in the winter with my coffee!
I am ALWAYS looking for a good healthy biscotti recipe… thanks for sharing! xo
Welcome to the Redux!
Hint of orange and dipped in dark chocolate? What a wonderful flavor combination for biscotti!
I love using oat flour. This recipe sounds so simple and delicious, thanks for sharing
Yumm!! Dark chocolate & orange sounds like a perfect combo!!
thanks me too!
thanks! it totally is!!! 🙂
Your grandmother still makes them at 90! So fun. I want to make too…chocolate and orange is the best!
yes she does! Its amazing! I agree!
These look amazing! I love biscotti, especially a healthy version!
thanks!!!
oh wow. I haven’t made biscotti since I went gf. I’m going to try this combo.
G’day Looks great! All blog comments appreciated and sharing is caring today!
Cheers! Joanne @ What’s On The List #SayGdayParty pinned all submissions thx
Thank you!
I grew up making biscotti with my Grandma too! Can’t wait to try these!
So creative and delicious! I will need some with my morning coffee 🙂
Has anyone tried making this with almond or cashew flour?
I haven’t personally tried this, but I would imagine that it would work!
These look so yummy! Just so I’m sure I’m not missing something! you only bake the log right. Without the double baking of most biscotti do they still come out nice and crunchy?
This looks incredible! Una delicia realmente!
I just have one question, where does the 2 Tbsp. sliced almonds go in the preparation process?
Gracias!! Greetings from Uruguay
they should go in when you are making the dough before baking. Sorry about that!
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Yes they still come out nice and crunchy without double baking, but you could bake them again if you would like to, not necessary though 🙂
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