Consuming large amounts of sweets made of white flour and refined sugar is the most common cause of obesity and its harmful consequences.

Replacing white refined sugar with fruits, seeds and other healthy ingredients, as well as white flour with whole wheat flour, we have prepared some recipes for tasty treats that have the same taste as the less healthy ones. Surprise your family with some of these healthy delicacies:

Gingerbread cookies

Necessary ingredients:

2.5 cups of whole wheat flour

1/2 cup of honey

1/2 cup of olive oil

1/2 teaspoon of salt

Lemon zest

Cinnamon – optionally

Preparation:

Heat the oil and honey and stir in all remaining ingredients. Knead the dough. If necessary, add a little bit more honey. Cut into desired shapes and bake for 20 minutes to half an hour at 180 ° C.

Carrot cake

Necessary ingredients:

3 cups of grated carrot

1/2 cup of whole wheat flour

1 cup of cooked rice (or some other grains)

1 cup of water

2 pinches of salt

2 tablespoons of olive oil

1/2 cup of cooked pumpkin

Mix all ingredients and place them in oiled baking sheet. Bake for 45 minutes at 180 ° C.

Pear pie

Necessary ingredients:

1 cup of oatmeal

1/2 cup of whole wheat flour

2 pinches of sea salt

4 tablespoons of fried sesame seeds

1/2 cup of olive oil

1 tablespoon of barley malt

1 cup if hazelnuts

Orange zest as needed

Apple juice as needed

Preparation:

Mix all the ingredients. Add a little bit of apple juice to make the mixture wet. Place it in oiled baking sheet and bake for 10 minutes in the oven previously preheated to 80 ° C. Boil a cup of raisins in apple juice for 10 minutes. Mix the raisins with two cups of sliced pear, orange zest and a cup of chopped fried hazelnuts. Bake it for 10 minutes.

Pumpkin cookies

Necessary ingredients:

1.5 cups of whole wheat flour

1.5 cups of oatmeal

2 cups of cooked pumpkin

4 tablespoons of sesame oil

1/2 teaspoon of salt

Preparation:

Combine all the ingredients. If necessary, add a little bit of water. Knead the dough and make any desired shapes. Bake for 20 minutes in the oven previously heated to 200 ° C.