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Healthy Home Economist / Archives / Recipes / Dessert Recipes / Cookie Recipes / Healthy “M&M” Cookie Cake

Healthy “M&M” Cookie Cake

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Recipe for “M&M” cookie cake using naturally colored button candies and whole food ingredients that is healthy to enjoy as an occasional treat.

healthy m&m cookie cake in a stainless steel pan

One of my children always wants me to make an M&M cookie cake for his birthday treat.

Of course, using actual M&Ms is not a good idea!

These toxic candies made by Mars Inc. use artificial colors, GMO sugar and numerous unhealthy additives.

These substances can trigger a meltdown in younger children and intestinal distress in older children and adults.

M&M Alternatives for Baking

Most people do not realize that there are M&M alternatives on the market that use natural plant-derived colors and much healthier ingredients!

The best brands I’ve found are:

  1. Unreal
  2. Sun Ridge
  3. Sunspire
  4. Choco Yums (new … from Yum Earth)

If you’ve found others, please share in the comments!

Some healthfood store chains carry them in bulk for the best prices.

We rarely eat chocolate in our home, but for a birthday treat, I do allow it.

I feel that it prevents chocolate addiction later if you help children learn healthy alternatives and how to enjoy things in moderation.

This approach has worked well for our family over the years.

naturally colored chocolate candies in a woman's hand

For those that are interested in learning more, this article contains information on chocolate and its effects on children’s health.

For those that are sensitive, carob button candies are an good substitute although they aren’t colorful.

Making a cookie cake yourself is a far better option than buying one from the supermarket.

By making it at home, you can ensure that all the ingredients are natural and whole food based.

While this recipe contains organic sugar, the effects on blood sugar are greatly reduced by the inclusion of plentiful healthy fats.

A blend of coconut oil and butter are the two I use. Coconut oil is the absolute best for moist cookies, and butter adds amazing flavor.

Again, I would stress that a treat like this is best for special occasions only. It is ideally not a regular feature in the baking routine.

Enjoy!

m&m cookie cake on a pan
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Healthy “M&M” Cookie Cake

This delicious cookie cake recipe is made with naturally colored chocolate button candies and wholesome ingredients with plentiful nourishing fats.

Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 16
Author Sarah Pope

Ingredients

  • 2 cups sprouted flour preferably organic and freshly ground
  • 1/2 cup butter melted
  • 1/2 cup expeller pressed coconut oil melted
  • 2 eggs preferably pastured or free range
  • 1 1/2 cups cane sugar preferably organic
  • 1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp sea salt
  • 1 1/2 cups naturally colored chocolate candies or carob button candies

Equipment

  • 1 stainless steel pizza pan

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 F/177 C.

  2. Grease pizza pan with coconut oil or butter.

  3. In a large bowl, cream the softened butter and coconut oil with the cane sugar. 

  4. Beat the eggs and add along with the vanilla extract to the wet mixture.

  5. Combine the flour, baking soda, and salt in a large bowl.

  6. Add the flour mixture to the wet mixture a bit at a time mixing well until all is blended together.

  7. Spread the batter evenly across the bottom of the pizza pan.

  8. Add the multi-colored candy gems evenly across the top pressing them slightly into the batter so they will still all show once the cookie cake is baked (see picture above to get the idea). 

  9. Bake for 20 minutes or until the edges are slightly browned and the center of the cookie cake is set but still soft.

  10. Cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then cut and serve. Delicious when served with homemade vanilla ice cream.

healthy multi-colored chocolate candies cookie cake
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Category: Cake Recipes, Cookie Recipes
Sarah Pope

Sarah Pope MGA has been a Health and Nutrition Educator since 2002. She is a summa cum laude graduate in Economics from Furman University and holds a Master’s degree from the University of Pennsylvania.

She is the author of three books: Amazon #1 bestseller Get Your Fats Straight, Traditional Remedies for Modern Families, and Living Green in an Artificial World.

Her four eBooks Good Diet…Bad Diet, Real Food Fermentation, Ketonomics, and Ancestrally Inspired Dairy-Free Recipes are available for complimentary download via Healthy Home Plus.

Her mission is dedicated to helping families effectively incorporate the principles of ancestral diets within the modern household. She is a sought after lecturer around the world for conferences, summits, and podcasts.

Sarah was awarded Activist of the Year in 2010 at the International Wise Traditions Conference, subsequently serving on the Board of Directors of the nutrition nonprofit the Weston A. Price Foundation for seven years.

Her work has been covered by numerous independent and major media including USA Today, ABC, and NBC among many others.

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  1. sahmpaw

    Jan 25, 2023 at 5:58 pm

    5 stars
    Can you substitute Einkorn Flour for the sprouted flour?

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