I recently joined a group of bloggers who challenge each other each month to come up with a cookie recipe based on a theme.
Healthy Double Chocolate Chip Cookies
This month’s theme was healthy cookies (my favorite kind!) and I had a great time creating this recipe for Healthy Double Chocolate Chip Cookies.
That’s right, they’re indulgent chocolate cookies that are actually good for you. And I’m not calling them healthy just because they have less fat and calories than other cookies, but because they actually contain several essential vitamins, nutrients, and antioxidants.
My family loves them and I hope you do too.
Healthy Double Chocolate Chip Cookies
Not just low-fat, these cookies are actually good for you. Chock full of antioxidants, omega-3 and extra fiber, you won't need to feel guilty when you steal a few from the cookie jar.
Ingredients
- 1/2 c puréed prunes
- 1/3 c honey
- 2 egg whites
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 c puréed black beans
- 1/3 c cocoa powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 c quinoa flour
- 1 T flax seed
- 1 c mini chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°.
- In a large bowl, beat puréed prunes, honey, egg whites and vanilla until well blended.
- Add black beans, cocoa powder, baking soda, quinoa flour, and flax seed. Mix well.
- Stir in chocolate chips.
- Drop by rounded spoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheet.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes.
- Cool slightly on cookie sheet before moving to wire rack to cool completely.
Notes
If you REALLY don't like prunes, or just want a slightly less sweet cookie, substitute mashed avocado for the prunes. I prefer the cookies that way but my kids gave it the thumbs down which is why I published the prune version.
Nutrition
Serving: 1gCalories: 81kcalCarbohydrates: 15gProtein: 2gFat: 2gSaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 1mgSodium: 37mgPotassium: 80mgFiber: 2gSugar: 10gVitamin A: 45IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 15mgIron: 1mg
Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!
These sound wonderful! I love prunes but have never added them to cookies. Thanks for linking up at Tasty Tuesdays. Can’t wait to see what you link up next week! Pinning!
Cathy
APeekIntoMyParadise.com
What a great way to sneak some different healthy options into my kid’s diet…prunes? They’ll never guess looking (and tasting) these cookies! Thanks!
Pureed black beans?! Do your kids know? I used to make brownies with chopped spinach and my family never knew.
I haven’t ever tried baking healthy cookies but I am afraid that my husband and kids wouldn’t try them if they knew what the real ingredients were. hahah.
These sound wonderful… and healthy. A great cookie for this month’s theme.
I don’t know if I do or don’t like prunes… So I will have to try it that way. If I don’t, I do know I love avocado!! So I would absolutely love it that way, hopefully?
Welcome to the group! The cookies look like pure chocolate indulgence, with a bonus of being good for you 🙂
This is definitely a healthier recipe for cookies that I have GOT to try and run by the kiddos! Thanks. =0) I’m pinning it too!
love this! I’ve made black bean brownies before, but never cookies….pinning for later!!!
That recipe looks DELICIOUS!!!! Thank you for sharing
This recipe sounds amazing. I haven’t tried using black beans and quinoa in baking as yet, but I think 2014 is going to be the year of change. Thanks so much for sharing.
This looks delicious! I am always on the look out for healthy desserts that my kids will like!
Corinne, these really do sound like delicious health food- yum! Who wouldn’t want to try these? I sure do. I’m with Wendy- “thanks for doing all the work for me”! 🙂
I was actually lucky enough to taste both versions of this cookie. I agree with Corinne, the avocado ones were better, not so sweet. Amazingly, they did taste like I was cheatimg on my diet, I will be making my own batch today!. thank you for doing all the work for me.
Thanks for sharing this! They look delicious!
wow looking at them you’d never know what was in them. Great cookie with lots of healthy benefits.
I would have never guessed these were healthy! They look so decadent. I love the mix of black beans in theres.
This looks like a delicious recipe. You had me at Double Chocolate – healthy is just a bonus! I’m bookmarking this so I can make it sometime! 🙂