Cookie Dough Bites
This is a recipe that I originally found through saraskinnyfiber. These little bites of deliciousness don't leave you wanting for ANYTHING more!! Satifsying that sweet tooth in a healthy way, and GREAT choices for the kids lunches!!
Yes, chickpeas, seem like a strange ingredient, but TRUST me, you will NEVER know that they are in the recipe when you are tasting them!! Absolutely Delicious!! :)
Ingredients: 1 1/4 cups canned* chickpeas, well-rinsed and patted dry with a paper towel 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 1/2 cup + 2 tablespoons (165 grams) natural peanut butter 1/4 cup (80 grams) honey (agave would be amazing too!) 1 teaspoon baking powder** a pinch of salt if your peanut butter doesn’t have salt in it 1/2 cup (90 grams) chocolate chips * My can was a 400 gram can, 240 grams without the water, and I used all but a few tablespoons ** If you need grain-free baking powder, you can use 1 part cream of tartar + 1 part baking soda + 2 parts arrowroot. Directions: Preheat your oven to 350°F / 175°C Combine all the ingredients, except for the chocolate chips, in a food processor and process until very smooth. Make sure to scrape the sides and the top to get the little chunks of chickpeas and process again until they’re combined. Put in the chocolate chips and stir it if you can, or pulse it once or twice. The mixture will be very thick and sticky. With wet hands, form into 1 1/2″ balls. Place onto a piece of parchment paper. If you want them to look more like normal cookies, press down slightly on the balls. They don’t do much rising. Bake for about 10 minutes. Yields about fourteen 1 1/2″ cookie dough balls.
Macros Per Cookie: 120 Calories, 4g Protein, 12 Carbs, 7g Fat, 2g Fiber, 7g Sugar
**You can decrease the amount of sugar by replacing the honey/agave with stevia.
Know of any other AMAZING cookie recipes that you tested and approved!!? I would love to hear about them and share them here!! Please post in the comments below!! And let me know what you think of these!!! Can't wait to hear if you love them as much as I do!! :)