Let’s face it. Baking and ‘skinny’ just don’t go hand-in-hand. So my love of muffins and my quest to eliminate the ‘muffin-top’ have been battling long enough. I have decided to turn the tables on cookies and cupcakes with a full pantry remodel. Last week, during my weekly trip down the baking aisle, instead of unbleached flour, sugar and butter, I threw whole wheat flour (which I have grown quite accustomed to), applesauce and agave nectar into my cart. Time for some experimenting. Who says health and cupcakes can’t be friends? My quest is not just to make a lighter calorie version of the heavy calorie sweets, but to actually transform them into something healthy (remember…light and healthy are two different things).
So my experiment began with the transformation of my favorite tried-and-true chocolate chip cookie recipe. And, after a little tweaking…success! OK, so the cookie has a cakey, muffin-like texture but they really are delicious. And with the ingredients that you will be using, these are a perfect pre-workout or between-meals snack. Enjoy:) PLEASE…let me know what you think and any suggestions for treats in need of a healthy transformation!
Ingredients
- 2/3 C natural applesauce
- 1 C agave nectar (in the sugar aisle)
- 4 egg whites
- 1 T pure vanilla
- 3 C whole wheat flour (finely ground is best)
- 1 teasp salt
- 1 teasp baking soda
- 1/2- 1 bag of dark chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350* F. Whisk applesauce, agave nectar, egg whites and vanilla until combined.
- In a separate bowl, mix the flour, salt and baking soda.
- Slowly add wet ingredients to flour mixture and combine with rubber spatula. (The mixture will be sticky.)
- Pour in the dark chocolate chips and gently mix.
- Using 2 spoons, scoop and drop tablespoonfuls of dough onto baking sheet.
- Bake for 11 minutes, cool in pan for 5 minutes and transfer to a cooling rack until completely cool.
These look & sound great. I am a cookie addict & excited to try! Might even try some ground flax seed to replace the eggs just because I don’t do well with them. Hopefully they are still fluffy! Thanks!
Ooooh…let me know how that goes. I’d love to have an alternate vegan base for the cookies, as well:)
Can’t wait to try these! Thanks!
I used coconut sugar and spelt flour…delicious!!!!!! win with the kids and win for my cravings
Everyone likes them! I used mini morsels and it worked out perfect. Also I only had organic cinnamon applesauce squishers- worked perfectly.
These are definitely tasty! Made a batch last night as a surprise to the fiance for dealing with my choke-hold on the new healthy eating I’ve been enforcing on us. Even he enjoyed them!
Man approved!
I made these today, was very good for a healthy cookie recipe. Thank you for sharing the recipe.
What is the serving size and how many calories are in a serving? Thanks!