Healthy Chocolate Cookies Recipe
Who knew healthy chocolate cookies could taste this delicious?! These easy cookies are a fudgy chocolate-peanut butter dream, high in protein, low sugar (naturally sweetened with banana), and one bowl. We use 6 simple ingredients that can be found in your pantry, so the next time you get a craving for peanut butter and chocolate, you'll be ready to bake them in just 15 minutes!
Servings: 15 cookies
Calories: 126kcal
Equipment
- large baking sheet
Ingredients
- 2 ripe bananas, mashed using a potato masher or fork
- ¾ cup all-natural peanut butter (no sugar added)
- 3 Tablespoons unsweetened Dutch-process cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ cup dark chocolate chips (vegan)
- ½ Tablespoon flaky sea salt (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Place mashed bananas in a medium-sized mixing bowl. Add peanut butter, cocoa powder, vanilla extract, and baking soda. Using a rubber spatula, mix until well incorporated.
- Stir in dark chocolate chips.
- Using a medium-sized cookie scoop or tablespoon, scoop cookie batter onto lined baking sheet. Wet your hands with a little bit of water and press down lightly on the cookies. This will help them spread more. Sprinkle cookies with flaky sea salt (if using).
- Bake for 10 minutes. Let cookies cool completely. I like to place my cookies in the refrigerator for 30 minutes so they get fudgier before eating them. They can be refrigerated up to 5 days or stored in the freezer.
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Notes
- Store your cookies in the refrigerator for up to 5 days.
- Chill. Although you can eat the cookies shortly after taking them out of the oven, I prefer to eat them after they have chilled in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes. They develop a thick, fudgy texture that I love.
Nutrition
Calories: 126kcal | Carbohydrates: 10g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 0.1mg | Sodium: 99mg | Potassium: 183mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 11IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 27mg | Iron: 0.5mg
