Whether you are on a diet to lose weight, or because you have an intolerance to certain ingredients, or for religious reasons, it is still possible to eat tasty, healthy food.
And you can still have treats.
Changing ingredients to suit your diet may involve cultivating new skills but that’s part of the fun of baking.
If you have an intolerance to gluten, or need to avoid dairy, or want to reduce saturated fats, this recipe will show you how to make the healthiest chocolate avocado cookies ever.
It sounds as an unusual combination if you’ve never tried them before, but they taste delicious.
The avocado replaces the butter used in other cookies providing a good source of healthy monounsaturated fat.
Now, it is my pleasure to present you this very healthy and tasty chocolate avocado cookies recipe.
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Chocolate Avocado Cookies Recipe
Ingredients:
- 1/2 cup mashed avocado
- 1/2 cup of turbinado sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon cider vinegar
- 1/2 teaspoon of baking powder
- 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 3/4 cup of gluten free flour
- 100g bag dark chocolate chips
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Mix together mashed avocado and sugar. Add vanilla extract, cider vinegar, baking powder and cocoa powder. Add flour and mix till smooth. Incorporate chocolate chips by folding through mixture.
- Place tablespoons of the mixture onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper and flatten slightly.
- Bake for 15 minutes. Turn the baking sheet around. Bake for another 5 minutes.
- Take out of the oven and wait for 3-4 minutes before putting on a rack to cool completely.
- Makes about 12 cookies.