Healthy Christmas Cookies (Refined Sugar Free, Gluten Free)
These healthy, refined sugar-free Christmas cookies with dried cranberries and dark chocolate are a particularly good healthy Christmas treat. They are low in sugar and gluten-free, but taste delicious and have a lovely chewy texture.
Ingredients
- 1 cup oats 80 g
- ½ cup applesauce unsweetened, 120 ml
- 1 tablespoon honey or maple syrup
- 3 tablespoon soft butter or coconut oil 50 g
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon ground allspice
- 2 tablespoon dried cranberries 15 g
- 2 tablespoon chopped dark chocolate 30 g
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 170 degrees (150 fan). Either grease a baking tray or line with baking paper.
- Add the oats, butter, applesauce, honey and spices to the bowl of a food processor and pulse briefly until mixed. Take care not to over-mix, as you don't want to lose all the texture of the oats. Stir in the cranberries and chocolate by hand.
- Divide the mixture into 6. Roll into rough balls, and place on a greased tray or silicone sheet. Flatten the balls into cookies - they should be about 8mm or ⅓ of an inch.
- Bake in a preheated oven for 20 minutes. Turn halfway if necessary to prevent any exposed cranberries burning or drying out. Cool on a wire rack.
Notes
When making the cookies without a food processor, leave the oats whole for a chunkier cookie, or use half oats and half oat flour.
For healthy vegan Christmas cookies, use coconut oil and maple syrup.
Nutrition
Calories: 150kcalCarbohydrates: 18.6gProtein: 2.2gFat: 7.9gSaturated Fat: 4.5gFiber: 2.3gSugar: 7.9g
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