Easy low calorie tiramisu cookies
These low calorie tiramisu cookies are the perfect sweet treat for weight loss! They are the perfect blend of a soft cookie and creamy, rich tiramisu!
Ingredients
- 20 g (1 heaped tbsp) applesauce*
- 50 g (¼ cup) 0 calorie brown sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 15 ml (1 tbsp) espresso
- 60 g (½ cup) plain/all-purpose flour
- ½ tsp baking soda
- sprinkle salt
- 2 g (1 tsp) cocoa powder for dusting
Frosting:
- 60 g (¼ cup) Philadelphia lightest*
- 1 tbsp 0 calorie icing sugar*
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
- Pre-heat oven to 180ºC (356ºF).
- In a medium bowl, make the cookie dough by mixing together the 0 calorie sweetener, apple sauce, espresso and vanilla extract.
- Fold in the flour, baking soda and salt until well combined.
- Divide the batter equally between 3 cookie dough balls. Place the cookie dough balls onto a baking tray lined with parchment paper and bake for 10 minutes. Allow the cookies to cool completely on a cooling rack.
- In the meantime, mix together the cream cheese, powdered sweetener and vanilla extract until smooth. Transfer the frosting to a piping bag fitted with a nozzle and pipe onto the cooled cookies.
- Using a sieve, dust the cocoa powder onto the cookies, covering the frosting completely.
- Serve and enjoy!
Notes
*Applesauce - You can substitute an equal amount of melted low-fat butter.
*Philadelphia lightest - You can substitute an equal amount of low-fat cream cheese.
*0 calorie powdered sweetener - You can either use an equal amount regular icing sugar or you can make your own by grinding granulated sweetener in a food processor or coffee grinder.
Bear in mind that any substitutions may result in the cookies containing a different amount of calories than stated in this recipe.
Nutrition
Serving: 1 CookieCalories: 99kcalCarbohydrates: 17.7gProtein: 4.4gFat: 1gSodium: 214mgPotassium: 28mgFiber: 1gSugar: 2g
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