Low calorie hot chocolate cookies
These low calorie hot chocolate cookies are the perfect low calorie sweet treat for chocolate lovers! They are super rich, indulgent and delicious.
Ingredients
- 30 g unsweetened applesauce
- 40 g 0 calorie brown sugar
- 1 tsp olive oil
- ½ tsp vanilla
- 50 g plain or all-purpose flour
- 15 g unsweetened cocoa powder
- ½ tsp baking soda
- 15 g dark chocolate chips
- 20 g (3 large) marshmallows
Instructions
- Pre-heat oven to 180ºC (350ºF). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the applesauce, 0 calorie brown sugar, olive oil and vanilla extract until smooth and well combined.
- Add in the flour, cocoa powder and baking soda and fold in ensuring everything is well incorporated.
- Divide the dough equally between 3 cookies, flatten each dough ball in between your palms, place one marshmallow in the centre and roll the dough into a ball.
- Top with the chocolate chips and place the cookies on the prepared baking sheet. Bake for 8-10 minutes.
- Allow them to cool on the sheet for a few minutes before transferring to a cooling rack to cool completely. Enjoy!
Notes
*0 calorie brown sugar – If you don’t have 0 calorie brown sugar, you can use any other 0 calorie sweetener but be mindful of the conversion. If it is a 1:1 ratio of sweetener to sugar, use the amount specified in this recipe but if it is 1:2, 1:3 etc of sweetener to sugar, ensure you cut down the amount stated above according to the ratio of your sweetener.
Nutrition
Serving: 1 CookieCalories: 125kcalCarbohydrates: 22.2gProtein: 3gFat: 3.7gSaturated Fat: 1.4gMonounsaturated Fat: 1.3gSodium: 108.2mgPotassium: 83.4mgFiber: 2.5gSugar: 4gIron: 4mg
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