Photo By Delancey Prince Who doesn’t love warm, chocolate chip cookies? Probably your waistline. You can keep your tastebuds and body happy with this healthier recipe. We threw in a few tricks to treat your brain to nutrients it loves: chickpeas, almond butter, and dark chocolate. Give them a try!
Prep Time15 minutesmins
Cook Time25 minutesmins
Cool5 minutesmins
Total Time40 minutesmins
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Flourless
Ingredients
1Canchickpeasdrained
1/2CupAlmond Butter
1/4CuoHoney
1/8tspSalt(Optional)
2tspVanilla
1/8tspBaking Powder
1/2Cupdark chocolate chips(at least 60% cacao)
Instructions
Make, Bake, Eat! Repeat!
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
Place chickpeas, almond butter, honey, vanilla, salt and baking powder in a food processor or blender. Puree until smooth.
Place dough mixture in a bowl and fold-in chocolate chips.
Use a tablespoon of dough per cookie.
Bake for 25 minutes. Cool 5 minutes.
Notes
For more recipes for brain health visit https://healthybrains.org/recipes/. Recipe adapted from our Cleveland Clinic Health Essentials team. For nutritional information please visit: https://health.clevelandclinic.org/recipe-flourless-chocolate-chip-cookies-with-a-secret-ingredient/