Chocolate Chip Quinoa Cookies
This quinoa cookies recipe makes a delicious vegan and gluten-free option for a healthy dessert with with a delicious, soft texture and sweet, nutty flavor.
Servings: 12
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce 125 g
- 1/3 cup cane sugar, coconut sugar or brown sugar 68 g
- 1/4 cup sunflower seed butter, almond butter, peanut butter, etc. 60 g
- 1/2 tsp sea salt
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 cup rolled oats blended into fine oat flour 100 g
- 1.5 cups cooked quinoa 190 g
- 1/2 cup dairy-free chocolate chips 85 g
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Add the applesauce, sugar and nut or seed butter to a mixing bowl and stir until smooth and combined.
- Make some oat flour if you don't have any prepared, then add the oat flour, baking powder, salt and quinoa and mix into a uniform cookie dough. Mix in the chocolate chips.
- Use a spoon or cookie scoop to create 12 cookies, placing them on the prepared cookie sheet to make 12 cookies. You can use your fingers to shape them a bit but no need to be perfect.
- Bake for 26 minutes then remove from the oven and let cool on the pan for 2-3 minutes before gently transferring to a cooling rack. Let cool completely before storing.
Notes
The cookies can be stored at room temperature for up to 4 days in an air-tight container, in the fridge for about a week or frozen for up to 2 months.
Nutrition
Serving: 1cookie | Calories: 159kcal | Carbohydrates: 24g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 6g | Sodium: 99mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 12g