Recipe Description:
Bake these flourless peanut butter avocado cookies, packed with oats and dark chocolate chips, for a delicious Halloween treat. Decorate with chocolate spiders and candy eyes for spooky fun!
Recipe courtesy of Lindsay of Westerville, OH. 2013 Registered Dietitian Recipe Contest Grand Prize Winner.
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Servings:
- Recipe serving size: 1 cookie (42 g)
- Number of servings:
Ingredients:
- 1/3 cup ripe, fresh avocados, halved, pitted, peeled and mashed
- 2/3 cup peanut butter
- 1 egg
- 3 Tbsp. agave nectar or honey
- 3/4 cup oats
- 1/2 tsp. baking powder
- 1/2 cup dark chocolate chips
Instructions:
- Combine wet ingredients until well mixed.
- Add dry ingredients.
- Stir in chocolate chips.
- Scoop onto baking sheet and flatten slightly with a fork.
- Bake at 350 degrees F for 12-14 minutes.
For the spiders:
- Melt some chocolate chips in the microwave. Let cool for a minute and place in a Ziploc bag. Cut a tiny part of the tip of one corner of the bag. Draw the spiders with melted chocolate out of the bag. Pop a couple of candy eyes, and enjoy!
Nutrition Facts
12 servings per recipe
Serving Size 1 serving (42g)
| Amount Per Serving | ||
|---|---|---|
| Calories | 180 | |
| % Daily Value* | ||
| Total Fat 11g | 14% | |
| Saturated Fat 3g | 15% | |
| Trans Fat 0g | - | |
| Polyunsaturated Fat 0g | - | |
| Monounsaturated Fat 0.5g | - | |
| Cholesterol 15mg | 5% | |
| Sodium 55mg | 2% | |
| Total Carbohydrate 17g | 6% | |
| Dietary Fiber 2g | 7% | |
| Total Sugars 11g | - | |
| Includes 10g Added Sugars | 19% | |
| Protein 5g | - | |
| Vitamin D 0mcg | 0% | |
| Calcium 18mg | 2% | |
| Iron 0.66mg | 4% | |
| Potassium 29mg | 0% | |
| Vitamin A 7mcg | 0% | |
| Vitamin C 0mg | 0% | |
| Vitamin E 0mg | 0% | |
| Vitamin K 1mcg | 0% | |
| Thiamin 0mg | 0% | |
| Riboflavin 0.03mg | 2% | |
| Niacin 0.22mg | 2% | |
| Vitamin B6 0.02mg | 2% | |
| Folate 5mcg DFE | 2% | |
| (0mcg folic acid) | - | |
| Vitamin B12 0.04mcg | 2% | |
| Pantothenic Acid 0.13mg | 2% | |
| Choline 13mg | 2% | |
| Phosphorus 11mg | 0% | |
| Magnesium 2mg | 0% | |
| Zinc 0mg | 0% | |
| Selenium 1mcg | 2% | |
| Copper 0.01mg | 2% | |
| Manganese 0mg | 0% | |
*The % Daily Value tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
