These Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies without brown sugar are a healthy option for traditional chocolate chip cookies. They are soft and chewy inside and crispy outside. They are not very sweet as they are made with honey and without brown sugar, and they have a pleasant nutty flavor due to peanut butter. Overall, these Oatmeal Chocolate chips cookies is a satisfying and healthy snack for a cup of tea or coffee.
What are Healthy Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies made of?
- Oat flour and blended oats.
I separate these two ingredients as they give their texture and made their role in the cookies’ taste. In this recipe, I recommend using both – oat flour, as it has the consistency of regular flour, but it’s much healthier and blended oats, as they add pieces of oats to the cookies, and the cookies’ texture is more crispy. If you want your cookies to taste softer, use only oat flour. By the way, the soluble fiber in oats is beta-glucan, which has been researched to help slow digestion, increase satiety, and suppress appetite.
- Egg.
Eggs provide structure to the dough by acting as a binder. They help the dough to hold together and prevent it from spreading too much during baking.
- Honey or maple syrup.
As this recipe provides cookies without brown sugar, we use honey or maple syrup as a natural sweetener.
- Cinnamon and Vanilla extract.
These are optional ingredients, but I recommend adding them as cinnamon adds a spicy aroma, and vanilla gives a sweet aroma to the cookies. Together they make a balanced flavor.
- Peanut butter.
We use it instead of regular butter or oil. It perfectly suits the chocolate chips and oats and gives a nutty flavor. If you don’t like it, you can replace it with coconut oil, for example.
- Chocolate chips.
What can Chocolate Chip Cookie be without Chocolate Chip? none! I use no-sugar chocolate chips to reduce sugar and make the cookies healthier.
FAQ
- What can I use instead of brown sugar in oatmeal cookies?
To make our cookies healthier we substitute brown sugar in oatmeal cookies with honey. The other option to make Chocolate Chip Cookies without brown sugar is to use Maple syrup. It also will be healthier than regular sugar, either white or brown.
- Are oatmeal cookies actually healthy?
Oatmeal cookies can be considered healthier than other cookies, but it depends on the ingredients used to make them. In this recipe, we make a healthier option of Oatmeal Chocolate Chip cookies as we use oats rich in fiber, vitamins, and minerals, and we don’t use brown or white sugar replacing it with honey or maple syrup. It’s important to remember that oatmeal cookies, even when made with healthier ingredients, should still be enjoyed in moderation as part of a balanced diet.
- What makes a cookie unhealthy?
A cookie can be considered unhealthy if it is high in:
- Saturated and trans fats: Butter, shortening, and other unhealthy fats can raise cholesterol levels and increase the risk of heart disease.
- Refined sugar: Cookies often contain large amounts of sugar, leading to spikes in blood sugar levels, weight gain, and an increased risk of type 2 diabetes.
- Sodium: High salt levels can contribute to high blood pressure and an increased risk of heart disease and stroke.
- Refined flour: Cookies made with white flour lack the fiber and nutrients in whole grain flour and can contribute to weight gain and blood sugar spikes.
To make cookies healthier, it’s best to use whole-grain flour, natural sweeteners, and healthier fats.
How to make Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies without brown sugar
In a large bowl mix oatflour and blended oats. Then add baking powder, cinnamon and a pinch of salt. Whisk it a bit.
Then add an egg, honey or maple syrup and vanilla exctract an mix the dough.
Then add peanut butter and mix till smooth. In the end add chocolate chips. and let the dough rest for 20 mins in a fridge.
After the time of resting is up, form balls from the dough and press them a bit to the form of cookies, it recieved 10 cookies. Place them on thethe baking rack lined with baking paper and bake in the oven for 10 mins.
Take the cookies out of the oven, cool them and cover with melted chocolate.
Look how beautiful they are inside as well as outside! Enjoy with a cup of tea or coffee!
If you like healthy cookies, check out these cookies recipes:
Chocolate Chip Cookies without brown sugar
Ingredients
- 70 g oat flour
- 50 g blended oats
- 0.5 tsp baking powder
- 0.3 tsp cinnamon
- a pinch of salt
- 0,5 tsp vanilla extract
- 1.5 tbsp peanut butter
- 1 egg
- 1.5 tbsp honey or maple syrup
- 15 g chocolate chips
- 7-10 g melted chocolate for decoration (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180°C.
- In a large bowl, mix all the dry ingredients.
- Add honey or maple syrup, peanut butter and vanilla extract. Knead the dough.
- Mix the chocolate chips into the dough. Let it rest in the fridge for 20 mins.
- Form balls from the dough and press them a bit to the form of cookies. Place the cookies on the baking rack lined with paper parchment.
- Bake for 10 mins, then take the cookies out of the oven and place them on the plate. Cover with melted chocolate if you wish, and enjoy!
Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies