Description
These Sweet Potato Oatmeal Cookies are a delightful and healthy treat, perfect for satisfying your sweet tooth without the guilt. Made with wholesome ingredients like mashed sweet potatoes, oats, and dark chocolate chips, these cookies are soft, chewy, and bursting with flavor.
Ingredients
Mashed Sweet Potato Puree:
2/3 cup
Quick Oats (scooped, swept):
1 cup
Maple Syrup:
1/4 cup
Vanilla Extract:
1 teaspoon
Dark Chocolate Chips:
1/3 cup
Instructions
- Preheat the oven: Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C). Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper and lightly oil with coconut oil. Set aside.
- Prepare sweet potatoes: Peel, trim, and cut sweet potatoes into 1-inch cubes.
- Cook sweet potatoes: Boil sweet potato cubes in water for 10-15 minutes until fork-tender.
- Drain and mash: Drain sweet potatoes, let them cool, then mash into a puree.
- Mix ingredients: Combine sweet potato puree with oats and maple syrup in a bowl.
- Adjust consistency: Ensure batter is sticky but thick; adjust with oats or sweet potato as needed.
- Form cookies: Roll tablespoon-sized dough into balls, flatten, and place on prepared sheet.
- Bake: Bake for 15-20 minutes until golden brown.
- Cool and store: Cool on a rack before storing in an airtight container in the fridge or freezer.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 120
- Sugar: 6g
- Sodium: 30mg
- Fat: 4g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 20g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 0mg
Keywords: Sweet Potato, Oatmeal, Cookies, Healthy, Dessert
