Healthy Pumpkin Cookies

Healthy Pumpkin Cookies 

Here's one of my fav healthy pumpkins cookie recipes. 

Ingredients:
1 1/2 TBS butter  ( I use extra virgin coconut oil)
1 1/2 TBS unsweetened applesauce
1/2 cup brown sugar ( I used sucanat sugar)
1/4 cup honey ( I used agave nectar)
2 egg whites
1 TBS water
1/2 cup whole wheat flour
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp nutmeg

1/2 tsp ginger

1/2 tsp ground cloves
2 cup old fashioned rolled oats
1 cup pureed pumpkin

 (For all of the spices I substituted for 1 TBS of pumpkin pie spice)

Directions:
1. Preheat your oven to 350
2. Mix together butter, applesauce, brown sugar, honey, egg whites, and water.
3. Add in your dry ingredients, and then your oatmeal and pumpkin.
4. Spoon onto cookie sheet (sprayed with Pam) and bake for 12 minutes

Healthy No-Bake Chocolate PB Oatmeal Cookies

Healthy No-Bake Chocolate PB Oatmeal Cookies

The average chocolate peanut butter oatmeal cookie has 204 calories, 26 carbs, 10 grams of fat (EEK!), and 4 grams protein. This version has 82 calories, 11 carbs, 3 g fat, and 3 g protein per cookie. Obviously amazing stats, right?"

*makes 24 cookies
6 tbsp unsweetened vanilla almond milk (I substituted skim milk)
1/3 cup Splenda or other sugar substitute
1/3 cup light agave syrup (I used honey because I didn't have any agave)
2 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
3 tsp vanilla
2/3 cup peanut butter (I use natural PB)
1/4 cup wheat germ
2 cups oatmeal
*optional - 3 tsp ground flax seeds

Heat milk, sugar, and cocoa powder over high heat until boiling, stirring constantly.
Take off heat and stir in vanilla and peanut butter. Stir until peanut butter is completely melted.
Stir in wheat germ and oatmeal (optional - stir in ground flax seeds).
Drop by large spoonfuls onto cookie sheet covered in wax paper. Place in refrigerator. OR eat with a spoon right out of the bowl :)
ENJOY!