Healthy Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Cookies
These chocolate chip pumpkin cookies are a perfect dessert for those managing diabetes and kidney disease. Made with kidney-friendly ingredients, low in sugar, high in fiber, and packed with the warm flavors of pumpkin and dark chocolate, this treat is both satisfying and mindful of blood sugar and kidney health!
Servings: 9
Ingredients
- 1 cup canned pumpkin pumpkin should be the only ingredient
- 1 tbsp maple syrup
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1.5 cups whole rolled oats
- 1 tbsp chia seeds
- 1 tbsp ground flaxseed
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp baking soda
- 1/3 cup dark chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
- Add the wet ingredients (canned pumpkin, maple syrup, vanilla extract) to a mixing bowl.
- Add the dry ingredients (oats, chia seed, ground flaxseed, cinnamon, baking soda) to the wet ingredients. Stir in the dark chocolate chips.
- Form 9 balls and lay them out on a sheet pan (on parchment paper or greased).
- Press the cookies down with a fork or your fingers until they are ~ 1 inch thick.
- Bake in the oven for 10-12 minutes. Let them cool before storing in the fridge.
Notes
Nutrition info per serving (1 cookie): 119 calories, 3 g protein, 17 g carbohydrate, 3.5 g fiber, 3 g added sugar, 40 mg sodium, 171 mg potassium, 100 mg phosphorus, -0.2 PRAL.