Healthy Peanut Butter Pumpkin Cookies
These peanut butter 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 cinnamon, 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
- 2 tbsp peanut butter
- 2 tbsp maple syrup
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1.5 cups whole rolled oats
- 1 tbsp ground flaxseed
- 1 tbsp chia seeds
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp baking soda
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
- Combine the wet ingredients (pumpkin, peanut butter, maple syrup, vanilla extract) in a mixing bowl.
- Add the dry ingredients (oats, flaxseed, chia seeds, cinnamon, baking soda) to the same bowl and stir together.
- Form 9 balls and lay them out on a baking sheet (on parchment paper or greased).
- Press each ball down with a fork or your fingers ~ 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): 105 calories, 3.5 g protein, 16 g carbohydrate, 3 g fiber, 3 g added sugar, 40 mg sodium, 147 mg potassium, 90 mg phosphorus, +0.4 PRAL.