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Healthy Chocolate Chip Cookie Cups [Vegan, Gluten Free]
These healthy cookie cups are a fun and easy way to level up your usual cookies! They’re made with nutritious ingredients that make for a filling and satisfying dessert, and are also vegan and gluten free friendly.
Ingredients
- 1 ½ tablespoons flaxseed meal finely ground
- 2 tablespoons water
- ¼ cup unsweetened applesauce
- ¼ cup nut butter I used almond
- 1 tablespoon oil e.g. olive or avocado
- ¼ cup cane sugar or other granulated sweetener
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 tablespoon oat milk or other nondairy milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ cup + 3 tablespoons oat flour or blended oats
- ⅓ cup almond flour fine, blanched
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ⅓ cup mini chocolate chips dairy free
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit and prepare a mini muffin tin with oil or liners. Set aside.
- In a medium bowl, combine the flaxseed meal and water. Let it sit for 5-10 minutes, or until it has formed a gel.
- Add in all the rest of the ingredients: applesauce, nut butter, oil, sugar, milk, vanilla, oat flour, almond flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Mix until combined, then mix in the chocolate chips.
- Scoop out the dough in 1 tablespoon-size scoops, or adjust based on the size of your muffin tin. Bake for 10 minutes.
- Immediately after taking the cookies out of the oven, spray the back of a teaspoon with oil and press down into the center of each cookie to form the cup shape.
- Return the tray to the oven and bake for an additional 5-10 minutes (for my oven it was 8) until the cookies are fully baked through. They are more fragile when hot, so let cool before removing from the pan.
- Once cooled, fill the cups with whatever you desire. Some toppings I tried were strawberries, chocolate, peanut butter, yogurt, and cookie butter, but you can also try adding other fruits, granola, ice cream, or anything you can imagine!