My Healthier Chocolate Chip Cookies
I’ve been playing around with a multitude of different recipes lately trying to make a healthier choc chip cookie that still tastes great
I think I may have done it!
While this recipe has less than 1/3 of the original amount of fat and sugar, these are still a sometimes food for most of us – and thus the title ‘healthier’ choc chip cookies (i.e. they are definitely not a health food!!)
Please give them a go and let me know what you think….
- 3 tablespoons (50 grams) coconut oil, softened
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- 1½ tablespoons raw sugar
- 1 egg white, from a large sized egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- ½ cup wholemeal spelt flour
- ½ cup white spelt flour
- ½ teaspoon bicarb soda
- 30 grams good quality chocolate, roughly chopped
- Heat oven to 160 degrees C and line a large baking tray with greaseproof paper
- Whisk together coconut oil and sugars
- Whisk in egg white and vanilla
- Sift flour and bicarb soda into the bowl and add the chocolate
- Fold dry ingredients into coconut oil mix until just combines
- Roll into teaspoon sized rounds, place on tray and press down slightly using a fork
- Bake for 8 minutes
Why I used coconut oil instead of butter…
While I don’t suggest that you start using coconut oil, and certainly do not as your main cooking oil (stick with Australian extra virgin olive oil), there is some research suggesting that it is slightly better with regards to what it does to your cholesterol than butter
“Unlike saturated animal fats, coconut oil doesn’t cause that spike in inflammation immediately after consumption of animal foods”
If you prefer, use butter instead
A word about sugar
I have cut down the original amount of sugar used in this recipe significantly, but have still used sugar to sweeten these biscuits. While I don’t believe you need to ‘quit’ sugar, it is a good idea to limit your intake. So become aware of where it is, and how much has been added to the food you eat (as well as any drinks you may include). Of course if you are making all or most of your own food (like I do) that’s quite easy!
But with regards to sugar and other unhealthy ingredients in the food we eat – its the amount you use that will have the biggest effect on your health 🙂
