FALL IS HERE EVERYONE!
That means pumpkin everything. Lather me up in pumpkin spice, coffee, apple cider donuts, flannels… the whole nine yards. I live for this shit.
Anyway, here is a delicious AND healthy cookie. You don’t see those two words together too frequently.
This cookie is only 100 calories and is incredibly filling. You could have these for breakfast if you wanted. They are also vegan, gluten free, and have no butter/oil. The only fat in these is coming from the chocolate chips and pumpkin seeds.
These cookies are also AMAZING for a hiking snack or if you’re just out looking for fall foliage. Or, I mean, you could just eat them watching Sunday football. I don’t care.
I’m super pumped for you to make these.
If you didn’t already know, I’m all about gut health and these are definitely gut approved! I haven’t tested them on kids, so let me know when you do!
This recipe was inspired by Beaming Baker and if you don’t like pumpkin, then you can try the original version linked here!
Healthy Pumpkin Trail Mix Cookie
Equipment
- Mixing Bowl and Sheet Pan
Ingredients
- 1 cup Oats
- 3 tbsp Flour
- 2 tbsp Ground Flax seed
- 1 tbsp Pumpkin Pie Spice
- 1/4 tsp Salt
- 3 tbsp Canned Pumpkin Puree
- 1/4 cup Almond butter
- 3 tbsp Maple Syrup
- 3 tbsp Coconut sugar Regular works fine too
- 1 tsp Vanilla
- 1/4 Cup Chocolate Chips
- 3 tbsp Dried Cranberries
- 2 tbsp Pumpkin Seeds
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Mix all ingredients (oats to the vanilla) in a large mixing bowl. Next, fold in the chocolate chips, dried cranberries, and pumpkin seeds. (You can use any ingredients you want to fold in. Nuts, white chocolate chips, coconut, etc. are all good substitutes!)
- Scoop batter and mold into cookies. Flatten the cookies to desired size and shape. Bake for 13-15 minutes and then let cool for another 15 minutes before enjoying!
