Saturday, October 22, 2011

A chocolate chip cookie that is HEALTHY! Thank you, Katie!

Tell me this doesn't look amazing!?!?!?!?!

Found a great site, Chocolate Covered Katie, where the author, Katie, is revolutionizing desserts.  We love dessert and we love to be healthy, so I was all over it!

J was a big helper as we tried out this Deep Dish Cookie Pie.  It is healthy, delicious and totally deserves to be eaten with a spoon.  Mine wasn't as beautiful as hers, but our taste buds loved it anyway!



You can find the recipe here and I copied and pasted it from her site to make it easy for you:


Deep-Dish Cookie Pie
(High in fiber… and gluten-free!)
  • 2 cans white beans or garbanzos (drained and rinsed) (500g total, once drained)
  • 1 cup quick oats
  • 1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce
  • 3 T canola oil
  • 2 tsp pure vanilla extract
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 and 1/2 cups brown sugar (Seems like a lot, but this makes a big pie. I think we got like 20 servings from it! You can try adding less, if you’re used to healthy desserts; I chose to use this much because the people to whom I served it are used to “normal” desserts. Also, white sugar will work if you don’t have brown.)
  • 1 cup chocolate chips
So easy to make!
Blend everything (except the chips) very well in a food processor. Mix in chips, and pour into an oiled pan (I used a 10-inch springform pan, but you can use a smaller pan if you want a really deep-dish pie.) Cook at 350F for around 35 minutes. Let stand at least 10 minutes before removing from the pan.
Try it and let me know what you think!

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