Healthy Dessert Recipes | Chickpea Cookie Dough

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Healthy Dessert Recipes | Chickpea Cookie Dough

The most massive struggle for my clients (and myself if I'm honest) is finding healthy dessert options. It's all fine and good to eat well for the main meals but dessert can be a real challenge because many healthy dessert recipes just don't have the flavour (or they're not actually healthy.)

This healthy cookie dough recipe is the answer! It's full of nutrients and low on sugar but still gives sweet satisfaction to your tastebuds!

This is a 5 ingredient or less recipe and a 5 minute or less healthy recipe!

Makes: 4 servings
Prep Time: 5 to 15 minutes (if shelling chickpeas)
Total Time: 5 to 15 minutes

NUTRITIONAL BENEFITS OF THIS HEALTHY DESSERT RECIPE

Fiber (Chickpeas, Flaxseed Meal)
Nutrient Dense Carbs (Chickpeas, Almond Butter, Flaxseed Meal)
Protein (Chickpeas, Flaxseed Meal, Almond Butter)
Healthy Fats (Almond Butter)

Healthy Dessert Recipes | Chickpea Cookie Dough

Chickpea Cookie Dough Ingredients

1 can chickpeas, rinsed and drained
1/4 cup almond butter unsalted
1/4 cup flaxseed meal (can also use oats here if not grain-free)
1 cup dark chocolate chips
2 tbsp maple syrup
Optional: 1 tsp vanilla extract

Recipe Steps

This first step is optional but lets you get a creamier cookie dough: soak all chickpeas in a bowl of water with spoonful of baking soda for ten minutes then remove shells
Combine all ingredients (except for chocolate chips) in food processor, blend until smooth
Stir in chocolate chips with spoon