Never feel like you need to ditch your diet during the holidays again with these low-calorie pumpkin alternatives. Satisfy your sweet tooth without having to compromise your health. We’ve all experienced our fair share of Pinterest fails, but these 3 healthy pumpkin cookie recipes will fool even the biggest of butter lovers.
40-Calorie Pumpkin Protein Cookies
Ingredients
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350°F.
Add all the ingredients to a mixing bowl and mix well.
Grease a baking sheet and drop a tablespoon of the cookie dough onto the pan. Spread it out into cookie form.
Bake the cookies for 10-12 minutes. Store in the refrigerator.
Healthy Pumpkin Protein Cookie Dough
Ingredients
Instructions
Combine the pumpkin puree, protein powder, flour, and sweetener.
#SpoonTip: The texture will be a bit crumbly, but the wet ingredients will fix that.
Combine the powdered peanut butter with the water to make it a liquid. Add the maple syrup to that, and then add the mixture to the pumpkin dough until it’s fully incorporated.
Add recommended amount of almond milk, but you can continue adding it to the dough in increments of 1 tablespoon until desired consistency is achieved. Fold in the chocolate chips.
18-Calorie Pumpkin Pie Bites
Ingredients
Instructions
Mix coconut flour, protein powder, pumpkin puree, cinnamon, pumpkin pie spice, and Stevia.
Add maple syrup. Slowly add water until a doughy paste forms.
Roll into balls and store in the refrigerator.