Chocolate Protein Nuggets - Low Sugar

Name: Chocolate Protein Nuggets - Low Sugar
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 36 cookies
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups whole wheat pastry flour; 1 cup quick oats; 1/2 cup ground flax seeds; 3 scoops vanilla protein powder (I use whey based); 1/3 cup cocoa powder; 2 teaspoons baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon baking soda; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1/4 cup applesauce (or unsweetened apple butter); 1/4 cup plain yogurt; 1/4 cup vegetable oil; 1/4 cup sugar; 1 large egg; 1 1/2 tablespoons stevia plus (or 3/4 cup sugar equivalent of your brand); 1 teaspoon vanilla (optional, I like a lot of vanilla); 1/2 cup mini chocolate chip

Submitted by healthymamaMI

"A cookie that is more like real food! That was my goal when I created this cookie for my extremely picky son. Stevia brings the sugar way down; flax seed and whole grains brings nutrition up, chocolate makes it yummy!"

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Ready In:: 20mins
Ingredients:: 16
Yields:: 36 cookies

ingredients

Combine in a medium bowl with wire whisk
1 ¹⁄₂ cups whole wheat pastry flour
1 cup quick oats
¹⁄₂ cup ground flax seeds
3 scoops vanilla protein powder (I use whey based)
¹⁄₃ cup cocoa powder
2 teaspoons baking powder
¹⁄₂ teaspoon baking soda
¹⁄₂ teaspoon salt
Combine in a large bowl
¹⁄₄ cup applesauce (or unsweetened apple butter)
¹⁄₄ cup plain yogurt
¹⁄₄ cup vegetable oil
¹⁄₄ cup sugar
1 large egg
1 ¹⁄₂ tablespoons stevia plus (or 3/4 cup sugar equivalent of your brand)
1 teaspoon vanilla (optional, I like a lot of vanilla)
¹⁄₂ cup mini chocolate chip

directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Combine first 8 ingredients in a medium bowl using a wire whisk. Whisk together rest of ingredients, except chocolate chips, in a large bowl using a whisk. Whisk until sugar is dissolved. Add dry to wet in thirds combining with a sturdy mixing spoon after each addition. Mix in chocolate chips. Will be very stiff!
Lightly spray a cooking sheet with non-stick spray. Drop balls the size of a large walnut spacing 1-2 inches apart. Flatten slightly as the cookies will not spread much. Bake for 10 minutes. Remove to cooling rack. Cool completely.
Note: My protein powder is sweetened with sucralose. I don't know how much sweetness it contributes or if you will need to adjust the recipe for unsweetened protein powder.