Healthy spin-off to No Bake Cookies

ajlarz

Hi all, I'm new here but I just wanted to share a recipe that I came up with today. It is a healthy spin off to the traditional no-bake cookie. Not quite as good, but easily satisfies my chocolate fix! Here is the recipe:

1 cup splenda
2 T baking cocoa
1/4 c nonsweetened applesauce
1/4 c skim milk
1 cup quick oats
2 T shredded coconut

Combine splenda, cocoa, applesauce, and milk in a saucepan. Stir continuously and bring to boil. Once boiling, remove from heat and add the oatmeal and coconut. Drop onto wax paper into 8 cookies. Cool until at desired temperature.

Per cookie:
Calories- 52
Carbs- 12
Fat- 1
Protein- 2

chinamonkey

ive never heard of no bake cookies! how fab...do they turn out like cookies?

ajlarz

Most no-bake cookies are made with oats, peanut butter, sugar, butter...all that good stuff. Since it is a no-bake cookie, they are more dense than a normal cookie, but they stick together like a regular cookie would. I'm quite impressed!

sc1572

yummmmm! thanks!

Amber393

YAY cookies!

Can you taste the coconut? just curious because I'm not a big fan but they sound good.

jenneyd

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IAmTheAwesomest

awesome

NancyAnne1960

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ajlarz

Yes you can taste the coconut, so if you don't like it you can omit it. The no bake cookies that I used to make actually don't have coconut in them, I just added it in these to give it more texture/flavor. Give it a shot without it, I bet they will be just as good!

mestupscout

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Macka123

I am going to try these........ they look yummy

cohawk11

I love no bakes so I'll have to try these -- thanks for posting!

annie_p

mmmm those sound good!

ACEgirl1

Thank you!! I'm going to make these right now!!!

sanura

yummy! can you use stevia instead, i wonder...

Autumn15

who doesn't love cookies...yum

meliturtlee

I love no bakes!!! But I've tried making it healthy, they just arnt the same