50-calorie chocolate chip cookies!

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  • allana1111
    allana1111 Posts: 390 Member
    Oreo cookies are 45 calories each.


    Just saying.

    you just made my day
  • tgrey4
    tgrey4 Posts: 56
    They don't sound that bad.

    But OP, I wouldn't tout them as "50 cals each" because it depends on the amount of banana.
    Bananas are not uniform in size or weight. And by calculating your recipe based off the size of the banana, you're introducing great inaccuracy in your calorie count.
    I'd weigh out your ingredients instead of measuring them.

    I calculated with the size of the bananas that I used. Just like any recipe, no one's turns out the exact same as another's. People can measure as they like. I also do say that I use approximately 1 cup of banana, which I feel is probably very helpful to sizing it all up. (And some of us don't own scales! Sorry!)
  • tgrey4
    tgrey4 Posts: 56
    This recipe is missing butter, sugar, and flour.
    Maybe. But for people dieting, diabetic, or gluten-intolerant, I think these taste good enough (of course people can change up their own add-ins -- chips, spices, baking powder, etc!) to be a nice, low-calorie, rather healthy treat. They're okay. They get the job done if what you're craving is a sweet little carb boost. :)
  • VictoriaDarleneGale
    VictoriaDarleneGale Posts: 53
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  • enchampion
    enchampion Posts: 11 Member
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  • rml_16
    rml_16 Posts: 16,414 Member
    This recipe is missing butter, sugar, and flour.
    Maybe. But for people dieting, diabetic, or gluten-intolerant, I think these taste good enough (of course people can change up their own add-ins -- chips, spices, baking powder, etc!) to be a nice, low-calorie, rather healthy treat. They're okay. They get the job done if what you're craving is a sweet little carb boost. :)
    This isn't actually much better for a diabetic than a regular cookie ...
  • Mkmassey3
    Mkmassey3 Posts: 214 Member
    Yum! I am always looking for healthier sweet treats!!
  • roxylola
    roxylola Posts: 540 Member
    I made these with peanut better not chocolate chips. They were ok while warm and when they were cold they made great dog biscuits!
  • LadyoftheDisc
    LadyoftheDisc Posts: 136 Member
    yumm, bump!
  • ActuarialChef
    ActuarialChef Posts: 1,413 Member
    i just had a 450 calorie chocolate chip cookie from potbelly. <3.

    omg there's a potbelly right across the street from my work and I have successfully avoided going in for a cookie for like the past month. Now I'll have to stop in for a double chocolate brownie cookie (or whatever they're called). They're delicious.


    Ahhhh seriously.
  • jc30058
    jc30058 Posts: 22 Member
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  • 4daluvof_candice
    4daluvof_candice Posts: 483 Member
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  • bls3092
    bls3092 Posts: 3 Member
    I just made these....1 4oz banana without peel smashed
    1/2 cup quick oats
    1 egg white
    1/2 tsp vanilla
    1/2 tsp. butter flavoring
    2 Tbs jif peanut butter
    4 Tbs mini semi sweet choco. chips
    Mix really good. made 9 cookies using cookie scoop. sprinkled cinnamon on top... bake 350 for 14 min.
    about 83 cal. each yum yum
  • Myhaloslipped
    Myhaloslipped Posts: 4,317 Member
    Haha, I was just thinking to myself if this recipe has cauliflower in it...I can't. I just can't.
  • CassandraBurgos83
    CassandraBurgos83 Posts: 544 Member
    Yay... I can't wait because I need all the gluten free recipes I can get for my daughter :)
  • sarafischbach9
    sarafischbach9 Posts: 466 Member
    Sounds yummy!

    You might like this recipe for muffins:
    http://sallysbakingaddiction.com/2013/01/03/skinny-strawberry-chocolate-chip-muffins/
  • sassyjae21
    sassyjae21 Posts: 1,217 Member
    I made these with peanut better not chocolate chips. They were ok while warm and when they were cold they made great dog biscuits!

    dying
  • shmulyeng
    shmulyeng Posts: 472 Member
    No cauliflower?! I'm out *ragequits*

    cauliflower for cookies? gross

    you must be new here.

    Exactly what I was going to say :)
  • bcattoes
    bcattoes Posts: 17,299 Member
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    No thank you. I prefer real cookies.

    What is not real about this cookie?
  • east2west14
    east2west14 Posts: 161 Member
    I just made these and mine came to exactly 47.5 calories each I love it! ;). I am a cookie person and I have no problem with these.
  • ktully93
    ktully93 Posts: 160 Member
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  • A_Healthier_Me2013
    A_Healthier_Me2013 Posts: 227 Member
    thanks for sharing!
  • Christine_120
    Christine_120 Posts: 50
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  • chadlemanEureka
    chadlemanEureka Posts: 25
    Not a baker. What makes them stick together and not fall apart?
  • east2west14
    east2west14 Posts: 161 Member
    Not a baker. What makes them stick together and not fall apart?

    This is the first thing I ever baked ;). But they just stick together I can't explain it :).
  • droxeene
    droxeene Posts: 43 Member
    bump for later!
  • MoreBean13
    MoreBean13 Posts: 8,701 Member
    I can make a 50 calorie chocolate chip cookie using flour, butter, sugar, eggs and chocolate chips for 50 calories just by making them a little smaller than regular cookies. I'd much rather have a small real cookie than a banana and oat concoction.
  • noluckducky15
    noluckducky15 Posts: 54 Member
    I've made a few different variations of the banana and oat cookies and I have found that they are actually pretty good! I've made the peanut butter ones before and topped them with a bit of suger-free jelly and they taste ALOT like a PB&J :) I find that refrigerating them after baking and then when you want one, just pop it in the microwave for a few seconds and they warm back up again...I like them warm!! I enjoy these!
  • Calliope610
    Calliope610 Posts: 3,783 Member
    I can make a 50 calorie chocolate chip cookie using flour, butter, sugar, eggs and chocolate chips for 50 calories just by making them a little smaller than regular cookies. I'd much rather have a small real cookie than a banana and oat concoction.

    agreed!
  • Ivey05131980
    Ivey05131980 Posts: 1,118 Member
    YUM...def. will be trying!

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