Fudgy Dark Chocolate Avocado Cookies

miadelb
miadelb Posts: 7 Member
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Fudgy Dark Chocolate Avocado Cookies

Prep time: 5 mins
Cook time: 10 mins


Delicious, rich, decadent, and oozing dark chocolate. And guess what? With zero butter!
Author: Apple of My Eye

Serves: 18

Ingredients
1 ripe avocado, finely mashed
¼ cup white sugar
¼ cup brown sugar
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla extract
½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
⅓ cup flour
½ tsp baking soda
2 oz dark chocolate, coarsely chopped

Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Combine the finely mashed avocado, white sugar, brown sugar, egg, and vanilla extract in a medium-sized bowl.
In a separate bowl, whisk together the cocoa powder, flour, and baking soda.
Mix together the wet and dry ingredients until just combined.
Gently stir in the dark chocolate chunks.
Using a small ice cream scoop or spoon, add one heaping tablespoon of dough on to a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
Bake for 8-10 minutes or until the top has set. Don't over-bake!

Replies

  • LeonCX
    LeonCX Posts: 862 Member
    edited October 2014
    Very interesting. And I would guess - still very fattening. But sounds gooooood. :#
    Thanks!
  • miadelb
    miadelb Posts: 7 Member
    65 calories a cookie - not too bad calorie wise. And I love them. They have a soft cake like texture.
  • eldamiano
    eldamiano Posts: 2,667 Member
    Couldnt think of anything less appetising.

    Why no butter? Cakes are not supposed to be low-calorie/fat.
  • WhoWasGivenToFly
    WhoWasGivenToFly Posts: 64 Member
    will try to substitute wheat flour for another type ( issues with gluten) and give it a try
  • HornedFrogPride
    HornedFrogPride Posts: 283 Member
    WOW! You had me at DARK CHOCOLATE! Will have to try this one. However, I might substitute honey for all of the sugar.
  • Daiako
    Daiako Posts: 12,545 Member
    HornedFrogPride wrote: »
    WOW! You had me at DARK CHOCOLATE! Will have to try this one. However, I might substitute honey for all of the sugar.

    All that extra moisture is gonna screw up the texture of your cookie.

  • xrachel2014
    xrachel2014 Posts: 18 Member
    I made these but substituted the chocolate chips of chopped pecan nuts. Only because I didn't have the chocolate to throw in. They were amazing, so rich, chocolatly and moist. Worth a good go!!
  • TrainerLB
    TrainerLB Posts: 42 Member
    My version:

    1 ripe avocado, finely mashed
    1/8 cup of maple syrup or honey
    1 egg
    1 tsp vanilla extract
    ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
    ⅓ ground oats
    ½ tsp baking soda
    2 oz dark chocolate, coarsely chopped

    Reduces the sugar content and subs ground oats for flour. The best way to make "oat flour" is in a coffee grinder. Works very well.
  • miadelb
    miadelb Posts: 7 Member
    I made them once for a vegan friend of mine and substituted the egg with chia and they came out great.
  • KameHameHaaaa
    KameHameHaaaa Posts: 837 Member
    eldamiano wrote: »
    Couldnt think of anything less appetising.

    Why no butter? Cakes are not supposed to be low-calorie/fat.

    Because not everyone uses MFP for the same reason and some people on here like to find low calorie cookie recipes! :lol:

    There are some good full fat/calorie/etc recipes on here too though, check this one out if you're looking for a buttery chocolate cookie that might not disappoint you.

    http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10005769/chocolate-overload
  • KameHameHaaaa
    KameHameHaaaa Posts: 837 Member
    This recipe is perfect for me 'cuz my sister just gave me six avocados >D now I know what to do with a couple of them
  • BombShell001
    BombShell001 Posts: 18 Member
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