So I believe I've said this many times before and I'm going
to say it again: I'm a sugar habit . It kinda sucks especially when sugary
snacks are so easily accessible: the vending machine at work or the coffee
machine that is always in plenty supply of hot chocolate with a million artificial
ingredients that would take me a minute to try to pronounce. So to keep my insatiable sweet tooth in check, I
vowed to always keep healthy sweet treats within arm's length. The best line of defense is an offense, right?
So after browsing the internet in search for a, keyword EASY
& SIMPLE , recipe, I found this one. This was one of the many Paleo dessert
recipes I found. Now, let me make this clear: I do not follow a Paleo diet or
any other specific diet for that matter because I find most follow similar
guidelines. Not to mention, having certain foods that are completely off limits
just makes me want them even more.
Now back to the recipe, it seemed fairly easy to execute so
I was excited to give it a go. I had most ingredients in my kitchen except for
almond butter which I substituted with my trusty ol' crunchy peanut butter.
After sampling the cookies, it was definitely not your
regular chocolate chip cookies and why would it be? I could taste the sweet
potato and peanut butter coming through but guess what? I LOOOVE sweet potato
and peanut butter so win-win! So let me stop babbling and give you the deets to
this recipe.
Ingredients
·
1 small sweet potato
or yam
·
½ cup smooth almond
butter
·
1 egg, whisked
·
1 tablespoon honey
·
1 teaspoon vanilla
extract
·
1 scoop (35 grams) Vanilla Protein Powder
·
⅛ teaspoon cinnamon
·
pinch of salt
·
½ cup Mini
Chocolate Chips
Instructions
1.
Preheat oven to 400
degrees. Poke holes in a sweet potato with a knife then place in oven and bake
for 35-40 minutes or until sweet potato is completely soft. Then let cool.
Reduce oven heat to 350 degrees.
2.
Peel sweet potato
away from skin and place in a medium bowl. Mash with a fork until soft.
3.
Add almond butter,
egg, honey and vanilla and mix well. Then add protein powder, cinnamon and salt
and mix well.
4.
Fold in chocolate
chips.
5.
Use a cookie scoop or
tablespoon to scoop out batter and place on a parchment paper lined baking
sheet. The batter should make 12-13 cookies.
6.
Bake for 10-12
minutes or until cooked through. Do not overcook.
Enjoy!!!
