Sweet Potato Protein Oatmeal Cookies With Chocolate Chips

Soft and chewy, these Sweet Potato Oatmeal Cookies are loaded with Protein and Chocolate Chips too! A lightened-up, healthy treat perfect for any time of day - post-workout, breakfast, dessert or even just as a snack.
I may or may not have bought 20 sweet potatoes when I got way obsessed with SP buddha bowls a few weeks ago ( Thai Peanut Sweet Potato & Chicken was my number 1).
Those bowls sure are delicious, but I’m sure we’d all pick a cookie - or 2 or 3? - over of of those meals. Treats before meats!
Plus cookies are prettier too :)
How to make the dough:
These easy sweet potato protein breakfast oat cookies are made just like banana oatmeal cookies, without flour, oil or butter - just the best healthy, high protein goodness with a chocolate chip surprise!
Sweet Potato Protein Oatmeal Cookies With Chocolate Chips
Recipe details
Ingredients
- 1 cup Mashed Sweet Potato (225g, from 1 large)
- 1 Tbsp Flaxseed Meal (7.5g)
- 1 Tbsp Almond Butter
- 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
- 1 cup Instant or Rolled Oats (90g)
- ½ cup Vanilla Protein Powder (about 1½ scoop, about 45g)
- ½ tsp Cinnamon
- ¾ tsp Baking Powder
- 1½ oz Dark Chocolate or 3 Tbsp Chocolate Chips, Stevia Sweetened (42g)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F and line a cookie sheet with parchment paper or lightly grease.
- Make flax egg: Combine flaxseed meal and 3 Tbsp water in a small bowl and set aside for 15 min.
- In a large bowl, combine mashed sweet potato, flax egg, almond butter and vanilla.
- Add oats, protein powder, cinnamon and baking powder and mix well.
- Fold in chocolate chips.
- Use a cookie scoop or tablespoon measure to scoop our about 2 Tbsp mixture at a time, and place on sheet. Flatten and shape with back of spoon, cookies won’t spread.
- Bake for about 15 min until lightly golden brown.
- Allow to cool about 10 minutes, remove from pan and enjoy!
Tips
- To make mashed sweet potato: Preheat oven to 400°F. Wash and scrub sweet potato and piece all over with a fork about 10 times. Bake for about 45-50 minutes. Gently squeeze with an oven mitt to test if cooked. Return to oven if firm.
- Make sure you flatten and shape the cookies. They will keep shape and not spread when baking.
- Storage: Cool cookies completely before storing. Room temperature: 3-5 days in an airtight container. Fridge: 1 week in an airtight container (my preferred option) Freezer: 3 months in an airtight, freezer-safe bag. Thaw overnight in the refrigerator before eating.

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Worth exploring! Thanks.