Healthy Guilt-free Avocado Chocolate Cookies | Food

Did you know that you can have your chocolate and be guilt-free too? I'm talking triple chocolate chip cookies with no butter, no sugar, no grains, and absolutely no regrets.

 I'm always on the look-out for ways to enjoy a sweet (and chocolaty) treat without being left with feelings of guilt and regret. So, let me introduce you to the wonder of Avocado Chocolate Cookies. But before I go any further, please don't let the mention of avocado put you off. Give these cookies to anybody and they would never be able to guess that avocado is the main ingredient. It may be in the name, but avocado is definitely the secret ingredient in these delicious cookies.

These cookies are gooey, fudgy and intensely chocolaty. You'll be amazed that you haven't baked these sooner. All that you need to make these cookies is 5 ingredients and it only takes about 5 minutes to prep! Super easy, super quick and super tasty cookies!

Ingredients:
1 avocado
1.5 tbsp. Honey
25g (1 scoop) chocolate protein powder
2 tbsp. unsweetened cocoa powder
30g dark chocolate

Instructions:
Preheat the oven to 180 C. Line a baking tray with greaseproof paper.

In a bowl, mash the avocado pulp. Add all the other ingredients and mix until combined.

Using a tablespoon, drop 4 (evenly spaced) tablespoons of mixture on to the baking tray. These 4 blobs of mix will be your cookies...but don't worry, these are so decadently chocolaty that 4 is more than enough! Pop the cookies into the oven for approximately 15 minutes.

Remove from the cookies and enjoy! It's always recommended to allow cookies to cool before eating. But, if you can't resist, then pop the kettle on and tuck in to one straight away, whilst the chocolate chunks are still melted.

You can always adapt the recipe to make the cookies more to your liking, just experiment with the quantities until you've perfected the cookies for your taste buds!

These cookies are really sticky and gooey. They have a cake-like texture and will leave you wanting more! I'll admit that they aren't the prettiest of cookies, but just wait until you taste them. They even have the seal of approval from my Mother, who is a lover of chocolate and always turns her nose up at the thought of eating my healthy (and weird sounding) sweet treats. In the words of my Mother, these cookies are really naughty! You'd never be able to tell that they are actually healthy.

I've included the nutritional information for these cookies. So, you can see just how guilt-free these cookies really are! The fat content may look rather high for these cookies, but the majority of this comes from the avocado. So you need not fret as the fats from avocado are considered as good fat. Though please bear in mind, these values will differ slightly depending on the brands you use and the quantities of each ingredient you include.

If you decide to bake these cookies then please go ahead and let me know how they went! I hope you enjoy them as much as I do. In my eyes, they are perfect for a quick chocolate fix!