Chocolate chip kale cookies
Kale is the secret ingredient in this recipe for moist chocolate cookies. It's a great way to get children to eat vegetables without even knowing they're there!
Ingredients
Serves: 12
- 100g plain flour
- 1 1/2 tablespoons cocoa powder
- 1/2 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
- 80g apple sauce
- 20g finely chopped kale
- 60g caster sugar
- 1 tablespoon butter, softened
- 2 tablespoons dark chocolate chips (optional)
- 1 egg white
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 tablespoon rapeseed oil
- 1 teaspoon honey
Method
Prep:15min ›
Cook:10min ›
Ready in:25min
- Preheat oven to 160 C / Gas 3. Line a baking tray with baking paper.
- Whisk flour, cocoa and bicarbonate of soda together in a bowl.
- Blend apple sauce and kale together in a blender until smooth, about 30 seconds.
- Beat sugar, butter, egg white and vanilla together in a bowl using an electric mixer until smooth and creamy. Stir kale mixture, oil and honey into butter mixture. Stir flour mixture into kale mixture until dough is just mixed; fold in chocolate chips. Drop spoonfuls of the mixture onto the prepared baking tray.
- Bake in the preheated until edges are slightly hardened, 10 to 12 minutes.
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These were so yummy! I was looking for a chocolate treat that was healthy, and these did the trick! To improve nutritional quality I used whole wheat flour and a natural zero calorie sweetener to replace the sugar. Besides the small bit of butter, these "cookies" are very filling and relatively healthy. As far as taste, I call these "cake cookies," because they are like perfectly bite size pieces of moist chocolate cake. They were not as "cookie" like but I found that enjoyable. Overall an easy, yummy, and healthy alternative to standard cookie or cake making. ---And by the way, in case you're concerned--- when eating the cookies you cannot even tell there is kale. It just adds tons of nutrients! - 20 Jan 2014 (Review from Allrecipes US | Canada)
We absolutely loved these...it was a great way to begin eating "healthy" again after indulging during the holidays!!! - 11 Jan 2014 (Review from Allrecipes US | Canada)
I doubled the recipe and made 24 mini muffins, baked for 12 minutes. Used coconut sugar and half whole wheat flour, these are great! - 13 May 2015 (Review from Allrecipes US | Canada)