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Chocolate Avocado Cookies {GF, Low Cal}

Published: Jun 19, 2017 · Modified: Oct 18, 2020 by Megan

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These Chocolate Avocado Cookies are rich, fudgy and melt in your mouth! Avocados are substituted for oil making the cookies a healthier, vitamin packed treat.

You'll never know they're made with avocados! Gluten Free + Low Calorie {with a Paleo option} These Chocolate Avocado Cookies are rich, fudgy & melt in your mouth! Avocados are substituted for oil making the cookies a healthier, vitamin packed treat. You'll never know they're made with avocados! Gluten Free + Low Calorie {with a Paleo option} I'm excited to share these Chocolate Avocado Cookies with you! Before we jump into the recipe, I have a confession. Avocados are not my favorite food.

I love a good guacamole, avocado pudding, avocado brownie or avocado smoothie bowl, but sliced avocados I don't love which is why I'm always looking for creative ways to sneak them into my diet. Between my Hashimoto's, teaching 3 spins classes a week and training like a rockstar in the gym, inflammation is no joke.

I'm constantly trying to keep it under control. Avocados are a good anti-inflammatory food (1), high in vitamins, minerals and phytonutrients (disease preventing).

Click here to pin this recipe! These Chocolate Avocado Cookies are rich, fudgy & melt in your mouth! Avocados are substituted for oil making the cookies a healthier, vitamin packed treat. You'll never know they're made with avocados! Gluten Free + Low Calorie {with a Paleo option}

They're naturally high in monounsaturated fat (good fat) making them an excellent substitute for saturated fat. Most people don't know that avocados are a fruit, and they have less than one gram of sugar per 1-ounce.

The least amount of sugar per any other fruit. That's why I love baking with avocados! They're make a great healthy fat substitute in recipes that traditionally have unhealthy oils, and you get to control the sugar content.

They make baked goods oh so creamy and delicious! Even better, avocados are flavorless so you won't know they're there! Perfect for getting unhealthy eaters to eat healthier, and these Chocolate Avocado Cookies are guaranteed to please any unhealthy eater.

Rich, fudgy, creamy... they melt in your mouth with every bite. Great as a nutrient dense snack or even for breakfast (<-yes for breakfast!).

I love crumbling a Chocolate Avocado Cookie over my Greek yogurt for a protein packed snack. It's just enough to satisfy my sweet tooth while getting anti-inflammatory benefits.

These Chocolate Avocado Cookies are rich, fudgy & melt in your mouth! Avocados are substituted for oil making the cookies a healthier, vitamin packed treat. You'll never know they're made with avocados! Gluten Free + Low Calorie {with a Paleo option}

This week I'm starting a 6 week bootcamp with a personal trainer so guaranteed there will be a batch of these goodies in my freezer to help me stay on track with my nutrition and eating while I test the limits of my fitness.

Ready to make a batch? Check out the Haas Avocado Board Website for more details on the amazingness of avocados!

These Chocolate Avocado Cookies are rich, fudgy & melt in your mouth! Avocados are substituted for oil making the cookies a healthier, vitamin packed treat. You'll never know they're made with avocados! Gluten Free + Low Calorie {with a Paleo option}
Click here to pin this recipe!
These Chocolate Avocado Cookies are rich, fudgy & melt in your mouth! Avocados are substituted for oil making the cookies a healthier, vitamin packed treat. You'll never know they're made with avocados! Gluten Free + Low Calorie {with a Paleo option}

Chocolate Avocado Cookies

Megan Olson
These Chocolate Avocado Cookies are rich, fudgy & melt in your mouth! Avocados are substituted for oil making the cookies a healthier, vitamin packed treat. You'll never know they're made with avocados! Gluten Free + Low Calorie {with a Paleo option}
4.82 from 11 votes
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Prep Time 15 minutes mins
Cook Time 8 minutes mins
Resting Time 5 minutes mins
Total Time 28 minutes mins
Course Cookies, Dessert
Cuisine Cookies
Servings 10 cookies
Calories 92 kcal

Ingredients
 
 

  • 1 avocado
  • 1/2 cup Gluten Free oat flour
  • 1 egg room temperature
  • 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1/3 cup maple syrup
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/8 teaspoon sea salt

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350 F. Prepare a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  • Place the avocado, maple syrup, vanilla extract and egg in a food processor or blender. Blend on high 3 minutes until avocado is fully broken down.
  • Add salt, cocoa powder, baking soda and oat flour. Process until fully blended.
  • Using a small ice cream scoop, place 2 scoops on the prepared baking sheet to form a cookie. Spread it out a bit to make a cookies as they will not spread in the oven.
  • Bake at 350 F for 8 minutes.
  • Remove from the oven, cool 5 minutes on the pan. Transfer to a wire baking cooling rack.
  • Eat immediately or store in refrigerator 1 week or in freezer up to 1 month.

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Notes

  • For Paleo, substitute almond flour.
  • For gluten free baking, measure properly to get best results.
  • My Amazon shop has more products similar to those used for this recipe and that I recommend to my nutrition clients.

Nutrition

Serving: 1cookieCalories: 92kcalCarbohydrates: 14gProtein: 2.1gFat: 4.2gSaturated Fat: 0.6gCholesterol: 18.7mgSodium: 72.4mgFiber: 3.4gSugar: 6.5g
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What I Used For The Recipe

        

Source: (1) Kim, O., Murakami, A., Takahashi, D., Nakamura, Y., Torikai, K., Kim, H., & Ohigashi, H. (2000). An avocado constituent, persenone A, suppresses expression of inducible forms of nitric oxide synthase and cyclooxygenase in macrophages, and hydrogen peroxide generation in mouse skin. Bioscience, Biotechnology, & Biochemistry, 64, 2504-2507.

These Chocolate Avocado Cookies are rich, fudgy & melt in your mouth! Avocados are substituted for oil making the cookies a healthier, vitamin packed treat. You'll never know they're made with avocados! Gluten Free + Low Calorie These Chocolate Avocado Cookies are rich, fudgy & melt in your mouth! Avocados are substituted for oil making the cookies a healthier, vitamin packed treat. You'll never know they're made with avocados! Gluten Free + Low Calorie

About Megan

Megan is a certified nutrition practitioner, author, freelance food photographer and fitness instructor living in Phoenix, Arizona. On her blog, Skinny Fitalicious she shares EASY, gluten free recipes for weight loss. Follow Megan on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and Instagram for the latest updates.

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  1. Nikki says

    February 05, 2023 at 10:30 pm

    I decided to make these cookies because I get a sweet tooth often, but have to keep an eye on my blood sugar. It all started out great, but then I wanted more out of the recipe, and since I can’t follow one to save my life, I modified this one to get what I was looking for.

    I wanted a low carb, highly protein cookie to satisfy my sweet tooth. So, this is what I created….

    I doubled the recipe, but only used 1 1/2 avocados, and added about 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter. Then, for the flour, I used 1/2 cup oat flour, 1/4 cup oat bran and 1/2 cup Quest chocolate protein powder. Once all the ingredients were mixed together, I folded in about 1/3 cup mini semi-sweet chocolate chips.

    In all, the batch made about 25 decent sized super soft & not so sweet pillows of yumminess. I’m so grateful to have found your recipe, and I’m sorry I couldn’t just follow it. I can’t wait to try them again with some other gluten free flours that might raise the protein content even higher, and make them mini cookies.

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  2. Hope Thiessen says

    August 14, 2021 at 1:41 pm

    I can't wait to make this!! Avocados can vary quite a bit in size especially in different countries. Any idea on a measurement I can use so the cookies turn out?

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    • Megan says

      August 14, 2021 at 2:43 pm

      I do not have an exact measurement. You will want a Haas avocado that is medium in size not the large ones FL or Dominican ones. The recipe is very forgiving with the size of the avocado so it doesn't have to be exact.

      Reply
    • Hop Thiessen says

      August 14, 2021 at 4:21 pm

      I had bought mini avocados (which I didn't even know where a thing) - I wasn't sure how many to use, so I googled 🙂 - I used roughly 1 cup of avocado. I also added about 1/3 cup semi sweet chocolate chips. These cookies are a HUGE win. My 5 year old eats them. My VERY VERY PICKY 5 year old. The only vegetable he eats is cucumber. I also love these cookies. I made them mini so they'll fit perfectly in a bento box for school and I can just grab a few on the go. Love love love this recipe. I can see me making these very regularly. THANK YOU!!!!

      Reply
  3. Irina says

    January 28, 2021 at 7:04 pm

    Those are awesome. They are like a brownie. I cut the chocolate to 1/4 cup as I don't like too bitter. And instead put 1/4 more cup oats flour. Other than that followed exactly. Very tasty and kids approved!!

    Reply
  4. casey says

    April 07, 2020 at 4:40 am

    hi! i’m trying to cut my sugar so would it be okay if i cut the maple syrup by half and add some milk instead to make up for the liquid? just enough to give it the right consistency

    Reply
    • Megan says

      April 07, 2020 at 7:31 am

      I haven't tried subbing milk. I imagine they might be too runny with that substitution. Applesauce may work, but I can only guarantee the recipe as is because that is how I tested it.

      Reply
  5. Sarah says

    January 27, 2020 at 12:05 pm

    These look amazing - can the Maple Syrup be removed from the recipe, or is that necessary to help bind / make sweeter?

    Reply
    • Megan says

      January 27, 2020 at 12:54 pm

      The maple syrup is needed to combine the batter you need some liquid otherwise the batter will be stiff, hard to form and they will be flavorless and not fudgy without it.

      Reply
  6. Kristen says

    January 29, 2019 at 9:06 pm

    These are delicious!!! I doubled the recipe and my kids keeps asking for them. My six year old said they taste like cake! And she’s right. I wonder how I might be able to make this into a cake....

    Reply
    • Megan says

      January 30, 2019 at 7:17 am

      So glad you love them!

      Reply
  7. Kathleen Jarvis says

    December 16, 2018 at 9:19 am

    These look amazing and if they are anything like your chocolate avocado muffins, I'm all in! What do you suggest for the banana as a replacement? I'm allergic to them and haven't had good luck using applesauce.

    Reply
    • Megan says

      December 16, 2018 at 1:28 pm

      Hi Kathleen! These cookies don't have a banana in them so you're good.

      Reply
  8. Yvonne Reese says

    September 16, 2018 at 2:33 pm

    I made these cookies with almond flour instead of oat flour due to food intolerance issues. Avocado and dark cocoa powder are supposed to be high in magnesium which unexpectedly helped my movement challenged digestive system. I had no idea avocado and dark chocolate were such a dynamic duo. I’ll be pairing these food superheroes in my kitchen on a regular basis from now on. Another benefit is the reduced sweetness which may help dial down tastebud expectations.

    Thank you for this tasty, therapeutic recipe.

    Reply
    • Megan says

      September 16, 2018 at 4:18 pm

      I'm so glad to hear you liked them! Avocados + cocoa make such handy baking foods.

      Reply
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