Healthy Protein Gingersnaps {GF, Low Cal}

Healthy Protein Gingersnaps only 100 calories! Made low in sugar and big on taste, these doughy cookies are winter baking must haves. Gluten Free + Low Calorie

Just look at that molasses porn... Oh, hi! I'm just drooling over these Healthy Protein Gingersnaps. It's Monday and a holiday week, and I just can't seem to pull myself together. School break started week and I got the least amount of work done ever in a week. My rhythm is just completely off.

All the doctor appointments last week didn't help either as well as an emergency visit to the OB. For those who've followed me for awhile, you may remember I had amenorrhea for 5 years (2010-2015) then was put on high dose estrogen to spark my periods last year which I promptly took myself off because it did insane things to my body.

Things had been sort of fine in that department until recently when I started having OMG I wanna die cramping. I told the doctor I wanted my uterus removed. It was that bad. As it turns out, I have a polyp but they're not sure if it needs to be removed yet. More tests and possibly surgery....my battle with estrogen continues.

But I'm not going to rain on your cookie parade anymore because we have Healthy Protein Gingersnaps to get too, and that's way more fun to talk about.

I mean just look at that molasses drizzle? I must admit it was a last minute splurge and I worried it would make the cookies tart, sour or something. However, it did the opposite. It tied everything together making the flavors really pop.

The REALLY good news is these gingersnaps are ones you can feel good about eating. YEAH for HEALTHY holiday baking! These little gems are only 100 calories and I made them healthier by reducing the sugar and balancing the carbs with protein powder.

Did I mention they're only 100 calories? Just making sure you didn't miss that!

Thick, chewy and bursting with warm molasses and comforting winter spices, these Healthy Protein Gingersnaps are holiday must haves.

Perfect for baking on this festive week. Remember, healthy food can be just as delicious as the real deal, and these lovely Healthy Protein Gingersnaps are sure to be treasured by all!

Healthy Protein Gingersnaps

Megan Olson

Healthy Protein Gingersnaps only 100 calories! Made low in sugar and big on taste, these doughy cookies are winter baking must haves. Gluten Free + Low Calorie

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Prep Time 5 minutes mins

Cook Time 8 minutes mins

Resting Time 5 minutes mins

Total Time 18 minutes mins

Course Cookies

Cuisine American

Servings 12 cookies

Calories 107 kcal

Ingredients

 

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• ▢ 1/2 cup Gluten Free 1 to 1 Baking Flour
• ▢ 1/2 cup vanilla protein powder I used Vega Clean vanilla
• ▢ 1/2 teaspoon xanthan gum
• ▢ 1/3 cup coconut sugar
• ▢ 1 egg white large, room temperature
• ▢ 5 tablespoons coconut oil melted
• ▢ 2 tablespoons blackstrap molasses
• ▢ 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
• ▢ 1/2 tablespoon ginger
• ▢ 1/2 tablespoon cinnamon
• ▢ 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• ▢ 1/4 teaspoon sea salt

Instructions

 

• Preheat oven to 350 F. Prepare a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• In a large mixing bowl, combine coconut sugar, egg, molasses and vanilla extract.
• In a separate bowl, mix together the flour, protein powder, ginger, cinnamon, baking soda and sea salt.
• Add two tablespoons of the dry ingredients to the wet and fold to combine. Then add melted coconut oil and the rest of the flour mixture and fold to combine. Do not over stir.
• To form the gingersnaps, take 1 heaping tablespoon of the batter and roll into a ball and place on the baking sheet until you have 12 balls.
• Bake at 350 F for 8 minutes.
• Remove from the oven and transfer to a wire baking rack to cool a few minutes.
• While cooling drizzle a little extra molasses with a spoon. This is optional, but makes the flavors really pop!

Notes

• My Amazon shop has more products similar to those used for this recipe and that I recommend to my weight loss clients.

Nutrition

Serving: 1cookieCalories: 107kcalCarbohydrates: 11.8gProtein: 2.7gFat: 5.9gSaturated Fat: 4.9gSodium: 108.9mgFiber: 0.4gSugar: 5.7g

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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.