Avocado Chocolate Cookies

These little cookies are perfect, the avocado gives the cookie texture and the oats add a bit of bite, and the raw cacao gives them that chocolatey flavour  without all the added fat and sugar in chocolate. Avocado is a great source of healthy fats which aids in heart health, and the oats contain fibre and slow release carbohydrates, providing energy so the body is less likely to experience cravings for sugary and fatty foods. Raw cacao is rich in antioxidants, and contains heart healthy fat oleic acid, as well as essential minerals and vitamins. They aren't the perfect replacement for real chocolate cookies, but you can have them a lot more often, they are doing a load of good for your heart, and they are still delicious!

Ingredients

1 ripe avocado
1 egg
40g raw cacao powder
50g oats
2 tbsp xylitol (or a little more if you prefer it sweeter)

Method

1. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees and line a baking tray with baking paper
2. Blitz the oats in a blender/food processor for about 30 seconds, so that they are finely blended with a flour like consistency
3. Add the cacao, the avocado and the xylitol to the blender and blend again to combine the ingredients. Have a taste and add extra xylitol if you want it a little sweeter!
3. Add the egg to the mix, and blend again to make your cookie dough
4. Dot the mixture out on the baking tray in small balls, it should be enough mixture for about eight cookies
5. Bake for 8-12 minutes until they are firm, then take out the oven and leave on a cooling rack, or enjoy hot straight from the oven!

Gluten Free Alternative Replace oats with gluten free oats