Healthy Peanut Butter & Cocoa Bites Recipe - Low Sugar

INGREDIENTS

1 cup creamy unsweetened natural peanut butter* 1/2 cup light brown sugar, not packed 1/4 cup sucralose-based sugar substitute 1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger 1 egg, beaten *Choose natural peanut butter that is not hydrogenated. Check label carefully.

PREPARATION:

1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Combine peanut butter, brown sugar, sugar substitute, cocoa, cinnamon, salt and ginger in medium bowl. Add egg; stir until well blended.
2. Shape dough into 24 (1-inch) balls. Place on ungreased cookie sheets. Flatten balls with fork to 1/2-inch thickness.
3. Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until cookies are firm and lightly browned. Cool on cookie sheets 5 minutes. Remove to wire racks; cool completely.

Note This simple recipe is unusual because it doesn't contain any flour–but it still makes great cookies! This recipe appears in: Chocolate NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION: Serving Size: 1 cookie Fiber 1 g Carbohydrate 8 g Cholesterol 9 mg Saturated Fat 1 g Total Fat 5 g Calories from Fat 55 % Calories 85 Protein 3 g Sodium 79 mg DIETARY EXCHANGE: Fat 1 Starch 1/2