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Stop Everything And Make This Protein-Packed, Sugar-Free Deep-Dish Chocolate-Chip Cookie

Author:

Liz Moody

Author & Podcaster

By Liz Moody

Author & Podcaster

Liz Moody is the host of the top-rated The Liz Moody Podcast, author of bestselling books "100 Ways to Change Your Life," "Healthier Together: Recipes for Two—Nourish Your Body, Nourish Your Relationships," and "Glow Pops," and a popular online content creator who has helped millions of people transform their lives. A regular speaker, panelist, and podcast guest, Liz shares her own deeply personal anxiety journey that led her to where she is now as well as actionable, fun, and science-based ways for everyone to live their best lives.

Photo by Jacqui Melville

Chickpeas are the secret ingredient du jour—you can make meringues from their juice, whiz the legumes themselves up into a hummus, and now, apparently, use them to make a protein-packed dessert. This chocolate-chip cookie, from Margie Broadhead’s Guilt-Free Nice Cream, sweetened only with applesauce and a touch of maple syrup, gets a ton of protein and fiber from chickpeas. Top it with the dairy-free cinnamon “ice cream,” and you’re in for a decadent, healthy treat.

Don’t shudder when you see beans listed as an ingredient in this cookie recipe. I promise you can’t taste them, and they make the most decadent-tasting cookie that is naturally gluten-free and deliciously squidgy. Just don’t tell your friends what is in the cookie before they eat it!

Deep-Dish Chocolate-Chip Cookie with Cinnamon Nice Cream

Serves 4 to 6 people

Ingredients

For the Cinnamon Nice Cream:

2 ounces coconut oil, melted
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
6 bananas, peeled and frozen
2 tablespoons coconut yogurt
8 pitted Medjool or ordinary dates, roughly chopped

For the chocolate chip cookie:

14 ounces canned chickpeas (garbanzo beans), drained and rinsed
1 cup rolled oats
⅓ cup unsweetened applesauce
2 tablespoons melted coconut oil
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
½ teaspoon bicarbonate of soda (baking soda)
2 teaspoons baking powder
½ teaspoon sea salt
4 ounces maple syrup
½ cup coconut sugar
1 cup dark chocolate chips

Method

For the Cinnamon Nice Cream, simply blend everything together (except the dates) in a food processor until smooth and creamy. Finally, stir in the chopped dates and pop into the freezer to firm up for a couple of hours.
To make the cookie, preheat the oven to 375°F. Take a round 10-inch pie dish and grease it lightly with coconut oil. Put all the ingredients (except the chocolate chips) in a food processor and blend until smooth, scraping down sides every 30 seconds. Fold in the chocolate chips. Pour the mixture into the prepared tin, sprinkle with more chocolate chips if you want, and bake for 35 to 40 minutes or until firm to the touch. Don’t be tempted to overbake the cookie. Remove from the oven and leave to cool for 10 minutes.
To serve, top with scoops of the Cinnamon Nice Cream and take to the table with lots of spoons so people can dig in. Of course, for a more formal affair, slice the cookie up and put on individual plates along with a scoop of nice cream.

Want more healthy treats? These are the best healthy ice pop recipes on the internet. Plus, no-sugar chocolate peanut-butter balls that will satisfy any sweets craving.