½ cup coconut palm sugar (or sucanat, or another raw brown sugar)
½ cup stevia for baking or 6 packets of stevia (or whatever sugar or substitute you like)
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla
⅓ cup peanut butter, almond butter or nut-free butter (I used Sun Butter to make it nut-free for school)
⅓ cup unsweetened applesauce (1 snack pack)
1¼ cups oat flour
½ tsp baking soda
1 tsp cinnamon
¼ tsp nutmeg
¼ tsp salt
1½ cups oats (I used old fashioned)
⅓ cup chocolate chips
60 Halloween smarties or M&M's
Instructions
Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F.
In a large mixing bowl or stand mixer (with paddle attachment), mix together all your wet ingredients & sweeteners (pumpkin through to applesauce).
Once its mixed to a smooth consistency, add in all your dry ingredients (oat flour through to oats).
Stir in the chocolate chips by hand.
Drop cookies by the spoonful onto a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper (or another non-stick method). Just before they go into the oven, place your candies on top (about 2-3 per cookie).
Bake for 14-15 minutes until just golden around the edges. Allow to cool, and store in an airtight container.
Nutrition
Serving size: 1 cookie Calories: 69 Fat: 2.6 g Carbs: 11 g Sugar: 5.6 g Sodium: 24 mg Fiber: 1.1 g Protein: 2.1 g
Recipe by Busy But Healthy at https://busybuthealthy.com/pumpkin-monster-cookies/