5-Ingredient Healthy Sweet Potato Oatmeal Cookies
User Reviews
4.6
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Prep Time
20 mins
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Cook Time
11 mins
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Total Time
31 mins
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Servings
9 Cookies
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Calories
194 kcal
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Course
Breakfast, Baked Goods
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Cuisine
American
5-Ingredient Healthy Sweet Potato Oatmeal Cookies
Description
The recipe uses cooked and mashed sweet potato as a moistening ingredient mixed with almond butter and pure maple syrup to create the cookie base. Rolled oats provide structure and texture, absorbing moisture and adding chewiness. Ground cinnamon and salt season the dough, offering subtle warmth and balance.
The dough is sticky and thick, spooned onto parchment-lined sheets. Because they do not spread during baking, shaping them into individual mounds before baking works best. Baking at 350°F cooks the cookies just until set, preserving a tender interior.
Optional additions such as vanilla extract, ground ginger, or chocolate chips can be mixed in before baking to vary the flavor profile. These cookies provide a whole-food approach to dessert or snack, emphasizing natural sweetness and simple ingredients.
Ingredients
- ⅔ cup sweet potato cooked and mashed
- ⅓ cup pure maple syrup
- ½ cup almond butter unsweetened
- 2 cups rolled oats
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- ½ tsp salt sea salt
- Optional additions:
- 1 tsp vanilla extract pure
- ½ tsp ground ginger
- ½ cup chocolate chips up to 1 cup
Instructions
- Cook the sweet potato using your preferred method (see post above for cooking instructions).
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Allow the potato to cool to room temperature. You can speed up this process by cooling it in the refrigerator. Once cool enough to handle, mash the sweet potato with a fork or potato masher and measure out ⅔ cup.
- Transfer the mashed sweet potato to a large bowl, along with the almond butter and pure maple syrup (and vanilla extract, if adding). Mix the wet ingredients together until they are well-combined.
- Add the oats, cinnamon, and salt (dry ingredients) to the mixing bowl and mix until a thick, sticky cookie dough forms. The dough will be much stickier than regular cookie dough. This is normal.
- If you’d like you can stir in chocolate chips.
- Drop mounds of cookie dough onto the parchment lined baking sheet. Note that the dough won’t spread or change form during the baking process, so form it into disc shapes using your hands or press dough balls with the back of large spoon. I make 9 cookies out of the dough but you can make any size cookies you like. Just note that the cook time can vary depending on the size of the dough mounds.
- Bake cookies on the center rack of the preheated oven for 10 to 12 minutes or until they are golden brown around the edges.
- Remove the cookies from the oven and allow them to cool for at least 10 minutes before moving them off of the cookie sheet. Enjoy!
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 9Cookies
Amount Per Serving
Calories 194 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1cookie (of 9( | |
| Calories | 194kcal | 10% |
| Carbohydrates | 25g | 8% |
| Protein | 5g | 10% |
| Fat | 10g | 15% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Sodium | 150mg | 6% |
| Fiber | 3g | 12% |
| Sugar | 9g | 18% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
User Reviews
Overall Rating
4.6
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