Recipes: Healthy Oatmeal Peanut Butter and Raisin Cookie Recipe
Healthy Oatmeal Peanut Butter Raisin Cookies – Vegan, Vegetarian, Low fat , and Gluten-free
This Oatmeal Peanut Butter and Raisin Cookie recipe mixes up by hand – no need for a power mixer, and in just minutes! It’s made from simple ingredients you probably have in your pantry. You’ll have fresh homemade cookies from your oven in about 30-minutes, and they’re natural and unprocessed! Make them organic by using all organic ingredients which are so easy to find now. Shop online and in local stores. You’ll find most are only pennies different in price from their everyday counterparts in most cases.
Because these fabulous cookies are dairy-free, they’re vegan and without flour they’re gluten-free, but that doesn’t mean they aren’t tasty! Unsweetened apple sauce is used in place of fat ,so these are low fat as well. Check out the Weight Watchers PointsPlus value – only two per cookie! Be sure to use natural peanut butter as they generally don’t have any added sugar.
Freeze these in individual wrappings for a great lunchtime treat – just pull them from the freezer while making your lunch and they’ll be thawed and ready to eat by lunchtime. Eat within 2 months of freezing or 2-3 days of baking for best results.
Vegan ♥ Vegetarian ♥ Low Fat ♥Gluten-free
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce
- 1/2 cup natural crunchy peanut butter
- 1 cup ground (quick) oats*
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 cup rolled oats
- 1/2 cups raisins
- Stevia to taste (may be omitted or substitute sugar or Agave Nectar)
Instructions
Preheat oven to 325 F
In a medium bowl combine rolled oats, ground oats, baking powder, cinnamon, sweetener and raisins; set aside
In a large bowl combine applesauce and peanut butter.
Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients and mix thoroughly.
Flatten 24 equal sized scoops of mixture on cookie tray and bake for 10-20 minutes, until browned.
Cool on the pan for 3-5 minutes then remove to a cooling rack
*Don't have quick oats? Process rolled oats in a blender or food processor until the consistency of uncooked instant oatmeal - or use all rolled oats for a nuttier texture.
Notes
Nutritional Information per cookie: 70 calories 3g total fat 10g carbs 1.5g fiber 3g protein
Weight Watchers PointsPlus Value - 2 points per cookie
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This looks so great! I love to try this with raisins and chocolate chips. What do you think?
I don’t do raisins in my cookies but otherwise they sound delic!!
@Lisa,
Mmmm…I love raisins
You could substitute chocolate chips and leave out the additional sugar.
Connie
These look good! I am gluten free
@Kelsey Apley,
If you make them, let me know how you like them!
Thanks for stopping by!
Connie