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I’m a big fan of healthy breakfast cookies – wholesome, less sweet cookies full of healthy ingredients you can feel good about eating at breakfast or for a snack.
Here’s my latest experiment – low fat breakfast cookies made with rolled oats, applesauce, maple syrup, and Grape-Nuts cereal. They are a soft, chewy cookie that’s just slightly sweet. Grape Nuts Cookies are actually more like a chewy muffin top than a full-fledged cookie, but delicious and a lot more nutritious nonetheless.
How Many Calories and WW Points in Low Fat Grape Nuts Cookies?
According to my calculations, each cookies has just 68 calories.
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Recipe Notes
I added a little maple extract, in addition to the maple syrup, to make the maple flavor a little more pronounced. They reminded me a lot of the old-fashioned Maypo muffins I loved as a kid. But, they’re definitely not the best breakfast cookies I’ve ever tasted. I think they needed a “little something” so next time I’m going to add a little cinnamon and a handful of chopped nuts, raisins or died cranberries. Enjoy!
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Low Fat Grape Nuts Breakfast Cookies Recipe
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup butter, melted
- 1/2 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons maple syrup
- 2 tablespoons unsweetened applesauce
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla or 1/2 teaspoon maple extract
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup rolled oats, old-fashioned or quick-cooking
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup Grape-Nuts cereal
Instructions
- Adjust an oven rack to the center position and preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line 2 cookie sheets with parchment paper or lightly grease them.
- In a mixing bowl beat together the butter and brown sugar with an electric mixer (affiliate link) on medium speed until smooth. Add the maple syrup, applesauce, egg, and vanilla or maple extract, and beat until well blended.
- Add the baking soda, salt, rolled oats, flour, and Grape-Nuts and stir just until combined.
- Arrange the dough by heaping teaspoonfuls spaced 2 inches apart onto the prepared cookie sheets. Press down the cookies slightly with floured or dampened fingers.
- Bake, one cookie sheet at a time in the center of the oven until lightly golden brown, 10 to 14 minutes.
- Remove from the oven and cool on the cookie sheets for 2 to 3 minutes and then transfer the cookies to wire racks to cool completely.
Notes
(Must be logged into WW on a smartphone or tablet.) 2 Weight Watchers PointsPlus (Old plan) I think these cookies would be good with some cinnamon, chopped nuts, raisins and/or Craisins.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
More Healthy Grape-Nuts Recipes
Grape-Nuts Pudding – a great old-fashioned baked custard pudding with 222 calories, 8.8 g fat, 23. 9 g carbs, 1.7 g fiber, 11.7 g protein and 6 WW PointsPlus Value. From the editors at Yankee Magazine.
Low Fat Grape-Nuts Muffins – lighter, healthier Grape-Nuts muffins with 122 calories, 1.5 g fat, 25. 2 g carbs, 1.4 g fiber, 3.0 g protein and 3 WW PointsPlus Value. Found at Mommy Hates Cooking.
Post Grape-Nuts Banana Crunch Muffins – a tasty healthy breakfast muffin with 145 calories, 0.9 g fat, 28.4 g carbs, 1.7 g fiber, 3.3 g protein and 3 WW PointsPlus Value
Healthy Grape-Nuts Pie Crust – easy, healthy 2 ingredient pie crust with 30 calories, 0 g fat, 7 g carbs, 1 g fiber, 1 g protein and 1 WW PointsPlus. Found at 360-5 (Cleveland Clinic Wellness Editors)
Low Fat Grape-Nuts Peanut Butter Bars – quick & easy 4-ingredient no-bake cookie bars with 148 calories, 3.5 g fat, 28.4 g carbs, 1.7 g fiber, 3.3 g protein, and 4 WW PointsPlus Value. Found at Best Ever Cookie Collection
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