When you think about biscuits, you might not consider them to be a healthy snack. The good news is that you can indeed transform these high-sugar treats into something with a higher nutritional value and lower in calories. Here are a few delicious healthy biscuit recipes.

Banana, oatmeal, and chocolate cookies

Ingredients:

  • 1 cup oat flour
  • ¾ cup rolled oats
  • 1/3 tsp baking soda
  • ½ tsp baking powder
  • ½ cup sugar
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 1/3 cup soy milk
  • 1/3 cup oil
  • ½ a ripe banana (cut into small chunks)
  • ½ tsp vanilla essence
  • 1/3 cup choc chips (semisweet)
  • ¼ cup chopped nuts (walnuts are great)

Directions:

  • For this healthy biscuit recipe, you will need to preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
  • Combine the oat flour, rolled oats, baking soda, baking powder, sugar and salt in a bowl.
  • In another bowl, whisk together the oil, vanilla and milk.
  • Add the wet ingredients to the dry ones and stir.
  • Add the choc chips and banana before folding in.
  • Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  • With an ice cream scoop, create small balls of dough and place them on the baking sheet.
  • Bake for 25 minutes (or until browned).
  • Allow to cool on a wire rack and enjoy!

Peanut butter and jelly cookies

Ingredients:

  • ¼ cup margarine
  • ¼ cup creamy peanut butter (sugar-free)
  • ¼ cup sugar-free
  • ½ cup low calorie or calorie-free sugar substitute
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 2 egg whites
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1 ¾ cups flour (all-purpose)
  • 1/8 tsp salt
  • ¾ cup strawberry spread (low-sugar variety)

Directions:

  • For this healthy biscuit recipe, preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
  • Beat together the peanut butter and margarine. You can use an electric mixer on medium speed until the mixture is smooth and creamy.
  • Add the sugar, sweetener, egg whites and vanilla gradually while beating everything together thoroughly.
  • In a separate bowl, combine the sale, flour and soda.
  • Slowly add the dry ingredients to the margarine mixture and beat well.
  • Shape your dough into approximately 40 balls and place them on a lined baking sheet.
  • Bake for 8 minutes or until the biscuits turn brown.
  • Allow the biscuits to cool slightly before moving them onto cooling racks to cool completely.
  • Spread some strawberry jam on half of your biscuits and place the others on top to make a kind of biscuit sandwich.

Coffee cookies

Ingredients:

  • 2 Tbsp butter
  • 2 ounces semisweet chocolate
  • 1 tsp instant espresso powder
  • 1 egg
  • 2 Tbsp flour
  • ¼ cup sugar
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • 1/8 tsp baking powder
  • 2 ounces semisweet chocolate

Directions:

  • For this recipe, you will need to melt the butter along with 2 ounces of chocolate in the microwave.
  • Place the egg, sugar and espresso powder in a bowl and whisk together until light and properly combined.
  • Sift together the flour, baking powder and salt.
  • Add the dry ingredients to your chocolate mixture and stir well.
  • Chop up the rest of the chocolate and add to the bowl before mixing well.
  • Allow to chill in the fridge for approximately 15 minutes.
  • Make a log out of the chilled mixture before freezing for at least 3 hours.
  • Preheat the oven to 325 degrees.
  • Slice the log into slices (½ inch thick) and place on a baking sheet.
  • Bake for 12 minutes.
  • Allow to cool on a wire rack.

As you can see, these healthy biscuit recipes are really easy to follow and you can be sure that they will impress your friends and family without having them feel guilty when asking for another helping! These biscuits can be served with some tea or coffee if desired.