For having no gluten, no dairy, no eggs, no sugar, and no fat source, these pumpkin oatmeal cookies make an awfully great Trim Healthy Mama E breakfast or snack!
With a texture more like baked oatmeal than a sweet, sugar-y cookie treat, these pumpkin oatmeal cookies are chewy, flavorful, and ridiculously easy to put together! The batter literally takes less than two minutes to stir up as it only consists of oatmeal, pureed pumpkin and flavorings!
Since the only protein source in these pumpkin oatmeal cookies are the oats themselves, it’s best to enjoy them with additional lean protein, like a collagen-infused coffee or tea, a glass of low-fat kefir, or 0% fat Greek yogurt, etc.
Great Lakes Collagen is my favorite brand to use, as it has no flavor and easily dissolves into a mug of hot coffee.
You barely need any ingredients to make these Pumpkin Oatmeal Cookies, and the seven you do need, you probably already have on hand!
- old fashioned oats
- 100% pure canned pumpkin
- xylitol (or you can use Gentle Sweet in half the amount, or Super Sweet in a quarter of the amount)
- molasses(not necessary, but it lends a “brown sugar” taste to the sweetener)
- pumpkin spice
- mineral salt
This recipe produces about 20 pretty addictive cookies. Try to limit yourself to 3 per serving if you’re eating them for a meal, or enjoy one for dessert after an Ultimate E Sandwich!
These Pumpkin Oatmeal Cookies make a fantastic THM E breakfast, snack or dessert! You'd never guess they're free of gluten, eggs, sugar, and dairy. No special ingredients. Pumpkin Oatmeal Cookie | THM: E
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What size can of pumpkin purée are you using Jacinda?
Good morning, Carol! I used a 14or 15oz. can, minus a tablespoon or two, I think. 🙂
These sound so yummy and easy! Should they be stored in the refrigerator?
Hi Shayla! Yes, they should be kept in an air-tight container in the fridge as they have no preservatives in them. Enjoy!
Why can we no longer pin your recipes without going to your full Pinterest site and hunting for the recipe?
Your recipe calls for 1 cup of pumpkin puree but in the comments you said you used a 14 or 15 ounce can minus a Tbsp or two. That doesn’t seem the same measurement to me. Which is correct? I just measured it and there is at least 1/3 cups or more left in a 15 Oz can. Is 1 cup the correct amount?
Hi Gayle, the recipe as written is correct. I started with an opened can of pumpkin puree, and wasn’t entirely sure how much of it I had used before. Sorry for the confusion!
These sound delicious. I’d be concerned about having them as a meal without some fat source or protein to help slow down the effect of the carbs on blood sugar. Wouldn’t you agree?
…And I just went back and read the post where you mention that having them with protein sources is a very good idea! Ok, thanks for a nice looking recipe! 🙂
I don’t have xylitol. I have erythritol. How much can or should I use for these cookies? Thanks
Can these also be frozen?
Could you sub mashed banana for the pumpkin?
Can we substitute any mashed fruit for the pumpkin? If we do, would it affect the texture.
Hi, Is there a substitute for the molasses?
I made these today and they are good but I used Gentle Sweet (2 heaping tablespoons) and they aren’t sweet at all. Next time I will use a full 1/4 cup like the xylitol.
Thanks for this recipe! It was super fast and easy!
How many would you say a serving is?
Oops. Found it. 3 for a meal with a protein source or one for an E dessert
I’ve read all the comments. I just made these. They still are not sweet when you use the xylitol and there isn’t much flavor. Next time, I would add more spice, xylitol and pumpkin. I really like the idea of this recipe. I was pleasantly surprised that formed into a cookie. This is a great idea.
I made these today and they are perfect! So helpful for me to stay on plan while Doing all the normal holiday baking!
Just made these! So easy and yum!! I used 1T of super sweet blend! Love them! Thank you!
Could you tell me how the Monk’s Fruit sweetener from Costco compares to Truvia, xylitol, or gentle sweet?
Hi Elsie,
It measures about the same as xylitol (they are both approx. 1:1 with regular granulated sugar).
I made these tonight with extra spice (at least 4x), twice the sweetener, 1 whole can of pumpkin and three scoops of collagen powder. Perfection!
I made 21 equal portions so that the 3 per serving came out even. I drank unsweetened vanilla almond milk with collagen and cocoa, added sweetener and heated it for my drink. Was that OK?