Low-Fructose & Gluten-Free Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies
Just in time for Halloween, especially if you need an alternative to sugary candy! These cookies are quick to make and so fluffy. Might have to double the batch next time!
Servings: Roughly 2 dozen cookies
Prep Time
15 minutes + 30 minutes chilling time
Cook Time
12 minutes per batch
Total Time
Roughly 60 minutes (75 minutes if you cook the batches separately)
Ingredients (My Favorite Brands)
1/4 cup butter
2/3 cup brown rice syrup
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 cup pumpkin puree
2 cups 1:1 gluten-free flour
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
pinch of salt
3/4 cup sugar-free chocolate chips
Instructions
Add the butter (room temperature or slightly melted) and the rice syrup to a mixing bowl and beat until smooth.
Add the egg, vanilla, and pumpkin puree. Mix well.
In a separate bowl, combine the GF flour, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt. Stir into the wet ingredients until just combined.
Add the chocolate chips and mix them throughout the dough.
Push the dough into a ball in the center of the bowl. Cover and chill for roughly 30 minutes to allow the dough to stiffen. Preheat oven to 350° F.
Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper. Scoop roughly 2 tablespoons of dough using a cookie dough scoop or spoon and roll into a ball. Place the balls on a cookie sheet and flatten each one slightly. Mine barely flattened at all while cooking, so form them into the desired shape before putting in the oven. If desired, add a few more chocolate chips to any cookies that need it.
Bake for 11-12 minutes until the cookies are set and just beginning to brown around the edges. Move to a cooling rack.
Fructose Forward
You could try this recipe using 2/3 of a cup of brown sugar instead of the rice syrup.
Fine with Fructose?
Flexible choices in terms of flour, chocolate chips, and sugar.
These would be so good with a simple cream cheese/powdered sugar/milk frosting instead of the chocolate chips.
Other Modifications
Dairy-free: Use ghee or coconut oil in place of the butter. Use dairy-free chocolate chips (Enjoy Life chocolate chips are gluten-free and dairy-free but do contain cane sugar).
