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Preparation
15 minutes
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Cooking
40 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Oats and sweet potatoes are two familiar foods in the diet menu. When combined, they not only create delicious dishes but are also very good for health. Today, let’s join TasteVN into the kitchen to learn how to make oatmeal cookies that are crispy and attractive to add to your weight loss menu!
Ingredients for Oatmeal Cookies Serves 2 people
Yellow sweet potato 100 gr Oat flour 60 gr Unsalted butter 2 teaspoons (or 2 teaspoons of cooking oil) Honey 2 teaspoons (10ml) Egg yolk 1 piece
How to choose fresh and delicious ingredients
How to choose good sweet potatoes, low in fibers
- Buy sweet potatoes with intact skin, without cracks or chips. Pick them up and feel they are heavy, firm, and not bruised.
- Be careful when you see sweet potatoes with black spots or holes, as these are signs that the sweet potatoes have spoiled.
- Choose sweet potatoes that are round or elongated without waist or indentations; when pressed lightly, they should not be too hard. These types generally have less fiber, more starch, and taste very sweet.
- You should avoid choosing very small, long, or waisted sweet potatoes as they will have more fibers.
How to choose delicious oats
- You should choose whole oats, which are usually unbroken grains to ensure that the nutrients are preserved.
- You can buy oatmeal in powder form or buy whole oats and grind them yourself.
- Additionally, it is advisable to buy oats from reputable establishments, with reliable packaging, branding, and origin to ensure quality.
Tools needed
How to make Oatmeal Cookies
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Prepare the sweet potato
Peel the yellow sweet potato, wash it clean, and then cut it into small pieces. After that, you steam using a water bath on medium heat for about 15 – 20 minutes until the sweet potato is soft.
Once the sweet potato is cooked, place it in a bowl and mash it with a fork while it’s still hot.
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Next, add 60g of oatmeal flour, 1 egg yolk, 2 teaspoons of melted unsalted butter, and 2 teaspoons of honey into the bowl with the sweet potato. Mix the mixture until well combined and forms a dough.
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Divide the dough into equal parts of the desired size, then use your hands to roll them into balls and gently press down to flatten the cookies.
Next, use a knife to cut multiple vertical and horizontal lines on the surface of the cookies for decoration, and repeat this process until all the dough is used up.
Tip:
- To prevent the dough from sticking to your hands, you should apply a little cooking oil to your palms when shaping the cookies (to reduce fat, you can use olive oil).
- To achieve cleaner cuts and prevent the dough from sticking, you can also apply a bit of cooking oil to the knife before cutting.
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Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius for 10 minutes. Then, place the cookies on a tray lined with aluminum foil and bake for 18 – 20 minutes.
Tip: To prevent the cookies from sticking together after baking, remember to space them apart a little!
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Final Product
The oatmeal cookies for weight loss have a golden brown crust, a light buttery aroma, and an incredibly appealing crispy and rich texture.
The cookies will taste even better and more appealing when paired with unsweetened fresh milk!
It’s quick and simple to make oatmeal cookies for your weight loss menu, isn’t it? Let’s get started to enjoy the fruits of your labor!
