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    Home » Dessert Recipes » Cookies & Bars » 'Apple' Pie Cookies

    'Apple' Pie Cookies

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    Published: Sep 24, 2016 by Taryn

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    Tender golden dough made into cute little apple pie cookies. They are low carb and keto because I use a mock apple filling.

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    When I saw the pin for these Apple Pie Cookies from Passion For Savings I know I wanted to make a healthy version. They are just so cute. My 'Apple' Pie Cookies don't actually contain apples and they are low carb, keto, gluten-free, and sugar-free.  Keep reading to find out my secret...

    I was a bit nervous subbing zucchini for apples in a dessert. I have very sensitive taste buds. I could taste that my faux apple filling was really zucchini a tiny bit after I sauteed it and a tiny bit less in the cookies. Even being able to taste that it is zucchini instead of apple wasn't unpleasant. Zucchini has such a mild flavor it works well in baked goods.

    The real test with my ten-year-old son. Apples have been one of his favorite fruit since he was a baby. I handed him one of these apple pie cookies yesterday.

    Son: "What is it?"
    Me: "An apple pie cookie."
    Son sniffs it. Looks at me. Takes a bite. "Pretty good". Eats the whole thing.
    Me: "So what did you think?"
    Son: "I'd like it better if it was more like apple crisp."

    He prefers crumb topping to pie crust just like his dad. But the take away from this conversation was the fact he had no idea this was zucchini. And I'm not going to tell him. I'm just going to chuckle under my breathe and keep my healthy mom secrets.

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    'Apple' Filling Ingredients:

    1 medium zucchini, peeled and diced

    1 tablespoon coconut oil

    3 tablespoon Trim Healthy Mama Gentle Sweet (or my sweetener blend)

    1 tablespoon cinnamon

    1 teaspoon gluccomannan

    Crust Ingredients:

    1 ⅓ cup almond flour

    2 tsp coconut flour

    4 tablespoon butter

    3 tablespoon Trim Healthy Mama Gentle Sweet (or my sweetener blend)

    1 tablespoon cold water

    1 tablespoon gelatin

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    Here are some other great recipes that use zucchini in place of apples:

    Mapple Caramel Pie from Chrissy Benoit in Love

    Apple Dumpling Cake from Wonderfully Made and Dearly Loved

    Mock Apple Crisp from Low Carb Yum

    Fried "Apples" from Maria Mind Body Health

    And for a change try my jicama-based Keto Apple Crisp! Or go crazy and try my Keto Apple Cake or Keto Apple Muffins that do use real apples!

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    ‘Apple’ Pie Cookies

    My 'Apple' Pie Cookies don't actually contain apples but they taste like sweet cinnamon apple pie.
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    Prep Time: 20 minutes
    Cook Time: 40 minutes
    Total Time: 1 hour
    Course: Dessert
    Cuisine: American
    Servings: 16 cookies
    Calories: 92
    Author: Taryn

    Ingredients

    'Apple' Filling Ingredients:

    • 1 medium zucchini peeled and diced
    • 1 tablespoon coconut oil
    • 3 tablespoon Joy Filled Eats Sweetener (or see alternatives in recipe notes)
    • 1 tablespoon cinnamon
    • 1 teaspoon gluccomannan

    Crust Ingredients:

    • 1 ⅓ cup almond flour
    • 2 teaspoon coconut flour
    • 4 tablespoon butter
    • 3 tablespoon Joy Filled Eats Sweetener (or see alternatives in recipe notes)
    • 1 tablespoon cold water
    • 1 tablespoon gelatin
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    Instructions

    • Heat coconut oil in a large frying pan over medium heat. Saute zucchini until softened. Add the sweetener and cinnamon and cook a couple more minutes. Sprinkle the gluccomannan on top and mix well. Set aside.
    • Preheat oven to 350.
    • Combine the crust ingredients in a food processor and pulse until a dough forms. Roll it out into a large rectangle about ¼ inch thick and cut out 16 1.5-2 inch circles. (I used an upside-down cup).
    • Divide the filling between the cookies. Reroll the scraps of dough and cut thin strips of dough. Make a criss-cross pattern on top of the cookies. You can gently press or crimp the strips around the edges.
    • Bake for 20-30 minutes or until golden brown.

    Notes

    Notes on Sweeteners: 
    I use my own blend of xylitol, erythritol, and stevia in my recipes. This is twice as sweet as sugar. It is comparable to Trim Healthy Mama Gentle Sweet and Truvia.
    To sub in Swerve or Lakanto Monk Fruit use 1.5 times the amount of sweetener called for. 
     
    To sub in Pyure or Trim Healthy Mama Super Sweet use half the amount of sweetener called for.
     
    Substitutions will work in most recipes. They may not work in candies, such as caramel.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 92 | Carbohydrates: 3g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 7mg | Sodium: 28mg | Potassium: 31mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 0g | Vitamin A: 115IU | Vitamin C: 2.2mg | Calcium: 27mg | Iron: 0.5mg
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    Comments

    1. Melanie says

      November 21, 2021 at 10:11 am

      It looks like there’s a section of instructions missing. So after you cut out the circles do you just spoon the filling on it and then cover the filling with the pastry strips? Is there anything more to it: wetting any of the pastry or crimping edges, etc or does it just hold pretty well together?

      Reply
      • Taryn says

        November 21, 2021 at 9:49 pm

        Yes, you can press the edges together or crimp them.

        Reply
    2. Anna says

      June 23, 2018 at 9:39 pm

      Instead of zucchini, jicama would work great!

      Reply
      • Taryn says

        June 23, 2018 at 9:53 pm

        Trying jicama as an apple sub is on my top do list.

        Reply
    3. Min says

      February 15, 2017 at 10:51 am

      Hi Taryn!

      Could you use Xanthan Gum instead of gluccomannan? I don't have gluccomannan in my pantry but I have plenty of xanthan gum.

      Thanks!

      Reply
      • Taryn says

        February 28, 2017 at 9:47 am

        Yes, xanthan should work.

        Reply
    4. Lorna says

      October 08, 2016 at 1:13 am

      thank you for sharing this recipe,, it looks amazing,,,, could you tell me what you mean by "per serving" is each cookie a serving or are there several per serving

      Reply
      • Taryn says

        October 08, 2016 at 11:15 pm

        One cookie per serving. I just edited the nutrition facts to clarify.

        Reply
    5. Carol Kennedy says

      October 04, 2016 at 6:03 am

      Hi Taryn, These cookies sure do look good. Re: zucchini- Could you be more specific. What is approx. weight of a medium zucchini or how much does this equal in cups. Thank you

      Reply
      • Taryn says

        October 04, 2016 at 7:12 am

        I'll weigh one soon. It was about a 7 or 8 inch zucchini. I did end up with a little extra zucchini filling so for this recipe it doesn't matter that much.

        Reply

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