Get ready for one of the easiest and quickest recipes for low carb peanut butter cookies!
If you’re looking for a simple diabetes-friendly cookie recipe, this is definitely the recipe for you. As a dietitian living with diabetes myself, I love creating delicious blood sugar friendly recipes like these Low Carb Peanut Butter Cookies with Pistachios!
3 ingredient peanut butter cookies
This recipe makes one of the simplest low carb peanut butter cookies you’ll ever enjoy! I love the flavor and texture. My personal favorite way to enjoy them is with some Greek yogurt for breakfast or as a quick pick up in the afternoon!
Why choose flourless peanut butter cookies?
You’ll notice this recipe doesn’t have any flour in it. The lack of flour is what helps keep the carbohydrate count so low. But, don’t worry, the combination of the peanut butter and egg baked together make for a surprisingly fluffy texture that quite literally melts in your mouth.
Low carb peanut butter cookie recipe ingredients
Our three primary ingredients for this recipe are:
- Creamy peanut butter
- An egg
- Chopped pistachios
Ingredient #1: Peanut butter
Peanut butter contains all three of my favorite blood sugar friendly nutrients: fat, fiber, and protein. It’s the reason these cookies have 6g of protein each! And, it’s not only delicious but it’s a low cost way to add plant based fat and protein to a variety of other dishes too. Read more about peanut butter and how it may help you while living with diabetes.
Does natural peanut butter work in cookies?
You can use natural peanut butter in this recipe if you choose to, but make sure it’s stirred together really well. If the oil has started to separate, the cookies may not be able to form together well.
Which peanut butter has the least amount of carbs?
If you’re looking to make low carb peanut butter cookies with the least amount of carbs possible, you should choose a peanut butter that has no added sugar. However, if you want your cookies to be slightly sweet, you can use a sweetened peanut butter. Relatively speaking, they’ll still be low in carbs.
Ingredient #2: Eggs
The egg serves as our binder for these cookies and helps them bake together. Eggs have no carbohydrate, and the one egg does contribute a small amount of protein to each cookie in this recipe.
Ingredient #3: Pistachios
Pistachios, like peanuts and peanut butter, contain my favorite blood sugar friendly nutrients: fat, fiber, and protein. Personally, I love the texture and color variety that they give these cookies too!
Are these sugar free peanut butter cookies?
Peanut butter, even if it’s unsweetened, does have some naturally occurring sugar, so each cookie has 1g sugar.
Looking for more cookie ideas? Check out 15 Cookies for People with Diabetes!
3-Ingredient Low Carb Peanut Butter Cookies with Pistachios
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup creamy peanut butter
- 1 large egg beaten
- 1/4 cup roasted pistachios crushed/chopped
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the peanut butter and egg.
- Fold in the pistachios. Roll into balls (about 1 Tbsp each) and arrange evenly on a parchment lined baking sheet.
- Using a fork, press down on each dough ball to form lines and flatten.
- Bake for 9-10 minutes.
- Remove from oven and let cool completely before eating. Enjoy!
Notes
Nutrition
References
- Best Protein Sources for Diabetes, American Diabetes Association. https://diabetes.org/food-nutrition/reading-food-labels/protein
- Can People with Diabetes Eat Peanut Butter?, Medical News Today. https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/317127
4 Responses
Hi Would it be possible to use walnuts or pecans in this recipe as I’m on the low FODMAP diet and generally don’t tolerate pistachios cashews, or large amounts of almonds ie more than 10. Thanks
Yes, you absolutely can!
I tried these last night but it felt too late to kick the oven on so I put them in the air fryer and it totally worked! I LOVE the simplicity and how quickly these worked up!
As a new diabetic, I was hoping these would be good and they were!! Definitely going to be making them again.