These healthy easy peanut butter cookies with currants are the perfect healthy lunchbox idea. They are simple, low in fat and sugar, full of protein and fibre, and above all – absolutely delicious!
These healthy easy peanut butter cookies come together very quickly and are filled with nutritious tasty ingredients.
Summer holidays are sadly over (at least for families with school aged children) and it’s back to school uniforms and lunchboxes. For me uniforms are easy, but lunchboxes are usually a challenge. Shop bought snacks are convenient but tend to be sugary and not very nutritious so it’s usually better to make something at home. Though I think most parents will agree that it’s not easy to compete with crisps and sugary snacks, which children seem to crave more and more as they get older (at least in my experience).
I think these healthy peanut butter cookies are the kind of recipe that will please both parents and children. They are very quick and easy to make and contain little added sugar. On the other hand they contain a good amount of delicious and healthy peanut butter, which for my own children is a magic ingredient they are happy to devour in any form.
Can I use raisins instead of dried currants
Absolutely! I used Greek currants, as opposed to more common raisins, simply because they are smaller than regular raisins and are not as overpowering as raisins can sometimes be. There seems to be some confusion as to what Greek currants are exactly. I looked it up and found out that they have nothing to do with red or black currants we are all familiar with but are dried berries of the small grape, Black Corinth, once produced on a large scale on the island of Zakynthos (they are also called Zante currants). So they are in fact a type of raisin.
But if you prefer raisins or sultanas or even dried cranberries, these are all good substitutes.
Why are these peanut butter cookies healthy
In addition to being low in sugar and full of good fats (mainly from the peanut butter) these low carb cookies are also high in fibre. This is because I combined the flour with nutritious wheatgerm. Wheatgerm is not only a good source of fibre, but also contains folic acid, Vitamin D and other minerals. It has a mildly nutty flavour so it’s a great ingredient to add to cookies recipes, apple crumble or peanut butter banana muffins.
More healthy peanut butter cookies recipes
If you are a fan of peanut butter you may also like these easy Peanut Butter Banana Muffins. Check out also these semi-sweet Healthy Chocolate Oatmeal Breakfast Cookies recipe. In addition to the peanut butter it also contains currants. Great for breakfast or snack to go.
Healthy Easy Peanut Butter Cookies with Dried Currants
Ingredients
- 4 heaped tablespoons peanut butter crunchy or smooth
- 1/3 cup Greek currants
- 4 heaped tablespoons flour
- 4 heaped tablespoons wheatgerm
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 egg
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 2 heaped tablespoons sugar
- 2 tablespoons milk
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 F/ 180 C/ gas mark 4. Line a baking sheet with non-stick paper.
- Whisk together the egg, sugar, butter and peanut butter. Add the milk and combine. Add the flour, wheatgerm, baking powder and currants and mix together well. Form spoon size balls, place on the baking sheet (not too close together), flatten and bake for 15 minutes. Yields 12-14 large cookies.
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Hi, I am Monika, welcome to Everyday Healthy Recipes! This blog is all about creatively simple recipes with a healthy twist, old classics with a modern take, and an occasional Polish dish thrown into the mix - all easy to make, healthy and delicious, perfect for everyday cooking. 
These look delicious Monika. One of my kids doesn’t like peanut butter but I know the others would love them, although we’re not allowed to include any nuts in their lunchboxes so they’d have to be an after-school treat instead!
Thanks Mandy! I think peanut butter is just as good for adults as it is for children (those who like it) so I make these cookies as much for me as for the kids’ lunchboxes. They go SO well with coffee. I am surprised Nespresso hasn’t come up with peanut butter coffee yet:)
I LOVE these – I really do agree with you that’s so hard to compete with commercial, unhealthy sweet treats – I’ve been making a whole series of healthy (not so) sweet treats lately with my kids and, whilst I (and the other adults I have shared them with) think they are all delicious, my kids have turned their noses up at most of them 🙁 I wonder if they would like these though, they sound and look totally delicious to me! I particularly like that you have used currants which I so much prefer to raisins! Thanks for linking up to #CookBlogShare 🙂 Eb x
Thanks Eb! I am sure my kids wouldn’t have liked these cookies as much as they have if they didn’t contain peanut butter – sugar is less important as long as there is peanut butter:)
They look really tasty! I agree that homemade snacks are so much better for children than all the shop-bought ones but it can be difficult to compete!
Thanks Corina, I completely agree…