Wednesday, February 4, 2015

Banana Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

     As I mentioned in the previous post, A Dash of Randomness, I will be getting more healthy recipes up on my blog!
     So here I am with another summary and recipe from my healthy baking adventures, :)
     This one is a bit unusual (well... of course), but once you take the first bite, it quickly grows on you. It did with me anyway... I hope to make them again! A sweet, tasty, flourless cookie; and it even has chocolate in it! :D

     The whole of our ingredient list consists of: oatmeal, bananas, coconut milk, applesauce, dark chocolate, vanilla, and cinnamon.
     (It'd probably be best to use bananas a little riper than the ones shown! :p)
     If you want a less oatmeal-y texture, I might suggest trying quick oats.
     Instead of chocolate chips, I used dark chocolate bars (85% cocoa), and just broke it into small chunks.
     You can bake them directly like this, or you can use a spoon to press them down a bit, since they don't flatten on their own. Either way, they taste the same! (I tried both ways, haha, *smiles*)
     So give these cookies a try! A delicious, healthy snack for when you're craving a bite of something sweet. I love them.


 
Banana Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
Ingredients
  • 3 ripe bananas (mashed)
  • 1/3 cup applesauce
  • 2 cups oats
  • 1/4 cup coconut milk
  • 1/2 cup 85% dark chocolate (chopped)
  • 1 tsp. vanilla
  • 1 tsp. cinnamon

Directions

Mix ingredients together until well blended. Spoon onto greased cookie sheet, and press down (they don’t flatten on their own). Preheat oven to 350 degrees and bake for 15-20 minutes.

     So there you have it. Fabulous sugar-free cookies. Again, a warning. If you consume sugar regularly, these aren't going to taste very sweet to you. But they're plenty sweet for those like me, who haven't had sugar in awhile. I would recommend you stop making you usual chocolate chip cookies (which you know aren't good for you), and let your taste buds grow to love these instead! ;D :)

     I found the original recipe written in on a random (unhealthy) cookie pin on pinterest. Not sure what was going on there. But anyway, the original recipe went as follows:

" Healthy cookies - 3 mashed bananas (ripe), 1/3 cup apple sauce, 2 cups oats, 1/4 cup almond milk, 1/2 cup dark chocolate, 1 tsp vanilla, 1 tsp cinnamon. preheat oven to 350 degrees. bake for 15-20 minutes. NO SUGAR! "

     Thank you for your time and interest, :) To our health! :) :)

10 comments:

  1. mmm, these look good (especially the 85% dark chocolate part :) )! I might have to give them a try sometime.

    Did you change your profile picture? It's lovely!

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    1. Oh yes! :) I hope you enjoy them if you do end up trying them out someday!

      Yes I did, thank you! :)

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    2. I finally tried one of your recipes today! The bananas I used were pretty large, so I ended up adding probably a whole extra cup of oatmeal (it's hard to say, since I was adding a little at a time) to get a consistency that matched your photos. The cookies turned out pretty good, though! Definitely a different texture than traditional cookies, but they satisfy the chocolate/sugar craving. :)

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    3. Ah, great! I'm glad they satisfied your cravings! :-) Yes, they do have a different texture, but grow on you!

      Well, I'm glad it worked out! Hopefully it was worth it for you! Hmmm... now you're making me crave them, :D

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    4. Update: They're totally worth it. I ate about 1/2 dozen per day, at least. :)

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    5. :-) That's great!! They are kind of addictive, hey? I found that I could easily snack on them all day too! :-)

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  2. Oooh, my! I LOVE banana/chocolate chip/oatmeal combos!! I have an awesome muffin recipe with those ingredients. Definitely trying these cookies ... and sugar free!! Yay!

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    1. I know, it's just delicious! Yum, muffins sound good too! :)

      Hope you enjoy them! I love finding sugar-free things that taste good!! :)

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  3. Nutrition information?

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    1. Um, I'm actually not sure about those details. I know bananas are high in natural sugars, but that's obviously a great alternative to processed sugar.

      I guess if you looked up each ingredient, you'd maybe be able to figure it out...? Sorry I don't have the info... like I mentioned above, I found this recipe just written in on a random pin on Pinterest...

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