Breakfast Banana Oat Date Chocolate Chip Cookies

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Banana Oat Date Chocolate Chip Cookies

Banana Oat Date Chocolate Chip Cookies

Yield: 16-20 cookies
Author:
By the sound of this name you wouldn’t believe that these cookies are incredibly healthy and completely sugar-free (if you exclude the chocolate chips, of course!) I added the chocolate chips because I love chocolate, but it is whatever you like. This is a recipe from Color Me Vegan by Colleen Patrick-Goudreau.

Ingredients

  • 3 large ripe bananas
  • 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
  • 1/4 cup almond butter (the original recipe called for coconut butter, non-dairy butter or any nut butter, such as almond butter or peanut butter).
  • 2 cups rolled oats
  • 1/3 cup unsweetened shredded coconut
  • 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 6-7 large dates, chopped (about 1/4 cup)
  • 1/2 cup non-dairy semisweet chocolate chips *optional

Instructions

  1. Pre-heat the oven to 350° F. Line two cooking sheets with unbleached parchment paper.
  2. In a large bowl mash the bananas until smooth.
  3. Add the vanilla, almond butter, oats, shredded coconut, cinnamon, salt and baking powder, mix with your hands until fully combined.
  4. Fold in the chopped dates and chocolate chips if you are using them.
  5. Drop dollops of the dough (about 1 tablespoon size) 1 inch apart onto the prepared baking sheets. Press down slightly to flatten as they won’t spread very much while baking.
  6. Bake for 15 minutes or until the cookies are golden brown on the bottom.

Notes

Yield: 16-20 (depends on how little or big you make your cookies, which is truly up to you...and depends how many people you are trying to feed with this delicious treat!)