The first thing that struck me about this recipe is that it does not include any butter, sugar or flour which, generally speaking, are the backbone of any cookie recipe. I found this recipe on www.101cookbooks.com which is up there on my list of favorite cooking blogs. Her pictures are beautiful and she has some really unique and healthy recipes. Anyways, I wanted to make something sweet but still keep it somewhat healthy. After much deliberation I decided to go with this recipe and I am not sorry I did, not sorry at all. So tasty and relatively guilt free. The only thing to look out for is that that they were pretty crumbly, I might blame that on the fact that my bananas weren't overly ripe but in the end it really didn't make a difference.
Oatmeal, Banana & Chocolate Chip Bites
Makes about 1 dozen
Ingredients:
3 ripe bananas, mashed
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/4 cup olive oil
2 cups rolled oats
2/3 cup almond meal, ground almonds in food processor until coarse
1/3 cup coconut, shredded
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp baking powder
1/4 - 1/2 bag of semi-sweet dar chocolate chips
Method:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
In mixing bowl combine the wet ingredients: bananas, vanilla and olive oil. In another bowl combine the dry ingredients: oats, almond meal, coconut, cinnamon, salt and baking powder. Combine ingredients into one bowl and mix well. Fold in chocolate chips. Like I said early the dough is very crumbly but as long as you can scoop into bite size chunks you're doing the right thing. Place bites onto a parchment lined baking sheet. Bake for about 13-15 minutes. Cool on rack and enjoy!
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