 |
| Chocolate Chip Peanut Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies |
Tonight the kids helped me try a new recipe that I found on Prevention's list of "No Sugar Added Baked Goods". In a word: YUM. My boys ate three each; I did too!
Well this recipe is great because its delicious, easy to make and as the title claims, there is no added sugar or flour. Meaning, it's super easy to make these Gluten Free, just double check all your labels!
The original recipe calls for some low fat ingredients, but I just used the regular stuff we already had in the kitchen. I'm not anti-fat when its the good kind, like it is here, in Peanut Butter. Rejoice for the MUFAs, some of my favorite foods are MUFAs! Ok, so here is my version of the recipe....
Chocolate Chip Peanut Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies Recipe
Preheat oven to 350. Line a baking sheet with Parchment Paper. Into a large food processor add:
2 Ripe Bananas, mushed
1/3 cup All Natural Low Sodium Creamy Peanut Butter
1/2 cup All Natural unsweetened Apple Sauce
1 tsp Vanilla
1/2 tsp Salt
1/2 tsp Organic Cinnamon
Pulse food processor 5-6 times, until its all mixed up. Then add:
1 1/2 cups Old Fashioned Oats
1/4 cup Dry Roasted Unsalted Peanuts
1/4 cup Semi Sweet Mini Chocolate Chips
1/4 cup Sweetened Coconut Flakes (the original recipe called for unsweetened of course, but this is what we had in the house!)
Pulse food processor 8-10 times until its all mixed. Carefully remove blade and plop into bowl for a final mixing. Then drop little spoonfuls onto the Parchment Paper lined baking sheet. Use a fork if needed to slightly flatten and shape cookies. Bake for 20 minutes or until starting to brown just a tad around the edges. Cool for a few minutes then dive in!
This recipe made us 22 cookies total; almost half are already gone!
