My secret blog for this month’s Secret Recipe Club was Everyday Mom, written by Kim, whose love of baking is evident when you browse through her Recipes page! I’m pretty fond of baking myself, so I had fun looking through her archives and trying to decide which delicious-sounding treat I should make: Apple Cake with Maple Frosting (when autumn comes, for sure!)? Maple Mousse (I’d never heard of that one!)? Or maybe Yeasted Coffee Cake (complicated, but - I imagine - totally worth it)?
Delicious Vegan Cookies
In the end, I settled for none of these, and instead made a treat that was angelically good in comparison: Banana Oatmeal Cookies, which happened to be her Secret Recipe Club post from last July. If you leave out the chocolate chips (but really, now, who does that?), they have absolutely no added sugar! And while I personally could probably never bring myself to make them without the chocolate chips, I think they would still be perfectly sweet without them because the bananas offer all the sweetness necessary.
You may or may not need quite as many bananas, depending on how big they are. I think mine were larger than usual, because 4 made the mixture very liquidy. I ended up adding some oat flour to make them more of a cookie consistency, but next time I’ll probably start with fewer bananas and see how it goes. Below is the recipe exactly as I made it.
Banana Oatmeal Cookies (Sugar-Free, Wheat-Free, Dairy-Free, Egg-Free… But Full of Deliciousness!)
Ingredients
- 4 bananas, mashed
- 2 cups oats
- 1 cup oat flour
- 2 TBSP nut butter or seed butter (I used sunflower seed butter)
- 1/4 cup chocolate chips
Instructions
- Stir everything but the chocolate chips together until blended. Gently stir in the chocolate chips. Place a tablespoon at a time onto greased cookie sheets and bake for about 15 minutes at 350F.
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Yum! I love quick and easy cookie recipes.
Cookaholic Wife recently posted..SRC: Chocolate Biscotti
I think the kids and I will have to make these TODAY! They will love these.
Gretchen (Veggie Grettie) recently posted..SRC – Apple Cinnamon Waffles
looks like a perfect and healthy snack!!
These will be perfect for my daughter with her allergies, going to make these soon.
If you haven’t already, I’d love for you to check out my SRC entry: Chicken Satay Noodle Salad.
Lisa~~
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Lisa~~ recently posted..Chicken Satay Noodle Salad
Reminds me of the no bake cookies I made as a kid, only healthy.
Barbara @ Barbara Bakes recently posted..Peach Cobbler Muffins
Yum, what a great SRC choice - love to see a cookie recipe that’s healthy AND inexpensive!
sara recently posted..Secret Recipe Club: Buttermilk Waffles
Wow, what a simple recipe. I can’t believe it only has 5 ingredients. Great choice!
Lesa @Edesia’s Notebook recently posted..Crazy Cooking Challenge: Layered Mocha Cheesecake
Great pick! These look amazing, and who doesn’t love a cookie that’s (almost) guilt-free?
Bookmarking this recipe to try out the next time I’ve got a couple of almost-black bananas to use up… I can always use a change from the usual banana bread!
Isabelle @ Crumb recently posted..Secret Recipe Club: Salted Chocolate Cookies
These sound so yummy! I’m marking them for sure to make. Visiting from Group D
Kirstin recently posted..Recipe: Pasta with Swiss Chard
Another healthy recipe? Yes! I love banana so much and this is what I am eating for my diet. Thank you for sharing this recipe. Love this for snack time!
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Not bad, I appreciate the health factor. Maybe some salt and cinnamon would help (I might also sneak in a tad bit of sugar). They were quite dry so I should use bigger bananas or maybe nix the flour. I will play around with it- it’s a good start!