I really love these cookies! They are simple, easy to make, and loaded with heart healthy ingredients and fiber! Most cookies you find at the store are full of sugar which can be addicting. This homemade batch of goodness ended up with the kind of texture that go perfect with a glass of milk, vegan milk that is. My toddler devoured 3 and drank 2 whole glasses of cashew milk along with them! I’ll know better next time to double the recipe for a bigger batch because 10 cookies just wasn’t enough!
Ingredients
- 2 large bananas
- 10 dried figs, chopped
- 1 cup oatmeal, rolled or quick oats style
- 1/2 cup shredded & dried coconut
- 1/2 cup brown rice flour
- 2 tablespoons unrefined coconut sugar
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 2 teaspoons molasses
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- First, in a mixing bowl smash the bananas and stir them into a creamy consistency.
- Next, add and stir in the vanilla, coconut sugar, cinnamon, and molasses.
- Now stir in the flour and oatmeal until completely blended.
- Last but not least, stir in 1/4th cup of the shredded coconut and the chopped figs. The shredded coconut gives the batter a texture that holds everything together and prevents it from being runny
- Spoon drops of cookie batter onto a cookie sheet sprayed with olive oil and with a fork, press down and form the cookies. Use the remaining shredded coconut to sprinkle tops of cookies before baking.
- Bake for 20 minutes until lightly golden brown. Makes about 10 cookies.
We were out of real vanilla extract so we were stuck using the imitation. By all means, use the pure vanilla extract to avoid any artificial flavorings and chemicals. Besides, twice as much imitation vanilla flavoring is usually required to match the strength of pure vanilla so you get your moneys worth.
I rarely use added sugar in my baking but for a batch of cookies, I’ve started using Madhava’s unrefined coconut sugar. As you can see, I’m very conservative using it, especially with a diabetic in the family. I only used 2 tablespoons in this recipe. Nutrition TIP: If you find yourself needing to add more sugar to satisfy your taste buds, work on gradually reducing it from your diet. Unlike all refined sugars and artificial sweeteners, organic coconut sugar actually contains some nutrients such as magnesium, potassium, zinc, iron, and B vitamins.
I hope you enjoy these as much as we did!
by Lupita Ronquillo, holistic nutrition writer
