By Kara Peters
Ingredients - makes 15 cookies
- 1 ½ tbsp chia seeds
- ¼ cup unsweetened almond milk
- 2 ripe bananas (mashed)
- ¾ cup old fashioned oats
- ¼ cup unsweetened shredded coconut
- ¼ cup pitted dates (chopped)
- ¼ cup dark chocolate chunks or carob chips
- 1 tbsp creamy nut butter
- large pinch cinnamon
Preparation
- Preheat oven to 350F
- In a small bowl, stir together chia seeds, almond milk & let it sit for 10 minutes or until chia seeds created a nice gel-like consistency
- Pour chia seed gel into medium sized mixing bowl and add bananas, oats, coconut, nut butter & cinnamon until well combined. Gently stir in dates and chocolate
- Scoop a generous tablespoon of dough onto a greased cookie sheet & press down with a fork into cookie shape.
- Bake in oven for 17-20 minutes and allow cooling before enjoying.
Nutrition Information - Per serving
Makes: 15 cookies - Serving size: 1 cookie
Calories 77; Total Fat 3g; Sodium: 5mg; Carbohydrate: 12g; Dietary Fiber: 2g; Sugar: 5g; Protein 1g