Well, I knew after that outrageous chocolate cake I posted a couple days ago, I needed to post something a little less crazy. So, today, while I was not doing my research paper blog creeping, I found this recipe on this cute little blog I had never heard of before, called Sweet Make Me Smile. I haven't really looked through many of her recipes yet, but a particular cookie recipe caught my eye. Simply called "Healthy Cookies," they claimed to have no sugar, no flour, no eggs, and no butter. Say what?! How do they even stay together?!
Curiosity got the best of me, so I already made them. The results? Yum! You can't even tell they're healthy. And since they don't have butter to cream with sugar or eggs to beat or anything, they come together so quickly. The best part is that, even though they're healthy, not only are they delicious, they're made with things you probably already have at home, like bananas, oatmeal, and coconut. Easy peasy! I will definitely be making these again. What's better than satisfying your sweet tooth guilt-free? Since the combination of bananas, chocolate, and nuts reminded me of my favorite Ben & Jerry's ice cream, I decided to name these Chunky Monkey Cookies 😉 I'm gonna admit, I thought the banana flavor was very strong in these, so be aware of that. But, that being said, my little brother Davide who hated bananas loved these. I also didn't tell him that they contained bananas but, ya know... Just be aware. 🙂 Enjoyyy!
{Adapted from Healthy Cookies from Sweet Make Me Smile}
healthy chunky monkey cookies
Servings: 36
Ingredients
- 3 large ripe bananas mashed
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¼ cup vegetable oil
- 2 cups rolled oats
- ⅔ cups almond meal you can easily make it yourself by blasting almonds in a food processor till it resembles coarse flour!
- ⅓ cup unsweetened toasted coconut
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1-2 teaspoons Sweet N Low or honey optional and my own addition, I felt the cookies needed to be a bit sweeter
- 1 cup dark chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F. Prepare two cookie sheets and line with parchment paper.
- In a large bowl, combine the mashed bananas, vanilla and oil.
- In a separate bowl, combine the oatmeal, almond flour, coconut, cinnamon, baking powder, salt, and Sweet N Low/honey, if using. Whisk together, then add the dry ingredients to the wet. Mix till thoroughly combined, then fold in chocolate chips.
- Using a tablespoon cookie scoop, place the cookies about an inch apart on the prepared cookie sheets.
- Bake for 15-20 minutes, until golden brown and delicious!
SweetmakemeSmile says
Wow, these look really yummy!!! (and yes, healthy! ;)) ^^ Thank you for nice words and link back 🙂
valentina says
Awh, no problem! They were delicious! 🙂
Anch says
Sweet 'n Low is not healthy at all.
valentina says
Actually, Anch, I have taken several nutrition classes and that's something that I'm very interested in, so I'm well-informed. Sweet 'N Low is made of saccharin, which can have harmful effects in the body if taken in extreme quantities. Want to know the Upper Limit for artificial sweetener for an average person? FOURTEEN cans of diet soda. Sweet 'N Low is not any worse than regular sugar, and 1-2 teaspoons spread out through a whole batch of cookies will not cause you any harm.