Chewy Banana & Chocolate Chip Cookies
Easy and straightforward to make, these cookies contain much less sugar than store-bought ones.
Equipment
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Ingredients
- 2 overripe bananas
- 175 g porridge / rolled oats
- 100 g porridge / rolled oats - to grind as flour
- 100 g chocolate chips
- 1 chia egg [1 Tbsp ground chia seeds + 3 Tbsp of water]
- 2 Tbsp coconut oil melted
- 3 Tbsp maple syrup
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 tsp gluten free baking powder
- 1/4 tsp salt
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180°C/350°F/Gas 4.
- Make the chia egg by mixing together 1 Tbsp ground chia seeds and 3 Tbsp of water. Set aside.
- Grind 100g of oats into flour.
- Place the rest of the oats in a large bowl. Add oat flour, salt, baking powder and the chocolate chips (reserving about 1 Tbsp on the side).
- Mash the bananas with a fork. Add vanilla extract, melted coconut oil, maple syrup and chia egg.
- With a wooden spoon, mix the ingredients together carefully until they are all well blended.
- Line a baking tray with greaseproof paper. Scoop out cookie mix 1 tablespoon at a time and place on the baking tray. Flatten to around 1 cm [0.4 inches] each cookie, to make them round and even.
- Add some of the reserved chocolate chips on top of each cookie.
- Place in the oven for 12-15 mins until cooked.
- Once cooked, leave to cool down on a grid.
- These cookies will keep for a few days in an airtight container.
Nutrition
Serving: 1cookieCalories: 161kcalCarbohydrates: 26gProtein: 3gFat: 5gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 1mgSodium: 106mgPotassium: 166mgFiber: 3gSugar: 8gVitamin A: 13IUVitamin C: 2mgCalcium: 49mgIron: 1mg