Don’t throw away those black bananas make these quick breakfast cookies and waste not want not! No flour, no sugar just a few ingredients you have in your pantry and you have a grab and go breakfast. Omega 3’s, fiber and over 5 grams of protein per cookie.
Ingredients:
2-3 over ripe bananas
2 c. quick cook oats
1/2 c. chopped walnuts
1/2 c. 70% cacao chips (dark chocolate)
1/2 nut butter (almond or peanut)
2 tbsp. honey or agave
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. cinnamon
Instructions:
Preheat oven to 350. Line large baking sheet with parchment paper. In a large bowl, mash bananas. Add and combine all ingredients. Scoop cookies on to prepared sheet. Flatten cookies with the back of a small glass – these cookies will NOT spread.
Bake for 16-20 minutes until slightly browned on edges. Cool on rack then store in container on counter for 2 days. If any remain place in refrigerator for up to two weeks. (Note they will become very soft in the fridge.)
Scoop cookies onto prepared sheet. Bake in preheated oven for 12 – 13 minutes or until cookies are just turning brown on the edges. Allow sheet to cool on rack for 5 minutes, then remove cookies to rack to cool completely.
Nutrition:
Serving: 1 cookie
Nutrition
Calories: 193
Carbohydrates: 22g
Protein: 5g
Fat: 11g
Potassium: 214mg
Fiber: 3g
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