We have had no sugar or processed food in our house for two weeks now! Seriously...not even a bag of flour! I have loved experimenting with different salads and smoothies but honestly, I miss baking! Tonight I was itchin' to make our traditional Sunday night chocolate chip cookies but settled on a sugar-free cookie recipe on Pinterest. I just amped it up a little bit cause that's fun. My kids have been so deprived of sweets (in the house that is) that they loved them! They are not too banana-ie or p.b.-ie which is perfect. I would seriously make these for a quick grab breakfast! (I used gluten-free oats just cause that's what I have. You can use just regular oats if you want.)
P.B. Nana Oat Bites
2 mashed bananas
2/3 c. unsweetened applesauce
1/3 c. Natural peanut--chunky or smooth
1 teas. Vanilla
1 egg
1 teas. Baking soda
1 pinch of salt
1 tbsp. honey (optional)
1 1/2 c. Gluten free old fashioned oats
1 c. Gluten free oat flour*
1 c. Add ins--unsweetened coconut, Enjoy Life mini chocolate chips, low sugar craisins, raisins, dried blueberries, or nuts (have fun with combinations)
Mix first three ingredients until smooth. Add vanilla, egg, baking soda, salt and honey. Mix well. Stir in oats and then oat flour. The dough will be wet but thick enough to form a ball--you can add more oat flour if you need to.
Scoop unto a cookie sheet. Bake at 350 for 10 minutes. Makes about 2 doz. bites.
*to make oat flour just whiz about 2 cups of old fashioned oats in a blender in smaller batches until it is a flour consistency--it's super easy!
