Watching What I Eat: Peanut Butter Banana Oat Breakfast Cookies with Carob / Chocolate Chips
Need a gluten free and dairy free breakfast? Watching What I Eat: Peanut Butter Bananan Oat Breakfast Cookies with Carob / Chocolate Chips could be an excellent recipe to try. This recipe serves 16 and costs 23 cents per serving. One portion of this dish contains approximately 4g of protein, 6g of fat, and a total of 119 calories. 32767 people have made this recipe and would make it again. It is brought to you by watching-what-i-eat.blogspot.com. A mixture of oatmeal, creamy peanut butter, oatmeal, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so tasty. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes. Overall, this recipe earns a rather bad spoonacular score of 36%. Similar recipes include Carob Chips Cookies, Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Banana Cookies, and Peanut Butter Chocolate and Banana Chip Cookies.
Servings: 16
Preparation duration: -1 minutes
Cooking duration: -1 minutes
Ingredients:
2 ripe bananas, mashed until smooth & creamy
1 tsp butter flavor extract ** (optional)
1/4 cup carob or chocolate chips (**optional)
1/3 cup peanut butter - creamy or chunky
1/4 cup chopped nuts (peanut, walnut, or your favorite)
1 1/2 cups quick oatmeal - uncooked (or use old fashioned oats for more oatmeal texture)
1 1/2 cups quick oatmeal - uncooked (or use old fashioned oats for more oatmeal texture)
2/3 cup unsweetened applesauce
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 scoop vanilla protein powder ** (can be made without, cookie will just be lower in protein)
Equipment:
bowl
oven
baking paper
baking sheet
wire rack
pizza cutter
knife
tongs
Cooking instruction summary:
Preheat heat oven to 350 degrees.In a large bowl, mix mashed banana & peanut butter until completely combined then add in the applesauce, vanilla protein powder & the extract(s) ~ mix again until all are completely combined.Add in the oatmeal & nuts to the banana mixture & combine. (** add the optional carob / chocolate chips at this time if you want them mixed throughout)Let dough rest for 10 minutes.Drop cookie dough, by spoonfuls, onto a parchment paper lined cookie sheet & flatten cookies into circles. (** if you just want the carob / chocolate chips on the top of the cookies, add now)Bake cookies approx. 20-30 minutes (some like their cookies less cooked, some cooked more - try it both ways to find which works best for your tastes) or until golden brown & done. Remove from oven & let rest on cookie sheet for 5 minutes, then move to cooling rack. (if you want the traditional fork tong marks on the cookies, use a pizza cutter or sharp knife to score the tops of the cookies while they're still warm)When cookies are completely cool, store in a covered container. Enjoy!...or with a cuppa tea.
Step by step:
1. Preheat heat oven to 350 degrees.In a large bowl, mix mashed banana & peanut butter until completely combined then add in the applesauce, vanilla protein powder & the extract(s) ~ mix again until all are completely combined.
2. Add in the oatmeal & nuts to the banana mixture & combine. (** add the optional carob / chocolate chips at this time if you want them mixed throughout)
3. Let dough rest for 10 minutes.Drop cookie dough, by spoonfuls, onto a parchment paper lined cookie sheet & flatten cookies into circles. (** if you just want the carob / chocolate chips on the top of the cookies, add now)
4. Bake cookies approx. 20-30 minutes (some like their cookies less cooked, some cooked more - try it both ways to find which works best for your tastes) or until golden brown & done.
5. Remove from oven & let rest on cookie sheet for 5 minutes, then move to cooling rack. (if you want the traditional fork tong marks on the cookies, use a pizza cutter or sharp knife to score the tops of the cookies while they're still warm)When cookies are completely cool, store in a covered container. Enjoy!...or with a cuppa tea.
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