Breakfast cookies


Yields 12-15 cookies

Ingredients:

1 1/2 cups rolled oats

1/2 cup coconut flakes
or shredded coconut

1/2 tsp salt

1/2 tsp cinnamon

1/3 cup of quinoa flakes

1/2 cup walnuts, almonds or pecans, chopped

3/4 cup raisins, cranberries or other dried fruit

1/4 cup of hemp or chia seeds,

3 ripe bananas, mashed

1/3 cup melted coconut oil

1 tsp vanilla extract

 

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350F. Line baking sheet with parchment paper.

In a large bowl, combine oats, quinoa flakes, nuts, coconut flakes and seeds if using. Stir in cinnamon. Add dried fruit and stir until well and evenly mixed. Make sure the dried fruit does not stick together in big batches.

In another bowl, combine coconut oil, mashed banana and vanilla extract.

Pour wet ingredients over dry ingredients and stir until well combined.

Using your hands form into cookies. Batch makes about 12-15 depending on size. Bake for about 20 minutes or until edges are golden brown.

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Adapted from Michelle Pfenninghaus www.findyourbalancehealth.com