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Makes: ± 15 cookies
Preparation time: 15 minutes
Cooking time: 25 minutes
This is a great recipe to prepare on a quiet Sunday so that your breakfasts during the week can be quick and stress-free. You will also have a healthy snack whenever you need one. They are high in fiber and if you would like ca be made without the chocolate if you prefer something less sweet.
Ingredients:
½ cup raw almonds, roughly chopped
½ cup coconut flakes
1 cup rolled oats
½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon psyllium husk
½ teaspoon sea salt
3 tablespoons maple syrup
½ cup mashed banana
¼ cup almond milk, slightly warmed
2 tablespoons coconut oil
1 teaspoon vanilla paste
2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
½ cup chopped dark chocolate
Instructions:
Preheat the oven to 170 °C. Line a baking tray with baking paper.
Spread the almonds over a roasting tray and roast for 3 minutes. Remove from the tray and place in a large mixing bowl. Add the coconut flakes to the same roasting tray and roast for 4 minutes until they start to brown. Add the coconut flakes to the mixing bowl.
Add the oats, cinnamon, psyllium husk, and salt to the bowl and stir until well mixed.
In a separate bowl, mix together the maple syrup, banana, almond milk, coconut oil, vanilla paste, and lemon juice.
Add the wet mixture to the dry mixture and mix until well combined. Fold in the dark chocolate chunks.
Using a tablespoon, scoop out the cookie dough and arrange in rows on the prepared baking tray. Flatten and neaten the cookies using the back of the spoon so that they are even and that all the bits of coconut are tucked in. This will prevent the edges from burning while baking.
Gently press on the cookies using the back of a fork, being careful not to make them too thin. The cookies should be about 5 cm in diameter.
Pop them in the oven and bake for 23–25 minutes. Keep an eye on them and check at 20 minutes. You want the middle cooked and the edges brown.
Once ready, remove the cookies from the oven and set them aside to cool completely.
-Melissa