I´m not a very sweet toothed person, but as soon as I decide to try and eat sensibly for a while to shift a couple of kilos, I find myself craving things I wouldn´t normally eat. Like cookies.
I came across a lovely recipe over at IamSimplyTia which I thought we be a perfect, not so naughty treat. Of course, as soon as I set about making the cookies, I needed to adapt as I was short of some of the ingredients.
Here´s my adapted version for a guilt free but flavour packed snack.
Ingredients (makes 18 large cookies)
- 2 mashed ripe bananas
- ¼ cup of natural yogurt
- ½ teaspoon of almond essence
- ¾ cup of white sugar
- 2 tablespoons of maple syrup
- ½ teaspoon of salt
- ½ teaspoon of ground cinnamon
Put all of the above ingredients into a large bowl and beat until well blended.
Now add
- ¾ cup of self raising flour
- 1 ½ cups of oats
- ½ cup of raisins
- ¼ cup of almond slices
- the grated rind of half a large orange
Mix well with a wooden spoon and place the mixture in the fridge for 30 minutes. Meanwhile heat the oven to 180ºC and line 2 baking trays with ovenproof or silicon paper.
Place heaped tablespoons of the mixture on the baking trays and bake for about 25 minutes until lightly browned on top. Leave to cool for fruity, nutty, crispy on the outside, chewy on the inside cookies. Thanks for the inspiration Tia!
Becuase of the changes I made these are best eaten within 48 hours – but I don´t think that will be a problem, will it?!
Chica Andaluza 