A soft, warmly spiced and delicious oatmeal cookie recipe that is dairy-free and sweetened simply with mashed bananas and dates. These healthy cookies are a perfect finger food for little hands and make a great snack.
Oats give slow-release energy and are a great source of fibre and iron.
These cookies are best served warm out of the oven, however, can be stored in an airtight container for up to 3 days.
Dairy-Free Oatmeal Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 cup coconut oil melted
- 260 g rolled oats
- 200 g plain flour
- 2 medium bananas
- 100 g pitted dates
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
- 1 tbsp vanilla extract
- ½ tsp ground cinnamon
- ½ tsp ground cloves
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180 degrees and line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
- In a medium bowl, combine the oats, flour, baking soda and spices. Set aside.
- In a microwave safe bowl, add a tablespoon of water to the dried dates (destoned) and microwave covered for 1 minute.
- In a medium bowl, mix the mashed banana, dates and vanilla extract.
- Slowly mix in the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients until just combined (be careful not to over-mix as this can lead to dense cookies).
- Spoon the mixture onto your baking sheet.
- Bake for around 6 minutes.
Notes
Nutrition per serving: 172 Kcal and 8g Fat
Any allergens present: Gluten, Eggs
Age suitability: 7 months+
