Don't toss that brown banana into the compost bucket! There are lots of delicious ways to use bananas that are past their fresh eating prime.
This cookie tastes like a soft, moist coconut macaroon with the essence of banana.
I found this recipe while learning how to make cashew milk, tweaked it a bit, and every now and again when a banana is a bit past its prime, make a batch.
Consuming sugar is rarely good for our health, but we need to balance our enjoyment of food with our health concerns.
I strive for this balance by making sure the sweets I eat have nutritional value. Fruit, nuts, eggs, coconut oil, sea salt, chickpeas, and sometimes even vegetables like pumpkin, squash, and beets find their way into my dessert recipes. I try to limit or eliminate white flour when using sweeteners to cut down on the glycemic index response.
This recipe has lots of good stuff.
1 C cashew or almond meal (or any other ground nut meal you have on hand)
1 ripe banana
1 C coconut - organic and unsweetened
2 TBS real maple syrup
1/4 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp sea salt
1 tsp vanilla extract
3 TBS raisins, craisins or chocolate chips
Blend all the ingredients together in a mixer or by hand.
Coat pan with coconut oil or use parchment paper.
Place rounded spoon fulls of dough on the cookie sheet.
Bake for 20 minutes (or until the tops are golden brown) in 325 oven. Cool, eat and enjoy!
Makes 12 small cookies.
Tips
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| Banana Coconut Macaroons |
- Peel, place in a container and store in the freezer, then add to a smoothie
- Freeze, peel and all, and use in banana bread or muffins recipes
- Or make it into a cookie!
This cookie tastes like a soft, moist coconut macaroon with the essence of banana.
I found this recipe while learning how to make cashew milk, tweaked it a bit, and every now and again when a banana is a bit past its prime, make a batch.
Consuming sugar is rarely good for our health, but we need to balance our enjoyment of food with our health concerns.
I strive for this balance by making sure the sweets I eat have nutritional value. Fruit, nuts, eggs, coconut oil, sea salt, chickpeas, and sometimes even vegetables like pumpkin, squash, and beets find their way into my dessert recipes. I try to limit or eliminate white flour when using sweeteners to cut down on the glycemic index response.
This recipe has lots of good stuff.
Banana Coconut Macaroons
1 C cashew or almond meal (or any other ground nut meal you have on hand)
1 ripe banana
1 C coconut - organic and unsweetened
2 TBS real maple syrup
1/4 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp sea salt
1 tsp vanilla extract
3 TBS raisins, craisins or chocolate chips
Blend all the ingredients together in a mixer or by hand.
Coat pan with coconut oil or use parchment paper.
Place rounded spoon fulls of dough on the cookie sheet.
Bake for 20 minutes (or until the tops are golden brown) in 325 oven. Cool, eat and enjoy!
Makes 12 small cookies.
Tips
- Look for cashew and almond meal at Trader Joe's.
- Organic unsweetened coconut can often be found at co-ops.
- Using real sea salt will add minerals to this treat.
- Want to make your own maple syrup? Learn how here.
This recipe is absolutely delicious! I make these with semi-sweet chocolate chips from Trader Joes. Thanks for sharing such a healthy, delicious recipe!
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