Oatmeal Banana Peanut Butter Cookies

Who doesn't LOVE cookies? 

Who doesn't love feeling guiltless when eating cookies? I needed to Mokshafy a recipe to keep me on track and to let my son eat cookies without all the sugar. We both have a major sweet tooth. It can put us in a sugary situation.

This recipe did just that. I won't feel bad sneaking one of these into his lunches for school, or eating one in the middle of the day. Healthy Cookies! For real!

INGREDIENTS
3 bananas, ripe
1⁄3cup Coconut oil
2.25 cups quick cooking oats
1⁄2cup chocolate chips
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 Tbs Honey
3 Heaping Tbs of peanut butter

DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
In a large mixing bowl, mash bananas with a fork until no longer lumpy. If bananas aren't very ripe, a hand mixer may be used. Stir in oil, oats, chocolate chips, peanut butter and vanilla.
Lightly grease a cookie sheet or use a silpat.
For each cookie, spoon about 2 tablespoons of cookie mixture (or I like to use an ice cream scooper) onto the cookie sheet. 

Bake for 16-20 minutes.
**IF batter seems a little dry, add dashes of milk to moisten.

You can omit the chocolate chips to make them even healthier and add cinnamon, raisins or chopped pecans! Omitting the peanut butter all together is also a delish version! I just happen to have a love affair with peanut butter.

Enjoy and stay healthy my friends!

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Overnight Apple Cinnamon Refrigerator Oatmeal

Okay okay I know I already have a recipe for refrigerator oatmeal posted, but I created a new and improved one for my clean eating group. FYI, If you want to join one of my free 5 Day clean Eating groups just friend me here and I can add you. They are always fun plus you will get a weeks of recipes for free!

 IT'S DA BOMB! 

I like this recipe even better. This is the joy I get from experimenting in the kitchen and winging it. I enjoy reading a recipe once, then making it my own. It's the only way for me. I can NEVER stick to someone else's recipe entirely. I use them for inspiration. Unless it's baking of course. I suck at baking. I'm a wanna be baker. But baking is like chemistry. IT MUST BE RIGHT!  I hope you use my recipes for inspiration and make them your own as well.

Overnight Apple Cinnamon Refrigerator Oatmeal 

Ingredients:

Makes 2 large servings.

Total time 12+ hours

• 1/2 cup rolled dry oats
• 3/4 cup unsweetened coconut milk
• 3/4 cup plain greek yogurt
• 1 tbs Chia seeds
• 1/2 tsp Vanilla extract
• couple dashes of Cinnamon
• 1/2 of small apple chopped
• 1/2 banana chopped
• 5 walnuts chopped
• 2 tsp Pure maple syrup or honey. *Liquid Stevia is a great no calorie option. Only 2 drops would be needed. 

Directions:

Make this the night before. 

Add oats in medium bowl. Add milk, yogurt, chia seeds, vanilla, cinnamon, all but a tbs of chopped apple, banana, walnuts and sweetener of choice. Mix well. Add the remaining apple and sprinkle with cinnamon again. Cover tightly with saran wrap or a jar with lid and place in refrigerator overnight. 

Good morning!

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GIANT Honey Oatmeal Cookies

OH MY! 

There is nothing like a fabulous Oatmeal cookie! Honestly I could eat them for breakfast I love them so much. I am VERY picky with my oatmeal cookies. I do not like cinnamon, nutmeg, raisin or extra stuff in my cookie. I like a wonderful moist, soft, sweet oat cookie! And this is just that! It's SOOO GOOD! This version has half the sugar. Replacing sugar with local honey makes the cookie Softer than usual. The honey acts like a sponge and absorbs moisture from the air which makes this cookie ridiculous!!

This recipe is sweet, buttery, soft and the best in my opinion. Well, it gives my friends infamous Chocolate Chip Oatmeal cookies that I am in love with a run for their money! She still wont give me the recipe even though I had to have them at my wedding!! (YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE! Your name begins with an A and ends with UDRE!!!) ONE DAY!!!

Sorry, I digress...... Beside those ^^ cookies, these are the best oatmeal cookies. With a slightly healthier recipe replacing sugar with honey, they really ARE THE BEST. 

Everyone will love these. I promise.

Recipe:
Yields 1 1/2 Dozen Cookies

Ingredients: Always use organic when possible

• 1 1/2 cups of sugar
• 3/4 cup unsalted grass-fed butter-Softened. (Kerrygold is my favorite)
• 2/3 cup organic local honey
• 3 egg whites
• 4 cups of old fashion oats
• 2 cups of flour
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp salt

Directions:

 Heat over to 350 degrees. Grease cookie sheet with Ghee or Grass-fed butter. In a large bowl, beat sugar, butter, honey and egg whites with an electric mixer on medium.

Then stir in remaining ingredients.

Make each cookie about 4 tsp large. Space about 3 inches apart on cookie sheet. 

Bake for 13-14 minutes. When edges are light brown, the inside will be nice and soft.

Cool 5 minutes and place on wire rack.

*1 cookie is about 250 calories.

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Overnight Refrigerator Chia Oatmeal

This really can't get much better or easier! No cooking at all, just dump it in, shake and stick it the fridge overnight! 

I have been playing with this recipe for a while tweaking it to my liking. It's so easy and good. You can really get creative with this. Healthy breakfast to go.  Protein, Fiber and tons of vitamins and nutrients! WINNING!

• 1/4 cup uncooked old fashioned rolled oats
• 1/3 cup coconut milk 
• 1/4 cup low-fat Greek yogurt
• 1-1/2 teaspoons dried chia seeds
• 1 tablespoon Honey
• 1/4 to 1/3 cup chopped fruit or enough to fill jar

Optional

• 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract if you are using regular milk or almond milk
• Instead of honey you can use stevia or  maple syrup. Honey is just my go to sweetener.
• You can use regular whole or skim milk and even almond milk. Coconut milk brings that extra flavor I love. 
• I don't always add the Greek yogurt. If I don't, I use 3/4 cup of full fat coconut milk instead. MMMMM
• All organic ingredients when possible please.

In a half pint (1 cup) jar, add oats, milk, yogurt, chia seeds, honey and fruit. Put lid on jar and shake until well combined. Refrigerate overnight or as long as 2-3 days. Eat chilled. YUMMY!!

Add whatever fruit you desire. Add coco powder for a chocolate version. Theyummlife.com has some great recipes if you don't feel creative. This is where I discovered this amazing breakfast recipe.

Recipe varies 250 calories pending on your options.