Vegan Banana Bread Cookies

These Vegan Banana Bread Cookies give you the most pleasing experience. Naturally flavored with banana and maple syrup, these cookies are as soft as banana bread. They also feature oat flour & rolled oats and give you the margin to customize them with your choice of add-ins. The recipe is crafted with care for vegans & is too nutritious & perfect for kids as well. You can enjoy these Vegan Banana Bread Cookies even next to your bed for three days.

STATISTICAL OVERVIEW:

• Diet: Vegan, high in fiber
• Course: Snack/dessert/Breakfast treat
• Cuisine: American
• Time for prep: Fifteen mins
• Cooking time: 12 minutes
• Working time(total): Twenty-five mins
• Size/serving: A cookie
• Total yield: ~sixteen cookies
• Difficulty: Easy
• Cooking Mode: Baking

TOOLS:

• A fork/whisk
• Spoons & cups(to measure)
• Bowls for mixing, A big & a normal in size
• Rack for cooling
• Spoon(wooden)/spatula
• A tablespoon/a cookie scoop(to scoop out the dough for each cookie)
• Baking mat(silicone)/paper(parchment)
• Sheet of baking

INGREDIENTS:

• 0.25 cup of maple syrup
• Half a cup of rolled oats
• A banana
• 1/4th cup of walnuts/pecans
• A quarter cup of coconut oil
• Plant-based chocolate chips, 0.25 cup
• 1 teaspoon of vanilla essence
• A cup of oat flour
• 0.5 teaspoon of cinnamon
• Baking soda, 0.5 tsp.
• 1/4th teaspoon of salt

INGREDIENT NOTES:

OAT FLOUR:

• It will let you experience the flavor of whole grain. You can also use almond flour or all-purpose flour.

MAPLE SYRUP:

• It is a natural sweetener that will sweeten your cookies along with the sweetness from the banana

WALNUTS/CHOCOLATE CHIPS:

• These are the optional add-ins that you can add or skip as you choose. If you are not a fan of walnuts and chocolate chips, in that case, you may go for raisins, sunflower seeds, or cranberries(dried).

BANANA:

• Along with its flavor, it will naturally sweeten your cookies & bind them well. You may swap it with the applesauce, but it will change the flavor.

ROLLED OATS:

• The rolled oats will help to absorb the moisture & make the cookies firmer. You may go for quick oats, but they are soft, so the cookies might differ in texture.

OIL(COCONUT):

• It makes the cookies rich & moist. You may replace it with olive oil(light), vegan butter.

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Set the oven at 175 degrees C & begin working.
2. Place the baking mat(silicone)/paper(parchment) on the baking sheet for no mess.
3. Take a banana in a big bowl & mash it to make a smooth paste.
4. Include the maple syrup, coconut oil(melted), & vanilla essence to the mashed banana.
5. Mix all the liquid items till well-incorporated.
6. Now, include the powdered cinnamon, baking soda, & salt.
7. After gently combining them, include the oat flour & rolled oats.
8. Fold them in a single direction till well incorporated.
9. Your dough for the cookies is ready.
10. Mix the optional add-ins into the dough.
11. Now use a single tablespoon /cookie scoop to separate the dough for all cookies.
12. Dollop each cookie on the baking sheet with a particular gap between each one of them.
13. Use the spoon back/your fingers to gently press the cookies.
14. Now, shift the baking sheet with the cookies (ready-to-bake) to the oven(it’s already hot).
15. As you see, the edges of cookies are light & beautifully golden, take them out of the oven.
16. Don’t disturb them for ~seven mins.
17. After that, place the cookies on the rack of wire rack to cool completely.
18. Your Vegan Banana Bread Cookies are ready to serve upon cooling.

TIPS:

• If bananas are towards the raw state, they will not give you a good taste. Always use bananas with brown spots on their skin. They will be easier for you to mash & are sweeter.
• Cookies always firm up upon cooling, so take them out of the oven. Once they look solid from the center & light golden from the edges. Otherwise, they will overbake, resulting in burnt & hard cookies
• When cookies are ready-to-bake, keep the tray with cookies in to refrigerator for some twenty mins. Then, baking the chilled cookies will give you more puffed-up cookies.

STORAGE DETAILS:

AMBIENT TEMPERATURE:

• Once cooled completely, pack your cookies into the box(sealed) & enjoy them within three days at a surrounding temperature.

REFRIGERATION:

• Pack the cookies as directed above & enjoy them within ~seven days while keeping them chilled in the refrigerator.

FREEZING:

• Pack the cookies in a single layer, either in a container or a bag(zip-lock & freezer-safe). Defrost, gently reheat, & enjoy them within sixty days.

FAQs:

Is that possible to make the bars instead of cookies?

• Of course! you can do this by transferring the whole batter to 8 by 8-inch baking pan(oiled). Then bake it for ~twenty-two mins.

May I make double cookies?

• Sure! if you make twice the number of cookies, you need to bake them in two shifts.

Will these cookies be good enough for the kids?

• Yes, the items used are natural & plant-based, so they will boost the kids’ nutrients will be good for their health.

NUTRITIONAL FACTS/SERVING:

Size/serving: Single cookie
Calories: 95 kcal
Carbs(total): thirteen grams
Fiber: 1.5 g
Net carbs: 11.5 grams
Proteins: One & a half grams
Sodium: 75 milligrams
Fats: 4.5 g