Frosted Banana Crunch Cookies (Guest Post from Gabriella of Beyond the Bite)
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Author: Gabriella Schneider
Recipe type: Cookies/Bars
Yield: 1-1/2 dozen
Ingredients
- 3 cups unsweetened banana chips
- ½ cup mashed banana (from 2 ripe bananas)
- ½ cup Vital Proteins collagen powder
- ¼ cup coconut oil
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ¼th tsp sea salt
- 1 cup peeled and chopped apple
- ½ cup coconut butter
- ½ tsp cinnamon
- Unsweetened, shredded coconut (optional – for topping)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a food processor, pulse the banana chips until broken down and fine, then add in the collagen, baking soda, and sea salt, pulsing until just combined.
- Transfer dry ingredients to a bowl and set aside.
- Back in the food processor, puree together banana, vanilla, and coconut oil until smooth.
- Add dry mixture to the wet ingredients, pureeing until a smooth batter has formed.
- Scoop batter onto the prepared baking sheet with a cookie scoop, use the back of a spoon to gently press the cookie dough down.
- Place the baking sheet in the oven to bake for 15-16 minutes until the cookies are golden brown around the edges.
- Allow the cookies to cool for a couple minutes on the sheet, then transfer them to a cooling rack.
- To make the frosting peel and puree the apple until smooth. Melt coconut butter and add it to the food processor a long with the cinnamon, allowing
- the mixture to puree until smooth.
- Use a spoon to spread the frosting out on each cooled cookie and sprinkle each with a bit of shredded coconut if desired.
Nutrition Information
Serving size: 1 cookie Calories: 114 Fat: 3.4 g Saturated fat: 2.8 g Unsaturated fat: 0.6 g Trans fat: 0 g Carbohydrates: 20.6 g Sugar: 3.8 g Sodium: 64 mg Fiber: 2.1 g Protein: 0.8 g Cholesterol: 0 mg
Recipe by Create Delicious at https://createdelicious.com/frosted-banana-crunch-cookies/