Apple Banana Cookies

I have a friend who can eat apples, but gets sick every time she eats baked apples. True story. Heyyy Corina! 

These were definitely good, but I think next time I'll cut out 2 of the eggs and add 1/2 a cup of raw honey for a little extra sweetness. The "batter" was sweet but the baked version - not as much.

The recipe is from CIVILIZED CAVEMAN. I use a ton of his recipes and they're all great. 

Apple Banana Cookies 

Ingredients:

• 1 Cup Chopped Red Apples, skin on
• 1 Banana
• 1 Cup Raw Almonds
• 1 Cup Macadamia Nuts
• 1 Cup Shredded Coconut Unsweetened
• 2 Tbsp Cinnamon
• 2 Tsp Vanilla
• 2 Tsp Coconut Oil (Melted)
• 3 Eggs (I recommend cutting 2 of these out in lieu of 1/2 a cup of raw honey)

Process:

1. Preheat your oven to 350 Degrees
2. Place your almonds and macadamia nuts in your food processor and pulse until they are mixed together and in small chunks
3. Place them in your mixing bowl
4. Next add your apples and banana to your food processor and mix well
5. Transfer that to your mixing bowl with your nuts
6. Now add in your coconut, cinnamon, vanilla, coconut oil, and eggs and mix well using a hand mixer or if your feeling strong use some of that old fashion elbow grease
7. Using a cookie scoop, form your cookie balls on your parchment paper lined cookie sheet
8. Once your sheet is full, flatten your balls into cookie shapes
9. Place in your preheated oven and bake for 15-20 minutes or until the bottom of your cookies are nice and lightly brown
10. Enjoy

A few little technique notes:

 

If you don't have a mini-chopper I definitely recommend buying one. This one was about $10 at Walmart.  I use it all the time because I am far too lazy to actually chop things.

Basically you lazy chop everything and throw it into a bowl. Then blend with a hand mixer - or mix with a big spoon if you need a little arm workout. 

I made little piles on my silicon-lined baking sheet then flattened the piles with my spoon.

{Finished Product}

They are kind of like a snack bar, but packed with good fat and protein, and obviously no grain or added sugar is involved. They're a little carb-happy for me for post-lunch eating, but they will be great as a mid-morning snack. Clearly I'm ob-sessed with hyphens.

The link to the recipe is RIGHT HERE.
If you try these with the raw honey, let me know!

Xo,
Alyssa