Healthy Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

Hearts_2015
Hearts_2015 Posts: 12,031 Member
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http://eatyourselfskinny-printablerecipes.blogspot.com/2013/03/clean-oatmeal-raisin-cookies.html

" Let me just begin by saying, these cookies have absolutely NO eggs, oil, sugar or butter.....BOOM. A winner in my book already. Now I'm well aware those ingredients pretty much encompass everything that people love about a cookie, but these taste insanely good and without the guilt!

Believe it or not they taste a lot like banana bread, probably because bananas are used as the main component which hold all the ingredients together. I subbed plain Greek yogurt for the oil and sweetened these up with some vanilla extract, cinnamon and allspice. I promise you, this recipe is definitely worth saving and is great for a quick breakfast when you're on the go. They also freeze really well too! " ~ Kelly ~
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Servings: 20
Serving Size: 1 cookie
Calories: 88
Fat: 3.3 g
Carbs: 14.5 g
Fiber: 1.8 g
Protein: 1.8 g
Old Points: 1.7 pts
Points+: 2 pts
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Here are your ingredients:

1 1/2 cup old fashioned rolled oats
1 cup unsweetened coconut flakes
1/2 tsp. sea salt
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. allspice
1/2 cup mixed nuts, finely chopped (I used pecans, walnuts and almonds)
1 cup raisins
3 ripe bananas, mashed
1/4 cup plain Greek yogurt
1 tsp. vanilla extract

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. In one bowl, combine rolled oats, coconut flakes, salt, cinnamon, allspice and chopped mixed nuts. Stir in raisins and set aside.

In a smaller bowl, whisk together mashed bananas, Greek yogurt and vanilla extract until smooth and all lumps are gone. Pour over dry ingredients and mix well.

Using a round cookie cutter (or shape with your hands), spoon mixture into the cutter pressing firmly then removing the cutter. Shape should keep form; do this until you have 20 cookies or you run out of batter.

Bake at 350 degrees F for about 15 to 20 minutes and enjoy!

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  • mommykitty81
    mommykitty81 Posts: 266 Member
    sounds really good! saving this!
  • Bump ...Yummm!
  • zumbarock
    zumbarock Posts: 86 Member
    Bump! :)
  • BIRDIEBL8
    BIRDIEBL8 Posts: 155 Member
    Love oatmeal cookies! Sounds great.
  • They do sound good. Also good for sweetoothed diabetic husband
  • OK made a batch. Nice, but for my taste they are a work in progress and have infinite varitions. I didn't have the full weight of raisins so made it up with dried apricots.

    I'm thinking apricots or dried cranberries would work well.

    The first bake recommended didn't work for me. So I gave them another 10 minutes at a lower temperature resulting in a crisper texture which suited me better.

    Cookies/biscuits should be sweet to me. So next time I'll add some Stevia to satisfy that craving. As it is they have had a dip in some dark 70% chocolate.
  • tycamsdad
    tycamsdad Posts: 126 Member
    My favorite kind of cookie. Do these turn out soft and chewy (my preferred result) or are they crumbly?
  • cgsmith7
    cgsmith7 Posts: 12 Member
    Nom! :smile:
    Bump
  • gerirojas
    gerirojas Posts: 101 Member
    Thanks will make these today
  • My favorite kind of cookie. Do these turn out soft and chewy (my preferred result) or are they crumbly?

    My first bake as per the recipe, was soft and chewy(ish). Which is why I gave them longer. Cookies to me are chewy, biscuits, which may be my British taste are crisper.
  • Turtle003
    Turtle003 Posts: 133 Member
    bump:smile:
  • FoxyLifter
    FoxyLifter Posts: 965 Member
    OOOooOOOooooOOO these sound good! Let's see if they pass the husband test. ;)
  • kate123174
    kate123174 Posts: 15 Member
    Sounds delish!! Thanks for sharing!!
  • kelly_c_77
    kelly_c_77 Posts: 5,658 Member
    bump
  • Bejede
    Bejede Posts: 191 Member
    Bump--sound worth trying!
  • Hearts_2015
    Hearts_2015 Posts: 12,031 Member
    bump
  • steffenym
    steffenym Posts: 22 Member
    bump cannot wait to try these.
  • kelly_c_77
    kelly_c_77 Posts: 5,658 Member
    Bump
  • loadsandloads
    loadsandloads Posts: 353 Member
    OOOooOOOooooOOO these sound good! Let's see if they pass the husband test. ;)

    Oatmeal Raisin are my diabetic Hubby's favorite....gotta try these. :flowerforyou:
  • MrsBobaFett
    MrsBobaFett Posts: 802 Member
    Will be making these nooo doubt about it!
  • meshamoo
    meshamoo Posts: 200 Member
    bump
  • perfekta
    perfekta Posts: 331 Member
    Sounds yummy :)
  • leeannewgeorge
    leeannewgeorge Posts: 92 Member
    bump