Effortless Banana, Oat, & Vanilla Protein Cookies!
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Recipe type: Snack, Vegan,
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Serves: 12
 
These delicious protein cookies are bursting with goodness to keep you going through the day, whether you have them for breakfast or a snack. Chocolate drizzle is of course optional, but highly recommended!
Ingredients
Base
  • 2 large or 4 small bananas
  • 1 scoop vanilla protein powder*
  • 1 cup (80g) oats
  • Pinch of pink Himalayan or sea salt
Raisin Chocolate Chip
  • 2 tablespoons raisins
  • 2 tablespoons shredded coconut
  • 1 tablespoon carob nibs
  • 1 tablespoon cacao nibs
Hazelnut Sour Cherry
  • 2 tablespoons sour cherries
  • 3 tablespoons hazelnuts
  • 2 tablespoons shredded coconut
Chocolate Drizzle
  • 2 tablespoons melted coconut oil
  • 3-4 tablespoon raw cacao powder
  • Pinch of ground cinnamon
  • Pinch of sea salt
  • 1 tablespoon mesquite powder (optional)
Instructions
  1. Pre-heat the oven to 180ºC/350ºF and line a baking tray with baking paper.
  2. Peel the bananas, add them to a bowl, and mash them with a fork or potato masher. It doesn’t have to be completely smooth, but it shouldn’t be too lumpy either.
  3. Mix in the vanilla protein until it’s fully combined and not clumpy. Stir in the oats, and separate the batter into two separate bowls, if making two separate flavours. Add in each respective additions to each separate bowl, and mix it together.
  4. Spoon roughly one tablespoon of each mixture into the lined baking sheet. That makes one cookie, so repeat until there is no more batter left. Should be around 12 cookies total - 6 of each flavour if you divided the batter!
  5. Use the back of a spoon to shape them into nice little circles, if desired, and then bake for 10-12 minutes.
  6. Remove from the oven and let cool while you make the chocolate drizzle - super simple, just mix the ingredients together and place in the fridge or freezer for a few minutes so it’s not too runny.
  7. Drizzle the chocolate over the cookies with a spoon, and enjoy!
Notes
*You can use either grass-fed whey or a vegan protein powder. I love it with vanilla, but chocolate could work too! Make sure you’ve got a good quality powder, with no nasties added.
Recipe by Sprinkle of Green at https://www.sprinkleofgreen.com/effortless-banana-oat-vanilla-protein-cookies