Banana and Pumpkin Seed Cookies

These cookies are a real treat! 
Something gorgeous and guilt-free to go with a cuppa anytime of day, be it breakfast, lunch or dinner!
They also make a great gift - Martha Stewart style, you'll be a culinary Queen, or King in your own underpants!! Go ahead, spoil yourselves, your friends, loved ones or anyone you feel like treating.....

Banana and Pumpkin Seed Cookies

 

 

Makes 8 – 10 cookies

3 medium sized bananas

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 tablespoon honey

200g dates (pitted and roughly chopped)

180g porridge oats

1 tablespoon pumpkin seeds

1 tablespoon sesame seeds

80ml / 3 fl oz sunflower oil

 

How to.... 

Preheat oven at 180 C / 350 F / Gas 4 and line a baking tray with greaseproof paper.

Mash the bananas in a large mixing bowl with the vanilla extract and honey.

Add the chopped dates, oats, pumpkin seeds, sesame seeds and oil. Stir well and allow to rest for 10 – 15 minutes until the mixture becomes moist and sticky.

Space mixture into flat cookies with your hands, ensuring you make them as big or as small as you like before cooking, as they will not spread during cooking.

Place cookies onto the baking tray and bake for 10 – 15 minutes.

Remove cookies from oven and place on a wire rack to cool. 

Nutritional Tip:

Oats are full of fibre, vitamins and minerals. They contain vitamins B and E as well as iron and magnesium, which when combined promote a healthy heart and nervous system as well as increasing your energy levels and overall stamina.

 

Bon Appetit!!