Chocolate chip oat date cookies
This tasty treat is sweetened with medjool dates and banana.
This recipe is a delicious and healthy cookie option that's easy to keep on hand.
Dates provide surprising sweetness while also adding fiber to prevent blood sugar spikes and promote feelings of fullness. Rolled oats contribute even more fiber and make these cookies 100% whole-grain.
Servings: 30 cookies
Prep time: 10 minutes
Cook time: 12 minutes
Ingredients
- 2 3/4 cups rolled oats, divided
- 1 cup chopped nuts or seeds (I often use 1/2 cup walnuts and 1/2 cup sunflower seeds.)
- 1/2 cup chocolate chips
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 9 medjool dates
- 1 banana
- 1 cup unsweetened almond milk
- 1/4 cup almond butter
- 1 teaspoon chia seeds
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
Directions
- Heat the oven to 375 F.
- Make oat flour: In a blender or food processor, place 1 3/4 cups of the rolled oats and blend or process until they turn into a powder.
- In a medium mixing bowl, combine the oat flour, remaining rolled oats, chopped nuts or seeds, chocolate chips, cinnamon, baking powder, and salt. Stir well.
- In a blender, combine the dates, banana, almond milk, almond butter, chia seeds, vanilla extract, and apple cider vinegar. Blend until very smooth.
- Pour the wet ingredients into the mixing bowl with the dry ingredients. Mix into a dough.
- On a baking sheet lined with parchment paper or sprayed with nonstick cooking spray, place 1-inch balls of dough and flatten. Repeat in batches until all dough is used.
- Bake for 12 minutes.
Nutrition information (per serving)
- Calories: 112
- Total fat: 5 g
- Saturated fat: 1 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg
- Sodium: 67 mg
- Total carbohydrate: 15 g
- Dietary fiber: 2 g
- Total sugars: 8g (includes 2 g added sugar)
- Protein: 3 g
- Potassium: 153 mg