Easy Banana Oat Surprises (gf, Vegan)

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 3 bananas, very ripe and mashed
• 1 cup quick oats or 3/4-1 cup rolled oats
• 2 -3 teaspoons coconut oil
• 2 -3 tablespoons oat bran
• 2 -3 tablespoons flax seeds
• 2 -3 tablespoons coconut, shredded
• 1/2 cup walnuts or 1/2 cup pecans
• 1/3 cup cocoa nibs
• 1/3 cup currants
• 1/3 cup raisins
• 1 -2 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375* or 350 convect.
• 2 lightly grease a cookie sheet.
• 3 mash 3 bananas in a medium bowl.
• 4 stir in 1 c quick oats & mix well.
• 5 mix in other ingredients of choice.
• 6 (cocoa nibs, nuts, ?) for "surprise" factor.
• 7 optional: mix in 1-2 eggs.
• 8 (and/ or coconut oil) until desired thick (cookie dough)consistency.
• 9 drop cookie dough by spoonfulls onto the greased cookie sheet. (they may be very close together, they will not appreciably change size).
• 10 bake at 375* (or 350 convect) for about 9 minutes (+/-) until the cookie bites have golden edges & peaks,.and when 'poked' softly with your finger, they spring back--.
• 11 cool & enjoy! these can be enjoyed warm, or can be frozen for later use or to be eaten a few at a time at a later date.