With there being a week left of the Easter holidays and plenty of rain forecast in Scotland, baking is a good way to keep children occupied. My toddler is still a wee bit young for this pastime but she can enjoy my efforts!
I am reluctant to give her snacks with sugar as I don't want to encourage a sweet tooth but don't want to deprive her altogether either, of cookies etc. As a result I've been looking for snack ideas without the sugar, and they're certainly out there! There seems to be a real health and nutrition agenda at the moment in the Press and on Pinterest etc so I haven't had any trouble finding what I was looking for. Today I tried the cookies below which are so simple and they were approved by a 19 month old! I found them very moreish so I'm glad they are all natural. Next time I'm going to swap the butter and flour for coconut oil & coconut flour. I think the extra coconut flavour would be great.
I added a bit of Manuka honey for extra (natural) sweetness as the banana I used wasn't very ripe. I'm going to try coconut and mango pancakes next, also without sugar and even flour so please comment if you'd like the recipe.
Banana and Oat Cookies
Makes 16
50g porridge oats
50g desiccated coconut
60g plain flour
60g butter, plus extra for greasing
1 large ripe banana
• Heat the oven to 180°C (160 fan)
• Mix the porridge oats, coconut and flour together in a bowl.
• Melt the butter in a pan and mash the banana.
• Add the melted butter and mashed banana to the dry ingredients and combine.
• Put dessert spoonfuls of the mixture on your greased baking tray and flatten them slightly with your hand to make round disc like shapes. Allow some room between each cookie for spreading and bake in batches for 10-12 minutes or until golden brown.
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