If you have celiac or are very sensitive to gluten, make sure to buy certified gluten-free oat flakes, as these are sometimes contaminated with wheat. If you don't have cacao nibs, just use extra chocolate chips. Make sure they are high quality and not filled with sugar.
Ingredients
1cuprolled oat flakes(not instant)
1/2cupraw organic almonds(grind them in a clean coffee grinder to get a powder)
1cupshredded coconut
1/8tspsea salt
1/4tspground cinnamon
1/2tspaluminum-free baking powder
2organic bananaspeeled and mashed (not too ripe)
1/2tsppure vanilla extract
3Tbspunrefined coconut oilgently warmed into liquid
2Tbspextra-virgin olive oil
1/4cupraw cacao nibs
1/4cuporganic semi-sweet chocolate chips
Instructions
In a large bowl, mix together the oats, ground almonds, coconut, sea salt, cinnamon, and baking powder.
In a second bowl, mash the bananas well, then stir in the vanilla extract, melted coconut oil and olive oil. Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and stir until combined; fold in the cacao nibs and chocolate chips.
Preheat the oven to 350F and prepare 2 baking sheets with unbleached parchment paper.
Use a 1/4 cup measuring cup to form the cookies. Dip the measuring cup in water before filling it with the mixture to avoid sticking. Flip the measuring cup down on the prepared cookie sheet with parchment paper.
If you prefer smaller cookies, just use 2 tablespoon full, and use your fingers to round them up and flatten them a bit.
Flatten the tops a bit with your fingers.
Bake for 20-22 minutes until golden on the edges. Leave to cool for a few minutes, then carefully transfer to a wire rack to cool completely. They will be fragile until they are completely cooled down.
Recipe Notes
These are meant as healthy cookies made with whole foods that are nutritious. They are a great snack or breakfast on-the-go.
Note: I do not believe anyone should worry about counting calories, but here is the nutritional information for one serving Calories: 244kcal | Fat: 17g | Saturated fat: 9g | Sodium: 24mg | Potassium: 239mg | Carbohydrates: 20g | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 8g | Protein: 3g | Vitamin A: 15% | Vitamin C: 2.1% | Calcium: 39% | Iron: 1.2%