"So you have your price. Your soul for a cookie."

- James Patterson

I'm all about easy baking these days. When you wake up at 4:30 in the morning to squeeze in a workout and get back home at 7 in the evening, you know you need a quick recipe to fix a sugar craving. So getting creative is a must!

I'm trying to cut down on refined sugar and incorporating natural sugar into my cooking. Usually, I use bananas and homemade applesauce as a substitute. I think it works perfectly given that I'm not a fan of very sweet treats. If I want something sweeter, I'll use rice malt syrup or maple syrup, but even then, just a little bit. Now my mum understands why we always have very ripe bananas in the pantry. Cannot get enough.


Thumbprint Cookies
Makes 9 cookies

Recipe:

• 2 cups gluten-free oats 
• 2 ripe bananas, mashed
• 1 tsp cinnamon 
• Homemade jam (or jam of choice)
• Dark chocolate
• Peanut butter, for drizzling

Preheat oven to 350F. 

In a food processor, pulse the oats until coarsely grounded. Make sure not too refined.

In a medium bowl, mix together oats, bananas and cinnamon. Form round balls and with a small spoon, create a well in the middle.

Scoop in some jam or dark chocolate.  Bake cookies for 10-12 minutes.

Cool using a rack. Then drizzle with peanut butter if desired.

Enjoy xx