Food Friday!

Who doesn't love bananas, peanut butter and cocoa? These Cocoa Monkey Cookies

are a guilt free treat that combines the flavours we love. Delicious when

enjoyed warm and fresh from the oven!

Ingredients:

- 3 medium ripe bananas

- 2 cups oats

- 1/4 cup natural peanut butter

- 1/4 cup cocoa

- 1/3 cup unsweetened apple sauce

- 1 tsp vanilla

Directions:

- pre-heat oven to 350〬C

- prep a baking sheet by spraying with Pam or covering with parchment paper

- in a dish, smash the bananas until fairly smooth

- stir in the peanut butter, apple sauce and vanilla with the bananas. Set aside.

- in a separate dish, combine the oats and cocoa

- in increments, add the dry mixture into the wet mixture. Stir until thoroughly combined.

- spoon the combined cookie mixture onto the baking sheet, with roughly 2" around each 

mound of mixture

- bake for approximately 12-15 minutes, roughly when the outside begins to dry

- using a spatula, remove the cookies from the pan and cool on a wire cookie cooling rack

- enjoy when warm and chewy!

If you would like to make a sweeter cookie, feel free to add some Stevia!