Recipe Description:
Serve up nutrition at breakfast or snack time with this tasty, kid-friendly soft and chewy cookie. With no sugar added, each bite is naturally sweetened by three kinds of healthy fruits: ripe avocado, banana, and apple. It is super easy to make that even the kids can help make a batch.
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Servings:
- Recipe serving size: 1 cookie
- Number of servings:
Ingredients:
- 1 cup old-fashioned oats
- 1/2 cup whole wheat flour + 2 Tbsp.
- 1 tsp. ground cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp. baking soda
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- 1/2 ripe, fresh avocado, halved, pitted, and peeled
- 1/2 cup mashed ripe banana (from 1½ medium bananas)
- 1 large egg, beaten
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- 2/3 cup finely chopped peeled sweet red apple (such as Gala, Fuji, or Honey Crisp)
Instructions:
- Preheat the oven to 350F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone baking sheet and set aside.
- Place the oats, flour, cinnamon, baking soda, and salt in a large bowl and whisk until well combined.
- Place the avocado in a medium-size bowl, and mash until smooth. Add the banana, egg, and vanilla and whisk until well combined.
- Pour the wet mixture into the dry ingredients and stir until just combined. Fold in the chopped apple.
- Drop dough onto the prepared baking sheet using a spoon, and gently flatten until round and about 1/2-inch thick. Bake until slightly brown and firm around the edges, 10 to 12 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack and cool before serving.
Notes & Tips:
Store cookies in the refrigerator, or place leftovers in a resealable plastic bag and freeze.
Nutrition Facts
16 servings per recipe
Serving Size 1 serving (34g)
| Amount Per Serving | ||
|---|---|---|
| Calories | 60 | |
| % Daily Value* | ||
| Total Fat 1.5g | 2% | |
| Saturated Fat 0g | 0% | |
| Trans Fat 0g | - | |
| Polyunsaturated Fat 0g | - | |
| Monounsaturated Fat 0.5g | - | |
| Cholesterol 10mg | 3% | |
| Sodium 80mg | 3% | |
| Total Carbohydrate 10g | 4% | |
| Dietary Fiber 2g | 7% | |
| Total Sugars 2g | - | |
| Includes 0g Added Sugars | 0% | |
| Protein 2g | 4% | |
| Vitamin D 0.1mcg | 0% | |
| Calcium 10mg | 0% | |
| Iron 0.5mg | 2% | |
| Potassium 80mg | 2% | |
| Vitamin A 10mcg | 2% | |
| Vitamin C 1mg | 2% | |
| Vitamin E 0.2mg | 2% | |
| Vitamin K 1mcg | 0% | |
| Thiamin 0.1mg | 4% | |
| Riboflavin 0.04mg | 4% | |
| Niacin 0.4mg | 2% | |
| Vitamin B6 0.1mg | 4% | |
| Folate 10mcg DFE | 2% | |
| Vitamin B12 0.03mcg | 2% | |
| Pantothenic Acid 0.2mg | 4% | |
| Phosphorus 30mg | 2% | |
| Magnesium 10mg | 2% | |
| Zinc 0.2mg | 2% | |
| Selenium 4mcg | 8% | |
| Copper 0.04mg | 4% | |
| Manganese 0.2mg | 10% | |
*The % Daily Value tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
