Updated post.
Seeking inspiration for healthy snacks for the kids and I, I decided to create some healthy, quick and simply oat and coconut cookies. I get a lot of requests for healthy treats so wanted to re-share this popular recipe again.
These lovelies are quick and simple oat & coconut cookies you and your kids will love!
They are also super versatile too (you can literally add anything you like to the cookies, we’ve made ours with chopped dates and dark chocolate too), we eat these for breakfast or as a healthy, tasty and filling snack in the day.
What’s more they only take 45 minutes from start to finish so are perfect for those with little time on their hands (that will be all of us then!)
Makes 12 medium sized biscuits
Ingredients:
- 200g of gluten-free large or milled oats (depending on texture you prefer)
- a pinch of salt
- 2 tbsp of coconut oil
- 2 tbsp unsalted butter
- 3 tbsp of maple syrup/ honey
- 1 tbsp baking powder
- 2 tbsp milk
- 2 ripe bananas, mashed
- 1 handful of raisins, dessicated coconut, pumpkin and sunflower seeds
- butter for greasing
Method:
Pour the oats into a large mixing bowl with the salt and baking powder and stir.
Melt the coconut oil, butter and maple syrup/honey in a small pan on a low heat.
Pour into the bowl of oats and add the milk, stirring through.
Add the mashed banana along with the seeds and raisins, stirring the ingredients through.
Grease a large baking tray with a little butter.
Create large balls of mixture and mould into biscuits, placing them on the tray.
Bake at 160°C for 20 minutes until golden.
Cool and eat!
Crunchy, delicious hunky chunks of goodness.
Let me know if you make them, won’t you!
These look so tasty. Always on the look out for something quick and easy to make with the kids on the weekend – think these will do the trick!
My hubster is all about coconut—but always in far naughtier treats than these biscuits. I’m super excited to make these as a healthier snack and dessert option. They sound crazy-delicious!
Well that’s this week’s healthy Friday treat sorted for my littles. Thanks for a great idea.
Oh these look delicious and it’s great that they are quick and easy to make. I can just sub with dairy free spread. Perfect to have with an afternoon cuppa #brillblogposts
Just scoffed a jam doughnut (tut tut) thinking urgh I have to stop with this already. Then I saw these, these look and sound scrumptious! Having a go at these this week! I hope I don’t burn them. xxx
Ooh enjoy darling, you will love them (even more than the donut)!
Your cookies sound delicious and healthy too so a win win:-)
Thanks Camilla, food of goodness!
These biscuits look so crunchy and moresh. It is a perfect treat for children and oats are very good for them. I am going to bookmark this recipe.
I have entered my Bellini cocktail.. just the perfect time of year for one of those.
Thank you for hosting!
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Love this linky, some stunning recipes and these cookies look yummy x
Thanks lovely, lots of inspiration isn’t there x
These look delicious! x
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These look delish!
I made some similar myself last night, i used mashed up banana instead of coconut oil though.
I think i will try this recipe tonight though, thanks for the idea :). I’ll let you know how they turn out 🙂
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Hi Jamie I love using banana too in them and even tried grated apple, all worked really well, let me know how you get on x
These look gorgeous and really healthy, a good excuse to over indulge
Thanks Alison, guilt free biscuits x
ooooh those look scrummy i do love a good oaty cookie x
Thanks Jenny, me too x
So many of these are mouthwatering. Thank you for hosting such a great blog hop. I added one of my favorite recipes.
Holly (2 Kids and Tired) recently posted…Portobello Mushroom Fajitas
Snap! I’m linking another healthy cookie recipe. And will try yours shortly. Thanks!
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Ooh yours looks fab, will have to try it x
I love the food photography for these. Stunning. The blue really makes the cookies pop. I had to go back and reread the recipe after drooling over the photos. lol So tasty and sounds health too! Love it. Thanks for hosting hunny. #tastytuesdays
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My pleasure Jenny, thanks for your kind words-really are tasty and my personal faves have dark chocolate chunks in there!
WOWEE they look awesome. I love oat cookies and never thought of coconut ones before. They sound beautiful. Will definitely give them a try. Thanks for the idea. 🙂 x
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Thanks so much Sonia, let me know if you make them x
Those look delish x
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You will love them Susan I’m sure x
What a great healthy threat! Dipping them in dark chocolate sounds like a great idea!
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Thanks Emily, they really are x
These look and sound very healthy and very tasty.
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Thanks Kizzy, so good for you x
That sounds really delicious and I love your photos, I have pinned the recipe for later, I would love to try these out on my kids! 🙂 #tastytuesdays
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Thanks Caroline, you must try them x
OOh, all that mixing looks like great fun to do with Reuben and I’m always on the lookout for healthier biscuits for my cookie monster!! xxx
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Hahaha Reuben will love making and eating them! My kids do too x
These looks and sound so yummy! Must try 🙂 x
Thanks darling, love making them x
The biscuits look and sound delicious and wholesome. Thank you for hosting another #TastyTuesday.
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Thanks Heather, so glad you like them x
What scrummy looking biscuits! Perfect for kiddies 🙂
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Thanks Elizabeth, perfect for little and big kids (like me) x
I adore an oat cookie, prefer the texture to normal cookies if I am honest. These look yum! x
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Thanks darling, I feel exactly the same, thanks for your lovely comment x
These look perfect for a brunch 🙂
They are Steph, you will love them x
These sound delicious and healthy is an added bonus. Thanks for sharing x
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Yum! Added to the meal plan for next week! X
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Thanks Becky, hope you love them as much as we do x
YUM! I love coconut so I bet these are absolutely delicious!
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Thanks Ciara I’m obsessed with coconut too, think you’ll love them x
Yum! Just pinned for later x
Thanks Rebecca, enjoy x
I love oats and I’ve been trying to experiment with some recipes using it. I just finished my oat pancake and “Oat and Coconut Cookies” would be the next one in my list.
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@Jessica oh wow those recipes sound amazing, these are so tasty, I literally make them daily!
These look sooo delicious, I just love making biscuits and cookies so this is definitely a recipe for me to try.
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@Julie’s Family Kitchen oh fab, we literally make them daily here!
I love the fact there are no eggs in them! Mel
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@Mel yes no eggs here, they are super tasty and I make them for breakfast as well as snacks!
I’m all for quick and easy and these also look like they are packed full of good things (so I can feel virtuous when making too!)
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@Sarah they really are, just fab!
These look amazing. I love anything with coconut in it!
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The smell of baking penetrated my house! I will try them for my girls
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@Georgia ooh you will love them!
Anything with coconut sells it for me. In fact, I’m currently stirring some coconut oil into my porridge! They look yummy – I will try them x
@Fiona thanks very much, they really are delicious-adore coconut too, must try it in porridge, thanks for the tip!x
Don’t forget maple syrup! x
@Fiona oh yes, LOVE that here! x
OOh they look yummy!!
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@Becky thanks they really are and so easy to make!
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@Steph totally, we made ours with dark chocolate too, just ate them before we got snaps!
honestmum recently posted…Healthy, Quick & Simple Oat & Coconut Cookies
These look yummy and the recipe looks easy enough even for me!
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Thanks Mirka, you will love them!
honestmum recently posted…Healthy, Quick & Simple Oat & Coconut Cookies
Wow! Got to try this one! Super impressed with a no added sugar cookie recipe!! Very worth trying out 🙂 …& I’m all for dark chocolate!! Totally sure that’s a very ‘healthy’ addition 😉
Thanks Steph, we love adding dark chocolate to them too-really healthy addition (releases endorphins too)!
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