Choconana Bites

Hello Everyone!

And so it begins, I have decided I have missed writing about my weekly adventures to exotic places that make you all drool with jealousy. So in leiu of that passing thought I have decided to continue despicable dee! Yes thats right you will now have the please of hearing about my sporadic cooking adventures (yes kinda lame and very broad term) on this beautiful web-based medium. No more insty pictures it will all be on here! Ok i cant promise you that one....

Anyway I thought I would start with something that reflects my mood this week and since I am trying to loose the spare tire I attained on my holiday, its going to be superduper healthfreak healthy! Alright, drumroll.... today we are making CHOCONANA BITES YAYYYYY(original recipe from www.recipe2healthy.com).

Now before you make this and judge me. Alice and Mum were not too keen on the finished result, but Alice is a picky food snob. The origninal recipe called them cookies but in hindsight they are more like Choconana oat nuggets. Anyway onto the recipe!

 MMMM MMMMM smashed up baby puke.... (really selling this one arn't I)

 Looking a little better I must say...

And Voila! All the work is done for you and its ready for the oven... he he he but seriously enough talk, here is the recipe.

Makes 24 with enough batter left over to taste along the way!

Ingredients:

• 2 Ripe Mashed Bananas
• 1/3 Cup Reduced Fat Peanut Butter
• 2/3 Cup Unsweetened Applesauce (I used baby food)
• 1 Tsp Vanilla Essence
• 1/2 Tsp Salt
• 1/2 Tsp Cinnamon
• Dash of Ground Cloves
• Dash of Ground Nutmeg
• 1/2 Cup of Oats
• 1/4 Cup of dry unsalted nuts of your choice! (crushed peanuts for me)
• 1/4 Cup of Dark Chococochips
• 1/4 Cup of Unsweetened Coconut

Method:

1. Preheat your oven to 180ish Celcius and line two baking trays with baking paper.

2. Next, Mash up your nanas with a fork and mix in the Peanut Butter, Applesauce, Vanilla and Spices

3. Add the oats, choc chips and coconut and mix until all combined

4. Finally, evenly place heaped tablespoons of the mixture on the trays and bake for 20-30 minutes.

Well, whether you try the cookies/ balls or not its up to you! But I hope you enjoyed reading about them at least :) I'll post another one when I get bored again and start procrasti-baking!

Till next meal,

Dee