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Healthy Banana Bread Cookies

DAIRY FREE - GLUTEN FREE - 4 INGREDIENTS These cookies are a delicious and healthy treat the whole family will enjoy. The banana bread flavour is simply scrumptious, your go bananas for more! The cookies are moist, naturally sweet and only need 4 ingredients Here's what your need to make these scrumptious dairy free banana bread cookies INGREDIENTS  Makes 12 cookies 1½ cups ground oats ¼ tsp bicarbonate of soda 1 tsp cinnamon 4 ripe medium bananas, mashed INSTRUCTIONS Preheat oven to 160ºfan / 180ºc and line a baking tray with grease proof paper Add the oat flour, bicarb and cinnamon to a bowl and mix well Mash the bananas well with a fork and add then to the dry ingredients Mix until all the ingredients are evenly combined Use a spoon and place spoonfuls of dough on the baking tray, gently flatten the cookies with a fork or the back of a spoon Bake for approx 25-30 minutes until the middles have set and aren't wet ...

Sugar Free Apple and Banana Sponge Cake

This sponge cake is easy to make, and takes no time at all to prepare Full of fruity goodness and contains no added sugar making it a guilt free pleasure! INGREDIENTS 150g plain flour 1 ½ tsp baking powder 100ml semi-skimmed milk 1 egg 1 tsp cinnamon 40g low fat olive spread, melted (or butter of choice) 1 medium apple, peeled, cored and chopped 1 ripe banana, well mashed (lump free) METHOD Preheat oven 200ºC / 180º FAN and line a cake tin with grease proof paper Sift the flour, baking powder and cinnamon into a mixing bowl and stir Put the milk, egg and melted low fat spread in a jug or small bowl and beat together Add the apple, banana and wet ingredients from the jug to the flour, stir until just combined. Do not over-mix Pour the mixture into the cake tin and bake for 20-25 minutes until the cake has risen and starts taking on a golden colour Carefully place the cake on a wire rack to cool 

Chunky Ginger Crunch Biscuits

NO ADDED SUGAR - LOW CALORIE - 50/50 An easy fuss free healthier recipe for scrumptious classic melt in your mouth ginger biscuit, all done in 30 minutes! These Ginger biscuits have it all, they're full on flavour, chewy and big on crunch, with that added kick from the fiery ginger. INGREDIENTS 60g SR flour 60g wholemeal SR flour 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda 1-2 tsp ground ginger 40g light olive spread or your choice 2 tbsp golden syrup Crystallised ginger, chopped 50g sugar (OPTIONAL) METHOD Preheat oven 180ºc and line two baking trays with grease proof paper In a saucepan heat the olive spread, syrup and sugar if using until dissolved. Leave the mixture to cool slightly, then mix in the dry ingredients to form a dough On a lined baking tray/trays place teaspoon size balls (or shape of choice) and flatten slightly with the palm of your hand or the back of a spoon, make sure you leave enough space between each of them as they will ...

Sugar Free Banana Cloud Cookies

These sugar-free Banana Cookies are a taste sensation that will make you go bananas for more! Only 4 basic ingredients Ready in less than 30 minutes Vegan and oil-free The lightest and fluffiest cookies your ever likely to eat! INGREDIENTS 2 very ripe bananas 80ml almond milk or any other plant based milk 125g plain flour  ½ tsp baking powder INSTRUCTIONS Preheat the oven 180ºc / 160ºc fan  Peel the bananas and mash them in a medium size mixing bowl Add the almond milk and mix to combine Add the flour and baking powder, mix well until you get a thick batter Using an ice-cream scoop or a tablespoon scoop equal size blobs of the batter onto a lined baking tray, making sure you leave enough room between each of them as they will spread (you may need more than one tray) Bake the cookies  for approx 10-15 minutes, or until starting to take on a golden brown colour Let the cookies cool for 5 minutes then transf...

Cheese and Garlic Savoury Oat Biscuits

These cheese and garlic oat biscuits are packed full of savoury flavour in every crunchy bite.  Your find them irresistible!  Who knew making homemade savoury biscuits would be so easy?  You only need 6 ingredients to make these deliciously scrumptious cheese and garlic biscuits.  INGREDIENTS 100g jumbo oats 100g self-raising wholemeal flour 50g light olive spread or your choice 60ml water 50g grated cheese (I used Eatlean Smoked Low Fat Cheese) ½ tsp garlic granules Pinch of salt (optional) METHOD Preheat the oven to  180ºc / 160ºfan and line a large baking tray Put the jumbo oats and flour into a large mixing bowl and rub in the butter until you have the consistency of breadcrumbs  Stir in the cheese, garlic granules and salt. Next add the water, a little at a time until you have a dough On a clean work surface sprinkle a little flour and roll out your dough to the thickness of about 0.5cm. Using...

Garlic and Veggie Savoury Oat Biscuits

Fancy something different to nibble on than the normal cream cracker & cheese or chocolate bar? Well why not try these lovely tasty savoury biscuits made with garlic and fresh carrot? The perfect swap! Deliciously scrumptious as they are or indulge and top with your favourite cheese and a spoonful of chutney - you've then got yourself a tasty little snack! INGREDIENTS 100g jumbo oats 100g self-raising flour 50g butter 60ml water 1 carrot grated, and squeezed ½ tsp garlic granules Pinch of salt METHOD Preheat oven 180ºc / 160º fan and line a baking tray Put the jumbo oats and flour into a mixing bowl and rub in the butter using your finger tips until you have the consistency of bread crumbs Stir in the grated carrot, garlic granules and salt Next add the water a little at a time until you have a dough Sprinkle some flout onto a clean work surface and roll out your dough to the thickness roughly ½cm Using a cookie cutter, ...

Sweet Cinnamon Potato Biscuits

A super quick recipe, ready on 30 minutes! Just 4 ingredients needed! These biscuits are light, fluffy and take on a lovely orange colour from the sweet potato.  All the sweetness in these biscuits is from the potato and cinnamon, if anymore sugar was added they would be far to sweet. INGREDIENTS 150g self raising flour 150g sweet potato 70g butter, melted Cinnamon - as much as you fancy METHOD Preheat oven 190ºc / 170º fan Cook your sweet potato your preferred way. I cooked mine in the microwave for approx 6-10 minutes Once the potato is cooked and your able to handle it, scoop out the insides onto a bowl and mash it up so it is nice and smooth Add the melted butter and give it a quick stir Then add the self raising flour and cinnamon  Mix well until everything is combined and you have a dough Flour a clean work surface and roll out your dough, using a cutter of choice cut out your biscuits and place them on your pr...