Simply Scrumptious

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 ...

Soft and chewy, deliciously oaty with scrumptious pieces of fiery ginger

READY IN LESS THAN 30 MINUTES! Gluten free, paleo, no added sugar and healthy. A Cherry Bakewell cookie that will take you one crumble away from thinking you were somewhere exotic! These cookies are a quick, easy healthy sweet treat any time of the day! INGREDIENTS  100g ground almonds 50g desiccated coconut ½ baking powder ½ baking soda 1 large egg lightly whisked 85g clear honey 1 tsp almond extract 6 glacier cherries, finely chopped METHOD Preheat the oven to 180ºc / 160º fan and line a large baking tray with some grease paper In a large bowl, mix together the ground almonds, coconut, baking powder and baking soda Next add the egg, honey, chopped cherries and almond extract into the dry ingredients and mix everything until combined. The mixture should be able to hold itself, but should still be a little wet and quite easily drop off a spoon. Should you find your mixture is a little too dry add 1-2 tsp's of water and mix aga...

Just 3 ingredients to make these delicious melt in the mouth shortbread thins. Not so healthy though, none the less they go down a treat with a hot afternoon cuppa INGREDIENTS 24g caster sugar 34g butter, sofened 44g plain flour METHOD Beat together the caster sugar and butter in a small bowl until pale and smooth. Sift the flour into the mixture, mix until all is combined and use your hands to bring the dough together Roll the dough into a sausage shape, wrap tightly in some cling film and pop in the fridge for at least an hour or until the dough is solid Preheat your oven to 200ºc / 180º fan and line a baking tray Unwrap the cling film and slice the sausage into rounds, approx 8mm in thickness. Place onto your lined baking tray and bake for approx 15 minutes or until the edges are beginning to turn brown/golden Leave to cool for 5 minutes then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely 

NO ADDED SUGAR - NO ADDED FAT  These delicious oat cookies are made with just enough desiccated coconut and chocolate chips to keep you in a state of chocolatey, coco-nutty happiness! With each scrumptious bite hitting the spot, they are sure to satisfy any sweet craving with that taste of paradise! INGREDIENTS 1 cup oats 1 tsp baking powder 1 egg 1 Aplro coconut yogurt (125g) 2 tbsp chocolate chips 1 tbsp desiccated coconut 2 tbsp (level) coconut flour (you could use ground oats but you may need more than 2 tbsp) Bake time 30 minutes Makes 6 large cookies METHOD Preheat oven 160º fan / 180ºc Put all the ingredients into a mixing bowl and mix well until everything is combined Scoop 6 spoonfuls of the mixture onto a lined/non stick baking tray, you may need more than one tray. Make sure you leave enough room between each cookie as they will spread slightly, flatten each cookie down slightly using the back of a spoon Bake in...

SUGAR FREE - FAT FREE - EGG FREE  This a quick simple recipe that takes just 5 minutes to prepare! NO SCALES ARE REQUIRED FOR THIS RECIPE Makes 4 decent size cookies INGREDIENTS 1 banana (medium) ½ tsp cinnamon ½ cup + 1 tbsp oats ¼ cup self raising wholemeal flour METHOD Preheat oven 160º fan / 180ºc Mash the banana in a mixing bowl and then add the rest of the ingredients and mix well until everything is combined On a lined baking tray place 4 evenly sized scoops of the mixture leaving space between each of them, then flatten down to a cookie shape Place in the oven and bake for approx 20-25 minutes or until they start to go golden  Leave on tray for 5 minutes to cool, then carefully place on cooling rack

Man size Chocolate Chip Buttery Shortbread - can you handle it? Only 4 basic ingredients needed! INGREDIENTS 24g caster sugar 34g butter, softened 44g plain flour Chocolate chips (quantity you decide) METHOD Beat together the sugar and butter in a small bowl until pale and smooth. Mix in the flour until all is combined, you may have to use your hands to bring the dough together Roll the dough into a ball, place on your baking tray and flatten until the dough is about 1½cm in thickness and then refrigerate for at least an hour or until the dough is nice and firm Preheat your oven to 200ºc / 180º fan Place in the oven on the middle shelf and bake for approx 15 minutes or until the edges are beginning to brown Leave to cool on tray for 5 minutes then transfer to wire cooling rack

NO ADDED SUGAR - FAT FREE - DAIRY FREE Without Sultanas  These wholesome cookies make the perfect snack to keep you going between meals or as an on the go breakfast! They're soft and delightfully chew, yet firm enough not to make a mess. With Sultanas  INGREDIENTS 1 egg  280g (approx) jar Apple sauce 1 tsp cinnamon 1 ¼ cups oats ½ cup plain wholemeal flour (sultanas optional) METHOD Preheat oven 180ºc / 160º fan Mix all ingredients together in a bowl Use a spoon to scoop the mixture into mounds/balls on the baking tray making sure you leave enough room between each cookie. The mixture will be sticky. Then using the back of a spoon flatten down each one to make a cookie shape. I find using a metal spoon dipped in cold water helps with this mix. Bake for 25-30 minutes, allow to cool for 10 minutes the carefully place on a cooling rack

Approx 40 calories per biscuit Makes 9 biscuits INGREDIENTS  50g oats  ½ tsp baking powder 1 tsp almond extract 4 glacier cherries 1 small/medium egg METHOD  Preheat oven 190ºc / 170º fan Place all your ingredients into a small food processor and blend until all the ingredients are combined, but be careful not to turn mixture into a paste as you still want texture with your oats. If you find your mixture is very wet just add a few more oats.  Spoon walnut size balls of dough onto a lined baking tray and then flatten slightly with the back of a spoon (you should get 9 biscuits) Place in the oven on the middle shelf and bake for about 12-15 minutes or until biscuits start to go a golden brown Once baked leave on tray to cool for a couple of minutes, then remove and place on a wire cooling rack to finish cooling.

Less than 50 calories per biscuit! Scrumptiously tasty,  your guaranteed to be going back for seconds! YOU WILL NEED A BLENDER FOR THIS RECIPE INGREDIENTS 60g oats 1 tsp baking powder 1 egg  10g dark chocolate chips 20g dried cranberries 1 tsp vanilla essence/extract Makes 9 cookies Less than 50 calories per cookie  METHOD Preheat oven 180ºc / 160ºfan and line a baking tray with either a silicone mat or grease proof paper Place your oats in your blender and pulse a couple of times, just enough to break down the oats, you don't want to turn them into flour Pour your oats and baking powder into a medium size mixing bowl Put your cranberries and chocolate chips into your blender and pulse a couple of times just to break them up, then pour them into your mixing bowl and give everything a good stir In a small jug whisk your egg and vanilla essence, pour into your dry mixture and mix well so all the ingredients are ...

These cookies taste just like there namesake! Plenty of sweet carrot with hearty oats accompanied with that lovely taste of cinnamon, which makes just want to go back for seconds.  The cookies can be stored in an airtight container for up to a week, but believe me they won't last long! Approx calories for the whole bake is 900 I made 9 decent size cookies which made each cookie 100 calories INGREDIENTS 1 cup (100g) oats ¾ cup (90g) wholemeal self-raising flour 1½ tsp baking powder 1½ tsp ground cinnamon 1 tbsp (14g) light olive spread, melted and cooled slightly  1 large egg room temperature 1 tsp vanilla essence ¼ cup (60ml) honey ¾ cup (68g) grated carrot,  Pinch of salt (optional) METHOD   Preheat the oven to 160ºc / 140º fan / 325ºF and line a baking tray with either a silicone baking mat or grease-proof paper In a medium bowl mix together the oats, flour, baking powder and cinnamon In a separate...

No added sugar Fat free Makes 2 giant cookies APPROX 150 calories per cookie INGREDIENTS 1/2 cup of oats 1 egg 1 tsp ground ginger 1 tbsp Whitworths Fiery Crystallised Ginger (chopped) 1/4 fresh carrot grated METHOD Preheat oven 220c / 180 fan and line a baking tray Put all the ingredients in a mixing bowl and mix well until all the mixture is combined. The mixture will be quite wet/sticky. If it is very wet just add a little more oats. Place half the mixture on baking tray and shape into a giant cookie leaving enough room for the second cookie Place in the oven and bake for approx 20 minutes for a soft cookie Leave on baking tray to cool once removed from the oven, unless you can carefully remove to  a wire rack TIP   If you prefer a chewy firmer cookie, once cookie is baked and oven is turned off, leave cookie in oven to cool

Probably the healthiest and lowest calorie biscuit ever! Deliciously light and tasty Guilt free, yet satisfyingly indulgent Low Calorie - Fat Free - Sugar Free This recipe makes approx 10 biscuits You will need a small food processor or something similar  INGREDIENTS  40g oats 30g Protein powder (your choice of flavour, I used strawberry shortcake) 1 egg, medium 1/2 teaspoon baking powder METHOD 1. Preheat oven to 200c /180 fan and line a baking tray 2. Place all your ingredients into your food processor and blitz/pulse until they are all combined being careful not to over pulse as you want the oats to remain with some texture 3. Using a teaspoon place walnut size balls onto your baking tray leaving room between each one. Then using the back of your spoon or a fork press down each biscuit to flatten 4. Place in the oven on middle shelf and bake for approx 12-15 minutes or until they start to take on a golden brown ...

Just 4 simple ingredients needed to make these cookies! These cookies take no time at all to prepare and only approx 15 minutes to bake. Within 30 minutes your be sitting down munching away. These cookies aren't sweet like a normal cookie, but have that lovely nuttiness to them, which your find that once having eaten the first your be going back for a second! Your will need some kind food blender for this recipe (I used a mini food chopper) Recipe makes 9 decent size cookies INGREDIENTS   50g oats 1/2 tsp baking powder 1 egg 1 heaped tbsp of My protein 100% natural peanut butter (or any of your choice) METHOD 1. Preheat oven to 180c / fan 160c and line a baking tray either parchment paper or a silicone mat 2. Place all the ingredients into your blender and blitz until all is combined, try not to blitz so much that you loose the oaty texture, you just want it until the oats are broken down smaller.  3. Using a teaspo...

You will need a mini food processor for this recipe APPROX 30-35 CALORIES PER BISCUIT INGREDIENTS 40g oats 1 small egg 1/2 tsp baking powder 1/2 - 1 tsp ground ginger 1 tbsp of crystallised ginger (approx) METHOD  1. Preheat your oven at 180c 2. Blend the oats in a mini food processor (just enough to break down the oats) 3. Then add the rest of the ingredients to the oats and blitz until all is combined, but making sure you don't over blend as you want to keep some texture to the biscuits 4. Line a baking tray with some grease proof paper and spoon 7-8 tsps of the mixture onto the tray making sure they're spread apart as they will expand during baking, flatten down each with the back of a spoon 5. Bake in the oven on middle shelf for 12-15 minutes, until slightly golden 6. Leave to cool for a couple of minutes and then transfer to a cooling rack

INGREDIENTS  1 cup of self-raising wholemeal flour 1/2 tsp baking powder 1/2 tsp bicarbonate of soda 40g butter (I used light olive spread) 2 tbsp water 1/2 tsp mixed spice 1/2 tsp cinnamon  1/4 cup (approx) of currents or if using sultanas chop in half SULTANAS/CURRENTS ARE OPTIONAL METHOD 1. Preheat oven 180C 2. Line a baking tray with parchment paper   3. Combine all the dry ingredients including the fruit in a mixing bowl 4. Add the butter and water and knead to create a thick, smooth dough 5. Roll out the dough to about 0.5cm thickness 6. Using a cookie cutter cut into circles and place on your prepared tray 7. Bake in oven on middle shelf for approx 14-16 minutes or until golden brown. 8. Allow to cool slightly and then place on a cooling rack to completely cool before storing 

These digestives may not have that professional look, more the home baked look! (which they were) but they do taste mighty delicious and go down perfect with a hot cup of tea.  The digestives can be eaten as a savoury  digestive with cheese & pickle or as a sweet digestive with maybe some chocolate spread, peanut butter or even some jam on.  INGREDIENTS 1 cup wholemeal flour ½ tsp baking powder ¼ tsp bicarbonate of soda ¼ cup of butter 2 tbsp water METHOD Preheat oven to 190'C / 170°fan  and line a baking tray  1. Combine the flour, baking powder, bicarbonate of soda in a mixing bowl 2. Add the butter and water and mix well to combine to form a ball of dough 3. Roll out the dough on a floured surface, to about 0.5cm thickness. Cut into circles using a cookie cutter. 4. Place on your baking tray, and bake on middle shelf in oven for approx 14-16 minutes or until golden brown, allow to cool on tray. 5. Eat and enjoy TIP -...