Healthy Holiday Oatmeal Apple Chew Cookies

Safety Harbor FL

04 December, 2020

11:05 AM

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TAMPA BAY, FL — Tis the season for cookies. Celebrate the holidays with a favorite from JJ Layton, executive chef at BayCare's St. Joseph's Hospitals. Try this healthy and delicious recipe for oatmeal apple chew cookies. They're gluten free and vegan too. Ingredients 3 cups cereal, quick dry oatmeal 3 small/individual packets of any recommended sugar substitute 1 tsp baking soda 1 tsp ground cinnamon 1/4 tsp ground ginger 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg 3 medium bananas 1 Golden Delicious apple 1 Red Delicious apple 1/2 cup raisins 1/2 cup Craisins Directions Preheat a convection oven to 312F (conventional to 340F) In the work bowl of a food processor combine the oatmeal, sugar substitute (optional), baking soda and spices. Turn on and process until ground into a powder (approximately 30 seconds) Peel and add bananas, puree until uniform and thick, (like cold peanut butter) Transfer oatmeal mixture into a large work bowl. Small dice (the size of a pea) the apples and add to mixture. Add dried fruits and mix until evenly combined. Use a #40 portion scoop (just under 2 tbsp) to shape the cookies into 30 equal size balls. Evenly space on a parchment lined cookie sheet and lightly press down. Bake for 12-13 minutes (conventional 14-18 minutes) until light golden brown (these chews will not spread) Remove from oven and allow to cool. Enjoy! Yield: 30 cookies Portion:7/8 ounce Fat 0.6 gm Cholesterol 0 mg Sodium 43 mg Fiber 1.5 gm Calcium 7 mg Calories 55 cal Carbs 11.7 gm Protein 1.5 gm This press release was produced by the BayCare Health System. The views expressed here are the author's own.