These tasty banana and carob chip cookies make an excellent and fast dessert or quick and healthy snack. These cookies are particularly tasty and moist and are sure to be welcomed by vegans, vegetarians, and omnivores alike.
The moist chocolate and banana cookie batter pairs well with the melt-in-your-mouth goodness of the carob chips for a scumptous dessert option.
These tasty vegan treats is also a healthy option, full of high-in-fiber oats. This recipe is also ideal for someone looking for a low-fat dessert recipe option.
These tasty vegan banana and carob chip cookies are easy to prepare, making them a quick and delicious dessert.
Makes:
- About 1 ½ dozen cookies
Preparation Time:
- Around 25 to 30 minutes
Baking Time:
- 10 to 12 minutes
Oven Temperature:
- 350 Fahrenheit
Cooking Supplies Needed for Simple and Tasty Vegan Banana and Carob Chip Cookies
- 1 Medium mixing bowl
- 1 Small mixing bowl, for dry ingredients
- Mixing spoon
- Measuring cups
- Measuring spoons
- Rubber spatula
- Electric mixer, optional, for blending wet ingredients. Wet ingredients may also be mixed by hand using a fork
- One cookie sheet
- Wire cooling rack
Ingredients for Low-fat and Healthy Vegan Banana and Carob Chip Cookies
Dry Ingredients:
- 1 cup white flour
- ½ cup baking cocoa
- ¾ cup rolled oats
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
Wet Ingredients:
- 1 large banana, finely pureed
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ cup brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 1/3 cup water
- 1/3 cup shredded coconut
- 1/3 cup carob chips
Small bowl of white granulated sugar, to roll cookies in (optional)
Directions:
- Grease cookie sheet well, using cooking oil of choice.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
- In small mixing bowl shift together dry ingredients (see list above). Set aside.
- In large mixing bowl cream together wet ingredients (see list above) well, using mixing spoon.
- Stir dry ingredients into wet ingredients in small increments until cookie dough batter is well mixed.
- Add 1/3 cup carob chips and 1/3 cup shredded coconut, if desired.
- Mix ingredients well. Mixture will be slightly sticky.
- Roll rounded tablespoons of cookie dough in a small bowl of granulated white sugar, if desired.
- Cookie batter will spread slightly in oven. Bake the banana carob chip cookies on middle shelf of oven until tooth pick comes out clean when inserted, so around 10 to 12 minute.
- Let cool slightly before removing from cookie sheets. Use metal spatula to remove banana vegan carob chips from cookie sheet.
Make sure to store vegan banana and carob chip cookies in an airtight container to keep moisture longer.
For another delicious vegan dessert recipe see Delicious and Easy Vegan Baking: Healthy Egg-less Carrot Muffin.
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