Peanut Butter, Oatmeal and Banana Cookies – sugar free

By Jolinda Hackett, at http://vegetarian.about.com

Using flour with oatmeal and relying on a dash of maple syrup for sweetness, this sugar-free cookie recipe is a healthy dessert that will be sure to please every health-conscious cookie lover! This cookie is also quite low in calories. See also: More Sugar-free Cookie Recipes

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Total Time: 10 minutes

Ingredients:

• 1/3 cup peanut butter
• 2 ripe bananas (overripe is fine)
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 2 tbsp soy milk
• 2 tbsp maple syrup
• 2 ½ cups quick cooking or rolled oatmeal
• dash cinnamon (optional)
• 1/4 cup flour

Preparation:

In a large bowl, mash bananas with a fork until smooth. Add peanut butter, soy milk, vanilla and maple syrup and mix well. Add remaining ingredients and stir until well combined.

Drop spoonfuls of dough onto an ungreased cookie sheet and bake 13-16 minutes at 350 degrees, or until done.

Note: This recipe is only truly sugar-free if you used unsweetened peanut butter and unsweetened soymilk, so read the ingredients list and look for soy milk that says “Unsweetened” right on the label.

Nutrition Facts (from Calorie Count): One cookie provides approximately: 
Calories: 98, Calories from Fat: 30
Total Fat: 3.3g, 5% Saturated Fat: 0.6g, 3%
Cholesterol: 0mg, 0%
Sodium: 25mg, 1%
Total Carbohydrates: 14.4g, 5%
Dietary Fiber: 1.8g, 7%
Sugars: 3.5g
Protein: 3.4g
Vitamin A 0%, Vitamin C 2%, Calcium 1%, Iron 4%, Based on a 2000 calorie diet