Chewy oatmeal nut-cookies / oil free

Earlier this week, I made some hummus (recipe to follow as well) and I really wanted to make something with the liquid I had left from the chickpeas (aquafaba), trying to reduce my food waste in every possible way.
These chewy nutty oatmeal cookies are super crispy on the outside and so soft and chewy on the inside.
On top of that, I have also made them oil free by replacing the oil with some apple sauce, yum!
It’s a quick, fun, easy to follow recipe that will leave your house smelling like a cookie factory and who doesn’t love that?

INGREDIENTS (makes 12) :

• 2/3 cup all-purpose flour

• 1 cup rolled oats

• 1/2 tsp baking powder

• 1/3 cup apple sauce

• 1/3 cup maple syrup

• 1 tbsp vanilla sugar

• 2 bananas, mashed

• 1 tsp cinnamon

• 5 tbsp aquafaba

• Handful of mixed nuts

• Pinch of salt

INSUTRUCTIONS:

• Preheat the oven on 180°C / 356°F

• In a bowl, combine the wet ingredients (mashed bananas, maple syrup, apple sauce and vanilla sugar) and mix it together

• In a separate bowl, combine the dry ingredients (all-purpose flour, rolled oats, baking powder, cinnamon and pinch of salt) and mix it together

• Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and mix it all together

• Add in a handful of mixed nuts and give it a quick stir

• Add the aquafaba with a spatula and stir it all together

• Lay-out baking paper on an oven tray rack

• With a spoon measure the cookies and lay them out, evenly and with enough space in-between

• Bake for 30 minutes on 180°C / 356°F or until they are golden-brown.

• Let them cool down out of the oven

• Serve and enjoy!

Vegan protein chocolate chip cookies

INGREDIENTS:

• 2 Cups of oats

• 2 bananas, mashed

• 1 tbsp smooth peanut butter

• 1 tsp vanilla essence

• 1 tsp baking soda

• 1 scoop protein chocolate powder (I use garden of life)

• Pinch of pink Himalayan salt

• Dash of soy milk

• Vegan dark chocolate

• Optional: cinnamon

INSTURUCTIONS:

• Pré-heat the oven on 180 °C

• In a food processor, blend oats until it becomes flour

• Transfer to a large mixing bowl, add in oat flour, baking soda, salt, protein powder, (optional: cinnamon) and gently mix it all together

• Add in the mashed bananas, vanilla essence, peanut butter and mix it all together with a spoon.

• Continue to mix it all together with your hands, by kneading the dough, to make sure everything is well mixed

• Add in a little bit of soy milk, just to make the dough less dry and continue to knead it all together

• Add in the dark chocolate and knead until chocolate is well mixed in the dough

• Lay out parchment paper on a baking tray

• Roll out 8 balls out of the dough and gently press them down with a fork, forming the cookies

• Top it off with a piece of chocolate

• Leave in the oven for 30 min on 180 °C

• Let them cool down in the oven for an other 30 min

• Enjoy!