{"id":1377,"date":"2013-02-22T03:11:00","date_gmt":"2013-02-22T08:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/beyondgorgeous\/?p=1377"},"modified":"2012-12-13T09:40:39","modified_gmt":"2012-12-13T14:40:39","slug":"skinny-monkey-cookies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/beyondgorgeous\/2013\/02\/skinny-monkey-cookies.html","title":{"rendered":"Skinny Monkey Cookies"},"content":{"rendered":"

The best plan is to retrain your sweet tooth by eliminating all sweets.\u00a0 Then you can enjoy the flavor and sweetness of fruit as a dessert.\u00a0 (It really DOES\u00a0work that way!)\u00a0 However, sometimes you have to make cookies.\u00a0 When it\u2019s your turn to make cookies for a church or school event, it\u2019s good to have some healthy recipes up your sleeve.\u00a0 Here\u2019s a slimmed-down version of Chunky Monkey cookies.\u00a0 This isn\u2019t one I revised.\u00a0 I found it on Pinterest with Jimmie @ Onceamonthmom.com listed as the source. (The picture is from her site, too.) A check of the Internet showed lots of Skinny Monkeys, so I’m not sure where it originated.<\/p>\n

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Skinny Monkey Cookies<\/p>\n

3 bananas<\/p>\n

2 cups old-fashioned oats<\/p>\n

1\/4 cup creamy peanut butter or other nut butter<\/p>\n

1\/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder<\/p>\n

1\/3 cup unsweetened applesauce<\/p>\n

1 tsp. vanilla extract<\/p>\n

Dash of cinnamon (optional)<\/p>\n

Directions: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mash bananas in a large bowl and then stir in the remaining ingredients.\u00a0 Let the batter stand for about 20 minutes, then drop by teaspoonfuls onto an ungreased cookie sheet. Sprinkle with cinnamon, if desired.\u00a0 Bake for 10 – 12 minutes.<\/p>\n

Notice that there is no sugar in this recipe, except for what occurs in the ingredients.\u00a0 It\u2019s important to read the labels, though.\u00a0 The first four jars of applesauce I picked up listed high fructose corn syrup as the first or second ingredient.\u00a0 It should have just apples and water on the ingredient list. \u00a0Some nut butters have added sugar, too. \u00a0Also keep in mind that the ripeness of the bananas will affect the sweetness.<\/p>\n

Another site suggested shaking the cookies in a bag with cinnamon and sugar to jazz them up a bit.<\/p>\n

If you pick the low\/no sugar versions of the peanut butter and applesauce, every ingredient is low or moderate on the glycemic index.\u00a0 They have about 47 calories per cookie, so two cookies make an acceptable snack for your plan.\u00a0 And I made them successfully, which classifies the recipe as fool-proof!<\/p>\n

Eating to live and living for Christ,<\/p>\n

Susan Jordan Brown<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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