Healthy Cookie Dough Dip (Peanut Free)

 Healthy(ish) Cookie Dough Dip

• 2 cans white beans or garbanzos (drained and rinsed) (500g total, once drained)
• 1 cup quick oats (or certified-gf quick oats)
• 1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce
• 3 tbsp oil (canola, veg, or coconut)
• 2 tsp pure vanilla extract
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 and 1/2 cups brown sugar (EDIT: click for a Sugar-Free Cookie Pie.)
• 1 cup chocolate chips

Blend everything (except the chips) very well in a good food processor (not a blender). Mix in chips. Dip sliced apples or graham crackers. Ben loves this!

Banana Bread (Egg Free)

Ingredients:

Servings:

8

3/4 cup all-purpose flour
3/4 cup whole wheat flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup sugar
3 large ripe bananas
1/2 cup applesauce
4 tablespoons butter or 4 tablespoons margarine, melted
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup chocolate chips (optional)


Directions:

1
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
2
Mix the first five (dry) ingredients together in a large mixing bowl.
3
In a separate bowl, mash the bananas well.
4
Stir the butter or margarine, vanilla extract and applesauce into the bananas.
5
Add the banana mixture into the mixing bowl with the dry ingredients.
6
Mix gently by hand, just enough to form a thick, clumpy batter. If the mixture seems too dry, add more mashed banana or applesauce to adjust the consistency.
7
Fold in chocolate chips and/or walnuts, if using.
8
Pour batter into greased loaf pan and bake for 45 minutes or until the bread is a deep golden brown and a knife inserted in the center comes out clean.

Brownies (Egg Free)

Ingredients:

Serves: 9

1 cup unsweetened applesauce
1/2 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
3/4 cup unbleached white flour
1/3 cup cocoa powder
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips
1 dash cinnamon (optional)

Directions:

1
Preheat oven to 350 and lightly spray or oil an 8 x 8 baking pan.
2
Mix applesauce, sugar, and vanilla in a medium bowl. In another bowl, whisk flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, and salt (and cinnamon if using) together.
3
Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients and add the applesauce mixture. Mix until just combined. Gently fold in chocolate chips.
4
Spread in prepared pan and bake 25-30 min, until center is firm and not sticky. Cool completely before slicing.