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peanut butter cocoa mounds
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Sunflower Cocoa Mounds

Course: Dessert, Snack
Cuisine: American
Keyword: 30 minute recipe, dairy-free, egg-free, gluten-free, gluten-free cookies, SunButter, sunflower seed butter
Author: Mary Krick

Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup Sunflower seed butter ~ or use any nut or seed butter
  • 3 Spotted bananas ~ barely ripe for Low FODMAP
  • 1/4 cup Honey or pure maple syrup
  • 1/2 cup Unsweetened cinnamon applesauce ~ or add 1/4 tsp of cinnamon to regular flavored applesauce
  • 1/4 cup Cocoa powder
  • 2 cups Old-fashioned oatmeal ~ gluten-free if needed
  • 1 tsp Vanilla extract
  • 1/3 cup Mini semi-sweet chocolate chips ~ I used Enjoy Life allergy-friendly brand
  • 2 tbsp Unsweetened coconut
  • *1/4 tsp instant coffee ~ optional

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
  • Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper or a silicone liner
  • Mash bananas and add everything in a large mixing bowl.
  • Mix to thoroughly combine.
  • Let the mixture rest for 15 minutes.
  • Drop 2 tablespoons of dough onto the prepared cookie sheet.
  • Add 3-4 mini chocolate chips on top before baking if desired.
  • Bake for 11 minutes.
  • Let cookies rest for a few minutes before transferring them to a cookie sheet.

Notes

**When I make the peanut butter version of these cookies, I like to drizzle warm peanut butter over the top. I use regular peanut butter warmed up a few seconds in the microwave. When it cools, it will firm up just like melted chocolate does.