Chocolate Chip Banana Bread Cookies

From the Kitchen of the Veggie Vixen

A while ago I found this recipe for chocolate chip pumpkin cake cookies and I fell in love. Fall is my favorite time of year and I like to cook with fall flavor year round but this time I decided to follow the recommendation in the recipe and change it up with some banana instead of pumpkin. I always have bananas that get too ripe so I peal them and throw them in the freezer for an opportunity just like this!

 

3/4C of mashed, ripe banana

1/2C of coconut flour

1/2C of coconut oil, melted
1/4C flax meal

6 eggs

2t vanilla extract

1/4C honey

1t cinnamon

1t nutmeg

1t allspice

1/2t baking powder

3/4C semi-sweet chocolate chips

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. In a large bowl, mix together the mashed banana, coconut oil, eggs, vanilla, and honey.
2. In a separate bowl, sift together the coconut flour, flax meal, baking powder, and spices. Add the dry ingredients to the banana mixture and combine until all clumps are gone. Fold in the chocolate chips.
3. On a baking sheet lined with parchment paper, scoop out about 2 tablespoons of dough for each cookie. Bake for 10-12 minutes, until no longer wet and the bottoms are cooked. Cool for 5-10 minutes and serve warm.

 

 

Special thanks to the Civilized Caveman for the original recipe for Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Cake Cookies and the idea to make them using different variations! Be sure to visit his blog and check out countless Paleo recipes.

 

 

Nutritional Information for Chocolate Chip Banana Bread Cookies (approx 24 cookies):

serving size is one cookie	Calories	Carbs	Fat	Protein	Sodium	Sugar
Bananas, mashed	150	39	1	2	2	21
Coconut Oil	960	0	112	0	0	0
Coconut Flour	240	32	8	8	120	4
Eggs	441	2	30	38	420	2
Vanilla extract	24	1	0	0	1	1
Honey - Raw	240	68	0	0	0	64
Cinnamon	8	2	0	0	0	0
Nutmeg, ground	12	1	1	0	0	1
All Spice, Ground	5	0	0	0	0	0
Baking Powder	0	0	0	0	120	0
Semi-sweet Chocolate Chips	840	120	48	1	0	96
Flax Seed Meal	120	6	9	4	0	0

Total:	3,040	271	209	53	663	189
Per Serving:	127	11	9	2	28	8

 Nutritional information provided by http://www.myfitnesspal.com/