Banana and Muesli Cookies

Banana and Muesli Cookies 

It was a huge moment for friends of ours when their Dwarf Lady Finger Banana Plant, which they had been growing in their backyard for a while now, finally produced beautiful bananas.  They very kindly gave us a whole hand of these cute lady finger bananas.

Interesting to know, is that this type of banana plant grows quickly but bares fruit between 15 to 18 months.  The bananas are deliciously sweet, have thin skin and grows to about 10cm in length.

Bananas are a favourite fruit in our home. When bananas ripen too quickly, it’s a perfect opportunity for me to use them in a recipe and whip up a treat.

Bananas are really versatile.  Please check out my previous blog titled Blissful Banana Tart, where I share with you the health benefits of bananas. 

Here is a recipe for a batch of healthy and tasty Banana and Muesli Cookies. These Banana and Muesli Cookies are the perfect breakfast cookies when you on the go and there is no time for a sit down breakfast.  You could also prepare them as an anytime healthy snack. Kids love them too.  Simple as 1, 2, 3…

I have used Muesli in my recipe as muesli contains a mix of dried coconut, dried fruit and nuts. There are few varieties of muesli available at stores or you could try your hand at making homemade muesli.   I love the crunchiness of the oats, roasted coconut and nuts, together with the chewy, tangy dried fruit such as cranberries and dried apricots. Oats alone is just soo good for heart health. The nuts provide you with protein and the fruit content provide you with vitamins, fibre and potassium.

So here you have it … Muesli is no doubt a healthy breakfast option and which can be eaten hot or cold.  Hot with milk or cold with yogurt and berries.

Recipe for Banana and Muesli Cookies

Ingredients

2 to 3 whole bananas, peeled and mashed. (Due to the fact that I used lady finger bananas which are quiet small around 7 to 10cm, I have used 8 bananas in this recipe.)

1 teaspoon cinnamon powder

¼ teaspoon salt

6 Tablespoons melted butter or vegetable oil

2 cups of Muesli

Nb.  As an alternative to using muesli, I would recommend the use 1 cup of ordinary oats such as Jungle Oats and to that add ½ cup of chopped mixed nuts and ½ cup of chopped dried fruit such as cranberries, dates, sultanas, dried apple or whatever dried fruit you fancy. 

Method

1.      Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius.

2.   Place the mashed bananas into a bowl. Add the muesli, cinnamon powder, salt and melted butter or oil. Combine all these ingredients.

3.    Using a tablespoon, scoop out portions and shape into cookies and place onto a lined baking tray.  Bake for 20 minutes.

Once done, allow to cool and enjoy with a mug of milk.

Storage

1.     Banana and Muesli Cookies can be stored in an airtight cookie jar. 

2.   It can also be stored in the freezer, in an air tight freezer container or zip loc bag for about a month or two… only if you can manage it lasting that long!