Recipe Name Vegan oat & apple cookies Submitted by Guest Recipe Description I "invented" this recipe after having talked to a vegan friend of mine about how to bake without eggs and butter. Now it's my favourite cookie recipe. The apples only came in on the third itteration, and can be successfully substituted or supplemented with nuts, chocolate (make sure to get a good dark chocolate if you want to stay vegan), blueberries, etc. Quantity 30 Quantity Unit cookies Prep Time (minutes) 20 Cook Time (minutes) 20 Ready In (minutes) 40

Ingredients Amount Measure Ingredient 1 medium (7" to 7-7/8" long) mashed bananas ripe 2 tablespoons chia seeds-raw 1 tablespoon flaxseed meal 2 tablespoons hemp seeds 1 2/3 cups dry oats, ground 1/4 cup (8 fl oz) water 2/3 cup, unpacked Dark brown sugar 1/3 cup white sugar 1 medium (2-3/4" dia) (approx 3 per lb) apple cubed 1/2 ounces Cacao Nibs 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 tablespoon salt Steps Sequence Step 1 Mix the flax, chia and hemp in a glass with the water, and leave in fridge until needed. 2 Mash the banana in a bowl: This is your butter substitute. 3 Add the sugars to the banana and mix until a creamy texture. 4 Add the salt, baking soda and cacao nibs. 5 Take the flax-chia-hemp mixure from the fridge. You''ll notice that it has turned all gooey; this is your egg substitute. Add it to the banana-etc. 6 Wash the apple, then core it and dice it. Add the diced apple bits to the mixture and mix everything together well. 7 Add the first 1 cup of oatmeal and mix well. 9 Add the remaining oats gradually, until the mixture has a cookie-dough consistency. 10 Sometimes I add vanilla to this recipe, but I have not decided if I prefer with or without.