Forget about the Zucchini Parmesan recipe. Make room in your cookie jar for these guys:
Loaded Banana Chocolate Chippers
[original recipe from Sweet Tooth Sweet Life]
- 1 c. organic all-purpose flour
- 1 c. rolled oats
- 1/3 c. unsweetened coconut
- 1 tsp. baking powder
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- 2 ripe bananas, mashed
- 1/2 c. brown sugar
- 1/4 c. organic cane sugar
- 3 T unsalted butter, softened
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 1 c. chocolate chips, semisweet
- 1/2 c. pecans, coarsely chopped
In a small bowl, mix together dry ingredients [flour –> salt]. In a larger bowl, cream together the bananas, butter and sugars. Add the egg + vanilla. Then add in the dry ingredients. Lastly, fold in chocolate chips + pecans. Drop rounded tablespoons on a buttered baking sheet and bake for 14-18 minutes @ 350* until golden. Enjoy hot out of the oven, or wrap them up for a sweet thank you.
While in the kitchen, a whipped up a double batch of Green Goddess Summer Pesto, and then proceeded to stick all of it in the freezer to take with me to school. I didn’t even dip my finger in… but my dad did and exclaimed, “This is damn good!”.
Basil Parsley Pesto II
- 1 huge bunch of organic basil, ~ 2 c.
- 1/2 c. organic homegrown parsley
- 2/3 c. parmesan, finely grated via a microplane
- 2/3 c. walnuts
- 1/2 c. olive oil
- 4 garlic cloves, roughly chopped
To make/bake before Monday:
- Blueberry Peach Crisp
Cookies- Granola
- Mama Pea’s Tofu
Pesto
I hope I have the time to cross them all off between working Fri + Sat, running, laundering, packing, and any other spontaneous activities that come up during my last few days on the cool, Redwood coast.
The excitement is exponentially increasing as the Healthy Living Summit draws closer; T-1 week ‘til I depart for Chicagooo! Remind me if you’re going : )
Have a great [SYTYCD] Thursday night!
Hillary
Living a Dream
HLS > Heaven
I’m Melting
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Ahh I can’t believe you’re heading back to school soon! This summer has passed by so quickly. I’m glad I don’t have to go back, although I’m starting to feel like being a student forever might be a good idea.
Perhaps I’ll just have to visit you in Cali!
I just adoreee pestooo! It is prolly my fav dish to make :) I will be at HLS! Where do you go to school?
My goodness – you HAVE been busy!
Oh wow, those cookies look awesome! Okay, forget the veggies, now I want cookies!! :)
YUM! Those cookies need to be made by me asap! Can’t wait ’til HLS! :)
you’re a baking queen lately!! i love both of those recipes :)
LOVE your spin on the cookies! They look great! :)
Yep…going to HLS. Should be a great weekend! See you there!
Oh my gosh — those loaded banana chocolate chippers look amazing!!! I need to make some for myself immediately!
I’m impressed that you not only made a bunch of pesto to take back to school (excellent idea, btw), but that you saved every last drop of it!
Both of these recipes look rockin’. I need a food processor so I can make that pesto. I’m workin on it :)
Totes making those cookies tonight. Dinner? They’re healthy, right?…they have bananas and oats in them! That’s my story and I’m sticking to it. hah.
I just made the Banana Chocolate Chippers and they are AMAZING! Keep up the great recipes! My next venture are the Zucchini and Feta Pancakes! Yum!