SUPERFOOD // BANANAS:
It’s normal to crave more carbohydrate rich foods when undergoing a period of stress or anxiety. Our bodies can use carbohydrates in order to create serotonin, a neurotransmitter associated with feelings of happiness and well-being, and that also plays a role in our sleep.
Recipe & Photography courtesy of Laura Gutierrez of The Health Sprout
Banana Chocolate Chip Cookie Skillet
5 mins
20 mins
8
Ingredients
- 1 cup of mashed banana (about 2 large ripe bananas)
- ⅓ cup melted butter (you can also brown your butter which creates a nutty delicious flavour)
- ⅓ cup of your favourite nut or seed butter
- 3 tbsp coconut sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ¼ tsp salt
- 1.5 cups gluten free flour (I used Bob’s Red Mill)
- ½ cup dark chocolate chips or you can chop your own chocolate as I did
Instructions
- 1 Preheat your oven to 350°F and grease a cast-iron skillet with butter (12 inches works great but you can also use a pie dish!)
- 2 Add mashed banana, melted butter, nut butter, coconut sugar, eggs and vanilla extract together in a medium bowl and mix with hand mixer or very well with wooden spoon/spatula
- 3 Add in your dry ingredients - almond flour, baking powder, cinnamon, salt, and mix until all ingredients are well combined
- 4 Fold in dark chocolate and add to greased skillet or pie dish
- 5 Bake in oven for 20 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean
- 6 Store in the fridge for up to five days or you can also freeze slices to have on hand for later
