Wednesday, December 28, 2011

Chunky Monkeys

Coming down from the Christmas sweets I am determined to get the whole family back on track. I was a bit more lenient with the kids as far as sugar goes and boy can I tell the difference. Colton was still pretty calm, but Loralei was through the roof for the better part of a week! Needless to say, the whole family will be detoxing this month. I am not nearly as strict on the kids. I still make them treats, and allow them some dark chocolate here and there, but try to go without any added sweeteners and large quantities of sweets. This was something I came up with that was still somewhat sweet and delicious, but only used the 2 bananas as sweetener. I tried one (prior to starting my detox a couple days ago) and they were plenty sweet!

Hope you enjoy as much as my chunky monkey did!





Chunky Monkeys
2 Mashed Ripe Bananas
3 Eggs
1 tsp Vanilla
3/4 C Almond Flour
3/4 C Coconut Flour
1/4 C Arrowroot Flour
1 tsp Baking Soda
1/2 C Coconut Oil- Melted
1/2 C Shredded Coconut
1/4-1/2 C Chocolate Chunks (we used a 72, but whatever you like)

Preheat oven to 350.


Combine banana, eggs and vanilla in a medium bowl. In a large bowl combine the 3 flours and baking soda.
Stir wet into dry till combined.
 Add in melted coconut oil. Once batter is together, add in coconut and chocolate.
Scoop dough in heaping Tbsp onto a silpat mat (or parchment paper) lined baking sheet and flatten down a bit with the back of the spoon.
Place in preheated oven and bake for 15-18 minutes or until slightly golden in color. Remove and allow to cool on a wire rack.
 Enjoy!

3 comments:

  1. After a long sugary week for us I also made some paleo chocolate chip cookies today. It was a nice treat. I could barely choke down the pies and other sweets offered for the holidays, they were soooo sweet!

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  2. Do you know how many calories would be in these cookies? We just staarted the Paleo diet and baked these. They are delicious.

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  3. I have no idea. In general, calories are not important in Paleo lifestyle, so it isn't something we analyze at all. Sorry I can't be any help on this!

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