{"id":100,"date":"2014-03-13T03:33:00","date_gmt":"2014-03-13T03:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"\/post\/(Almost-Good-Almost-Nasty)-Healthy-Oatmeal-Banana-Cookies-Chelsea.aspx"},"modified":"2014-03-13T03:33:00","modified_gmt":"2014-03-13T03:33:00","slug":"almost-good-almost-nasty-healthy-oatmeal-banana-cookies-chelsea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alpine9recipes.com\/?p=100","title":{"rendered":"(Almost Good, Almost Nasty)  Healthy Oatmeal Banana Cookies &#8211; Chelsea"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;\"><span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif; color: #222222;\">Great snack for Rosie and I. She hasn&rsquo;t realized they are healthy yet! You may or may not think these are yummy, but they make a decent sugar fix for the desperate dieter.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 48.55pt; text-indent: -0.25in; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;\"><span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=\"color: #222222;\">&middot; <\/span><!--[endif]--><span style=\"color: #222222;\">3 ripe&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.food.com\/library\/banana-61\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;\">bananas<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 48.55pt; text-indent: -0.25in; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;\"><span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=\"color: #222222;\">&middot; <\/span><!--[endif]--><span style=\"color: #222222;\">2 cups&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.food.com\/library\/oatmeal-465\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;\">oats<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 48.55pt; text-indent: -0.25in; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;\"><span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=\"color: #222222;\">&middot; <\/span><!--[endif]--><span style=\"color: #222222;\">1\/2 cup&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.food.com\/library\/milk-360\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;\">skim milk<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 48.55pt; text-indent: -0.25in; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;\"><span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=\"color: #222222;\">&middot; <\/span><!--[endif]--><span style=\"color: #222222;\">1&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.food.com\/library\/egg-142\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;\">egg<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 48.55pt; text-indent: -0.25in; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;\"><span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=\"color: #222222;\">&middot; <\/span><!--[endif]--><span style=\"color: #222222;\">2 tablespoons&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.food.com\/library\/artificial-sweetener-516\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;\">Splenda sugar substitute<\/span><\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;(I use 3 tbs real sugar)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 48.55pt; text-indent: -0.25in; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;\"><span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=\"color: #222222;\">&middot; <\/span><!--[endif]--><span style=\"color: #222222;\">1\/2 teaspoon&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.food.com\/library\/vanilla-350\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;\">vanilla extract<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 48.55pt; text-indent: -0.25in; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;\"><span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=\"color: #222222;\">&middot; <\/span><!--[endif]--><span style=\"color: #222222;\">1 tablespoon&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.food.com\/library\/peanut-butter-460\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;\">low-fat peanut butter<\/span><\/a>&nbsp;(optional)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 48.55pt; text-indent: -0.25in; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;\"><span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=\"color: #222222;\">&middot; <\/span><!--[endif]--><span style=\"color: #222222;\">1\/2 tsp cinnamon (optional)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 48.55pt; text-indent: -0.25in; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;\"><span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=\"color: #222222;\">&middot; <\/span><!--[endif]--><span style=\"color: #222222;\">1\/4 tsp nutmeg (optional)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 48.55pt; text-indent: -0.25in; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;\"><span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=\"color: #222222;\">&middot; <\/span><!--[endif]--><span style=\"color: #222222;\">Thin vanilla icing (powdered sugar, milk, vanilla)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;\"><span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif; color: #222222;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;\"><span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif; color: #222222;\">Directions:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 48.55pt; text-indent: -0.25in; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;\"><span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=\"color: #222222;\">1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/span><!--[endif]--><span style=\"color: #222222;\">Preheat the oven to 300&deg;.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 48.55pt; text-indent: -0.25in; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;\"><span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=\"color: #222222;\">2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/span><!--[endif]--><span style=\"color: #222222;\">Mash the bananas and mix with the oats, milk and egg before adding the remaining ingredients (it just mixes a bit easier and more evenly this way). If it looks a bit runny to you at this point, throw in another handful of oats to thicken it up.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 48.55pt; text-indent: -0.25in; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;\"><span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=\"color: #222222;\">3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/span><!--[endif]--><span style=\"color: #222222;\">Grease a cookie tray and spoon the mixture on to make around 9 large cookies.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 48.55pt; text-indent: -0.25in; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;\"><span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=\"color: #222222;\">4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/span><!--[endif]--><span style=\"color: #222222;\">Bake for around 15 minutes until golden brown.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 48.55pt; text-indent: -0.25in; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;\"><span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=\"color: #222222;\">5.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/span><!--[endif]--><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">I drizzle vanilla icing over cookies to make them more edible.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Great snack for Rosie and I. She hasn&rsquo;t realized they are healthy yet! You may or may not think these are yummy, but they make a decent sugar fix for the desperate dieter. &middot; 3 ripe&nbsp;bananas &middot; 2 cups&nbsp;oats &middot; 1\/2 cup&nbsp;skim milk &middot; 1&nbsp;egg &middot; 2 tablespoons&nbsp;Splenda sugar substitute&nbsp;&nbsp;(I use 3 tbs real sugar) [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alpine9recipes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/100"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alpine9recipes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alpine9recipes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alpine9recipes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alpine9recipes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=100"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alpine9recipes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/100\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alpine9recipes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=100"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alpine9recipes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=100"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alpine9recipes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=100"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}