banana oat balls (or cookies)

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just typed this out and e-mailed it to a friend who asked for it, so thought i'd

post it here too... my kids really like these.

they're very flexible and you could easily change them up to suit your tastes or

what you happen to have on hand...

Banana Oat Balls

3 bananas - very ripe, mashed

2 cups oats

1 cup chopped dates (dried) - sometimes i chop fine, sometimes i use processor

(can use some raisins if you don't have enough dates)

1/4 cup oil - i use coconut or coconut-ghee, could use butter

1/2 tsp cinnamon

1/4 tsp salt

1/2 cup " mix-ins " such as mini choc chips, raisins, chopped nuts, etc

mash bananas in bowl

mix in rest of ingredients

allow to sit for 10 minutes

scoop spoonfuls onto parchment lined baking sheet (i make " balls " but could

smash them a little to make them more cookie-ish

bake at 350 deg (about 25 minutes, depends on size)

cool and serve (tasty while they're still warm)

they're great in lunch boxes etc, but when we have them at home we put bake them

on a little piece of foil in the toaster oven for 4-5 minutes to make them a

little warm. yum.

hope you enjoy!

julie