These Avocado Carrot Oatmeal Cookies have no sugar or eggs, instead, they're held together and sweetened with avocado and banana. They're great for kids - both to eat and help to make!
I call these my 'baby biscuits'.
With no sugar or any nasties, I'm happy to feed them to my little ones regularly.
They are stuffed full of goodness and they're so easy to make that my 3 year old can easily help me.
This recipe is very forgiving so feel free to substitute the carrot for courgette, parsnip, swede, apple, basically anything you can grate.
Try it with coconut, seeds, other dried fruit... so many possibilities.
avocado cookies
I know it sounds strange, but avocado acts like butter in this cookie recipe. Only healthier and full of goodness.
It's also a great way to sneak in some nutritious vegetables!
sugar free cookies
The older your banana, the sweeter they will be so they really don't need any sugar or honey.
I always keep an eye out for overripe bananas at my greengrocer so we can make these carrot oatmeal cookies.
I have some leftover bananas, so I plan to make my cauliflower banana bundt cake (trust me, you can't taste the cauliflower!) and my vegan banana bread. Both are lower- or no- sugar so are sweetened with lovely ripe bananas.
You'll also love this recipe for Blackberry, Banana and Oat Breakfast Popsicles
get the recipe for carrot oatmeal cookies
Did you make this sugar free carrot oatmeal cookies recipe? Please let me know how it turned out for you!
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📖 Recipe
Avocado Carrot Oatmeal Cookies
Ingredients
- ½ a ripe avocado
- 1 ripe banana
- 1 carrot peeled and grated
- 1 ¼ cups (100g) oats
- ⅓ cup (45g) raisins
- ⅓ cup (25g)shredded coconut
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350F / 180C and line a baking tray with baking parchment paper.
- Mash the avocado and banana in a bowl.
- Stir in all of the other ingredients and mix until combined.
- Place spoonfuls of the mixture onto the prepared baking tray and lightly press down with a fork. Bake for 15 minutes. Cool on a wire rack and enjoy!
Nutrition
The nutritional information provided is approximate and can vary depending on several factors, so is not guaranteed to be accurate. Please see a registered dietician for special diet advice.
Saras
Hi, thanks for your Healthy recipe. My son is in the end of first week of chicken pox.He is well, but still Im following nonfat diet for him. So can I leave coconut n make this cookie? Or do I need to replace it with anything else? I'm going to prepare for now, waiting for your reply.
Kate Hackworthy
Hi Saras,
It will be fine to just leave the coconut out. I hope your son feels better soon!
All the best,
Kate
Saras
Thank you. It was perfect even without coconut and cinnamon.
I prepared one more batch with walnuts for my little one.
Actually when I was searching for a recipe which suits his diet, your recipe helped me.
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I'm so late to the party! Was looking for something new to make for the kids' breakfast that I could make ahead of time. This went down a treat and I love how it *really* is full of goodness! I keep searching for recipes and finding stuff that's supposed to be all good, then I find it still has added something like a sneaky teaspoon of sugar! Making a double batch tonight because it's so good, I can't just let the kids eat it! Lovely, going to look through your other recipes now! 🙂
Kate Hackworthy
I'm so pleased that you liked them! We make them all the time and they always go down well with my kids.
Carol
What do you mean when you say coconut? Is that supposed to be flakes? Shredded coconut?
Kate Hackworthy
Hi, yes it's shredded coconut.
Kate Veggie Desserts
Wow, you've made my day. It's so nice to hear how recipes turn out for other people and I'm so pleased that you've enjoyed everything! Those biscuits are certainly much healthier for breakfast than those Belvita breakfast biscuits. I like the sound of hot milk with oatbran - I'll have to give it a try as it sounds fab. I've been hitting the kale green smoothies pretty hard in the mornings and I think I'll make some more of the biscuits to have with them. What a veggie-filled way to start the day.
Thanks so much for taking the time to post. It is truly appreciated.
jill
Hello Kate, I made the cookies! as you know I didn't have any coconut so I used sesame and sunflower seed instead. Although they didn't give the bulk of the coconut they still turned out real fab, dare I say another resounding success! and a bit like a moist fruit bar in texture. ive since bought some coconut though so am going to make another batch. Ive been having two each morning for breakfast along with two oranges and cup of hot milk with sugar and oatbran.
I believe the use of veggies in desserts is having a positive effect on my well being and is more than just placebo. Im also liking the idea of the parsnip and carrot flapjacks so may try those out in the non too distant future. Well all the desserts you've uploaded certainly seem to have me captivated right now, I think its safe to say I think im already a convert. Theres something real cool about the veggie dessert thing, I love.
Ok I think that's me done for now, hope your having a lovely day and that you didn't have too much Weetabix to clear up off the floor this morning.