2 medium sized bananas
1/4 cup agave nectar
1/2 cup molasses
1 tablespoon corn starch
1/2 cup applesauce
1/4 cup water
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup whole wheat flour
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon cloves
generous handful raisins
generous handful walnuts, pecans, sunflower seeds, prunes, and/or almonds, chopped (your choice)
3 cups quick oats
nonstick spray
1. Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Mix thoroughly bananas, molasses, agave, corn starch, applesauce, water, and vanilla. Stir in remaining ingredients, leaving the oats and seeds/nuts until the end.
2. Lightly spray cookie sheet with nonstick vegetable spray. Dough will be heavy and grainy, more of a dough than a batter. Form dough into 16 balls, and flatten and shape into large, round cookies.
3. Bake for 12-15 minutes, until bottoms are lightly browned and cookie holds together. Cool, and enjoy!
Source of recipe: The basis for this recipe came from an oatmeal cookie recipe in the Betty Crocker cookbook. I veganized it, and added a bunch of nutrition that I had on hand (substituting the flours, eggs, and butters, and adding the seeds and nuts). What turned out was a yummy, chewy, cereal bar type cookie. The dough can also be pressed into a shallow cookie pan, baked, and cut into cereal bars.