Guilt Free Banana Cookies

Lately I've been experimenting with recipes that are healthy but at the same time delicious. Guilt free desserts are big challenges for me. I love eating desserts after my meals, it is just a habit of mine. I think you need a little something that keeps you going when you study or work all day and for me that little something is a dessert. When I am on my diet (when I say diet I don't mean like an actual diet. I mean the diet that I have created for my self for healthy eating, the one that I am following and that suits me and my life style, my body...) I usually have fruits for dessert, but there comes a time when you've had enough of fruit and you want something more filling and satisfying like a banana cookie! :)

I made these cookies and I am in love with them, because they don't have added sugar, only the the sugar in the banana and they taste like banana bread, which I love.

INGREDIENTS: 

1 ripe banana 

3 tablespoons of butter

5 tablespoons of flour

1/2 teaspoon of baking powder 

cinnamon (the amount that suits your taste) 
optional: 

raisins 
dark chocolate

These make about 4 smaller cookies(but you can obviously double or triple the recipe) 

Preheat the oven to 180°C (356°F) and cover the baking pan with baking paper. Put the banana and the butter in a bowl and mash them with a fork. Mix together the flour, (you can add more flour depending on how soft and gooey you want it to be) the baking powder and the cinnamon in a separate bowl and then stir in the banana mixture until it forms a batter. If you want this really quilt free you just leave it like it is, but if you want to spice it up a little then you can add raisins or dark chocolate chips if you are making these for kids. (This adds some extra calorie) Put it in the oven for 10-12 minutes or until the edge is golden brown. 

I hope this recipe helps you when you crave something sweet, but you don't want to feel bad after eating a cookie. If you try this out, then take a picture of it and tag me on instagram or twitter.

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Waffle for breakfast

Waffles are the kind of treats that are good for breakfast, lunch, dinner or even a late night snack. I personally love making them because when I do the whole kitchen is filled with that sweet delicious smell. Don't even get me started on the toppings. There are so many choices to choose from. You can put jam, nutella, pudding, whipped cream or anything you want. I have a waffle recipe wich I use when ever I feel like making something quick and sweet.

I am going to share with you this recipe and some of the toppings wich I eat with waffles.

INGREDIENTS: 

2 eggs

2 tablespoon of sugar

a pinch of salt 

100 ml of sunflower oil 

150 ml of milk 

100 ml of water

250g of plain flour

1 and 1/2 teaspoon of baking powder

TOPPING:

confectioners sugar

honey and banana

blueberry jam

melted chocolate

First, beat the egg whites ( until they are fluffy) and add the sugar and salt gradually. Then mix this with the egg yolks, the oil, the milk and the water. In a separate bowl mix together the flour and baking powder. Fold together your wet and dry mixture. Preheat your waffle iron and brush it with a bit of butter. Then start adding your batter and bake each waffle until they are golden brown. Place your waffles on a plate and serve it with whatever topping you prefer.

These heart shapped waffles are tasty and easy treats. If you try this recipe be sure to write a comment or take a picture of it and upload it to instagram using the #katasbreakfastwaffles ( @breakfast_at_katas ).