(10 servings)

Ingredients

• ¼ cup rolled oats
• ½ cup mashed (medium-size) banana
• ½ cup cooked and mashed pumpkin
• 2 tbsp sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla essence
• 1 tsp baking powder
• ¼ cup chopped walnuts
• ¼ tsp cinnamon
• ¼ tsp nutmeg
• ¼ tsp ginger powder
• ¼ tsp salt

Preparation guide

• Preheat oven to 180°C.
• Mash the banana in a bowl. Add the remaining ingredients. Blend well and knead the dough.
• Measure two tablespoons of the dough into your hand and press the mixture into cookie shapes. Place the cookies on a baking tray one inch apart.
• Bake for 20 minutes until golden brown. Serve immediately!

Note: If the batter is too wet, add more oats, about 2 tbsp at a time until you get the right consistency.

Health benefit. Pumpkin is rich in immunity-boosting vitamins and anti-oxidants and improves ocular health. It is also rich in vitamin C, iron and folate.

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