Coconut Monkey Bites
 
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If your bananas are super ripe, you may not need any apple sauce. My bananas were slightly green still (to add some resistant starch), so I added the apple sauce for sweetness and moisture.
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Serves: 24 Bites
Ingredients
  • 1¼ cup unsweetened shredded coconut
  • 2 small bananas, mashed
  • ⅓ cup unsweetened apple sauce
  • ¼ cup almond butter
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • ½ teaspoon cinnamon
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ¼ cup walnuts, chopped
  • ⅓ cup chocolate chips (I prefer dairy-free chips by Enjoy Life)
Instructions
  1. Heat oven to 325 F. Spread coconut in one even layer on a baking sheet. Bake for 7 minutes until browned and toasted. Set aside to cool.
  2. Readjust oven to 350 F.
  3. In a large bowl combine everything but the toasted coconut. Combine thoroughly, then stir in the coconut.
  4. Drop batter into heaping tablespoon-sized scoops onto a parchment paper lined baking sheet.
  5. Bake for 15 minutes, then remove, cool and enjoy!
Recipe by Laughter and Lemonade at https://www.laughterandlemonade.com/coconut-monkey-bites/