Being a Stay at Home Mum I really value the times that Little Lady naps whilst The Boy is at school as its “Mummy time”!! Normally while Little Lady sleeps I do a bit of cooking or cleaning then I always make sure I sit down with my lunch and watch some TV. One of my favourite things to watch is Masterchef Australia and I absolutely love Matt Preston’s recipes as, like me, he uses hardly any ingredients and, like me (!!!), ends up with delicious things. One thing he made in the last series stuck with me as a great thing to make for the kids but as it contains lots of sugar I didn’t make it. Then recently I had a brainwave and amended the recipe and I created a completely (refined) sugar free yummy snack. Little Lady gobbled them up and as usual I have yet to tempt The Boy to try them. Mr Mini Meals also said they were yummy.
1 egg
1 cup / 10 tbsps peanut butter (I use Meridien as its sugar and salt free and I now can’t eat other brands as they just taste too artificial).
1 banana
Mash the banana well then mix all ingredients together with either an electric mixer or by hand until everything is combined into a very sticky, very gloopy mixture. With wet hands pick up bits and roll into balls then place onto a VERY WELL greased baking tray / foil / baking paper or baking sheets (I love my Delia Online ones). Flatten down a bit then pop into an oven for 15 minutes on 190c. Turn half way. Once cooked cool on a wire tray. They end up like soft cookies but I think if you made smaller, thinner versions and maybe cooked for slightly longer they would end up more crispy biscuit like. I am going to try that next time and I will let you know what happens!
So glad I found your site! I have been looking for simple recipes for ages (that don’t require me having to buy a whole load of random items). Will be trying these and your baby flapjacks tonight! Xx
Thanks so much for your lovely feedback Natalie! That’s exactly why I created this site. Xxxx
Sounds yummy. Do you think it’s bad form to use normal peanut butter as it’s all I have in my cupboard (it’s no added sugar Sun-Pat). I am on a constant salt/sugar/fat paranoia thing!
Hi Lindsay – of course its not “bad” to use normal peanut butter – And you say yours is no added sugar Sun Pat – so thats sugar free anyway so nothing to worry about. And even if it does have sugar in it – everything in moderation I say!
Hope you enjoy my site and let me know how the cookies turn out!
Hi Francesca, we buy meridian peanut butter too so I made these yesterday and they worked out really well. How long do they usually keep for and can you freeze them once baked?
Hi they last a couple days in a tupperware box but freeze really well. I have loads in my freezer! Thanks
Hi Franchesca,
Made these this evening. They’re excellent and I think both kids will love them! This is maybe a silly equation but in a Tupperware box in the cupboard or fridge?
Hayley x
Hi Hayley – I kept mine in Tupperware in cupboard for a couple days then froze them x
Hi. Can I use cashew butter instead of peanut butter? Thanks.
quick question: 1 cup is 250ml, 10tbs is 150mls … that’s quite a big difference. Do you know in mls/g how much pb to use in this recipe? Thank you!
Hi – cups are a volume based measurement not a weight based measurement so 1 cup of peanut butter is the same as 10 tbsps. But for weight purposes 1 cup of PB is about 250g. Thanks