These apple, oat, and raisin cookies are not new to my blog, but the pictures are! So I am hoping they now look more appealing! These cookies were originally inspired by a peanut butter and banana breakfast cookie recipe I tried by a Marisa Moore. Her recipe was fabulous. But I wanted to try out some other options. As I love having healthy cookie recipes up my sleeve.
Her recipe was fabulous. But I wanted to try out some other options. As I love having healthier cookie recipes up my sleeve. Oat and raisin is a traditional cookie flavour, one I’ve always loved, and I must confess to being a peanut butter lover so I quite like the combo of these 4 ingredients (Apple, Oat, Peanutbutter, and Raisin) cookies.
If you are looking for a nut-free option, be sure to check out my 2 other healthy cookie recipes nut free fruit sweetened cookies or healthier chocolate chip cookies made with chickpeas.
This recipe post has been turned into a video, so if watching is more your style than reading, you will find it towards the bottom of the post.
Apple Oat and Raisin Cookies
Prep
Cook
Total
Yield 12 Cookes
Ingredients
- 1/2 Cup apple sauce / apple puree (unsweetened)
- 1/2 Cup Peanut butter
- 1 Cup Rolled Oats
- 1/4 Cup Raisins
- 1/4 Cup pumpkin seeds (optional)
Instructions
- Whizz the apple puree and peanut butter together. I used a bar stick mixer, but a food processor would be fine
- Stir in the oats, sultanas, and pumpkin seeds. the batter will be quite sticky
- Drop spoonfuls onto a baking paper lined tray (i smoothed mine off with the back of my spoon to make a cookie type shape)
- Bake at 180 degrees celsius (350 degrees Fahrenheit for 15 - 20 mins (check after 15 minutes), you are looking for the base to go a golden brown
- Cool on a cooling rack
Notes
My kids eat these cookies without any additional sweeteners/sugar. They are not overly sweet and the sweetness will depend a little on the apple variety you have used. If your children do not find them sweet enough try adding 1 Tbsp of honey (over 1yrs) or maple syrup
Courses Baking
Video For Apple Oat and Raisin Cookies
How soft did these turn out? ?
My little one has only just gotten teeth so very aware of consistency 🙂
You can make them quite soft. My kidlets have all been late tethers and do manage these, they can kind of be sucked. I would use oats chopped oats ie blitz them for a few seconds rather than the jumbo oats, or use like the unflavoured quick oats
These look great. Any suggestions on what I could use instead of peanut butter (daughter has a nut/peanut allergy). Thanks!
Hi Gemma, I have made them with sunflower seed butter before. I have a recipe on my site.. they work with that instead of peanut butter http://www.mykidslickthebowl.com/blog/nut-free-healthy-chocolate-spread