Vegan Recipes

Now you know ‘Why Vegan’ and some facts of the ‘Animal Industry’, here’s a quick and delicious cookie recipe to get you started on your way to Veganism.


Banana Everything Cookies / ‘Jaja Cookies’!
(Recipe taken from - Vegan Cookies Invade Your Cookie Jar)

(High energy cookie mix)

These are yummy and so quick to make.

You can improvise by adding whatever you like after you have the banana and oat base. Some of my improvisations have been added below.

The oats give them a lovely soft and chewy texture as well as providing you with nutritional benefit.

And the best part - They are animal product free, so nobody is used just for your enjoyment.

Give them a go...The only thing you may regret is the fact that you ate them all!

Ingredients:

1 ripe banana

1/3 cup sunflower/canola oil

2/3 cup unrefined sugar

1 tsp vanilla

¾ cup plain flour

½ tsp baking soda

¼ tsp salt

2 cups rolled oats

Then for the fun part – adding the bits and pieces!

Add cinnamon (how ever much you like)

½ cup walnuts

½ cup chocolate chip-sized chunks

½ cup sultanas/raisins


If you are looking to make a more nutritious and high-energy based cookie, I found the following mix of ingredients to go down very well:

½ cup mixed dried berries

¼ cup pumpkin seeds

¼ cup hemp seeds

½ cup chocolate chip-sized chunks

½ cup hazlenuts/almonds


Something a little more chocolately:

Cocoa powder (how ever much you like)

½ cup hazlenuts/almonds

½ cup chocolate ship-sized chunks

Whatever you like really!


Recipe:

1. Using a mixing bowl, mash the banana well with a fork/your hands (make sure they are clean first though!)

2. Add the oil and sugar and mix well with a fork

3. Add the flour, baking soda, salt and any vegan powdered spice/flavour you like

4. Mix these ingredients well, until the mixture is quite moist

5. Now it’s time to add the oats, any nuts, seeds and chocolate you have chosen to put in and to mix really well with your hands to make sure it is all well distributed and stuck together

6. Make small balls with the dough and place on an oiled baking tray

7. Flatten the balls with the palm of your hand, making sure there is a reasonable gap between each disc shape

8. Bake for 10-15 minutes (depending on how browned you would like your cookies) in a preheated oven (200 Degrees Celsius)

9. Leave to cool on the baking trays once finished in the oven and once they are slightly hardened, twist and lift to remove them from the tray and place on a cooling tray for a further 10 minutes

10. Enjoy!

Tips – If your dough mixture is too greasy, add a few more teaspoons of flour. If your dough mixture is too dry and not sticking, add a little more oil until the mixture holds better.

Give it a go :-)