Oat Biscuits Without Sugar Or Butter
The industrial oatmeal cookies found in supermarkets are processed foods that, in most cases, contain large amounts of sugar, trans fat and sodium. Why not learn how to make oatmeal cookies at home?
Preparing oat biscuits at home allows us to replace all those unhealthy ingredients with others that are more interesting from a nutritional point of view.
Benefits of consuming oats
Oats are one of the most consumed cereals in the world. Its high nutritional value distinguishes it from other cereals, as it contains more protein and fiber. Among its many advantages it is important to highlight:
- Digestive diseases : it is an excellent regulator of intestinal transit thanks to its high content of soluble and insoluble fibers. Its consumption is recommended in case of gastritis, acidity and hemorrhoids, as it protects the digestive mucous membranes. Furthermore, the soluble fiber has a prebiotic action that protects the intestinal flora.
- Purifying of the gallbladder : the consumption of oats can help to detach the bile salts from digestion, thus favoring their elimination by means of the faeces and the purification of the gallbladder. This prevents the formation of gallstones and colic.
- Cardiovascular diseases : oat fiber reduces the absorption of cholesterol thanks to its entrainment action, thus regulating cholesterol levels and blood pressure. Its low fat content also makes it a heart-healthy food.
Sugar and butter free oat biscuit recipes
We will now present two different oatmeal cookie recipes without adding sugar or butter. The difference lies in the type of fruit we add to sweeten the recipe instead of sugar.
1. Oat, date and apple biscuits
In this case we will use dates and apples to sweeten our sugar-free oat cookies.
Ingredients
- 150 grams of rolled oats
- 150 grams of wholemeal or spelled flour
- 10 dates
- 1 large ripe apple
- A pinch of baking powder
- 80 ml of olive oil or coconut oil
- Chopped almonds to decorate
Preparation
- We heat the oven to 180 ° C both in the upper and lower part.
- Remove the stones from the dates and put them in a bowl with hot water for about 15 minutes.
- After this time, with the help of a mixer, chop the dates together with a couple of tablespoons of water until a not too thick paste is obtained.
- In a bowl, add the oatmeal, wholemeal or spelled flour, baking powder, olive or coconut oil, grated apple and date paste. It is important to mix well every time we add each ingredient.
- Let’s wet our hands and take some dough and form cookies by placing them on a baking tray where we will have put a sheet of vegetable baking paper. We maintain a separation distance of about one centimeter.
- We add the chopped almonds to the biscuits and bake in the oven until golden brown, about 10 minutes.
- Let them cool on a grill to make them more crunchy and enjoy your meal .
2. Oat, banana and chocolate cookies
This variation of sugar-free oatmeal cookies only requires three ingredients, making it an easy, quick, and kid-friendly recipe.
Ingredients
- 3 ripe bananas
- 100 grams of oat flour
- Dark chocolate (minimum 70% cocoa)
To these basic ingredients we can add raisins, walnuts or chopped hazelnuts, bearing in mind that we will need to add more bananas so that the dough is not too heavy.
Preparation
- We heat the oven to 180 ° C both in the upper and lower part and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- With the help of a fork, mash the bananas in a bowl to form a homogeneous mixture.
- We add the oatmeal and mix well.
- We chop the chocolate and add it to the bowl.
- If we want to add dried fruit, we can chop it, but more banana will be needed to correct the consistency of the dough.
- Let’s wet our hands and shape the biscuits by placing them on the baking sheet with parchment paper. We can help with a spoon or cookie pan if we want them to be a more uniform size.
- We bake in the oven for 15 minutes or until golden brown.
- We let the cookies cool on a rack.
We can accompany this recipe with yogurt, fresh cream cheese and some fruit for a healthy, light and nutritious breakfast or snack.
