$0.10 and 25 Minute Banana Coconut Cookies
Three words. Two ingredients. Banana coconut cookies. You guessed it: all you need is banana and coconut. And $0.10. Once you’ve gathered all that, 25 minutes later you’ve got a batch of guilt-free cookies.
Banana Coconut Cookies Recipe
$0.10 and 25 Minute Banana Coconut Cookies
Equipment
- Baking sheet lined with parchment paper
- Medium bowl
- Small bowl (for icing)
- Sandwich-sized Ziploc bag (for icing)
- Scissors (for icing)
Ingredients
Cookies
- 5 oz banana (~1 large banana)
- 2.5 oz unsweetened shredded coconut (~3/4 cup)
Icing (Optional)
- 1/4 cup cocoa powder
- 2 tbsp pure maple syrup
- 2 tbsp coconut oil
Instructions
- Mash the banana in the bowl with a fork.
- Add shredded coconut and stir to combine.
- Scoop 8-12 cookies onto prepared baking sheet.
- Flatten the cookies with the back of the spoon to about 1-2 cm high.
- Bake @ 350F for 17 minutes or until golden brown on the bottom.
- Once cookies are in the oven, make healthy chocolate icing from $0.50 and 35 Minute Cardamom Squares.
- Pour into Ziploc bag and cut a small hole in the corner.
- Zip up the bag and create cool cookie designs once they come out of the oven!
Tips/Tricks
Step 4 – Your banana coconut cookies should look something like before entering oven:
Step 8 – People make icing look so easy! It’s really tough though. I wish I could say that the icing below was the work of my 3-year-old daughter but fortunately I don’t have a 3-year-old (and I don’t plan on having one anytime soon) and unfortunately these are my masterpieces…
Cost
- 1 large banana (~5oz) ~ $0.25
- 3/4 cup of shredded coconut (~2.5oz) ~ $0.75
Cost per cookie ~ $0.10
It is not possible to find a better use for a dime than banana coconut cookies. In fact, I would prefer if all dimes were banana coconut cookies! Who’s with me?!
Conclusion
Who knew you cookies could taste so good without any added sugar! The banana and coconut combine to give all the sweetness any cookie lover could ask for. And for the cost of a couple bananas and shredded coconut from the bulk section at the grocery store, cookies can now be on the menu for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Yet another example of great ingredients creating great food at a low cost!
For more empowering and delicious recipes, check these out!
- $2 and 5 Minute Cup of Almond Butter
- $6 and 10 Minute Mason Jar of Almond Cashew Pesto
- $0.50 and 5 Minute Oat Breakfast Cake
As always, make informed food decisions. Know your ingredients, know your costs!
