Carrot, Date and Oat Biscuits
Serves: 8 (makes 16 biscuits)
Prep time: 10 minutes + 30 minutes chill time
Cook time: 10-15 minutes
½ serve per portion serves per portion
Recipe courtesy of the Country Kitchens team
Ingredients:
- ¼ cup pitted dates, chopped
- ¼ cup water
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- 1 cup rolled oats
- ¾ cup wholemeal flour
- 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
- 1 ½ teaspoons cinnamon
- 2 tablespoons light olive oil
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ cup brown sugar
- ½ medium banana mashed
- 1 medium carrot grated
- ¼ cup slivered almonds
Method:
- COMBINE chopped dates, water and baking soda in a small bowl and let sit for 5 minutes to soften dates.
- MIX oats, flour, baking powder and cinnamon in a medium bowl. In a separate bowl whisk oil, egg, vanilla, brown sugar and mashed banana.
- ADD wet ingredients to dry, stirring until combined.
- FOLD in carrots, dates (do not drain) and almonds.
- CHILL mixture for 30 minutes in fridge.
- PREHEAT oven to 160˚C and line two baking trays with baking paper.
- ROLL 16 balls out of the dough and place on baking trays then flatten with a fork.
- BAKE for 10-15 minutes or until golden brown.
What's Great About It:
These biscuits have been health-a-sized to include a half a serve of fruit and veg per portion! The result is a delicious biscuit with lots of fibre from all of the added fruit, veg and wholemeal flour. A perfect baking recipe to try with kids.
