[VeganMoFo!] Day 7: The Caper of the Chunky Monkey, episode 1

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A few months ago, I encountered a recipe for "chunky monkey" cookies, combining chocolate and bananas and nut butter into a tasty-looking little blob of cookieness. I decided I wanted to try this myself, so in keeping with my typical culinary practice, I looked up a bunch of different recipes, said to myself, "hmm, that looks interesting," then ignored them all and did it my own way.

These are no-bake cookies, but they'll have to sit overnight, so stay tuned for Episode 2 tomorrow to find out if these are actually as delicious as I think they're going to be ;-)

3 very ripe bananas
1/4 cup melted coconut oil
1/2 - 3/4 cup peanut butter (any nut or seed butter should be fine)
2 cups oats
1 cup chocolate chips
1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 cup sugar

Mash the bananas in a large boil. Add the melted coconut oil and peanut butter. Stir together until you've got a nice creamy mixture (you can use a hand mixer if you want; I just used a wooden spoon and pure determination). Add all the other ingredients and combine thoroughly. Spoon heaping teaspoons onto cookie sheets and let sit overnight.