Celyon Cinnamon Vs Cassia Cinnamon

My awesome nutritionist Liana Shanti recently did a post on the difference between Ceylon Cinnamon and Cassia Cinnamon. To be honest, I didn't really know there were different types of cinnamon and that one was actually toxic too. So I went ahead and ordered some Organic Ceylon Cinnamon from Iherb.com and it arrived today...and ohhhhhhhhh myyyyyy is it lush!! The taste and smell is amazing!! I added some to my hot cacao and I LOVE it!! Thank you Liana for your wisdom <3
You can check her post out HERE

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Banana coconut chocolate oat cookies

Ok, so these are so so yummy and very quick to make if I weren't out of oats I'd make them again hehe :)

I made these twice and I think I now have a basic recipe :) If I make any changes in the future I will be sure to update the post :)

Oat base:

1 cup gluten free oats
1/2 cup dessicated coconut
 6 dates
1 ripe banana
1 tbs coconut oil
1 tbs almond butter (optional)
1/4 tsp vanilla powder
dash of Himalayan salt

Firstly, add the oats to a food processor and briefly pulse ( I used my vitamix which is ok too as long as you keep it on a low setting and briefly blend).
Then I added the remaining ingredients and pulsed until well combined.
Next, add about a tbs of the mixture to silicone molds and at this point you can either continue with the next step or put them in the freezer for about 20 minutes or so. I found that when I made them the second time and skipped this initial freezer stage the chocolate sunk in to the oat base and found its way down the sides and into the cracks and I kinda liked it :)   

1 ripe banana thinly sliced
Top the base with a few slices of banana.

chocolate topping:
I used my chocolate recipe that you can find HERE but if you don't have any cacao butter you can use coconut oil or coconut butter instead :)

Pour about a tbs of the chocolate sauce over the bananas and base and then pop them back in to the freezer to set. About 30 minutes or so. It was so cold here I actually put them out on the balcony :)

Then keep them in the fridge for a few days...if they last that long ;) This made about 9 servings so we had plenty of time to enjoy them over a couple of days. But trust me they were hard to resist!
We love having them with homemade hot cacao. I used homemade coconut milk, cacao powder, reishi, maca, maple syrup and it is honestly the best hot chocolate I have ever had :D

Enjoy <3