healthier no-bake cookies + big little lies

can i get a "go vols"?! last nights game was just too much! i wish i could have been there, but with the weather, i was happy to watch the vols beat the gamecocks from the warmth of my apartment, complete with some chili and cornbread!

today i tried out a new dessert recipe (lord help me and my sweet tooth...)! no-bake cookies (or doodoo balls as i have been known to call them) are my absolute favorite cookies, but unfortunately what they do to my waistline is not my favorite. i have come across many recipes for "healthified no-bakes" and today i decided to test one out! they are still cooling on my counter, so i can't say how they taste, but they sure do look delicious!

healthier no-bake cookies

1 ripe banana, mashed

1 cup Splenda

1/4 cup cocoa powder

1/2 cup unsweetened original almond milk

1/2 cup peanut butter (crunchy or creamy)

1 tsp vanilla 

3 cups old fashioned oats

1. place all ingredients except vanilla and oats in a medium saucepan and bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring & being sure to not let the milk burn. 
2. allow the mixture to melt together and to boil for 1 minute. remove from heat and let cool for 1 minute. 
3. stir in vanilla and oats until well-combined with mixture. 
4. drop by spoonfuls onto wax paper and let cool to room temperature. 

(slightly adapted from eating bird food) 

a week or two ago i finished liane moriarty's newest novel, big little lies. engaging from page one, the novel follows the politics of a coastal beach town preschool's parents. the book has both light and dark moments, leaving the reader shocked with each page turn. following three women at crossroads in their lives, big little lies is a clever take on ex-husbands, second wives, children and scandal, all centered around a schoolyard. add this to your library as soon as you can! 

xoxo,

clp