Oatmeal Sandwich Cookies with Homemade Fig Butter
Velvety smooth and naturally sweetened fig butter is nestled in between moist and chewy oatmeal banana cookies for a decadent and healthy treat that everyone will love! My homemade fig butter is made with fresh figs and makes for the perfect addition to any toast, yogurt bowl, or in between my oatmeal cookies!
Ingredients
- 11 fresh figs
- 2 tbsp unsweetened apple sauce
- 2 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 tbsp coconut sugar
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tbsp corn starch
- 1 tbsp honey
Instructions
Homemade Fig Butter
- Soak the fresh figs in a bowl of water for about 3-4 hours in order for them to begin to soften.
- Take the stems off and add the figs to a saucepan. Turn to medium heat until they start to release some liquid.
- Once they begin releasing liquid, add in the rest of your ingredients except for the honey and reduce the heat to low, stirring frequently and mashing the ingredients together with a fork or masher as the figs begin to soften.
- Once the figs break down fully and the ingredients are slightly mashed, add the mixture to a food processor and pulse until smooth and combined, making sure not to over-mix so that the fig butter remains fairly thick.
- Transfer to a bowl and mix in 1 tbsp of honey with a spoon. Place in the fridge for 20 minutes before assembling the sandwich cookies.
- Store in the fridge for up to 1 week.
Banana Oatmeal Cookies
- Click on the link for my banana oatmeal everything cookie recipe.http://sipandscone.com/banana-oatmealcookies/
- I left out the Craisins, pumpkin seeds, and walnuts and swapped the 1/3 cup of coconut sugar for another 1/3 cup of cane sugar for a classic oatmeal cookie in this recipe.
- Roll the dough into 1 inch circular balls and flatten them slightly (it should be pretty sticky). You want the balls to be circular and fairly small as they will expand.
- Allow the cookies to cool on the pan for 2 minutes before assembling. Flip over one cookie so that the flat part faces up and spread about 1/2 tbsp of fig butter on top. Place another oatmeal cookie on top to make your sandwich cookies! Repeat the process with the remaining cookies.
- Store them in a sealed container or in the fridge to last longer.