No sugar Oat Drops

Another desert recipe for the family health blog!  Ha!  These are basically nuts and fruit and oats, though.  My kids lovem (we do too). Here's the link to the original recipe.

And here's my version (sorry no pic - they get eaten too fast):

No Sugar Oat Drops

1 1/2 cups regular rolled oats (I chopped in food processer but recipe doesn’t call for that)
1 cup coconut flakes (I’ve omitted this before with good results)
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg (the recipe calls for allspice)
1/4 cup of almond meal (process in food processor)
1/2 cup mixed nuts, finely chopped (hazelnuts, brazil nuts, cashews, whatever)
1 cup dried fruit (could use craisins, dates, raisins)

3 ripe bananas, mashed OR  (?)½ c. pumpkin puree (still need to try this variation)
1/4 cup coconut oil (or whatever oil)
1 teaspoon vanilla extract (almond extract was really good in its place)

Preheat oven to 350*. Grease baking sheet.

In a large bowl, combine rolled oats, almond meal, mixed nuts and coconut flakes. Stir in spices. Add dried fruit and stir until well and evenly mixed. Make sure the dried fruit does not stick together in big clumps.
In another bowl, combine oil, mashed banana and vanilla extract. Pour wet ingredients over dry ingredients and stir until well combined (I let the batter sit an hour or however long I want to let the oats absorb the liquids).

I put packed tablespoons of batter on the cookie sheet, but the recipe says:  Take a large cookie cutter and press spoonfuls of the batter into it. Remove cookie cutter. Bake for about 20 minutes or until edges are golden brown.