Healthy Banana Cookies

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These Healthy Banana Cookies are easy 3-ingredients oatmeal cookies perfect for using your ripe bananas and serving as a healthy snack. They are packed with 3.5 grams of protein for only 72 Calories. It's a healthy way to enjoy sweet treats in the afternoon and feel full quickly while fueling your body with healthy fats, fibers, and protein.

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Prep Time10

Cook Time12

Total Time22

Servings: cookies

Calories: 72.2kcal

Author: Carine Claudepierre

Ingredients

1 medium Banana ripe, black spots on the skin, mashed (note 1)
¼ cup Peanut Butter (Unsalted) (note 2)
1 ¼ cup Quick Oats (note 3)

Optional for flavors

⅓ cup Dairy-Free Dark Chocolate Chips or dried raisins/cranberries for flavor
½ teaspoon Cinnamon
½ teaspoon Vanilla Extract
2 tablespoons Coconut Sugar for sweetness

US Customary - Metric

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350 °F (180 °C). Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper. Lightly oil the paper with cooking oil spray. Set aside.
In a mixing bowl, mash the ripe banana.
Stir in peanut butter, quick oats, and the optional ingredients if used. Stir until it forms a sticky cookie dough.
Scoop one tablespoon of the batter and release it on the prepared cookie sheet, leaving them a thumb apart. Flatten the top with lightly oiled fingers if desired, or keep them tall to keep the cookie's moisture in the center. They won't expand in the oven.
Bake the cookies for 10-13 minutes at 350 °F (180 °C) until golden brown on the sides.
Let them cool down on a cookie rack for 5 minutes, then transfer them to a cooling rack.

Equipment

Notes

Note 1: 1 medium banana is equivalent to 1/2 cup of mashed banana.

Note 2: Feel free to swap the peanut butter for almond butter or sunflower seed butter for a nut-free option.

Note 3: Quick oats are essentially rolled oats pulsed into a finer texture. You can make your own in a food processor. Pulse old-fashioned oats 2-3 times to form a grainy oat mixture, not flour!

Storage: You can store the cookies in the fridge in an airtight container for 3-4 days or freeze them for up to 3 months in sealed Ziploc bags and thaw them at room temperature the day before.

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