Chocolate Chip Banana Oatmeal Cookies
Delightful cookies made with ripe bananas and chocolate chips, perfect for a healthy snack.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Total Time: 25 minutes
- Yield: 12-15 cookies 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegan, Gluten-Free
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 large ripe bananas, mashed (approx 3/4 cup mashed)
- 1/2 cup almond butter (or peanut butter)
- 3 tbsp maple syrup
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 cups rolled oats (gluten-free if needed)
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon (optional)
- 1/4 cup chocolate chips
- 1/3 cup chopped walnuts
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Combine the mashed bananas, almond butter, maple syrup, and vanilla extract in a mixing bowl.
- Mix together oats, salt, cinnamon, chocolate chips, and walnuts in a separate bowl.
- Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and stir until fully combined.
- Use a cookie scoop to drop dough onto the prepared baking sheet, pressing down slightly to flatten each cookie.
- Bake for 12-15 minutes until the edges are golden brown.
Notes
For nut allergies, substitute almond butter with sunflower seed butter. Use ripe bananas for maximum sweetness.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 7g
- Sodium: 80mg
- Fat: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 1g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 20g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 0mg