Healthy Peanut Butter Banana Oatmeal Cookies
Nine ingredients and less than 30 minutes to incredible healthy peanut butter banana oatmeal cookies. Crispy edge and melt in your mouth middle, perfect for breakfast or a healthy snack!
Servings: 16
Calories: 148kcal
Ingredients
- ½ cup peanut butter , see note
- ½ cup mashed ripe banana , about 1 small banana
- ¼ cup maple syrup (can sub with 1/2 cup date paste)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup rolled oats , gluten-free if needed
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon sea salt
- ½ cup dairy free chocolate chips (can sub with dark chocolate chips or cacao nibs for an ultra healthy version)
- ½ cup chopped pecans , omit and use more chocolate chips for nut free
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F/ 180°C
- Mix the peanut butter, banana, maple syrup and vanilla extract in a bowl until combined, I used a whisk. It's okay if there are some banana chunks.
- Add the oats, baking soda and salt to the bowl and mix well with a spoon.
- Fold in the chocolate chips and pecans.
- You can put the mixture in the fridge to firm up a bit while you clean up if you want it to be a touch easier to scoop.
- Using a spoon or small ice cream scooper, drop balls of dough on parchment lined cookie sheets. These retain shape and don't spread much.
- Bake 17-20 minutes or until brown on edges. Cookies will harden a bit more as they cool.
Notes
- You can use almond butter too, or try sunflower seed butter for a nut free option.
- These are very forgiving and adaptable. Use add ins of your choice, just remember to keep the total to around 1 cup (the amount of chocolate chips and pecans) because if you add to much the dough won't stay together.
- Serving size is one cookie.
Nutrition
Calories: 148kcal | Carbohydrates: 14g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Sodium: 112mg | Potassium: 131mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin C: 0.4mg | Calcium: 10mg | Iron: 0.5mg