Description
Delight in these soft, chewy banana oatmeal cookies, naturally sweetened with ripe bananas and perfect for various occasions.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 ripe bananas
- 1 cup rolled oats
- ½ cup chocolate chips (optional)
- ½ cup nuts or dried fruit (optional)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon (optional)
- A pinch of salt
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 180°C and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Mash the bananas in a large bowl until smooth and creamy.
- Mix in the oats, vanilla extract, cinnamon, and a pinch of salt until thoroughly combined.
- Fold in chocolate chips, nuts, or dried fruit if desired.
- Scoop spoonfuls of the dough onto the prepared baking sheet, leaving space between each cookie.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes until golden brown.
- Allow to cool slightly before transferring to a wire rack.
Notes
For added sweetness and flavor, use ripe bananas. You can refrigerate the dough overnight for fresh cookies whenever cravings strike!
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 85
- Sugar: 3g
- Sodium: 1mg
- Fat: 2.5g
- Saturated Fat: 0.5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 15g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 0mg