Description
These healthy cookies are naturally sweetened with ripe bananas and contain no added sugar. Packed with oats, dark chocolate, and nuts, they make a perfect guilt-free snack or breakfast on-the-go.
Ingredients
Scale
- 3 ripe bananas, mashed
- 1/3 cup unsweetened applesauce
- 2 cups oats
- 1/4 cup almond milk
- 1/4 cup raisins or nuts
- 1 cup dark chocolate chunks (e.g., Lily’s brand)
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (177°C).
- In a large bowl, combine the mashed bananas and unsweetened applesauce. Stir until well mixed.
- Add vanilla extract and ground cinnamon; stir until evenly distributed.
- Add oats to the banana mixture and mix thoroughly.
- Pour almond milk into the mixture to moisten the oats. Stir in raisins or nuts and dark chocolate chunks until well combined.
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or lightly grease it.
- Spoon portions of the mixture onto the prepared baking sheet and flatten slightly with the back of a spoon or your hand.
- Bake for 15-20 minutes, or until cookies are firm and lightly golden.
- Let the cookies cool on the baking sheet for a few minutes before transferring to a wire rack.
- Once cooled, serve and enjoy!
Notes
- For a nut-free version, omit nuts or replace with extra raisins.
- Use certified gluten-free oats if you need the recipe to be gluten-free.
- Feel free to customize with add-ins like coconut flakes or chia seeds.
- Store the cookies in an airtight container for up to 5 days or freeze for longer storage.
- The riper the bananas, the sweeter the cookies will be naturally.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Snack
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 110
- Sugar: 5 g
- Sodium: 15 mg
- Fat: 4 g
- Saturated Fat: 2 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 16 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg
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