These four ingredient banana oatmeal cookies are simple, delicious, and healthy! Your family will love these chewy cookies that are free of added sugar or oil.Â
This is the time of year when I start to lightly freak out.
And why is that, you ask?
Well, because this is the time of year when lots of things begin appearing on my calendar. And they are all good things, but they are still things, and they are the kind of things that require planning. Like our anniversary, and then Halloween, and then my older son’s birthday, and then Thanksgiving, and then all the madness that leads up to Christmas. (As much as I try to cut down on the madness each year, there is always some lingering chaos.
And then there are other things to do, (again, all wonderful things), like potty learning, and outgrowing a toddler bed, and trips to IKEA (that’s happening today – ugh, wish me luck!), and cleaning and decluttering before we batten down the hatches for winter.
So all that activity makes me a little crazy. And when I get stressed, I have this tendency to bake and then eat all the treats. But luckily, I found a good solution, and it’s these little four ingredient banana oatmeal cookies.
We’ve all seen the Pinterest recipes for two ingredient cookies, right? (Spoiler, it’s oats and a banana). And that certainly sounds very healthy, but I just felt like I needed a little something more. So I added chocolate chips and peanut butter to make these four ingredient banana oatmeal cookies.
These banana oatmeal cookies are made without oil and without sweeteners. If you’re trying to be a little healthier, these are a great sweet treat to try.
To make these banana oatmeal cookies, you just throw all the ingredients together and mix well. Bake for ten minutes, and then you have cookies! I used a banana that was ripe but not too ripe, and these turned out really well. These cookies are not super sweet. They do have sweetness from the banana and from the chocolate chips of course, but I just want to mention that they are not as sweet as other cookies.
These vegan banana oatmeal cookies are a great option when you need a treat but don’t want to stray too far from your healthy diet. If you’re looking for a more traditional recipe without the banana, these healthy oatmeal chocolate chip cookies are a delicious option!
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Four Ingredient Banana Oatmeal Cookies.
Ingredients
- 1 ripe banana
- ½ cup gluten free oats
- ¼ cup peanut butter You can use sunbutter or a different nut butter if desired.
- â…“ cup dairy free chocolate chips
Instructions
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Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
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Place the banana in a bowl and mash well with a fork. Stir in the oats and peanut butter and mix together.
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Add the chocolate chips and stir well.
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Drop cookies onto prepared baking sheet. Bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes.
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Let cookies cool for about 15 minutes before eating. Makes 10 cookies.
These four ingredient banana oatmeal cookies are:
- a healthy dessert or snack
- easy to make
- perfect for when you’re in a hurry!
These are also a good breakfast cookie option, too!
How is your month going? Have you started to stress about the holidays?
Find more gluten free vegan cookie recipes to try this season.
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Cindy
These are great. Low stress high taste healthy cookie! Thanks for sharing with us.
Lance
I hate bananas can you applesauce instead ?
Kelly Roenicke
I think the texture will be too wet if you use applesauce. If you don’t like bananas, I do have several other oatmeal cookies on this site, maybe those would work for you.
Danielle
These came out delicious!
Katie
Delicious recipe!
Bethany
So simple, and so tasty!
Annie
Delicious! Sometimes less is more! I love how easily these come together!
Natalie @ Tastes Lovely
Ugh, I hear you lady! As soon as Halloween is over, it seems like all the nuttiness gets ramped up as you prep for holidays. And good luck on your trip to Ikea! Hope it’s not too crazy there. These cookies sound delicious!
Sarah @Whole and Heavenly Oven
Only four ingredients and super-healthy?? I would no doubt eat all of these beauties with ZERO regrets!
Lisa
I was just thinking the same thing — where has all the time gone?? The next month and a half are going to be crazy because I need to plan out all my posts before I go on my annual trip to the UK! It’s okay, all I need are a few of these cookies to make me feel better!
Julia
Ah , yes, Q4 is just the craziest! I tend to want to curl up in a fleece-lined cave this time of year and hide until Jan 15 but I do need to face the reality that all the events and holidays are occurring like now. And these 4-ingredient cookies are the perfect treat for bringing long to all occasions, so I think you for simplifying all my baking adventures. I need to make 8 dozen of these – a couple dozen for myself and the rest to share :D
Strength and Sunshine
It is insane how the year is starting to wrap-up and all the BIG events are coming. This year flew by!
Gayle @ Pumpkin 'N Spice
I love cookies that contain just a few ingredients! These banana oatmeal ones look just perfect. I think I could eat the whole batch!