Description
These Flourless Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies are a delicious and healthier alternative to traditional cookies. Made with ripe bananas, oats, peanut butter, and sweetened with honey, they are gluten-free and perfect for a guilt-free treat.
Ingredients
Scale
Ripe Bananas:
- 2 ripe bananas, mashed
Old-Fashioned Rolled Oats:
- 1 ½ cups old-fashioned rolled oats
Peanut Butter:
- ½ cup peanut butter (creamy or chunky)
Honey or Maple Syrup:
- ⅓ cup honey or maple syrup
Vanilla Extract:
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Ground Cinnamon:
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
Salt:
- ¼ teaspoon salt
Baking Soda:
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
Mini Chocolate Chips:
- ½ cup mini chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat the oven: Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C) and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Mix wet ingredients: In a large bowl, mash the ripe bananas. Add peanut butter, honey/maple syrup, and vanilla; mix well.
- Add dry ingredients: Mix in oats, cinnamon, salt, and baking soda until combined.
- Stir in chocolate chips: Fold in the chocolate chips.
- Bake: Scoop dough onto the baking sheet, flatten, and bake for 10-12 minutes until golden.
- Cool: Let cookies cool on the sheet before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
Notes
- For a nut-free version, use sunflower seed butter or a nut-free spread.
- You can also add chopped nuts or dried fruit for extra texture.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 145
- Sugar: 9g
- Sodium: 90mg
- Fat: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 18g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 0mg
