These Healthy Banana Oat Cookies have just 2 basic ingredients (and loads of options for a 3rd ingredient to make different flavors) and they are nutritious and totally delicious too. With these nutritious ingredients, they could be breakfast cookies! Not only will kids love eating these banana oat cookies, but they will have so much fun making them as well.
Who knew that combining oats and banana could make delicious little healthy cookies? We did! And these are too good not to share with you all.
We love a sweet snack for an afternoon pick-me-up and these totally hit the spot. They are vegan, gluten-free (if using GF oats) and nut free.
These healthy oat cookies are a great opportunity to get younger kids involved in the kitchen. They can help with mashing the bananas, stirring in the oats and then also choosing any extra ingredients that you want in the cookies. They will have fun getting messy forming the cookies and adding them to the baking tray too.
Looking for some more recipes with oats? Why not try our easy No Bake Energy Balls, festive Cranberry Oatmeal Cookies, delicious Banana Oat Muffins or our versatile Air Fryer Granola?
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Ingredients and Substitutions
A full ingredients list, along with US Customary and Metric measurements, can be found in the recipe card at the end of this post.
- Bananas - The key to these oat banana cookies being the best that they can be is to use super soft and ripe bananas. To ripen a banana, put it in a paper bag along with a high-ethylene producing fruit such as an apple and fold the bag and let it ripen.
- Oats - We used plain rolled oats for making banana cookies with oats. If you want these 2 ingredient cookies to be gluten free, then make sure that your oats are gluten free certified.
Banana Oat Cookie Variations
So, the basic recipe for these banana oat cookies is just 2 ingredients, but by adding a third (which we did), you can add so much more flavor and the possibilities are endless. Why have 2 when you can have 3?
Chocolate - For me, it's all about the chocolate chips. Banana and dark chocolate chips are such a good combination and you can't go wrong with a chocolate cookie. We use Refined Sugar Free Dark Chocolate Chips for these banana oat chocolate chip cookies.
Nut Butter - If you love peanut butter cookies then stir a couple of spoonfuls of peanut butter into the mix, or even some Nutella for a nutty chocolate mix.
Spice - An easy way to add a lot of flavor without extra calories to these banana cookies with oats, is to mix in a spice like cinnamon or ground ginger.
Other great additions are coconut, raisins, dried cherries/cranberries, vanilla or crushed nuts for 3 ingredient cookies. Make a few different batches with different 3rd ingredients and see which is your favorite.
How to Make Banana Oat Cookies - Step by Step
Prep: Preheat your oven to 200°C/180°C(fan)/400°F/Gas 6. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Step 1: In a large bowl, mash up the banana with a fork.
- Step 2: Add the oats to the mashed bananas and any other ingredients that you are using.
- Step 3: Mix well and form into cookie shapes. These won't change shape and spread when cooking, so the shape you put them on the tray is the shape they will stay. Put on a lined baking sheet.
- Step 4: Put them into the oven for 12-15 minutes. Allow to fully cool before eating.
What are Healthy Cookies?
We all have different definitions of what a cookie is. Some love crispy cookies, and others love soft and chewy (which is what these are). These banana oat are never going to taste like your favorite sugar packed crispy cookie, but it's a nice lighter alternative for when those cookie cravings hit.
These "cookies" are so nutritious that you can totally eat them for breakfast. Breakfast cookies? What's not to love about that! It's basically just oats and banana, so it's porridge in cookie form.
Extra Tips
- Why have 2 ingredients when you can have 3? Get creative an add in some chocolate chips, coconut or chopped nuts for different flavored cookies.
- These healthy oat cookies don't spread when cooking, so you will need to shape them in to cookie shapes before putting them in the oven.
- Allow to cool before eating.
- These are a great way to get young kids involved in the kitchen. They can mash the bananas and stir in the oats.
- You can also change these up by blending the oats to make a flour and mixing that with the banana. You could also use ground almonds instead of oats.
- You can add some vanilla extract for extra flavor.
- An ice cream scoop is the best thing to use to get the right amount of mixture for each cookie.
- If adding chocolate chips, use 0.33 cup (70g). This will change the nutritional information though.
Frequently Asked Questions
I know not everyone is a fan of banana, but we love it when it comes to baking for giving a natural sweetness. I am not going to lie, these do taste like banana because of how much is used. So, if you or your kids aren't a fan, or someone is allergic, then this isn't a recipe for you. We haven't managed to find anything suitable to replace it with.
You can keep these cookies in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 4 days. They also freeze well. Put them on a baking tray in a single layer and then once frozen they can be put in to a freezer bag and kept there for up to 3 months.
Yes, you can. They will take around 10 minutes at 190°C.
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Recipe
Healthy Banana Oat Cookies
Ingredients
- 3 Bananas
- 300 g (3 cups) Oats - (rolled oats)
- Dark chocolate chips - (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 200°C/180°C(fan)/400°F/Gas 6.
- In a large bowl, mash up 3 Bananas.
- Add 300 g Oats and any other ingredients that you are using.
- Mix well and form into cookie shapes. These won't change shape and spread when cooking, so the shape you put them on the tray is the shape they will stay. Put on a lined baking tray.
- Put them into the oven for 12-15 minutes. Allow to fully cool before eating.
Recipe Tips
- Why have 2 ingredients when you can have 3? Get creative an add in some chocolate chips, coconut or chopped nuts for different flavored cookies.
- Allow to cool before eating.
- These are a great way to get young kids involved in the kitchen. They can mash the bananas and stir in the oats.
- You can also change these up by blending the oats to make a flour and mixing that with the banana. You could also use ground almonds instead of oats.
- An ice cream scoop is the best thing to use to get the right amount of mixture for each cookie.
- To ensure this recipe is definitely gluten free, use oats that are certified gluten free.
Nutritional Information
The nutritional information provided is approximate and is calculated using online tools. Information can vary depending on various factors, but we have endeavoured to be as accurate as possible.
As all appliances vary, cooking times are a guide. Please note that by changing the serving size, the cooking time may also need to be altered.
Kelly says
Love these healthy cookies Dannii! You can't go wrong with only 2 ingredients - they look fantastic!
Britt@MyOwnBalance says
I love the idea of eating cookies for breakfast! It seems so decadent but these are really healthy! Great idea!
Jayda says
Oh my goodness, I seriously have to try these!! They sound really good, and really easy, which means they're right up my alley :-)
Brittany says
I'm going to make these right now. I'm not even kidding...I brought home two overly ripe bananas today and they need to be used. This is PERFECT!
Matt @ Runner Savvy says
Will have to try this!
Courtney @RunningforCupcakes says
I love this recipe! So easy and it sounds delicious!
Gabby says
I love the sound of these. Who knew that cookies could be healthy :)
Stuart Vettese says
Oh my goodness!! I have to try these - healthy and delicious, I'm sold.
Laura says
Great idea for a healthy cookie Dannii. So simple too!
Jennie says
I love recipes like these! I'm not the best cook so quick healthy recipes are my favourite!
xx
Heather Haigh says
I love simple healthy recipes like this. Fabulous! Thank you for sharing.
Catherine says
I just pulled these out of the oven and ate one whilst it was still warm. SO GOOD! I can't believe that that don't have loads of sugar in them. I will be sharing this with everyone!
Sophia says
I am so excited for healthy cookies. Thanks for sharing the recipe.
Breige says
Oh I've heard of these cookies before, I've been meaning to try them!
Breige says
I think I will do so soon! :)
Amy Thames says
I love all your simple recipes. Makes me think I am actually a good cook. Looking forward to trying these already, as I love cookies.