It’s no secret to anyone that I’ve made it my mission to pay more attention to what my family and I eat. While I don’t make any food groups “off limits” so to speak, I do love finding healthy ways to rethink some of our favorite meals and snacks. And anytime I can come up with an idea that the kids think is a treat while keeping things healthier? Well, that’s a total win for me! That’s why I’m so obsessed with these Better-for-You Banana Oat Cookies right now! Read on to learn how to make them.
These better-for-you banana oat cookies are seriously easy AND seriously delicious, making them the perfect summer snack for my guys. Plus, I love that they can be made with ingredients that pretty much everyone has around their home. Here’s how to do it!
- 2 cups of rolled oats
- 3 large bananas (mashed
- ½ cup of nut butter or tahini (almond, peanut, cashew)
- ½ cup of dark chocolate chunks (or chips)
- Sprinkles to keep things fun
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and link a baking pan with parchment paper.
- In a large bowl, combine all the ingredients except for the sprinkles.
- Mix well with a spoon or spatula.
- Scoop large rounded tablespoons of the cookie mixture onto your baking sheet.
- Flatten each ball into a cookie shape.
- Top with sprinkles
- Bake for 10-12 minutes or until cookies are slightly golden.
- Cool on tray for 10 minutes and then transfer to a cooling rack.
You’re not going to believe how easy these better-for-you banana oat cookies are to make! To start, preheat your oven to 350 degrees and line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Next, add the bananas to a bowl and squish them well.
Add in the oats, nut butter and dark chocolate and combine well.
Add heaping tablespoons of the cookie mixture to your baking sheet and then gently flatten them to take on a cookie shape. Add sprinkles to the top and cook them for 10-12 minutes or until they begin to turn golden.
Remove the better-for-you banana oat cookies from the oven and allow them to cool for 10 minutes before transferring to a cooling rack.
Enjoy!
OK now those looks like they are some good looking cookies! I wouldn’t have thought of using banana in cookies that much but what a great idea! I need to try it now.
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Andddddd the sprinkles did me in. Anything with rainbow sprinkles is my mouth’s BEST friend!
These cookies look so yummy. I can’t wait to make a batch for my family.
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My kids love cookies like this. We make them together and they snack on them throughout the week.
Those sprinkles or little candies look so festive. I think these cookies look wonderful. I will make them soon.
Wow, this one looks so delicious and easy to make cookies recipe. I am sure kids would love it, thanks for sharing this with us!
Good for you or not, these cookies look AMAZING!!! I need to try this recipe ASAP!!
YUM!! We’ve made cookies similar to these. Always so delicious! Bananas or applesauce make a great binding agent, instead of butter.
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I love how healthy these cookies are! I should put them on my baking list!
Oooh these cookies look sooo delicious. I bet my kids would really love them. Those colorful sprinkles on top are perfect!!
I have everything I need to make these cookies. I am not eating flours so this is perfect.
Those cookies look so delish! Can’t wait to try this recipe!
Ahh, bananas! We always have bananas here and we always want new recipes! This will be perfect for the whole family! Looks so good!
I like the bright colors on these cookies. Sounds like a delicious combination!
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I actually love banana oat cookies! So easy to make, and so tasty! That reminds me that I need to get some more oats and bananas.
I like this kind of simple cookies I can make this for my kids as they love chocolate chips and sprinkles.
Those cookies sound delicious, and I like the simple ingredients. The sprinkles you picked are so cute too!
They don’t only look good, they look adorable too. Those cookies would be great for breakfast or snack. Going to make some this summer.
These look good! I’m always on the lookout for good vegan cookies, and these seem to a great option!
Fabulous…am so glad to read your post and this cookies are a combination of health & taste, it looks delicious…and sound soo yummy, i will try to making this..Thanks for sharing….!