4-Ingredient Banana Oat Cookies

3.91 from 11 votes

4-Ingredient Banana Oat Cookies made with peanut butter, bananas, oats and agave nectar, a healthy snack that is vegan and gluten free, and absolutely delicious. The cookies have no refined-sugar added, no flour, and make a fantastic healthy treat for kids and grown ups too. Or even some healthy breakfast cookies to be enjoyed on the go.

Prep Time5

Cook Time20

Total Time25

Course: Snack

Cuisine: International

Servings: cookies

Calories: 137kcal

Author: Daniela Apostol

Ingredients

3 bananas
1 cup oats
3 tablespoon smooth peanut butter (or crunchy peanut butter)
3 tablespoon agave nectar (or honey, maple syrup or golden syrup)

Metric - US Customary

Instructions

Peel the bananas, then use a fork to mash them until smooth.
Add the oats, peanut butter and agave nectar, and mix well to combine.
Pre-heat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius (350 Fahrenheit).
Line 2 a baking tray with non-stick parchment paper.
Scoop one tablespoon of the oatmeal mixture, and shape into a cookie.
Depending on the size, you should get 7-8 cookies.
Bake for 20 minutes.
Serve warm or cooled down.

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Notes

Choose ripen bananas for these oatmeal cookies, the more ripen, the better. They will add more sweetness, and a smoother texture too. Plus, it helps you get rid of those nearly black bananas you no longer fancy eating. So a win-win situation here.
Unlike the cookies that use butter and refined sugar that make them rather crispy, these oatmeal cookies are soft on the inside and so moist, which makes them perfect to be munched by little ones too.
Once they cool down, they keep their soft texture, although they are baked to perfection and are slightly crunchy on the outside. The banana and peanut butter not only bind them together nicely, but they also add the right amount of moisture.
For a bit of crunch you can add any nuts to them, otherwise other great options are raisins or any other dried fruit or chocolate chips.

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