Oatmeal Banana Bites are simple to make and gluten free too. Bananas and coconut oil replace butter and eggs in this delicious cookie recipe.
I don’t know about you, but I crave something sweet almost every afternoon, right about 4:30 pm. It’s not time for dinner yet, but I’m ready for sugar or caffeine and sometimes both. As a result, I’m always on the lookout for a healthy, satisfying snack that’s not loaded with sugar or butter.
This cookie delivers: ripe bananas offer the perfect amount of subtle sweetness while almond flour and oats provide a rich, chewy texture. Use gluten free oats and baking powder and you’ve got a gluten and dairy free treat. Â It’s part cookie, part muffin and totally guilt free! Bake some without chocolate chips for breakfast or add in another mix in like dried cranberries or chopped almonds. To make a vegan cookie, look for vegan chocolate chips.
This ten ingredient recipe is perfect for beginners and fun to make with kids of all ages.
My daughter and I made these together and she was the perfect hand model (Thanks L!).
To ripen bananas quickly, place them in a sealed paper bag for a day or two. The bananas shown in the second photo above are very green, but after a day in a paper bag, they were flecked with brown and ready for their starring role!
Use a rounded tablespoon to scoop cookie dough and form balls. If the batter is too warm to shape, cover the bowl with plastic wrap and place it in the freezer for 10-15 minutes. For a flatter cookie, press the balls down slightly with your palm or the back of a fork.
This basic recipe can go in so many different directions. Instead of bananas, you could use applesauce or a date puree. Replace some of the oats with oat flour or another flour alternative. Use chopped almonds, pecans, walnuts, seeds, dried fruit, granola or candy. The options are only limited by your imagination!
Dig in to Oatmeal Banana Bites.
An easy to make and easier to eat, deliciously healthy treat.
I look forward to your comments, feedback, recipe requests and ideas!
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Thanks for the perfect two-bite sweet treat recipe! These beat out our go-to oatmeal cookie recipe hands down with the unbeatable combo of banana & chocolate! They are easier & faster to make, require no mixer clean-up, & used up spare bananas (& pantry items already on hand). Only added walnuts & used convection bake. Can these be frozen for baking later? Too tempting to eat all hot out of oven!
Aliki, I am thrilled that you love them as much as I do! Yes-
you can prepare the dough, form them into balls, then wrap and freeze them on the baking sheet. Once they are frozen, you can transfer the balls to a double ziplock bag and pull out just a few at a time whenever you crave oatmeal cookies.
So glad you adapted them to suit your tastes. That’s what adventurous bakers do! Enjoy 🙂