Banana Oatmeal Cookies – 3 ingredient recipe!

Here’s an easy 3-ingredient recipe for homemade banana oatmeal cookies that are super healthy and delicious at the same time!

Healthy Banana Oatmeal Cookies

These Banana Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies are the perfect healthy snack.

Packed with wholesome oats, mashed ripe banana and gooey chocolate chips, they’ll quickly become a new family favorite.

Just stir it all together, shape cookies and devour them over and over again. No eggs, no butter, no flour and only 20 minutes from start to finish!

Also try these vegan chocolate chip cookies

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Easy 3 ingredient cookies

Who knew something so simple could taste so good???

These 3-ingredient chocolate chip cookies (or 2-ingredient cookies if you omit the chocolate chips) can be vegan, gluten-free, oil-free, low-fat, and refined sugar-free.

And yet, the oatmeal cookies are so delicious it’s hard to stop at just one!

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3 ingredients ingredients for banana oatmeal cookies

Recipe ingredients for banana oatmeal cookies

The only ingredients you need to make the whole wheat cookies are ripe bananas, oatmeal or quick oatmeal, and regular or mini chocolate chips.

The recipe gives you a lot of customization options. Add a handful of grated coconut, throw in some chopped walnuts, or substitute raisins for the chocolate chips.

These oatmeal banana cookies taste wonderful with a fourth teaspoon each of cinnamon and pure vanilla extract or a drop of almond extract.

I also like to add almond butter or peanut butter because I can’t think of anything better than the combination of peanut butter, banana, and dark chocolate.

You could even use white chocolate chips or vegan peanut butter chips.

Adding an optional sprinkling of salt to the oatmeal banana cookie dough increases the depth of flavor and really brings out the sweetness of these healthy cookies.

Substitutions that I haven’t tried and therefore don’t recommend include swapping out the banana for unsweetened applesauce or canned pumpkin, or using oatmeal.

Use leftover bananas to make banana muffins or chocolate banana bread

How to make banana oatmeal cookies

When baking the cookies, preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.

In a large mixing bowl, mash the bananas with a fork. Add oatmeal and optional ingredients and mix into an oatmeal cookie dough.

Refrigerate until firm enough to scoop out the dough with a spoon or cookie scoop.

For no-bake banana cookies, simply freeze the cookies until set. Or, for baked cookies, place the unbaked cookie dough balls on a parchment-lined baking sheet and bake on the middle shelf of the oven for twenty minutes.

Store leftover Banana Oatmeal Cookies in an airtight container in the refrigerator or freezer for optimal freshness. They should keep refrigerated for about four to five days, or frozen for up to three months. Thaw before serving.

Chocolate chip cookies for breakfast

Eat them for breakfast, a snack or dessert.

Packed with potassium, fiber, iron, and no added sugars (not even maple syrup or honey), the Naturally Sweetened Banana Oatmeal Cookies with Chocolate Chips are a fun, kid-friendly, and low-calorie snack idea.

They are also a great natural source of energy for fitness enthusiasts and athletes. Just add a scoop of protein powder and some peanut butter for a filling power workout. Peanut Butter Banana Protein Cookies? Yes, please!

If you have chia seeds, flaxseeds, or hemp seeds on hand, stir in a handful for added texture and nutritional benefits.

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How do they taste?

At just 60 calories per cookie, these banana cookies don’t taste like Nestle Tollhouse Chocolate Chip Cookies or crunchy Tate’s Cookies. Any similar recipe that tells you they will is not honest.

However, the soft, chewy, and healthy oatmeal chocolate chip cookies are absolutely delicious on their own. If you love healthy desserts and how energized you feel when you eat them, hopefully you’ll love this easy recipe too.

1 Cup Rolled oats or oatmeal
2 overripe bananas
1/4 Cup chocolate chips
optionally 3-4 tablespoons almond or peanut butter
optional 1/8 tsp salt

When baking the banana cookies, preheat the oven to 350 F. Mash the bananas in a bowl. Stir in rolled oats, chocolate chips, and optional salt to form a batter. Refrigerate until firm enough to scoop out with a spoon or cookie scoop. Either freeze the cookies until set (for no-bake cookies) or bake them on a parchment-lined baking sheet for 20 minutes.View nutritional information