Banana Oat Cookies

A few things prompted the creation of this recipe. We challenged our kids to go Mon-Fri without dessert. It’s hard to say “no sugar”, because sadly everything has sugar these days. I could feel the summer getting out of hand with desserts and sweets around every turn!

So I wanted to create a little treat for them just using natural ingredients that are sweet already.

Also, my instacart shopper brought me 20 bananas. I’m sure this was ordering error on my part- but I was determined to use them ( I did freeze some as well! I love to have frozen ripe bananas for smoothes- or you can pop them in the microwave and use them for baking!).

So I started looking up recipes for banana/egg/oat cookies and made this one up!

This is my easiest recipe yet!

It actually turned out good! I think I even liked them better the next day after they had been in the refrigerator!

Now yes, I did add chocolate chips, because I’m not prone to cruel and unusual punishment. A cookie without chocolate chips is just pure sadness.

I pulled all of these ingredients together to start:

Ripe bananas are nature’s great sweetener. You don’t need a drop of added sugar. Apple sauce is a great natural sweetener as well. Why not use both?

Mash the ripe bananas with a fork. Why is this so satisfying by the way?

Then add baking powder, vanilla, eggs and oats. Couldn’t be easier!

At the end I added 1 C chocolate chips!

Next, use a mini ice cream scoop to form the batter into cookies onto a nonstick cookie sheet, or use parchment paper. The consistency will be somewhat liquidy- nope not a word but it’s just the right way to explain it:)

Bake on 350 for about 15 minutes. I say “about” because it depends on how large you make the cookies. Check on them and and keep cooking if they are still too soft. You want them to start browning a little on the top of the cookies. Take them out and let them cool for a few minutes before removing from the cookie sheet. Store in the fridge in an airtight container. I loved them cold the next day for breakfast!

Enjoy!

Banana Oat Cookies

3 Ripe Bananas

2 tsp baking powder

2 tsp vanilla

dash of salt

2/3 C Applesauce

2 C Oats

2 Eggs

1 C Chocolate Chips

Preheat oven to 350. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. (Or use a nonstick cookie sheet.)

In a mixing bowl, mash the ripe bananas with a fork and stir until smooth.

Add in baking powder, salt, vanilla, applesauce, oats, eggs and stir.

Add in chocolate chips and stir.

Use a mini ice scream scoop, or a tablespoon, to scoop mixture onto the cookie sheet.

Bake for about 15 minutes, or until the cookies start to brown on the top.

Let the cookies cool for a few minutes before removing from the cookie sheet.

Store in the fridge and eat them for breakfast the next morning. SO GOOD!