These Healthy 3-Ingredient Banana Oatmeal Cookies are so easy, perfect for using up those rip bananas sitting on your counter!!
3-Ingredient Banana Oatmeal Cookies
Let’s not mistake these healthy banana oat cookies for traditional cookies, these are best eaten right out of the oven! They are soft and chewy, and so delicious!! Think banana nut bread only as a cookie. You can even eat them for breakfast or enjoy them as a snack or dessert. I’ve also created variations of these banana oatmeal cookies, try these Chocolate Chip Healthy Oat Cookie, and my PB & J Healthy Oat Cookie.
These banana oatmeal cookies are best right out of the oven, they are chewy and soft – just how I like my cookies! You can also make them as a two ingredient cookie, but walnuts and bananas are my favorite combination. Walnuts are nutrient-rich, they provide good fat, protein, fiber, and manganese, plus magnesium, iron, calcium, and B vitamins.
Variations:
I’m always anxiously awaiting my bananas to get super ripe so I can make these cookies, which I have been making for years. I’ve made them with Chocolate Chips, and PB & J. You can try them with almonds, raisins, cinnamon, pumpkin spice, craisins and more!
They are also great for egg free, dairy free, gluten free (use gf oats), vegetarian, and vegan diets.
Tips
- Your bananas should be super ripe.The riper the sweeter since we are not adding sugar here.
- Leftover cookies can be frozen; let them cool then wrap tight in plastic wrap and freeze. Thaw or heat in microwave a few seconds before eating.
- Rolled oats can be used in place of quick outs.
- Check labels for gluten-free.
How To Make Banana Oatmeal Cookies
Healthy Banana Oatmeal Cookies
Ingredients
- 2 medium ripe bananas, mashed
- 1 cup of uncooked quick oats*
- 1/4 cup crushed walnuts
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Spray a non-stick cookie sheet with cooking spray or use a Silpat.
- Combine the mashed bananas and oats in a bowl. Fold in the walnuts.
- Place a tablespoon of each on the cookie sheet.
- Bake 15 minutes. Makes 16 cookies.
These cookies are simple and delicious. I discovered if you put a pinch of Himalayan pink salt on them after they are baked it elevated the taste to perfection.
Love this recipe!
Just made these amazing 👏
Yummy and nutritious!
Yummmmmm! SO easy and tasty! Mix and bake in less than 5 minutes!
I replaced walnuts with mini chocolate chips and added 1 tablespoon of coconut nectar and 1 tablespoon of applesauce because my bananas were small. Will definitely make these and variations of them again!!
Yummmmmm! SO easy and tasty! Mix and bake in less than 5 minutes!
I replaced walnuts with mini chocolate chips and added 1 tablespoon of coconut nectar because my bananas were small. Will definitely make these and variations of them again!!
Looks good
This recipe is so easy and tastes great. I have done a number of variations that have worked great also. You can add some applesauce to whole oats to soften them. You can use almond butter instead of nuts. You can add anything to them and they still cook well and taste great for my picky child.
Warm from the oven, this simple cookie gave the satisfaction of a treat while still being healthy. I’m already thinking of variations.
Can you use old fashioned oats?
Could you add protein powder to these?? If so would I need to do anything different??
I added some raisins and used almonds (since I didn’t have any walnuts) I then mixed some cinnamon and monk fruit sweetener and sprinkled the cookies before baking. Delicious!
Yummy!! I added a teaspoon of cinnamon allspice and a heaping tablespoon of peanut butter!
Quick & tasty snack for my daughter. Love that they come together in literally 2 minutes!
Great little recipe for using up bananas! I added just under a 1/4 cup of semi sweet chocolate chips for fun. They were super yummy with a cup of tea!
They were great. I gave up chocolate for lent but still delicious without them.