Healthy Banana Oatmeal Breakfast Cookies

Chewy and delicious Healthy Banana Oatmeal Breakfast Cookies! Easily made with simple, wholesome ingredients, studded with raisins and naturally sweetened for the perfect healthy cookie you can enjoy for breakfast or serve as an after school snack!

Who knew you could enjoy cookies for breakfast!  These healthy banana oat cookies are made with wholesome ingredients, are naturally sweetened and give you all the warm flavors of banana bread, but in a delicious breakfast cookie.  Your kids will absolutely devour these (mine sure did!) and they are a great option for those busy mornings.  These banana oatmeal cookies are gluten-free, dairy-free egg-free and refined sugar-free.

Why You’ll Love this Recipe

• These healthy banana oatmeal cookies are moist, chewy and so delicious!
• Perfect way to use up those spotty bananas sitting in your kitchen.
• Your kids will love them!
• No added sugar so these cookies are healthier than traditional cookies. Great for a quick breakfast or a healthy snack.

Ingredients You’ll Need

This banana cookie recipe is super easy to make and is made with just a few simple ingredients!

• bananas – make sure to use overripe bananas to get the most natural sweetness out of them when you mash them.
• applesauce – I used unsweetened applesauce which takes the place of oil in this recipe and keeps the cookies nice and moist.  If you don’t have applesauce, feel free to use more mashed banana or melted coconut oil.
• honey – we only need about 2 tablespoons of honey in these cookies to sweeten them as the bananas act as a natural sweetener already!  You could also use pure maple syrup, white sugar or brown sugar.
• rolled oats – wholesome old-fashioned rolled oats (I used gluten-free oats) make these cookies deliciously chewy!  You can also use quick-cooking oats if that’s all you have on hand, but they won’t have that great chewy texture that we love in a cookie.
• oat flour – you don’t need much oat flour, only need two tablespoons in these cookies. You can either make your own (see my instructions below) or purchase from the grocery store.  You could also use whole wheat flour or all-purpose flour.
• baking powder – this acts as a leavening agent to help these cookies bake up nicely make them chewy (you could also use baking soda).
• vanilla extract – you’ll need one teaspoon vanilla extract and this gives these cookies a boost of flavor!
• cinnamon + salt – the cinnamon adds a warm, cozy flavor to these cookies while the salt punches up the taste.
• raisins – you could also use chocolate chips or chopped nuts such as walnuts, pecans or almonds.

How to Make Banana Oatmeal Cookies

1. Preheat oven.  Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
2. Mash bananas. Using a fork or potato masher, mash bananas in a medium bowl until you get the desired consistency.
3. Mix ingredients.  Using a blender or a hand held mixer, combine mashed bananas, applesauce, honey and vanilla, mixing until smooth.  If you want small chunks of banana in the cookies, feel free to just mix the wet ingredients by hand.  In a large bowl, stir together the old-fashioned oats, flour, cinnamon, baking powder and salt. Pour the banana mixture in with the dry ingredients and mix well to combine then fold in the raisins.
4. Assemble cookies.  Using a small cookie scoop, drop 1-inch cookie dough balls onto a large baking sheet and flatten the tops a bit with the back end of a spoon, making sure the cookies are still intact.  You should end up with about 16 cookies.
5. BAKE!  Bake the cookies in preheated oven for 15 to 20 minutes until cookies are golden brown and set.  Take them out of the oven and let the banana oat cookies cool on the cookie sheet for 5 minutes before transferring to a cooling rack.

Variations

• Mix-ins – I used raisins in these banana cookies, but you could add chocolate chips, chopped nuts, coconut, or other dried fruit such as cranberries, cherries, blueberries, etc.
• To make these gluten-free – just make sure you are using gluten-free rolled oats or gluten-free quick oats along with oat flour.
• To make these vegan – simply swap out the honey for maple syrup or just leave it out altogether if using super ripe bananas.  There are no eggs in this recipe.
• Other cookie options – you can easily swap out the mashed banana for peanut butter (or almond butter) and make peanut butter banana oatmeal cookies or swap out the raisins and make chocolate chip cookies.

How to Store Banana Oatmeal Cookies

To Store:  To store leftover cookies, make sure they are completely cool first on a wire rack. Transfer the cookies to a sealed, airtight container or wrap them in plastic wrap and keep in the fridge for up to one week.

To Freeze:  For longer storage, you can freeze these cookies for up to 3 months in a freezer-safe container.  When ready to eat the cookies, simply thaw out at room temperature and enjoy!

Banana Recipes to Try

• The BEST Banana Bread recipe
• Banana Breakfast Muffins
• Whole Wheat Banana Waffles
• Chocolate Chip Banana Zucchini Muffins
• Strawberry Banana Donuts

Oatmeal Recipes to Try

• Apple Cinnamon Baked Oatmeal
• Blueberry Oatmeal Breakfast Bars
• Carrot Cake Oatmeal Breakfast Bars
• Raspberry Almond Baked Oatmeal
• No Bake Almond Butter Granola Bar Recipe

More Healthy Cookies

• Healthy Chocolate Chip Cookies
• Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies
• Soft Iced Pumpkin Cookies
• Triple Chocolate Cookies
• The Best Grain-Free Sugar Cookies

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