Banana Oat Protein Cookies (4 Ingredients)
You may stop buying protein bars once you make and taste these easy, 4 ingredient banana oat protein cookies. It takes about 1 minute to mix the cookie dough for these scrumptious cookies, which are vegan, gluten-free, oil-free and customizable with different add-ins.
Servings: 20 cookies
Equipment
- 1 Large Baking Sheet (light in color)
Ingredients
- 1.5 cups rolled oats certified gluten-free, if needed
- 1 cup mashed very ripe banana about 2 to 3 large
- 1/4 cup smooth almond butter (see notes for other options)
- 1/4 cup plant based (vegan) vanilla protein powder
- Optional: add ins (see notes for options)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F (180C). Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Pulse half of the oats (3/4 cup) in a food processor or blender until chopped into a coarse meal.
- In a medium mixing bowl, stir together the mashed bananas and almond butter until blended. Add the ground oats, remaining rolled oats, and protein powder. Stir until well blended.
- Shape the dough into 1 inch (2.5 cm) balls. Place onto prepared baking sheet and gently press down (about halfway) to flatten) (space cookies about 1 inch apart; they do not spread).
- Bake in the preheated oven for 11 to 15 minutes or until golden brown at edges.
- Remove from oven and transfer cookies to a wire rack. Cool completely.
Notes
Storage: Store the cookies in an airtight container at cool room temperature for up to 5 days, in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks or the freezer for up to 6 months.
Almond Butter Alternatives: Use other nut butters, such as cashew butter or peanut butter, or use a seed butter such as sunflower seed butter or pumpkin seed (pepita) butter.
Add-Ins Ideas:
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- Spices: Add one spice, or a combination of spices. For example, use all cinnamon, allspice or ginger, or combine any of the three (together) or with small amounts of other spices, such as cloves, nutmeg or cardamom (I recommend you do not add more than 1 teaspoon of spices in total). Or add a teaspoon of pumpkin pie spice.
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- Dried Fruit: Add up to 1/2 cup (118 mL) of chopped dried fruit, such as raisins, dried apricots, dried cherries, dried cranberries, dried blueberries, or dried figs.
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- Chocolate: Add up to 1/2 cup of your favorite chocolate chips or chunks, or 1 to 2 tablespoons of cacao nibs.
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- Nuts or Seeds: Add up to 1/2 cup chopped nuts or seeds (toasted, or raw), such as walnuts, pecans, peanuts, pepitas (green pumpkin seeds) or sunflower seed kernels.
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- Extracts or Zests: Add a teaspoon of vanilla extract or 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon of almond extract. Or add one to two teaspoons of finely grated orange zest, lime zest or lemon zest.
Nutrition
Serving: 2cookies | Calories: 114kcal | Carbohydrates: 14g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 0.4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1.6g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1.7g | Sodium: 28mg | Potassium: 174mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 14IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 34mg | Iron: 2mg