Chocolate Banana Oat Cookies (Vegan, Oil-free, Gluten-free)
Minimalist, yet magnificent, chocolate banana oat cookies! Healthy, vegan, gluten-free and oil-free, they are also low in sugar and only 56 calories each.
Servings: 12 cookies
Equipment
- 1 Large Baking Sheet (light in color)
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup mashed very ripe banana
- 1/2 cup water
- 2.5 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1.5 tablespoons coconut sugar (see notes for options)
- 1 tablespoon smooth nut or seed butter (e.g., peanut butter, almond butter, sunflower seed butter)
- Optional: 1/8 teaspoon fine sea salt
- Optional: 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup rolled oats (certified GF, as needed)
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 2 tablespoons miniature semisweet chocolate chips (certified GF, as needed)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F (180C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a small saucepan, whisk the banana, water, cocoa powder, sugar, nut butter, and (optional) salt until blended. Bring to a low boil, whisking, over medium-high heat; boil 1 minute longer.
- Remove pan from heat and stir in (optional) vanilla and oats. Let stand for 5 minutes. Stir in the baking soda until completely blended.
- Using a small cookie scoop or spoon, scoop the dough into 12 equal mounds onto the prepared baking sheet, spacing 2 inches apart. Sprinkle tops of cookies with a few chocolate chips.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 9 to 11 minutes until surface of cookies appears dry.
- Transfer cookies from sheet to a cooling rack and cool completely.
Notes
Storage: Store the cooled cookies in an airtight container at cool room temperature for 2 days, the refrigerator for 1 week or the freezer for up to 6 months.
Banana options: Replace the banana with an equal amount of unsweetened applesauce. The applesauce is less sweet than bananas, so increase the sugar to a total of 2 and 1/2 tablespoons, or to taste.
Sweetener Options: An equal amount of other granular or liquid sweetener can be used in place of the coconut sugar.
Nutrition
Serving: 1cookie | Calories: 56kcal | Carbohydrates: 10g | Protein: 1.6g | Fat: 1.6g | Saturated Fat: 0.3g | Sodium: 43mg | Fiber: 1.2g | Sugar: 3.7g