Description
These Healthy Cookies are soft, chewy, and naturally sweetened with bananas and applesauce — no sugar, no flour, and no guilt! They make a perfect wholesome snack or quick breakfast that’s deliciously simple and nourishing.
Ingredients
- 3 ripe bananas, mashed
- 1/3 cup unsweetened applesauce
- 2 cups oats (old-fashioned or quick oats)
- 1/4 cup almond milk
Instructions
- Preheat the oven: Preheat to 350°F (175°C) and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Mash the bananas: In a large bowl, mash ripe bananas until smooth. The riper the bananas, the sweeter the cookies.
- Mix wet ingredients: Stir in applesauce and almond milk until combined.
- Add oats: Mix in oats until fully incorporated. If the mixture is too wet, add more oats until thick but scoopable.
- Shape the cookies: Scoop small mounds onto the baking sheet and flatten slightly.
- Bake: Bake for 12–15 minutes, until set and lightly golden around the edges.
- Cool and enjoy: Let cool for 5 minutes on the pan, then transfer to a wire rack. Enjoy warm or at room temperature.
Notes
- Add raisins, nuts, or dark chocolate chips for extra flavor.
- Mix in cinnamon, nutmeg, or vanilla for a spice boost.
- Use any milk of choice — oat, soy, coconut, or dairy.
- Replace applesauce with another mashed banana if needed.
- Store at room temperature for 3 days, refrigerate for 5, or freeze up to 2 months.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 90
- Sugar: 4g (natural from fruit)
- Sodium: 10mg
- Fat: 2g
- Saturated Fat: 0g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 17g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 0mg
