🍪 Healthy Cookies (No Flour, No Sugar)
⏱ Time
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Prep: 10 minutes
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Bake: 12–15 minutes
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Total: ~25 minutes
🍽 Makes
8–10 cookies
📝 Ingredients
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2 ripe bananas (medium)
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1 cup rolled oats (or oat flakes – not flour)
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¼ cup peanut butter or almond butter (no added sugar)
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½ teaspoon cinnamon (optional)
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½ teaspoon vanilla extract (optional)
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¼ teaspoon salt
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2 tablespoons dark chocolate chips (optional, sugar-free if possible)
👩🍳 Instructions
1️⃣ Preheat Oven
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Preheat oven to 180°C / 350°F.
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Line a baking tray with parchment paper.
2️⃣ Mash Bananas
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In a bowl, mash bananas until smooth.
3️⃣ Mix Ingredients
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Add oats, peanut butter, cinnamon, vanilla, and salt.
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Mix until fully combined.
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Fold in chocolate chips if using.
4️⃣ Shape Cookies
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Scoop spoonfuls onto the tray.
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Flatten slightly with the back of a spoon (they don’t spread much).
5️⃣ Bake
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Bake for 12–15 minutes until set and lightly golden.
6️⃣ Cool & Enjoy
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Let cool for 5 minutes before eating.
🔥 Tips & Variations
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Crispier cookies: Bake 2–3 minutes longer.
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Vegan & gluten-free: Already compliant (use GF oats).
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Extra protein: Add 1 tablespoon chia seeds or flaxseed.
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Chocolate lovers: Add cacao nibs instead of chips.
