Three-Ingredient Banana Oatmeal Cookie Recipe
Hey guys, it’s Dani, and today I am very excited to share my new favorite snack slash breakfast recipe with you guys. It is a three-ingredient banana oatmeal cookie. And literally all you need to make these cookies are bananas, oatmeal, and chocolate chips.
Why You’ll Love This
So it’s a very simple recipe to make. And what is so ideal about these cookies is they are great for this time of year because they make a delightful breakfast on the go. They’re perfect for lunch. They’re great for lunch boxes, great for after-school snacks. It’s basically a really easy meal to make, and it’s really good to grab and go.
Ingredients
- Two medium-sized bananas
- 1 cup quick oats
- 1/2 cup rolled oats
- 1/3 to 1/2 cup mini chocolate chips
Optional Additions
- A little bit of cinnamon
- A little bit of vanilla
- A pinch of sea salt
- A tablespoon or so of maple syrup or honey
- A nut and a raisin or some dried cranberries (instead of chocolate chips)
A Note on Ingredients
And if they’re super ripe, then the cookies will be a little bit chewier. If they’re like mine, the cookies tend to have a little more bite to them, and it’s almost like there’s more banana bits throughout the cookie. So like always, make it work for you and use what you have. Once you’ve got all the bananas broken down, like I have here, and you can see, it’s basically like banana baby food almost. And there are some little chunks throughout. That’s the way I like it because I like the texture.
You can do either rolled oats or quick oats. Personally, I like to do a combination of the two. Let me show you something very quickly. Good old-fashioned rolled oats like these, as you can see, they are still in a whole flake form that have been rolled out. So they’re a little bit more hardy than your quick oats, which have been parboiled and just broken down a little bit more. Now, the biggest difference here is that the quick oats are going to absorb the banana more than the rolled oats would. So really, this is a question of the texture. What’s the end game that you’re looking for?
Instructions
- To get started, the first thing you need to do is grab two medium-sized bananas, and we’re just going to mash them up in a medium-sized bowl with the back of my fork.
- What I like to do is break them up before I get them in the bowl, just to give them a head start. And then I just mash them with the back of a fork.
- And then I just mash them with the back of a fork.
- And then I just mash them with the back of a fork.
- Then you are ready to add your oats. I have found that I like to do a combination. So I do one cup of the quick oats, and then I do a half a cup of the rolled oats.
- And then the final ingredient I have here is a third to a half a cup of mini chocolate chips. One third to a half of a cup, depending on how chocolatey you want your cookie.
- Then you’re just going to get in there and stir all of this together. And what you’re looking for here is that the oats are all coated with the banana and well mixed together.
Cooking Tips
Now, you could certainly do all the quick oats. That would work. And if all you had on hand were the rolled oats, then what you would do is mix them in with your banana and just let it sit for like 20 minutes, 30 minutes before you make the cookies because giving it a little bit of extra time to sit will help those oats to absorb some of the bananas so the cookies aren’t so dry. They’ll end up being a little bit more moist that way. Okay?
Technically speaking, you could add a little bit of cinnamon or vanilla or a pinch of sea salt to this recipe. All of those would just enhance the flavor even a little bit more. If you tend to like things on the sweeter side, you could certainly add a tablespoon or so of maple syrup or honey. And if you wanted to skip the chocolate chips and do like a nut and a raisin or some dried cranberries, you could do that as well.
And if you wanted to, you could add a tablespoon or so of maple syrup or honey.
And if you wanted to, you could add a tablespoon or so of maple syrup or honey.
And if you wanted to, you could add a tablespoon or so of maple syrup or honey.
And if you wanted to, you could add a tablespoon or so of maple syrup or honey.
And if you wanted to, you could add a tablespoon or so of maple syrup or honey.
And if you wanted to, you could add a tablespoon or so of maple syrup or honey.
And if you wanted to, you could add a tablespoon or so of maple syrup or honey.
And if you wanted to, you could add a tablespoon or so of maple syrup or honey.
And if you wanted to, you could add a tablespoon or so of maple syrup or honey.
And if you wanted to, you could add a tablespoon or so of maple syrup or honey.
And if you wanted to, you could add a tablespoon or so of maple syrup or honey.
And if you wanted to, you could add a tablespoon or so of maple syrup or honey.
And if you wanted to, you could add a tablespoon or so of maple syrup or honey.
And if you wanted to, you could add a tablespoon or so of maple syrup or honey.
And if you wanted to, you could add a tablespoon or so of maple syrup or honey.
And if you wanted to, you could add a tablespoon or so of maple syrup or honey.
And if you wanted to, you could add a tablespoon or so of maple syrup or honey.
And if you wanted to, you could add a tablespoon or so of maple syrup or honey.
And if you wanted to, you could add a tablespoon or so of maple syrup or honey.
And if you wanted to, you could add a tablespoon or so of maple syrup or honey.
Thank you guys so much for watching. I’m Dani Spees. I will see you back here next time with some more clean and deliciousness. Cheers!