A delicious and healthy recipe for almond, oat and banana cookies that is low in sugar. With just five ingredients, these are quick to make and perfect for hungry kids.
These almond, oat and banana biscuits are a really delicious, chewy cookie that the children (and me) both absolutely loved.
Not only does this recipe include a portion of fruit but it's also free from refined sugar.
We love these cookies because they're:
- chewy
- healthy
- nutritious
- filling, and most importantly
- delicious!
A healthy cookie recipe
These almond, oat and banana cookies are ridiculously healthy.
Just five ingredients
I love that they only have five ingredients - or six if you decide to include the raisins.
Sweetened with fruit
They are sweetened with fruit - banana and a little maple syrup.
A great source of energy
Plus, oats are a great energy giving food for kids to eat and the ground almonds and almond butter adds plenty of healthy protein.
Cooking tip: If you do include the raisins when you make this oat and banana cookies recipe be sure to press them down well into the mixture before baking - otherwise they might burn.
Suitable for babies/toddlers
These oat and banana cookies are suitable for babies and toddlers as they're low in sugar and contain nutritious ingredients.
You may wish to leave out the maple syrup altogether for young babies.
If you're following baby led weaning these cookies are a good option as they're easy for little hands to grasp.
Ingredients
To make this recipe you will need:
- Ripe bananas
The riper the better - this is the perfect use for those brown bananas in your fruit bowl. - Ground almonds
- Jumbo rolled oats
For best results use large, or jumbo, oats for this recipe. - Almond butter
Other nut butters can be substituted eg cashew butter. Peanut butter can also be used but the taste tends to dominate the other flavours. - Maple syrup
Agave syrup can also be used. - Raisins, optional
Adding some raisins to these cookies makes them a little sweeter and adds to the chewy texture. However, if you or your child don't like them they can be left out.
Storage
At room temperature
Allow to cool completely, then transfer to an airtight container and store for up to three days.
In the freezer
To store these cookies in the freezer allow to cool completely, then transfer to a tray or board.
Freeze for an hour (this stops them sticking together), then remove, and transfer to a labelled freezer-proof bag or box.
Defrost for a couple of hours at room temperature before serving.
More oat based recipes
If you like this you might like some of my other oat recipes:
How to make healthy oat cookies
If you have made this recipe I would love it if you’d leave a comment and rating below. Thank you!
Please do not reproduce this recipe without permission.
Almond, oat and banana cookies
Ingredients
- 2 medium ripe bananas mashed
- 50 g ground almonds
- 100 g jumbo rolled oats
- 2 tablespoons almond butter or other nut butter
- 2 tablespoons maple syrup or agave syrup
- 50 g raisins optional
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180°C(fan)/200°C/gas mark 6. Line a baking tray with greaseproof paper.
- Mix all the ingredients together in a bowl. Spoon heaped tablespoons of the mixture out onto the baking tray and flatten with a fork or the back of a spoon.
- If using raisins make sure they're pressed well into the cookie mixture to avoid burning.
- Bake in the pre-heated oven for 15-18 minutes until turning brown.
- Allow to cool on the baking tray for five minutes then turn out onto a wire rack until cool.
Notes
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Melody
Made these, delicious.CAn I sub sweet potatoes for the bananas?
Mandy Mazliah
Hi Melody, I haven't tried this but I would think the sweet potato would work well in terms of binding them together. They will be less sweet though.
Madelyn
Hi!
I’ve just tried your recipe using oat flour instead. Just wonder if there is a way to make the cookies crispier? Cos the middle part is more like dry cakey texture. Overall the taste is good!
Thanks!
Mandy Mazliah
Hi Madelyn, I think it's tricky to make these really crisp with the banana. Maybe try making them a bit smaller and pressing really thin? That way the outside should go crispier.
Madelyn
Thanks Mandy!
Jessica Cantoni
Absolutely love these Mandy! They taste amazing! I actually used peanut butter as I didn’t have any almond but I will try that next time. Great for adults too ? The little one won’t mind... ? x
Mandy Mazliah
Oh I bet they tasted great with peanut butter - I have peanut butter and blueberry cookies on the site too that you might like
Corina
These do sound lovely. I have tried to add banana to snacks for my kids sometimes and I love it, even though I've had mixed results as far as the children were concerned!
Mandy Mazliah
Thanks Corina. None of my kids like banana, even the 7 month old isn't very keen. But the bigger two both loved these cookies!
Wave to Mummy
Lovely looking these cookies - I must try them sometime. Love oat cookies, they are just to die for, and bonus that these are relatively healthy too! 🙂 Thanks for hosting!
Mandy Mazliah
Thanks for commenting. I'm glad they're healthy because I ate loads of them!
Anne Szadorska
I vaguely recall making a simple banana oat cookie thing with peanut butter in but wasn't a keeper, I much prefer the sound of yours with almond instead!
Mandy Mazliah
Yes, I think almond butter is a subtler taste than peanut butter - these were definitely really yummy so do give it a try! Thanks for commenting.
Angela / Only Crumbs Remain
The cookies look scrummy Mandy. I must admit I'm a tad fussy with bananas in bakes - banana bread and the likes, but this sounds really tempting with the addition of the oats and ground almonds. We have a few bananas in that are needing to be eaten - this sounds a great way of doing that.Angela x
Mandy Mazliah
The oats mean that this is a completely different texture to banana bread so definitely worth a try as an alternative way of using up ripe bananas. Thanks for commenting x
Charlotte Oates
I'm not a huge fan of cinnamon so I think it's good that you forgot it! I have quite a few bananas in the freezer, this looks like a great way to use them up.
Mandy Mazliah
Ha ha - well that makes me feel better! Have you tried banana ice cream? If you whizz up frozen bananas it makes quite a convincing ice cream...
Ruth
I feel like these are the kind of cookies I could eat for breakfast! They look and sound delicious!!
Mandy Mazliah
Thanks Ruth - they're the type of cookies you can eat at any time, including straight out of the oven when they're baked!
Hannah
Wow. They look delicious... and I have all those ingredients. Bad combination for my diet! Thank you for hosting xx
Mandy Mazliah
Well they're pretty good for you as cookies go so never mind the diet! Thanks for commenting x
Kirsty Hijacked By Twins
What a great recipe for using up bananas! Thank you for hosting, I am so pleased it all went smoothly xx
Mandy Mazliah
Thanks Kirsty, yes no problems at all so far so hopefully it'll continue that way x
Steph @MisplacedBrit
YIPPEE! All linked up 🙂 That flower bread looks unbelievable!
Mandy Mazliah
I know! I don't think I could ever make that. Thanks for linking up (and commenting) x
Lucy @ BakingQueen74
Thanks for hosting, I love those banana and oat cookies too, we throw a bit of chocolate in ours sometimes (naughty)
Mandy Mazliah
Now that's a good idea! Chocolate sends my 5yo a bit loopy though so I'd have to eat them all myself (shame).
Ness @ JibberJabberUK
What a great way to cook with bananas although they don't usually last that long in our house!
Mandy Mazliah
None of my kids are very keen on them, not even the baby, so we always end up with loads of brown bananas. I should stop buying them, but then what would I make these cookies and banana bread with!
Sarah James @ Tales From The Kitchen Shed
Your cookies look delicious, I love honey & bananas, perfect. Thanks for hosting 🙂
Mandy Mazliah
Thanks Sarah, yes the cookies were really good, and easy to make too. Thanks for linking up!