These oatmeal chocolate chip cookies are made without gluten, dairy, sugar or oil and are easy to make! Great for breakfast or a snack!
I've confessed it before, but I love baking cookies. Especially ones like theseĀ Banana Oatmeal Chocolate Chip ones. They just make me so happy!
Not only are cookies like the easiest thing to make ever, but they're also comforting. Your house smells like freshly baked chocolate chip cookies, each warm cookie oozes with melty chocolate. It's pure heaven if you ask me!
And luckily for us, it's just a bonus that these cookies are so easy to make and equally delicious. And I mean delicious!
What Makes These Banana Oatmeal Cookies Different?
First off, these cookies aren't your “standard” cookie. They're more like a blend of baked oatmeal and a cookie. A breakfast cookie, if you will.
These Banana Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies are free from:
- gluten
- dairy
- sugar
- eggs
- oil
Yeah…I know. Sounds like they're not going to be very good! But I think they're absolutely delicious!
Easy Oatmeal Cookies Without Sugar!
How do we skip out on the sugar you might wonder? We're using bananas!
While yes, technically bananas contain sugar, they also add plenty of sweetness and delicious banana flavor to these cookies. If you're a banana fan, these cookies are definitely worth a try!
If you're allergic to banana ā which I know a lot of people are ā I'm not sure the best substitution honestly. You could try doing a blend of applesauce and nut butter, but I'm not sure if you'd get the same texture. If you do end up trying it though, definitely let me know.
Banana Breakfast Cookies
We've made quite a few breakfast cookies here on the blog and these are a bit different from our other ones. For starters, we're not using a nut butter (but I do recommend slathering them with nut butter afterward).
Second, we are using fewer ingredients. Only 6 ingredients to be exact! These cookies are simply bananas, a flax egg, oats, almond flour, quinoa flakes, and chocolate chips.
And yet they're still definitely breakfast-worthy. I love heating them up in the toaster oven, slathering them with a little peanut butter and sprinkling them with some hemp seeds. It's such a delicious treat. Sweet, flavorful, and easy to enjoy for breakfast!
You Need These Banana Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
If you've been looking for a quick breakfast idea you can grab on your way out of the house, these are it. Or maybe you want something easy to snack on during a busy day. Again, these are it. Or maybe you just want a sweet treat after dinner. These cookies work for that too.
These banana oatmeal chocolate chip cookies check those boxes and more!
They're a cinch to make, they'll last at least a few days (if not longer) in the fridge and they're great for adults and kiddos alike. So cheers, my cookie-loving friends! Here's to many more cookie adventures together ā¤ļø
Craving More? Other Breakfast Cookie Recipes to try:
- Zucchini Bread Quinoa Breakfast Cookies
- Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies
- Chunky Monkey Quinoa Breakfast Cookies
- Toasted Coconut Quinoa Breakfast Cookies
- Blueberry Muffin Quinoa Breakfast Cookies
- Carrot Cake Quinoa Breakfast Cookies
Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
Ingredients
- 2 ripe bananas
- 1 flax egg (1 tablespoon flaxseed meal + 3 tablespoons water)
- 1/4 cup creamy peanut butter
- 1 cup rolled oats (gluten-free if needed)
- 1/3 cup quinoa flakes
- 1/3 cup almond flour
- 1/4 cup mini chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F and grease a cookie sheet with non-stick cooking spray.
- In a small mixing bowl, completely mash the banana. Stir in the flax egg.
- Add the remaining ingredients and mix until fully combined.
- Spoon the cookie dough on the cookie sheet, and gently flatten with the back of a spoon.
- Bake 13 - 15 minutes, until browned and only slightly tender to the touch. Remove from oven, transfer to a wire rack and cool.
- Store in a covered container for 2 ā 3 days (if they last that long!).
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I just made these both my toddler and I loved this ! Very healthy and taste so good š not really good at baking but so easy to make as well .
Thanks for this recipe . Do you know how long these stay good for ?
I am so glad you both loved them!! These cookies should stay good for up to a week in the refrigerator.
Hi Alyssa – the video shows peanut butter but I donāt see it on the ingredient list. How much should I add if I want to include it?
Updated! Thank you š
If I donāt have quinoa flakes what can I use in its place?
You could try quick-cooking oats!
Hi there! Absolutely love all your recipes. Can I sub bananas for anything? Just ran out ????.
Thank you!!
Maddy
I think you could try applesauce, but you might want to use a little less since it’s not as gummy!
Hi Alyssa
Your Healthy Banana Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies recipe looks great. I clicked the link on the chocolate chips and checked out Enjoy Life Dark Chocolate Morsels – do you know they contain CANE SUGAR (I had to scroll WAY down the bottom)? And at a likely percentage of 31% (as they’re 69% cacao)?! This probably means the stated % of sugar in your recipe is more than the 3% (I’m surprised the 2 bananas alone aren’t more than that) listed in the nutrition table, as well as contradicting your claim that they are free from (added) sugar. Hope you are able to find a better substitute, or at least adjust your post to reflect the real sugar content. ???? Anne
Hi Anne – unfortunately with the plugin I have I am not able to choose specific ones which is why I just say “chocolate chips”!
Iām wondering if I could use coconut flour instead of almond flour…?
You could try, but you’d need to adjust the quantities since coconut flour is totally different than almond flour!