I have a sweet tooth, and it’s not easily satisfied with healthier desserts. I’m working on that. These banana oatmeal chocolate chip cookies are helping. They’re healthy chocolate chip cookies that help you fight cravings for sweets, and they stay well in the fridge!
I don’t like banana. Will I like these banana oatmeal chocolate chip cookies?
I stumbled upon a recipe for these cookies, tweaked it a little, and love the outcome! My banana oatmeal chocolate chip cookies are made with bananas, but the taste isn’t too banana-y, and the sweetness level is perfect.
I wouldn’t say there’s NO banana flavor but it’s isn’t so prominent that you can’t enjoy these if you aren’t a big fan. There’s a lot of other flavors going on and they’re such a delicious sweet treat I think it’s worth a try!
How to Make Healthy Chocolate Chip Cookies:
Preheat oven to 325
1. Mash the bananas with a fork. I tried to do them with my mixer, but they didn’t get as mushy as I wanted. The fork works well.
2. Add everything but the chocolate chips to the bowl and mix for 1 minute.
3. Add chocolate chips and stir by hand.
4. Drop large spoonfuls onto a greased cookie sheet, you should get about 8 cookies per batch.
5. Cook for 18-22 minutes. It’s not easy to tell when they’re done because they’re so dark. I poke them and see if they fall apart. If they start to come apart, give them a few more minutes.
6. Remove and cool, store in the fridge.
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Can I have these healthy oatmeal chocolate chip cookies on 21 Day Fix?
These are perfect to eat on the 21 Day Fix if you want to satisfy a craving without sabotaging your diet! If you’re on the 21 Day Fix, these count as a yellow container treat swap. 2 cookies = one yellow container.
If you’re using raisins in these cookies, your swap will be 1/2 purple, 1/2 yellow, 1/2 teaspoon :)
Are these Weight Watchers Chocolate Chip Cookies?
For Weight Watchers, these chocolate chip cookies are 3 Blue Points | 3 Green Points | 2 Purple Points each if you make 8 per batch. If you make them smaller you can adjust accordingly!
Banana Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
Ingredients
Ingredients
- 2 bananas mashed, ripe
- 1 cup oats quick cook or rolled, it didn’t seem to matter which I used. Use gluten free oats if needed.
- 2 tsp cinnamon
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1/4 tsp sea salt
- 1/4 cup dark chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325
- Mash the bananas with a fork. I tried to do them with my mixer, but they didn't get as mushy as I wanted.
- Add all of the ingredients, except for the chocolate chips, to a mixing bowl and mix together
for 1 minute. - Add chocolate chips and stir by hand. (this will keep them from breaking).
- Using a spoon, place 8 cookie-sized portions onto a greased cookie sheet.
- Cook for 18-22 minutes Periodically testing for doneness. II poke with a fork. If they fall
apart, then I give them a few more minutes in the oven. - When done, cool and store in the fridge.
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Notes
- 21 Day Fix: This counts as a yellow container treat swap. 2 cookies = one yellow container.
- Weight Watchers: Each cookie is 3 Blue Points | 3 Green Points 2 Purple Points if you make 8 per batch. If you make them smaller you can adjust accordingly!
Nutrition
Omg, these are so easy and everyone loved them in my office.
I added 4tsp of peanut butter-so good!
OMG BRILLIANT!!
These cookies are amazing!! They are so easy to make and they definitely satisfy a sweet tooth craving without being bad for you!! Love them!
Calories per cookie?
Vicci, I don’t add all nutrition info at this time, just 21 Day Fix containers. You can find the calorie count for recipes here: https://www.verywell.com/recipe-nutrition-analyzer-4129594
:)
This recipe is very easy and happy to have another recipe for ripe bananas other than banana bread.. love this
Just wondering as I’m not a fan of dark chocolate, is there a different chip that can work here? White chocolate? Butterscotch? Or other?
Any other chip you want, as long as you’re not on the 21 Day Fix :) For that, it’s dark chocolate only.
Can I use Quaker Oatmeal instant cereal?
I’ve used quick oats and rolled oats and didn’t notice a difference between the two. I think the instant oats are similar to quick cook so should be fine.
The serving size is two cookies, but then saw it’s 3 pts on blue for *one* cookie. Is this correct?
That is correct. For those on special eating plans always find the counts in the post–they’ll give you the info you need :)