Description
Delicious and healthy sugar-free oat cookies made with mashed bananas, nut butter, flaxseed, and oats, sweetened naturally with raisins. These cookies are perfect for a wholesome snack or a nutritious treat without any added sugar.
Ingredients
Main Ingredients
- 240 g / 8.5 oz (1 cup mashed) bananas, peeled
- 100 g / ½ cup peanut butter or almond butter
- 1½ tbsp ground flaxseed
- 140 g / 1½ cup rolled jumbo oats
- ¼ tsp fine salt
- ½ tsp cinnamon
- ½ tsp baking soda
- 20 g / 2 tbsp raisins, soaked in boiling water for 5 minutes
Instructions
- Preheat Oven: Preheat the oven to 160° C fan / 320° F fan (or 180° C / 355° F if no fan function) and line a baking tray with baking paper to prevent sticking.
- Mash Bananas and Mix Nut Butter & Flaxseed: In a medium bowl, mash the peeled bananas using a fork until smooth. Add the peanut butter or almond butter and ground flaxseed to the mashed bananas and mix thoroughly until combined.
- Add Dry Ingredients: Stir in the rolled oats, fine salt, cinnamon, and baking soda until all ingredients are evenly incorporated, forming a sticky dough.
- Chill or Rest Mixture: Let the mixture sit on the counter for 10-15 minutes if shaping cookies with a spoon, or chill in the freezer for the same amount of time if using your hands to shape the cookies. This helps the dough firm up for easier handling.
- Shape Cookies and Add Raisins: Divide the dough into 12 even portions (approximately 40 g / 1.4 oz each). Place them on the prepared baking tray, flatten each portion with the back of a spoon, and press soaked and drained raisins on top, squeezing out any excess water before decorating.
- Bake: Bake the cookies for about 20 minutes until they turn a nice brown color. They should be firm but slightly soft when taken out of the oven.
- Cool and Store: Allow the cookies to cool completely on a wire rack before eating. Store them in an airtight container; they are best eaten fresh but can be kept for a few days.
Notes
- You can add more raisins to the batter in step 3 if you prefer them hidden inside the cookies instead of them being studded on top.
- Using jumbo rolled oats creates a heartier texture, but you may substitute with regular rolled oats if preferred.
- For nut-free options, try sunflower seed butter instead of peanut or almond butter.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Snack
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: International
