Oatmeal Banana Cookies (gluten free)

A cookie that is healthy? Yes! This cookie takes all of 2 minutes to prep and 15 to bake.  It has no refined sugar, it doesn’t even have added sugar.  The sweetness in this cookie comes from the banana.  You can mix in anything you want or keep it just 2 ingredients.  Go ahead….have a cookie for breakfast!

Ingredients (this recipe made 25 cookies, you can easily cut amount in half or double):

• 2 cup of rolled oats (preferably organic)
•  4 mashed bananas
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• *optional ingredients: 1/4 cup of chopped nuts (we used almonds), 1/4 cup dried fruit (we used naturally sweetened cranberries) or 1/4 cup chocolate chips, can also flavor with different spices like ginger or cardamon

Instructions:

1. Mash bananas (we keep frozen ones on hand so that whenever we’re craving these or a smoothie, we’re ready to go)
2. Mix in nuts, cinnamon, and any other optional ingredients you are using
3. Bake at 350 for 15 minutes, until cookies hold their shape and are slightly browned around the edges
   

   Baked Cookies

4. Eat or freeze (they defrost quickly).
5. *Suggestion: because these are moist, they can mold quickly.  Best to keep in refrigerator to store.

Nutritional Benefits:

• No added sugar: great for diabetics
• Low in calories
• No added fat (unless you add in the nuts)
• High in potassium: aides in kidney function, blood circulation, and reduces cholesterol
• Good source of fiber: important for digestive function, decreases risk of certain cancers, aides in inflammation
• Anti-inflammatory
• Gluten Free (anti-inflammatory)
• Good source of protein (from oats and nuts): helps in repairing and rebuilding tissues/muscles
• Oats: reduces cholesterol, high in anti-oxidants, reduces blood pressure, helps to stabilize blood sugar

Oatmeal Banana Cookies (gluten free)

 

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Prep time

2 mins

Cook time

15 mins

Total time

17 mins

 

Oatmeal Banana Cookies: gluten free and no added sugar

Author: www.gardenfreshfoodie.com

Recipe type: Cookies

Cuisine: Dessert

Serves: makes 25 cookies

Ingredients

• (this recipe made 25 cookies, you can easily cut amount in half or double):
• 2 cup of rolled oats (preferably organic)
• 4 mashed bananas
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• *optional ingredients: ¼ cup of chopped nuts (we used almonds), ¼ cup dried fruit (we used naturally sweetened cranberries) or ¼ cup chocolate chips, can also flavor with different spices like ginger or cardamon

Instructions

1. Mash bananas (we keep frozen ones on hand so that whenever we're craving these or a smoothie, we're ready to go)
2. Mix in nuts, cinnamon, and any other optional ingredients you are using
3. Bake at 350 for 15 minutes, until cookies hold their shape and are slightly browned around the edges
4. Eat or freeze (they defrost quickly).
5. *Suggestion: because these are moist, they can mold quickly.  Best to keep in refrigerator to store

Notes

Nutritional Information based on using ¼ c almonds & dried cranberries. This is also a great source of potassium: 64 mg in each cookie.

Nutrition Information

Serving size: 1 cookie Calories: 50.4 Fat: 1 g Carbohydrates: 7.9 g Sugar: 2.9 g Fiber: 1.2 g Protein: 1.2 g

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