Description
Delicious and healthy cookies made with peanut butter, bananas, and oats.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups rolled oats
- 1/2 cup peanut butter
- 1 1/4 cups banana (mashed, approximately 2 1/2 large bananas)
- 1/4 cup zucchini (shredded and moisture removed)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180C/350F. Line a large baking tray with parchment paper or use a cookie sheet.
- Shred the zucchini and squeeze out all the excess moisture using a paper towel or cheesecloth.
- In a large mixing bowl, add the oats, peanut butter, mashed banana, and zucchini and mix well. If using chocolate chips, fold them through at the end.
- Form 16 balls of dough with the batter. Place the balls on the lined tray and press each one into a cookie shape.
- Top with extra chocolate chips and bake for 12-15 minutes, or until golden on the edges.
- Allow cooling on the tray for 10 minutes, before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
Notes
- Can substitute peanut butter with any nut or seed butter of choice.
- Ensure to remove moisture from the zucchini for best texture.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 120
- Sugar: 4g
- Sodium: 50mg
- Fat: 6g
- Saturated Fat: 1g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 15g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 0mg