These Chunky Monkey Banana Cookies are gluten-free, dairy-free, naturally sweetened with honey, can easily be made vegan, and are even breakfast-friendly!!!!
Who said cookies and breakfast don’t go together! These contain healthy carbohydrates from the oats, healthy fat + some protein from the peanut butter and walnuts, nutrients from the bananas, and fiber from the ground flax. That’s a lot more nutrition than a bowl of cereal or many other common breakfasts!
Personally, I’ve been loving eating a couple of these for an afternoon snack with almond milk, for a pre-workout breakfast (I usually need some type of fuel but don’t like going into early morning workouts with a full stomach so these are perfect), or to satisfy my sweet tooth after lunch or dinner. Yes, I have a sweet tooth after both lunch and dinner.
Bonus: these cookies are super fun and easy to make! PS. check out my Instagram highlights for a full tutorial on how to make a flax egg.
Chunky Monkey Banana Cookies
Ingredients
- 2 bananas (the spottier, the better!)
- 1 & 3/4 cup rolled oats
- 1/4 cup honey (or maple syrup to keep vegan)
- 1/4 cup peanut butter (only ingredient should be peanuts or peanuts and salt)
- 1 flax egg (check my highlights on IG for a tutorial)
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- sprinke sea salt
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 cup walnuts (roughly chopped)
- 1/2 chocolate bar of choice + more for topping (chopped)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F and line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
- Make flax egg (see Instagram highlights for tutorial).
- In a large bowl, mash bananas with a fork. Add in the rest of the ingredients and mix well.
- Scoop out a heaping tablespoon for each cookie and place on the cookie sheet. Top with additional chocolate chunks and sprinkle of sea salt.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes or until fully cooked through.
- Optional— drizzle with extra peanut butter. Let cookies set for at least 10 minutes before removing them from the cookie sheet.
These are absolutely delicious😍
I’m so happy you like them!! Thank you for the comment 💓
Hi there! These look AMAZING. I was searching your IG highlights for the flax egg ingredient and was unsuccessful in my search but I also don’t have any flax at the moment! Can it be substituted for anything??
Hi! Aww thank you! Sorry about that— I have updated my highlights since making these and I haven’t re-added that one yet! To make a flax egg, mix 1 tbsp ground flax with 1 tbsp water and let it sit for 15 minutes or until it thickens. I haven’t tried any other subs but I’ve had a few people tell me that they used a regular egg and that worked well!
We’ve been loving these. They are super moist and delicious, plus healthy!
So glad you guys are loving them! Definitely one of my favorite healthy snacks/treats 🙂
Always so easy to make yet so delicious 🤤 merci!
So glad you love! Thanks for the comment 🙂 x
Can you tell me the nutritional info?
This looks so good! What a great healthy snack for the whole family!
Thank you so much! They are a big hit in our house 🙂
Thanks for sharing! Do they freeze well?
Hi! Yes, they freeze perfectly! I actually like to eat them straight out of the freezer sometimes 🙂
Delicious!!!! I added Cocoa, pecans instead of walnuts, collagen powder for protein and a dash of clove and nutmeg and OMG they came out soooooo delicious my kids loved them.
So glad you loved!! Such a good idea to add collagen!! And the clove and nutmeg sound like a delicious addition 🙂 I will try those next time! xo
Super yummy! Thank you. I love easy recipes. They go great with my morning coffee…. I searched for these as I realized I despise eating oatmeal for breakfast… but I ADORE cookies! 😅😅
Hi Michelle! Breakfast cookies are always a good idea 😉 Happy you loved these too!