Chewy Healthy Peanut Butter Banana Cookies are a twist on your peanut butter cookie recipe. Made with no butter and less sugar, they make a great snack!
These Healthy Peanut Butter Banana Cookies always come in for the win over the summer month and the start of the school year.
I’m sort of obsessed with peanut butter. Whenever I have a snack craving, it is my go-to. I have worked peanut butter into some of my favorite foods, including caramel with my Peanut Butter Caramel Sauce and snickerdoodle cookies with my Peanut Butter Snickerdoodles.
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It was a reader’s comment that made me switch up the recipe for my peanut butter cookies to make these Healthy Peanut Butter Banana Cookies. They mentioned in their comments that they reduced the brown and granulated sugars, increased the peanut butter, and added a banana. I meant to follow their directions and my recipe to a T so that I could recreate and try it.
Sadly, I didn’t follow my recipe directions and unknowingly omitted the butter. Upon the first bite, I was like, holy cow, I can taste the banana. I felt like I had missed an ingredient, but they tasted more like a muffin than a cookie. But they were so soft, and the banana and peanut butter shined, so I didn’t think more about it.
Then, when I came to write the recipe, I realized I left out the butter. EEK!
But when I added the nutritional content to these cookies, they came out to only 112 calories per cookie! So I was like, heck yes, they were just right then. Making a snack that is one of my kids’ favorites without overloading them with granulated sugar in the afternoon before dinner.
My hubby tried them and liked them, but he said that they would even be better with dark chocolate. I agree. It would add the perfect touch of sweetness. Now, while these cookies are labeled “healthy,” my kids still ate them. They are perfectly served with a glass of milk to dip into a drink afterward.
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While the entire recipe only takes a little over 30 minutes from start to finish, I would rather bake a batch once a week than once a day.
So are you looking for a snack or treat, that doesn’t all the “extras” like butter and sugar? Then try these Healthy Peanut Butter Banana Cookies. They are McCollum kids approved and that in itself is a reason you should try them.
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Healthy Peanut Butter Banana Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 cup peanut butter
- 1/2 cup ripe banana 1 – 1 1/2 bananas
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 tablespoon vanilla
- 1/2 cup flour
- 1/2 cup instant oats
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 F.
- Mash the banana(s) using a fork or masher.
- Using an eletric mixer, beat together the peanut butter, brown sugar, and mashed banana.
- Add the egg and vanilla extract and continue to mix until well combined.
- In a small mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, oats, baking soda and salt. Slowly add to the mixer and combine with the wet ingredients.
- Use a cookie scoop to form into rounded balls and place on a parchment lined baking sheet.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes or until golden brown.
- These keep well for a couple of days in an airtight container.
This is my favorite! I can’t wait to try this version of yours!
This recipe is so smart! I love peanut butter and banana. I never thought to make together in a cookie!
I made these when I had ripe bananas but wasn’t in the mood for banana bread. They’re perfect!
These cookies are my favorite! So yum!
Yum! I am sure these will be our new favorite cookies! Peanut butter is my favorite flavor!
Very chewy and yummy! Love these as a snack
Absolutely delicious!! Will make again!
Slightly less peanut butter, threw in 1/4 cup extra oats and around 1/2 cup extra flour. Added chocolate Chips. Added some regular apple sauce. Maybe around 1/4-1/2 cup? Cooked for 10 min.
These are a good base to build on. I used banana flour instead of all purpose to make them healthier. They could use some cinnamon, chopped nuts, or possibly some dried cranberries to take them up a notch.
So good! I did a bit less sugar and added Dale chocolate chips – they were a hit with everyone I shared them with!
I added chopped pecans and butterscotch morsels and they were superb! Thank you!
This recipe is so smart! I love peanut butter and banana. I never thought to make together in a cookie!
I like the peanut butter and banana combo but wanted something I could pop into my mouth without having to take out the toaster. Because I used very ripe bananas I used 1/2 the sugar and these delicious cookies were plenty sweet. My dog likes them also. Glad I found this recipe
I love you shared these with your dog. We will have to do that too, we have 3 little loves in our home.
Tasty, but the dough is too sticky for my liking. I reduced the vanilla to 1 tsp and added 25% more flour and oatmeal. I put the dough in the fridge to chill before baking. That seemed to help. Enjoy!
Thanks, Sandra for this wonderful recipe. Will try this for sure.
I just made these cookies they were absolutely delicious! So wonderful and soft, like a pb-banana clouds from heaven
Thank you for sharing, they were so divine love how it’s not so sweet and they were so soft and light and fun to make and eat I agree, it’s best to mix the pb and brown sugar really well.
Next time, half the salt! But otherwise, they were GREAT! I told my kiddos they were peanut butter cookies bc they wouldn’t eat them if I said banana too! My youngest and the pickiest went for seconds! I’ve never been able to pass off any baked goods with oatmeal OR bananas to her! She didn’t even notice!
They were fudgy in the center and crisp around the edges! Super great!!! Pinning for next time!
Just made these healthy peanut butter banana cookies, and they turned out great! Super tasty and guilt-free. Do you think adding some dark chocolate chips would work with this recipe? Thanks for sharing!
It would work very well and extra tasty.