Ripe Banana Oat Cookies
Two black bananas and a cup of oats. That is genuinely the whole recipe.
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Ripe Banana Oat Cookies
Two black bananas and a cup of oats. That is genuinely the whole recipe.
By Riff KitchenOn Riff.kitchen, recipes start from what is already in your fridge. Add what you have, and it plans around whatever goes off first.
- 10 prep · 15 cook
- 25 min
- servings
- 12
- effort
- Easy
Nonna's note
This is the best possible use for bananas nobody will eat. The blacker they are, the sweeter the cookie - no added sugar needed at all.
Method
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Tips
Check the chocolate chips are dairy-free. Many semisweet chips contain milk fat. For these cookies to stay vegan, choose chips labeled vegan or dairy-free.
Use very ripe bananas. The bananas are the only sweetener besides the chips. Heavily spotted ones are sweeter and mash smoother.
Use rolled oats, not instant. Instant oats soak up the banana and bake gummy. Rolled oats keep some chew and help the cookies hold together.
Swaps
No chocolate chips? Raisins, chopped dates or chopped nuts. The cookies are less sweet without the chocolate.
No cinnamon? Pumpkin pie spice, or a little nutmeg.
Storage
Fridge: 3 to 4 days in a sealed container. They are moist, so the fridge keeps them better than the counter.
Freezer: 2 to 3 months for best quality. They thaw softer; let them come to room temperature in their container.
Serving: Serve at room temperature.
Fridge and reheating follow Illinois Extension; freezer times are for quality and follow the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, as on what freezes and what does not.
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Nonna's note
This is the best possible use for bananas nobody will eat. The blacker they are, the sweeter the cookie - no added sugar needed at all.
Instructions
Follow the steps to perfection.
Tips
Check the chocolate chips are dairy-free. Many semisweet chips contain milk fat. For these cookies to stay vegan, choose chips labeled vegan or dairy-free.
Use very ripe bananas. The bananas are the only sweetener besides the chips. Heavily spotted ones are sweeter and mash smoother.
Use rolled oats, not instant. Instant oats soak up the banana and bake gummy. Rolled oats keep some chew and help the cookies hold together.
Swaps
No chocolate chips? Raisins, chopped dates or chopped nuts. The cookies are less sweet without the chocolate.
No cinnamon? Pumpkin pie spice, or a little nutmeg.
Storage
Fridge: 3 to 4 days in a sealed container. They are moist, so the fridge keeps them better than the counter.
Freezer: 2 to 3 months for best quality. They thaw softer; let them come to room temperature in their container.
Serving: Serve at room temperature.
Fridge and reheating follow Illinois Extension; freezer times are for quality and follow the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, as on what freezes and what does not.
Made it?
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