Healthy Banana Chocolate Chip Cookies

I’ve been trying to stay active and eat relatively healthily throughout my pregnancy so one hashtag I’ve started following regularly is #fitpregnancy. It came in handy recently when I was craving banana bread like crazy and had a hard time finding an healthy recipe in my usual haunts.  I stumbled upon this ridiculously easy and surprisingly delicious cookie recipe that requires just a few basic ingredients. I’ve been making them often and my husband loves them, too. He’s a runner and says they’re the perfect pre-run snack!

For this recipe, you will need:

  1 cup oats
  2 ripe bananas
  1 and 1/2 tbsp peanut butter
  1/3 cup dark chocolate chips

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

In a food processor, combine the first 3 ingredients until smooth (if you like your oats a little less chunky, you can grind them a bit first before adding the other two ingredients). Pour the batter into a mixing bowl and add the chocolate chips, stirring to combine.

Spoon teaspoon-sized cookies onto a lightly greased cookie sheet (you should get about 12-15 cookies, depending on how big you like them). Bake for about 15 minutes and enjoy!

original recipe via xbrittanynicolex

Healthy Banana Chocolate Chip Cookies

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That is really easy. And sounds good.

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Damn! This looks so easy. I don't normally do banana (actually I hate it) but I am so ready to give these a whirl. Pinned!

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great,it looks so easy that i want to try! xx gloria

Gloriadressup

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Ooh thanks for sharing this! I made healthy cookies from an internet recipe one and it was awful…my mom told me not to serve it to people outside the house. That had applesauce though and I like the addition of peanut butter here. i'll try it soon!

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Ooh yum! I'm always on the look out for healthy sweets thanks for sharing this recipe!

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Great Recipe! Thanks for sharing <3

kisses

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You had me at "stupid easy". I've never even thought to try banana in my chocolate chip cookies. Yum!

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I'm glad the chocolate chips are still just that–chocolate chips and not nibs or cocoa powder, haha! This recipe sounds great. I've gotta get myself a food processor though.

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Wow! This looks so yummy. Any cookie makes me starve and crave for it. <333 I wonder how these taste like.

Have a great day!

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SHAIRA
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banana + chocolate so delicious!

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funny how you can leave out all the things you associate with cookies (eggs, sugar, flour) and still create a cookie!
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