Description
Delicious and healthy Strawberry Cookies made with rolled oats, mashed bananas, almond butter, and fresh strawberries. These soft, naturally sweetened cookies are gluten-free, eggless, and perfect for a wholesome snack or dessert.
Ingredients
Scale
Dry Ingredients
- 2 cups rolled oats gluten free, if needed
Wet Ingredients
- 2 large bananas mashed
- 1/2 cup almond butter (can sub for any nut or seed butter of choice)
Add-ins
- 1/4 cup strawberries chopped
- 1/4 cup chocolate chips (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat Oven: Preheat the oven to 180C/350F. Line a large tray with parchment paper or prepare a Silpat cookie sheet. Set aside.
- Mix Ingredients: In a large mixing bowl, combine the rolled oats, mashed bananas, and almond butter. Mix well until evenly combined.
- Add Berries and Chocolate Chips: Gently fold in the chopped strawberries and chocolate chips, ensuring they are evenly distributed in the dough.
- Shape Cookies: Form 12 small balls of dough and place each one on the lined sheet. Press each ball into a cookie shape to flatten them slightly.
- Bake Cookies: Bake for 12 minutes or until the edges turn golden. Keep an eye on them to avoid overbaking as they should remain soft.
- Cool Down: Remove the cookies from the oven and allow them to cool completely on the tray to firm up.
Notes
- These strawberry cookies are eggless and are best stored in the refrigerator to maintain freshness for up to 1 week in a sealed container.
- To freeze, place leftover cookies in a ziplock bag and store them in the freezer for up to 6 months.
- You can substitute almond butter with any nut or seed butter of your choice according to your preference or dietary needs.
- Ensure to use gluten-free oats if you require the recipe to be gluten-free.
- For a chocolate-free version, simply omit the chocolate chips.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 98 kcal
- Sugar: 3 g
- Sodium: 1 mg
- Fat: 5 g
- Saturated Fat: 0.5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 12 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg
