Vegan Banana Cookies (gluten-free)
These delicious vegan banana cookies are super soft and chewy on the inside with slightly crispy edges and bursting with banana flavors.
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Servings: cookies
Ingredients
- 1 ¼ cup almond meal
- 3 tablespoon coconut sugar or other granulated sweetener of choice
- 2 teaspoon baking powder
- pinch of salt
- ⅓ cup mashed banana (~1 small/medium banana)
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
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Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (180°C).
- Peel a very ripe banana and add it to a bowl. Mash with a fork until smooth (some smaller chunks are fine).
- Add almond meal, sugar, baking powder and a pinch of salt to a large mixing bowl. Whisk until well combined.
- Add mashed banana and olive oil.
- With a spatula or spoon (or your hands), whisk together dry and wet ingredients until well combined.
- Scoop out 10 individual cookies with a cookie scoop and place them onto a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper.
- Flatten the cookie dough balls with a damp fork or your fingers.
- Bake for 15-18 minutes or until edges and top of the cookies are golden brown. 18 minutes of baking time will give you a chewy texture with a slightly crisp edge.
- Serve with some desiccated coconut sprinkled on top of each cookie (optional).
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Notes
- Ripe Bananas: For best results, I recommend using overripe bananas with lots of brown spots. They are sweeter and more aromatic.
- Measure out banana: Bananas can vary quite a bit in size so for best results, I recommend measuring out your mashed banana!
- Sweeter Cookies: The cookies are lightly sweetened. For sweeter cookies add a bit more sugar (1-2 tbsp).
- To store: Store any leftover banana cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days.
- To freeze: Freeze in a freezer-friendly jar for up to 1 month. Let thaw on the counter overnight.
Nutrition
Serving: 1cookie. | Calories: 111kcal | Carbohydrates: 8g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 92mg | Potassium: 27mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 5IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 77mg | Iron: 1mg
All nutritional information is based on third-party calculations and should be considered estimates.
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