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Banana oat cookies

Ripe bananas and oats instead of flour and butter, with a few chocolate chips. The cheapest recipe here.

Per serving
$0.44
Whole recipe
$3.52
Total time
25 min
Serves
8

Estimated at average US grocery prices for the amounts used. Your store will vary.

Banana oat cookies
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Ingredients

  • 240 g (8.5 oz)Bananas
  • 150 g (5.3 oz)Rolled oats
  • 60 g (2.1 oz)Chocolate chips
  • 30 g (1.1 oz)Peanut butter
  • 15 gHoney
  • 5 gVanilla extract
  • 2 gCinnamon (sticks or ground)

Plus water, salt and pepper from your pantry.

Instructions

  1. Heat the oven to 180 °C and line a baking tray with baking paper.
  2. Mash the bananas with a fork to a smooth purée.
  3. Add the vanilla, cinnamon, peanut butter and honey and mix well.
  4. Stir in the oats and chocolate chips and leave for 5 minutes so the oats absorb the moisture.
  5. Spoon mounds onto the tray and flatten them, as they do not spread while baking.
  6. Bake for 12-15 minutes until golden at the edges.
  7. Leave to cool for 5 minutes on the tray, then move to a wire rack.