3 Ingredient No Bake Banana Cookies
These easy healthy no bake banana cookies are chewy and sweet. They are just 3 ingredients and don't contain any flour, added sugar, eggs, butter or oil.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup (120 g) mashed bananas, (see note)
- 1/2 cup (128 g) natural unsweetened peanut butter
- 1 cup (74 g) unsweetened shredded coconut
Instructions
- Line a large cookie sheet with parchment paper.
- In a medium mixing bowl, add mashed bananas and peanut butter. Stir with a whisk until mixture becomes uniform and bananas are fully incorporated into the peanut butter.
- Stir in the coconut until it is evenly incorporated and the mixture thickens into a dough. The dough should be just thick enough that you can scoop it out and shape it.
- Using a 1 tbsp cookie scoop, scoop out dough balls and place onto the prepared cookie sheet, spacing the balls about 1 inch apart. Press down on each dough ball with the back of a metal spoon until it forms a round disk (about 1/2 inch thick). Cookies will not change shape so shape them as you would like your final cookies to be. You can use your fingers to smooth the edges.
- Place cookies into the freezer until cookies are firm. This should take about 30 minutes but you can just continue to leave them in the freezer until you are ready to eat them. The cookies can be eaten straight out of the freezer and will have a firm and chewy texture. If you prefer a softer texture, let the cookies soften a few minutes at room temperature. Store uneaten cookies in the freezer (or fridge if you want a softer cookie).
Notes
- Make sure to finely mash the bananas until there are barely any visible lumps. The 1/2 cup is measured after the bananas are mashed. I like using a whisk to mash instead of a fork.
- This recipe will only work with natural peanut butter (only peanuts and salt in the ingredients). See post for a more detailed explanation.
- These cookies are only lightly sweetened. For sweeter cookies, you can use sweetened shredded coconut or add a sweet mix-in like chocolate chips or dried fruit.
- I use this oxo 1 tbsp cookie scoop.*
- I used Let's Do Organic unsweetened coconut.*
- *This product link is an affiliate link. This means I earn a commission from qualifying purchases.
- For substitution questions, see the "Ingredients and Substitutions" section of the post.
- The cookies will be firm and chewy straight out of the freezer. If you let them sit out for a few minutes, they will become soft and chewy but they will also be a little more difficult to hold because they do become softer. If you prefer softer cookies, I recommend adding another 1/4 cup of coconut to the dough and then putting them in the fridge instead of the freezer. The cookies will have a stronger coconut flavor if you do this.
Serving: 1cookie, Calories: 74kcal, Carbohydrates: 4g, Protein: 2g, Fat: 6g, Saturated Fat: 3g, Sodium: 15mg, Fiber: 1g, Sugar: 1g, NET CARBS: 3
The nutrition information provided are only estimates based on an online nutritional calculator. This is not a comprehensive list of all the nutrients in the recipe (i.e., does not include vitamins, cholesterol, etc). I am not a certified nutritionist. Please consult a nutritionist or doctor for accurate information and any dietary restrictions and concerns you may have.
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