These soft chocolate chip cookies are sweetened with banana and a modest amount of coconut sugar. They're also egg-free, gluten-free, nut-free, and dairy-free, making them great for allergic individuals.
As a food blogger, I am often scouring the Internet for recipes and inspiration.
Much of the time, I find myself looking at something sweet! I can't say I have a big sweet tooth, but I do love baking.
I particularly enjoy taking an unhealthy recipe and creating something healthy and delicious out of it, mainly in terms of lowering the sugar.
Because bananas have a natural sweetness, I wanted to incorporate them into a cookie recipe.
These cookies are soft in consistency, boasting of banana, vanilla, and cinnamon flavors.
They hold together well, and would make a great lunchbox treat!
Recipe notes
I grind my flour fresh from these raw buckwheat groats. I assume the pre-ground flour would work, but the groats are far superior in taste.
Healthy Banana Chocolate Chip Cookies
Ingredients
- ¼ cup buckwheat flour ground from raw groats; see Notes
- ¼ cup brown rice flour
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- ⅛ teaspoon sea salt
- ¼ teaspoon cinnamon
- 2 teaspoon coconut sugar
- ¼ cup mashed banana
- 1 Tablespoon melted coconut oil
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2-3 Tablespoons milk of your choice see Notes
- 3 Tablespoons chocolate chips or chopped chocolate
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- Mix the dry ingredients together (flours, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, sugar).
- Stir in the remaining 'wet' ingredients (banana, oil, vanilla, milk). Start with two tablespoons of milk and add more if batter looks too dry. I usually use 2 1/2 tablespoons.
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Using a small spoon or small cookie dough scoop, divide the batter into 9-10 equal-sized cookies.
- Top the cookies with chocolate.
- Bake 8-10 minutes.
Notes
Nutrition
Deeksha
This look so amazing and yummy. I definitely try this recipe. Thank you so much for the recipe.
Rachel Wilson
I really like this recipe. Would it be possible to bake these cookies without any coconut sugar at all?
Lauren
Yes, I think that would be fine!
Holly
Can I leave out the coconut sugar completely?
Lauren
Yes, that should work!