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Lowfat Oatmeal Banana Chocolate Chip Cookies

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I’ve got another banana recipe.  Maybe the best one yet.
Have I mentioned that we grow lots and lots of bananas around here?

I have?
Ok.  Just check’n.

This is actually a recipe that I shared way back.
But since I just made these again….and fell in love with them again….I thought they were worthy of a fresh post.

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These low fat oatmeal banana cookies are brilliant on many levels:
Whole wheat flour, check.
Oatmeal, check.
Bananas, YES please–the more the merrier.
Agave nectar, such a great choice.
And chocolate chips-obviously a winner.

It’s a simple recipe, and your whole family will LOVE these!

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Lowfat Oatmeal Banana Chocolate Chip Cookies

Author www.monicaswanson.com

Ingredients

  • Lowfat Oatmeal Banana Chocolate chip Cookies
  • 1. cup whole wheat flour.
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp. salt
  • 1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
  • 2 T. butter.
  • 1/3 c.agave nectar
  • 1/2 c. brown sugar unpacked.
  • 1 egg
  • 3/4 to 1 cup mashed banana I say the more the better. *we used apple-bananas.
  • 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
  • 2 cups oats
  • 1/2 cup chocolate chips

Instructions

  1. PREHEAT oven to 350 degrees.
  2. In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and cinnamon.
  3. In a large bowl, cream together butter and brown sugar with a mixer. Add egg, followed by the mashed banana, agave nectar, and vanilla.
  4. Working by hand, stir in the flour mixture, and the oats until just combined. Stir in chocolate chips (I think carob would be great here too. My family disagrees.)
  5. DROP heaping tablespoons of the dough onto baking sheets. Bake for about 10-12 minutes, or until cookies are light brown at the edges.

Really now…

Pour a cup of cold milk….Dunk…

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It doesn’t get much better than this, does it?
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With Aloha,
Monica

 

Aloha, Monica
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  1. Beverley says

    June 1, 2013 at 3:23 pm

    Delicious! My families new favourite. Did use slightly more butter and less agave though. Maybe I’ll try using maple syrup in place of Agave to make it more Canadian:)

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    • grommom says

      June 1, 2013 at 5:09 pm

      Thanks for letting me know! It’s fun to hear all of the ways folks switch up this recipe. I LOVE the maple syrup idea–haha, and making it Canadadian! ๐Ÿ™‚ aloha!

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  2. Amber says

    May 27, 2013 at 9:16 pm

    They were a big hit with my family! I like the idea of adding peanut butter, as suggested above. Next time. Mahalo!

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    • grommom says

      May 27, 2013 at 11:51 pm

      So glad!! Yes, I’m trying it w/ peanut butter next time too! ๐Ÿ™‚
      Aloha!

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  3. Emily says

    May 26, 2013 at 5:38 am

    These were absolutely divine! .. Even if I did forget to blend the sugar and butter separately first ๐Ÿ˜‰ Thanks for a quick and easy treat.

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  4. Kari says

    May 23, 2013 at 11:39 pm

    I’m in love! I omitted the butter and brown sugar, added a small extra squeeze of agave nectar, and they are delicious! AND I don’t have to feel any guilt!

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    • grommom says

      May 26, 2013 at 1:39 am

      Kari–So glad you loved them. Great changes–maybe I’ll try that next time too! Thanks for commenting!

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  5. Jenna says

    May 22, 2013 at 3:45 pm

    YUM! But wait – is there a potential substitute for agave nectar?

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    • grommom says

      May 22, 2013 at 6:06 pm

      Thank you Jenna! Yes, you could really use any sweetener you like. I think agave is quite sweet, so you might want to adjust amounts. I would suggest honey, but if you want to use sugar, I am sure they would come out great that way too. ๐Ÿ™‚ Let me know how it goes!

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  6. Sandy says

    April 25, 2013 at 4:16 am

    I think i would end up subbing dried cranberries for the chocolate chips. They would go fabulous with Hawaii 5-0. I should make them Monday so that I have some for next week. As long as I don’t need the kleenix like I did after this last episode last week.

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    • grommom says

      April 25, 2013 at 5:26 am

      Sounds like a wise choice. ๐Ÿ˜‰
      Oh really–? Hawaii 5-O was a tear-jerker this week? Uh oh, I better wait for the right moment to watch it (Recorded and waiting for me :))
      aloha!

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  7. Urban Wife says

    April 18, 2013 at 9:37 pm

    I just baked these (well, I made some modifications…) and WOW! Amazing! Thank you so much for sharing the recipe. Now I know what I’ll be doing with our too-ripe bananas. ๐Ÿ™‚

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    • grommom says

      April 19, 2013 at 1:51 am

      Yay! I’m so glad you liked it. I’m curious what modifications you made? Let me know! I’d love to keep playing with the recipe! aloha!

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      • Urban Wife says

        April 19, 2013 at 3:26 am

        Nothing major. I used coconut palm sugar instead of brown sugar, coconut oil instead of butter, added a few tablespoons of peanut butter and left out the chocolate chips since I didn’t have any.

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  8. Heather || Heather's Dish says

    April 18, 2013 at 2:21 pm

    YUM YUM YUM! I think I would actually start to like bananas this way ๐Ÿ˜‰

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  9. Sandy says

    April 18, 2013 at 12:19 am

    yummy…

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  10. mom says

    April 17, 2013 at 8:29 pm

    I think you’re doing pretty good with the photography (or is it Josiah?). Those cookies look good enough to eat–even for me who doesn’t like bananas!!

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    • grommom says

      April 17, 2013 at 9:03 pm

      Thanks Mom. You just like pictures with your little grandson in them! ๐Ÿ™‚
      I think you need to convert and try some silly bananasโ€ฆBut either way–thank you!

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