Need a chocolaty treat to satisfy your sweet tooth? Look no further than these double chocolate banana cookies! These soft & chewy cookies are delicious but only clock in at 100 calories a piece. A great way to use up those brown bananas on your counter.
Why You’ll Love These Cookies
Here are four reasons why I feel like these are a step up nutritionally from your average cookie:
1. Less added sugar: If you look at many comparable cookie recipes, you’ll find around 1/2 to 3/4 cup of sugar for a comparable amount of grain. In this recipe, I’ve used just a little over a third of a cup of sweetener (1/4 cup brown sugar plus 2 tbsp honey).
2. Made with whole grains: While most banana cookie recipes will call for all purpose flour, this one uses a blend of whole wheat flour and whole grain oats. This helps add fiber and additional micronutrients.
3. Portion controlled: At just 100 calories each, anyone can fit one or two of these chocolate banana cookies into your meal plan without throwing things off balance.
4. Workout recovery snack option: Not that I recommend it as an after-every-workout-kinda-thing, but two of these cookies plus a tall (16 ounce) glass of milk clocks in right at 52 grams of carbohydrate and 20 grams of protein. That’s actually not a bad recovery snack, haha! Of course you want most of your recovery meals to also include nutrient-dense produce, but I’m just saying I’m not opposed to mixing this into the routine from time to time. 😉
Recipe Variations
These double chocolate banana cookies are of course delish as-is. But if you’ve made these already but are looking for ways to change ‘em up and add some variety, here are a few ideas:
- Add in chopped pecans, walnuts, or macadamia nuts
- Use pumpkin puree rather than banana
- Add in unflavored whey protein powder to boost the protein content (you’ll need to reduce the flour if you do so, otherwise they come out too dry).
- Use white chocolate chips rather than dark chocolate chips
- Use peanut butter chips rather than dark chocolate chips
- Swirl some peanut butter into the batter prior to dropping the dough on the cookie sheet
- If you want to get decadent, pair these cookies with some banana nice cream in the middle
- Want extra banana flavor? Sauté some chopped bananas in a little butter and add those to the batter too (along with the mashed banana).
More Cookie Recipes
If you’re looking for more cookie recipes that have a nutritious twist, try one of these options:
- Olive oil chocolate chip cookies
- Lower sugar almond flour shortbread cookies
- Protein gingerbread cookies
- Pumpkin oatmeal breakfast cookies
I hope you enjoy these double chocolate banana cookies as much as I do! If you try them, be sure to leave a recipe rating and comment.
Double Chocolate Banana Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 banana, mashed
- 1 large egg
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- 2 tbsp honey
- 4 tbsp butter, softened
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 3 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
- ⅔ cup rolled oats
- ⅔ cup whole wheat flour
- ¼ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp baking powder
- ¼ tsp baking soda
- ⅓ cup dark chocolate chips (no added sugar if desired)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Prepare two baking sheets with a silicone baking mat or parchment paper.
- In a large mixing bowl, mash the banana. Add the egg and use a fork to whisk together the egg and banana until well combined.
- Mix in the brown sugar, honey, softened butter, and vanilla. When combined, stir in the unsweetened cocoa powder.
- Add the remainder of the dry ingredients – oats, wheat flour, salt, baking powder, and baking soda. Stir until just combined, then fold in the chocolate chips.
- Portion out cookie dough on the baking sheets into approximately 18 cookies. Place in the oven and bake for 9-11 minutes, or until the cookies have set. (Mine come out perfect right at 10 minutes). Enjoy!
Notes
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