I created this recipe to use all the ripe bananas sitting on my kitchen benchtop. I usually bake my healthy banana brownies, banana protein cookies, or eggless banana bread to use black bananas, but today I was craving a mix between cookies and brownies. That’s why I made these fudgy chocolate banana cookies. They are soft and fudgy, taste like brownies, but hold very well in one hand like a cookie.
Why You’ll Love These Cookies
Easy made with just 3 ingredients Dairy-free Egg-free Vegan No added sugar Gluten-free and flourless Fudgy, soft chocolate cookie
Ingredients and Substitutions
All you need to make these chocolate banana cookies are 3 simple ingredients, go to the recipe card below for measurement.
Overripe Bananas. These chocolate cookies contain no added sugar. That’s why the ripeness of the bananas is so important to ensure sweet cookies. My tip, pick ripe bananas with many black, dark spots on their skin. If you don’t have these bananas and you are craving these cookies, follow these tips. Stir in up to 1/3 cup of coconut sugar in the mashed bananas to boost the sweetness of your cookies! Unsweetened Cocoa Powder or cacao powder. Make sure to fill the measuring cup with a spoon and level up the top to avoid adding too much cocoa powder that turns the cookies bitter. Natural Peanut Butter with no added oil and no added sugar. My tip to make nut-free banana chocolate cookies is to swap the peanut butter for the same amount of tahini or sunflower seed butter. If you are a fan of almond butter, swap the peanut butter for fresh drippy almond butter.
Making Chocolate Banana Cookies
Boosting The Flavor
This is a very simple chocolate banana cookie recipe that you can upgrade by stirring a few of the following ingredients.
Sweetness – If it’s not sweet enough, then stir and add 1/4 cup to 1/3 cup of coconut sugar, white sugar, or unrefined cane sugar. Chocolate Chips – Fold 1/3 cup of vegan semi-sweet chocolate chips into the cookie dough. Vanilla extract – Add 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract or vanilla stevia drops. Firmness – These cookies are soft like brownies. For a firmer texture, stir in 1/3 cup of oat flour. Rolled oats – Turn this into a breakfast cookie and stir in 1/3 cup of instant oats or rolled oats. Shredded Coconut – Add up to 1/2 cup of unsweetened desiccated coconut. Chopped Nuts – Add up to 1/3 cup of chopped walnuts, pecans, or peanuts.
More Vegan Banana Recipes
If you love baking with bananas, you will want to try one of these vegan recipes:
