I love baking with spinach and hiding this delicious veggie, like my Spinach Tortillas, Spinach Muffins, or Spinach Banana Pancakes. Spinach cookies are simple, healthy cookies made without any flour and loaded with nutrients from spinach, banana, and oats. They are ready in under 30 minutes and taste absolutely delicious!
Ingredients and Substitutions
Quick Oats – I don’t recommend old-fashioned rolled oats for this recipe because its coarse texture makes the cookies dry and dense. Peanut Butter – Natural creamy peanut butter without added sugar or added oil. This is the best to make healthy peanut butter banana oatmeal cookies with spinach. Maple Syrup – or any liquid sweetener you like. Mashed Banana – ripe bananas are great because they add extra sweetness. Baby Spinach Leaves – Fresh is essential! Baking Powder – for a soft texture. Vanilla Extract – for flavor. Chocolate Chips – optional, but kids love that addition!
I love to add 1/3 cup of chocolate chips to these healthy kid cookies, but any of the below are great add-ons as well:
Chopped Walnuts Shredded Coconut Dried Raisins Cranberries Pumpkin Seeds
How To Make Spinach Cookies
These Spinach Oatmeal Banana Cookies are easy to make in just 10 minutes. All you need is a food processor and a few ingredients that you probably already have.
Texture
These are soft banana oatmeal cookies with a moist center and delicious banana chocolate flavor. You won’t taste the spinach at all, and kids love their green color. They call them monster cookies!
Storage
These Spinach Cookies keep very well in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 4 days. Another option is to freeze the oatmeal banana cookies and thaw them the day before eating.
Allergy Swaps
If you have some of the following allergies, you can swap ingredients:
Gluten-free – Make sure you use certified gluten-free quick oats. Nut-free– Replace the peanut butter with sunflower seed butter. Banana-free – Replace the mashed banana with applesauce, mashed sweet potato, or pumpkin puree.
