Description
These 6-Ingredient Healthy Pear Oatmeal Cookies are a deliciously simple treat packed with nutritious ingredients. Perfect for a quick snack or dessert, these cookies balance sweet bananas and ripe pears with wholesome oats and almond butter for a delightful combination.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 ripe bananas
- mashed (⅔ cup)
- ¼ cup (60ml) pure maple syrup
- 2/3 cup (160g) unsweetened almond butter
- 2 cups (200g) rolled oats
- 1 ½ tsp ground cinnamon
- ½ tsp sea salt
- 1 fresh pear
- peeled and chopped
- ¼ tsp ground nutmeg
- optional
- ½ tsp pure vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C) and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine the mashed bananas, maple syrup, and almond butter until smooth.
- Stir in the rolled oats, ground cinnamon, sea salt, and optional nutmeg and vanilla extract until well incorporated.
- Gently fold in the chopped pear.
- Scoop tablespoon-sized amounts of dough onto the prepared baking sheet, spacing them about 2 inches apart.
- Bake for 20-25 minutes or until the edges are golden brown.
- Allow cookies to cool on the baking sheet for a few minutes before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely.
Notes
For added sweetness, you can increase the maple syrup or add chocolate chips. Store cookies in an airtight container for up to a week.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Breakfast, Dessert, Snack
- Method: baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 140 kcal
- Sugar: 8 g
- Sodium: 95 mg
- Fat: 7 g
- Saturated Fat: 1 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 18 g
- Fiber: 3 g
- Protein: 4 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg
Keywords: Healthy Pear Oatmeal Cookies, 6-Ingredient Cookies, Banana Oatmeal Cookies, Healthy Dessert, American Cookies