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Gluten-Free Vegan Banana Oatmeal Cookies

Last updated - September 7, 2023; Published - August 24, 2018 By Rhian Williams 70 Comments

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These Gluten-Free Vegan Banana Oatmeal Cookies are soft, chewy, and taste like banana bread. They're versatile and easily customisable, are made using a handful of simple ingredients, and are ready in 30 minutes. They're also refined sugar free, can be made completely free from added sugar, and oil-free optional. They make a satisfying and healthy dessert, snack or breakfast and are perfect for meal prep as their taste and texture remains unchanged for a good few days. They travel well so are great for packed lunches or road trips.

A stack of four gluten-free vegan banana oatmeal cookies with chocolate chips

How to make this recipe

  • Mash the bananas with a fork in a bowl.

Tip: For naturally super sweet, fudgy cookies, make sure to use ripe bananas.

A small white bowl with a silver fork mashing a banana
  • Mix together all the ingredients in a separate, larger mixing bowl.
Gluten-free vegan banana oatmeal cookie dough with chocolate chips in a mixing bowl

Tip: Leave the mixture for 10 minutes as leaving the oats to soak for a bit will make them much easier to bind together.

  • Take a heaped tablespoon of the mixture and use your hands to form it into little patties to lay it out onto a rectangular baking tray lined with baking paper - make sure to grease the baking paper so that the cookies don’t stick.
Nine raw gluten-free vegan banana oatmeal cookies with chocolate chips on a baking tray lined with baking paper
  • Then just bake for 15 minutes and they’re done!

Tip: Make sure to leave them to cool completely before storing.

Three gluten-free vegan banana oatmeal cookies with chocolate chips on a sheet of brown baking paper

Substitutions you can make

  • You can use any type of liquid sweetener: maple syrup, agave syrup, brown rice syrup etc.
  • To make the cookies free from added sugar, omit the maple syrup.
  • You can use any type of oil: coconut oil, olive oil or vegetable oil.
  • For an oil-free version, the coconut oil can be replaced with almond butter, peanut butter, cashew butter or sunflower seed butter.
  • If you’re not into cinnamon, it can be omitted.
  • The ground almonds can be replaced with ground walnuts.
  • For a nut-free version, use ground sunflower seeds instead of ground almonds.

Ingredients you can add to the cookie dough

  • Chocolate chips.
  • Dried fruit: raisins, dried cranberries, dried cherries, dried mango, dried papaya, dried pineapple, chopped dates, chopped dried figs etc.
  • Chopped nuts: walnuts, pecan nuts, Brazil nuts.
  • Desiccated coconut.

How long do these Banana Oatmeal Cookies keep for?

These cookies keep well in the fridge in an airtight container for a good few days.

A stack of four gluten-free vegan banana oatmeal cookies with chocolate chips

More gluten-free vegan cookie recipes

  • Chocolate Chip Cookies
  • Oatmeal Raisin Cookies
  • Blueberry Breakfast Cookies
  • Peanut Butter Cookies
  • Chocolate Cookies
  • Carrot Cake Cookies
  • Oatmeal Cookies
  • Snickerdoodles
  • Millionaire Shortbread
  • Orange Cookies
  • Lemon Poppy Seed Cookies
  • Lemon Blueberry Cookies

If you try out this recipe or anything else from my blog, I’d really love to hear any feedback! Please give it a rating, leave a comment, or tag a photo @rhiansrecipes #rhiansrecipes on Instagram! Thank you.

Watch how to make this recipe

A stack of four gluten-free vegan banana oatmeal cookies with chocolate chips

Gluten-Free Vegan Banana Oatmeal Cookies

These Gluten-Free Vegan Banana Oatmeal Cookies are soft, chewy, and taste like banana bread!
4.12 from 118 votes
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Course: Breakfast, Dessert, Snack
Cuisine: American
Keyword: banana chocolate cookies, banana oatmeal cookies, vegan banana cookies
Prep Time: 15 minutes minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes minutes
Servings: 12 cookies
Calories: 211kcal
Author: Rhian Williams

Ingredients

  • 3 medium-sized ripe bananas
  • 30 g (⅛ cup) coconut oil (or sub olive or vegetable oil, or nut butter such as peanut butter or almond butter)
  • 6 tablespoons maple syrup *(or sub any other sweetener
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon (optional)
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • Pinch salt
  • 150 g (1 ¼ cup) ground almonds (almond meal) **
  • 150 g (1 ½ cup) rolled oats (ensure gluten-free if necessary)
  • 40 g (¼ cup) dark chocolate chips ***(ensure vegan/gluten-free if necessary)

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 180 degrees Celsius (350 degrees Fahrenheit).
  • Peel the bananas and place in a small bowl, then use a fork to mash until you get a smooth paste.
  • Place the coconut oil in a separate, large bowl and melt over a saucepan of boiling water or in the microwave (skip this step if using any other oil).
  • Once melted, add all the other ingredients to the same bowl.
  • Mix well, adding a tiny splash of plant-based milk if it’s looking too dry.
  • Leave the mixture for 10 minutes as leaving the oats to soak for a bit will make them much easier to bind together.
  • Take a heaped tablespoon of the mixture and use your hands to form it into little patties.
  • Lay it out onto a baking tray lined with greased baking paper.
  • Repeat until the rest of the dough is used up - you should be able to make 12 cookies.
  • Bake in the oven for around 15 minutes until golden brown.
  • Leave to cool completely before storing in an airtight container in the fridge - keeps for a good few days.

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Notes

*For a completely sugar-free version, omit the maple syrup (and the chocolate chips - see other substitutions for the chocolate chips below).
**You can alternatively use almond flour.
***For a refined sugar free or sugar-free version, either omit the chocolate chips or replace with dried fruit such as raisins, dried cranberries, dried cherries, dried mango, dried pineapple, dried papaya, chopped dates or chopped dried figs.
Nutrition Facts
Gluten-Free Vegan Banana Oatmeal Cookies
Amount Per Serving
Calories 211 Calories from Fat 99
% Daily Value*
Fat 11g17%
Saturated Fat 4g20%
Polyunsaturated Fat 1g
Monounsaturated Fat 1g
Cholesterol 1mg0%
Sodium 6mg0%
Potassium 196mg6%
Carbohydrates 27g9%
Fiber 4g16%
Sugar 11g12%
Protein 5g10%
Vitamin A 20IU0%
Vitamin C 3mg4%
Calcium 57mg6%
Iron 1mg6%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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  1. Anonymous

    October 04, 2020 at 10:25 pm

    Can I make it without almond?

    Reply
    • Rhian Williams

      October 04, 2020 at 11:28 pm

      You can replace with oat flour, or ground walnuts or ground sunflower seeds!

  2. Jen

    February 03, 2021 at 6:02 am

    Perfect soft cookie for my 1 1/2 year old! He loves these! I just used honey instead and no chocolate chips so he could even have it for breakfast 😄 🍌

    Reply
    • Rhian Williams

      February 03, 2021 at 3:01 pm

      Thank you so much, so happy to hear that!

  3. Daniella

    January 24, 2022 at 8:19 am

    5 stars
    I followed the recipe but only had 1/2 cup of oats, so added buckwheat flour and coconut flour and it turned out delicious. Moist but still fluffy and not overly sweet. Thank you!

    Reply
    • Rhian Williams

      January 24, 2022 at 4:34 pm

      Thank you so much, so happy to hear that!

  4. Montse

    May 18, 2022 at 7:23 pm

    Hiya, I just noticed the recipe changed. It used to be like 150g oats and like half that of almond meal, why the sudden change? 🙂

    Reply
    • Rhian Williams

      May 22, 2022 at 2:54 pm

      Yes I changed the recipe recently as I retested it and I thought this new recipe had a better taste/texture and would also be more likely to yield good results for people making the recipe as well as be easier to make too!!

  5. Jess

    September 25, 2023 at 3:20 am

    5 stars
    Omg so good. I substituted one banana for an avocado and wow is all I can say. My husband said to omit the chocolate chips in his next time as he just prefers it that way. But we loved them.

    Reply
    • Rhian Williams

      September 26, 2023 at 2:59 am

      Thank you so much, so happy you liked them!

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