Make these healthy oatmeal cookies ahead of time to have a snack between the meals! These banana oat cookies are so good, and it’s an easy vegan recipe with just 4 ingredients. These dried cranberry cookies are ready in just 25 minutes!
I love to have them after a meal or when I crave something sweet and chewy. I’m not a fan of oatmeal breakfast. So if you’re like me and want to squeeze more oats in your diet (or in your kid’s diet), these healthy oat cookie recipe is a must-try!
These healthy oatmeal cranberry cookies are vegan, gluten-free, nut-free and dairy-free. Oat cookies without flour and sugar for every day healthy snack! Totally plant-based and allergy-friendly!
This recipe is perfect for your leftover black-spotted banana. They are ready to be mashed and baked with oats! Cookies from oatmeal, banana and coconut oil will help you make a healthy dessert or snack on the go. That’s a lovely vegan breakfast recipe as well.
This is one of the best and easiest recipes with dried cranberries! Pin it for later!
How to make oats cookies – vegan breakfast recipe
So for this oat cookie recipe, you will need old-fashioned rolled oats, very ripe bananas, coconut oil instead of butter and dried cranberries or other dried fruit or chocolate chips.
In a bowl combine oats, bananas, coconut oil. Let the oats soak the moisture from banana and coconut oil, then add dried cranberries.
See the step by step process how to make healthy oatmeal cookies below.
Shape oatmeal mixture to a ball and place it on the baking tray with parchment paper. Leave space a few inches apart and bake healthy cookies 15 minutes in 350 F / 180 C hot oven.
That’s it! Just let dried cranberry cookies cool and enjoy! You don’t need a food processor, just a bowl and a spoon to make these healthy cookies with oats. Isn’t it awesome? No butter, no dairy and no flour!
You can make oatmeal raisin cookies with this recipe as well, just use raisins instead of cranberries.
Take half cranberries and half raisins and you get chewy oatmeal craisin cookies! Sounds cool, right?
Ripe bananas are very sweet, but you can add stevia drops, cinnamon, and vanilla to get more flavor into the cookie!
Don’t use quick oats instead of rolled oats, as you won’t get the same results!
This recipe makes 15 cookies for breakfast to pair with coffee or tea. This vegan breakfast recipe makes a great start in the morning. Make ahead healthy oatmeal cookies to eat them every day!
Why are oatmeal cookies healthy?
Refined sugar-free. Oat cookies have only natural resources of sweetness – banana and cranberries. Instead of dried cranberries, you can use raisins, apricots, etc.
Make oat cookies with dried fruit of your choice!
As you already know, oats are among the healthiest grains on earth! It is a good source of carbs, fiber and surprisingly – protein. (1 )
Vitamins and minerals that you consume with the oats are Manganese, Phosphorus, Magnesium, Copper, Beta-Glucan, Vitamins B1 and B5. (2 )
Also whole oats have antioxidants that help reduce blood pressure, improve blood flow, have an anti-inflammatory effect and provide other health benefits. Some of the antioxidants can be found only in oats! (3 )
By the way, Beta-glucan helps with appetite control, because it increases the feeling of fullness. (4 )
Now you know what you need to have for snacking next time! No need to have sugary sweets, when you can have a healthy oat cookie instead and feel full. This leads to the assumption that these healthy oat cookies can help you with weight loss control. Easy and chewy oat cookies for weight loss – isn’t it great?
There are many other health benefits that you get from oats for your skin and brain as well.
So don’t wait and get to make this easy cookie recipe! Great power snack to have on hand!
Maybe these are the healthiest cookies on Earth?! Serve them with your favorite milk for breakfast.
Storing healthy oatmeal cookies
Because it contains banana, I recommend storing in the glass or plastic container the fridge up to 5 days. It is the best way to keep them fresh!
Store healthy oatmeal cranberry cookies 1 day at room temperature if you plan to consume it until the next day! Nice idea of make-ahead vegan recipe for breakfast!
Wondering how to include more oats in your diet?
Besides this healthy breakfast cookie, you should check our Easy Homemade Granola and Strawberry Rhubarb Crisp.
If you’re looking for a recipe with fresh cranberries, check our Effortless Cranberry Orange Bread and Healthy Apple Cranberry Crisp.
Have a healthy breakfast!
Vegan Oatmeal Cookies
- baking tray with parchment paper
- large mixing bowl
- fork and spatula
- scoop or spoon
- 2 cups oats (old-fashioned/ rolled oats)
- 2 medium bananas very ripe
- 3/4 cup cranberries dried
- 2 tsp coconut oil melted
- Preheat oven to 350 F / 180 C.
- Prepare all ingredients. Layer the baking tray with parchment paper.
- Mash banana with a fork, add oats and combine together. Add cranberries and coconut oil, mix until combined.2 cups oats, 2 medium bananas, 2 tsp coconut oil, 3/4 cup cranberries
- Use your hands to form a small ball from the oat mixture. Place the balls on the tray, leaving a space about an inch in between. Press every ball with your finger to form the cookies.
- Bake 15 minutes. Let them cool before transferring to the plate/container.
This Vegan Cookie is so satisfying. Absolutely guiltfree choice for breakfast.
So true!
I’m all about cookies for breakfast and these were so good! They also totally kept me satisfied all day!
Thanks for sharing! Glad you liked it.
My whole family loves yummy oatmeal cookies! I can hardly wait to try your healthy new spin on this popular favorite.
I’m sure it’s a good healthy snack idea for the whole family!
I love how healthy these are!! We love oats, bananas and cranberries so to have them all in one cookie is perfect!
Haha, that’s was exactly on my mind, too!
Healthy AND cookies?? You know I would be all over this. This looks perfect for breakfast or for a snack 🙂
Absolutely! 🙂