These healthy oatmeal chocolate chip cookies are chewy, easy to make and delicious! No sugar, butter or flour but perfect for satisfying cravings with plenty of chocolate and oats!
I love healthy snack ideas! A few other favorites include homemade granola bars, chocolate peanut butter protein balls and overnight oats.
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Soft and Chewy Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
While I love a classic oatmeal chocolate chip cookie, sometimes I’m looking for a cleaner alternative that isn’t loaded with sugar, butter and flour. Queue these healthy oatmeal chocolate chip cookies! They’re made with a ripe banana, oats and cinnamon and are the perfect treat that you can feel good about enjoying!
My family ate these cookies literally seconds after I snapped the picture. They never would have guessed there was no sugar added and only 50 calories per cookie. I’m so sneaky! ;)
Reasons to Love Them
- No sugar added. Absolutely no sugar used. Ripe bananas are the natural sweetener.
- 3 ingredients. Only 3 simple ingredients needed: bananas, oats and cinnamon.
- 50 calories. Each cookie is just 50 calories! Enjoy your cookies guilt-free. :)
- One bowl. Only one bowl and spoon to make these easy healthy oatmeal cookies.
- 5 minutes prep. Just 5 quick minutes to mix the ingredients together and place on a baking sheet. These healthy oatmeal chocolate chip cookies are so easy!
Recipe Ingredients
- Banana: Ripe bananas are sweeter, which is important since this recipe doesn’t use any sugar. So make sure your banana is ripe enough!
- Oats: This recipe calls for quick oats, which have a finer consistency than old fashioned oats. They also cook a little faster.
- Cinnamon: I love to add cinnamon for extra flavor. You don’t need a lot, only about 1/8 teaspoon. You can always add more if you want!
Optional Add-Ins
While these healthy oatmeal chocolate chip cookies taste great as-is, we sometimes include other ingredients to give them an extra boost of flavor. Our personal favorites are chocolate chips or chopped pecans. Yum!
- Chocolate chips
- Chopped nuts
- Dried cranberries
- Peanut butter
- Vanilla
- Protein powder
How to Make Healthy Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies
- Mash banana. In a medium-sized bowl, mash the banana. Then mix in salt and cinnamon.
- Mix in oats. Stir in oats and any other desired add-in’s. Mix until combined.
- Bake cookies. Place dough onto greased cookie sheet by the spoonful, then bake for 12-15 minutes until golden.
For more healthy snack recipes try one of my smoothies, this energy balls recipe, banana oatmeal chocolate chip cookies or breakfast cookies, too!
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Healthy Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 large ripe banana
- 1 cup quick oats
- ⅛ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- pinch of salt
Optional mix ins: 1/2 teaspoon vanilla, 1/4 cup peanut butter, 1/4 cup chocolate chips, chopped nuts, dried cranberries, scoop of protein powder
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. In a medium-sized bowl, mash banana. Mix in salt and cinnamon. Then stir in oats and any desired add-in's. Mix until combined.
- Place the dough onto a greased cookie sheet by the spoonful. Bake for 12-15 minutes, or until golden brown.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition provided is an estimate. It will vary based on specific ingredients used.
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Enjoy!! What are your favorite healthy treats? Share in the comments!
I could pop a dozen of these in my mouth!! So addicting! Love the simple ingredients & the easiness of the recipe!
I absolutely LOVE these!! A must make!!
These are the best cookies ever – and love that I don’t have to feel bad about serving to my kids!
I’m so glad to hear you love them! Thanks for leaving a comment and review Courtney! :)
Wow! I couldn’t believe how easy these were to make! Love them!
These were so easy and delicious! My kids love them, thank you!
So glad your kids loved them!
How many calories in the shake?
Hi Katie! I’m not sure how many calories, but you could go to caloriecount.com to help figure it out! :)
Where do you purchase the Vi shape sweet protein powder?
Hi Barbara! You can purchase it on Amazon or on the Visalus website! :)
YOu didn’t mention how much ViShape you put in the cookies??
Hi Karla! The ViShape in these cookies is optional. You can leave it out, or you can add 1-2 Tb. in your cookies! :)
I didn’t see any Visalus on the recipe. How much did you use for the oatmeal cookie recipe? Thank you!
If you want to use Visalus, I used 1 scoop, but you do not need it to make these! :)
I love my Vi Shakes! I have been a promoter and on The Challenge for almost a year and lost 14lbs! I’m so excited to use my shake mix for healthy cooking and not just shakes :)
Wow, that’s awesome!! There are so many different things you can make, I love it! :)
Sorry, new to your Blog & I posted before commenting. :) I was just going to add that I make very similar cookies, except I add flax and peanut butter. They are great for a fast breakfast.
Yum, peanut butter is one of my faves so I’ll have to give it a try! Thanks for commenting!
Amazing blog. I learned so many wonderful things in it. Can’t wait to try those recipes especially that I am craving for chocolate chip cookies. This is quite a different one though because it was intended to be healthier.
A few years ago I lost 35 lbs. using the Visalus products. My favorite shake was 1% milk, Tropicana 50 orange juice, 1/2 banana, shake mix and ice. Tastes like an Orange Julius. I drink a few shakes a week and have not gained any of my weight back. Definitely trying your Moo’d!
That recipe sounds delicious! Thanks for sharing Ann! :)
Seriously! The more I eat that stuff, the better it tastes… I think I might be addicted…
We LOVE visalus! These recipes look so yummy! My hubby has lost over 60 pounds and so far I am down 10! We have replaced my income and are loving our healthy new life style! Thanks for sharing the recipes!
Wow, awesome job on your healthy new life style! Thanks for sharing Jessica!
OH MY GOSH….those things look a-m-a-z-i-n-g!!!!
What is visalus powder?
Vislaus is pure nutrition. In 2 scoops of shake you get a multitude of nutrition more than what you could ever eat in one sitting. If you would like a free sample I will be happy to send you one. Just email me with your address. Victorsgirl92@yahoo.com :) You can also go to gettinganewme.myvi.net to learn more about it.
I would like to try a sample of the Vi. I was using another product but it caused problems I don’t want to discuss here. I was told it just ridding my body of toxins. I am curious if another powder would do the same.
It’s an amazing nutritional shake. I’m down 31 pounds! Love my Vi-shake & now all these wonderful recipes on this site! http://www.Miks.bodybyvi.com :)
Wow only 50 calories! Only 50 calories!! I can’t stop!!
I know right?! Hard to believe by how good they taste! :D