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Raspberry Banana Cookies, made with only 4 ingredients, is a great recipe to make with kids. Sweetened only with fruit they also make a perfect baby-led weaning snack.
I love cooking with Finn and one of my favourite recipes to make with him is banana oat cookies. They are perfect for adapting, you can just alter the recipe depending on what you have in the house to use up. As long as you have the banana and oats as your base then you are sorted. This week we made a raspberry version using only banana, oats, raspberries and sultanas.
Cooking With Kids
The reason I love this recipe so much is that it is so easy for kids to make themselves and you don't have to worry about them eating half the mixture before it is cooked (as my boys do every time).
For younger kids, you can measure out all the ingredients in cups and just get your kids to mash, tip the ingredients into the mixing bowl and mix. For older kids, you can get them to measure the ingredients themselves using the scales. Finn loves this and it has been great for his number recognition and is helping him start to build his understanding of place value.
These banana raspberry cookies are so quick to make. The first thing I do is pop the sultanas in a bowl and cover them with boiling water. I let them soak while I make the cookies and then drain them at the end, just before adding them to the mixture. This makes the sultanas plump and juicy and stops them from burning. I don't recommend skipping this step as a burnt sultana has a bitter taste and is sure to put the kids off!
These cookies are so soft, making them perfect for kids and for baby-led weaning. They are great for breakfast, as a snack or to pop in a lunch box.
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Raspberry Banana Cookies
Ingredients
- 40g (¼ cup) Sultanas / Raisins
- 2 Ripe bananas
- 95g 1 cup Oats
- ¼ teaspoon Cinnamon
- 100g 1 cup Frozen raspberries
Instructions
- Pre heat oven to 180C / 350F / Gas Mark 4
- Add sultanas into a bowl and soak in boiling water
- In a large mixing bowl, mash the bananas to a puree consistency.
- Add the oats & cinnamon and stir through. Add the raspberries and stir until the raspberries have broken down and incorporated into the mixture.
- Drain the sultanas and add to the mixture.
- Form tablespoon sized balls (add more oats if you need to make the mixture firmer) and place on a greased baking tray (I used coconut oil)
- Flatten the balls to form cookie shapes and cook for approx 15 mins.
- Allow to cool
Recipe Notes
Nutritional facts
Katherine Williams
How long do these last and how do you store them?
Julie
can you make them with fresh raspberries?
Amy
Hi Julie, sorry for the delay in getting back to you. Yes you can use fresh raspberries but the colour won't be as pink. 🙂
Heather Slaughter
Whats the best way to store these cookies? My kids love them and I want to make a big batch (they don't even make it passed a day with my 3 kids)
Amy
Hi Heather, we freeze these cookies 🙂
Helen Tyndall
My nursery doesn't allow sultanas. What can I change them too?
Amy
Hi Helen, the sultanas are added for sweetness. You can skip them (but the cookies will be less sweet) or replace them with chopped dates or choc chips 🙂
Todd L Cutting
Glutinous free. Sugar free. Easy and quick.
Maria Wurgler
My little one like this recipe and so do I.
Amy
Great, thanks Maria
Sam
I never rate recipes, but these are so easy! Between my 1 and 3 yr olds, they just demolished half the batch in 10 minutes.
Lauren
how would you defrost and serve these after freezing them? do they need to be reheated or eaten cold after defrosting?
Amy
Hi Lauren, my boys happily eat them cold. There is no need to re-heat 🙂
Kerry Prime
This recipe was great and so quick and easy! They held their shape even after freezing. My baby is 15 months and loved the sweet/sharp taste sensation. I think next time (and there will be a next time!) I may additional oats and may be play with different left over fruits.
Amy
Thanks Kerry. I'm so happy your little one liked them. I list a range of flavour ideas in this banana oatmeal cookie recipe (same base recipe).
Meghan Brown
My daughter is allergic to oats, can you recommend a substitute for the oats?
Amy
I'd maybe try quinoa flakes but without trying I can't say how it would turn out. I'd love to know if you try it 🙂
jeremy
can I use aluminium foil to make the cookie?
Amy
Do you mean cook on foil? Yes, that should be fine.