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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
cade johnson
I hated this recipe so much.
Amy
Sorry you didn't enjoy the cookies, Cade. What was it you didn't like about them?
Faith
I'm sorry my friend,Cade was messing around and didn't mean to post that. It actually is very helpful for us.
Amy
🙂
Amy Gilbert
Slightly too tart for me will add some stevia or honey next time. Easy to make without a processor
Amy
Hi Amy, thanks for the feedback. The great thing about this recipe is that it is easy to adapt. Honey would be lovely 🙂
Lorna
These cookies were so nice and soft and easy to make, I loved that they are egg free
Amy
Hi Lorna, so glad you enjoyed them and thank you for taking the time to let me know 🙂
Miranda
Love this recipe, thank you! Trying to reduce my plastic usage as much as possible and kids snacks are such a big culprit so I’m trying to make my own as much as possible. I swapped the sultanas for frozen blueberries and also added a grated apple as my daughter had taken one bite and left it so I thought I’d chuck it in too. They’ve turned out great and the kids love them, thank you!
Amy
Fantastic and great that you made use of the apple too!
Jasmin
So easy to make but how would we store them? Freeze? Or if it fine to be just left in container?
Amy
Hi Jasmin, I usually freeze them. They don't last long at room temp so keep refrigerated if you don't wish to freeze.
Jasmin
Yes that’s what I have done although reheating them does not seem to give the same texture as when you take them out of oven! Maybe I need to just let it sit out for awhile before serving..
Emily
Hi,
How many cookies did this make? Looks like a great recipe! Hoping to try it with my school cookery club!
Amy
Hi Emily,
I'm so happy that you are making these with your school cookery club, I love kids getting involved with cooking healthier food. I can't actually remember how many these make, sorry. I am slowly going back through my old recipes to update this information but haven't got to this recipe yet.
Sandy
Do you think i can use fresh strawberry? because finding other berry is very hard at my place.
Amy
Hi Sandy, Strawberry should work, the colour won't be as vibrant though. I make these with a variety of different fruits, the recipe is very adaptable.
jennifer
how many cookies come out from above recipe as you dont state servings! looks yummy - thank you!!
Amy
Hi Jennifer, I'm so sorry but I can't remember. All my new recipes include this info and I am working my way through the old recipes, updating them to include all this kind of information. Sorry I can't be more of a help just now,
Caroline Janas
Just tried this on a whim and they are delicious; I made nine cookies about Jaffa cake size...I also added finely chopped apples. Delicious!
Amy
Hi Caroline, so glad you liked them! Chopped apples sound like a delicious addition 🙂
Charlotte
If I replace bananas what could I use instead? Shopping day is a few days away and have ran out of bananas! Thank you
Amy
Hi Charlotte, I have only tried these with the banana so can't say for sure. The banana is used for binding the oats together and also for sweetness. I wonder if apple sauce / puree would work..?
Sammi
Looks delicious! I'm thinking of making these with my cooking class with my kids at school. How many servings does one recipe make??
Amy
Hi Sammi, I love that you are making this with your class at school. I can't actually remember how many they make, I'm sorry. I'm actually trying to go through my recipes to check all these details and update the recipe cards.
Cassandra Darwin
These were perfectly sweetened for my Daughter who doesn't like anything too sweet - I have made them a few times now and always a hit
Today I omitted the Saltanas because we only had a 20min window ... it took less than 5 min to have them on the oven tray how amazing is that!
Thank you so much for this recipe x
Amy
Thanks Cassandra, I love how quick and easy they are too!