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
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Emily says
Hi,
How many cookies did this make? Looks like a great recipe! Hoping to try it with my school cookery club!
Amy says
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 says
Do you think i can use fresh strawberry? because finding other berry is very hard at my place.
Amy says
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 says
how many cookies come out from above recipe as you dont state servings! looks yummy - thank you!!
Amy says
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 says
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 says
Hi Caroline, so glad you liked them! Chopped apples sound like a delicious addition 🙂
Charlotte says
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 says
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..?