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Sugar-Free Banana Cookies

Published: Feb 15, 2019 Updated: May 7, 2019 · This post may contain affiliate links ·

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Sugar-Free Banana Cookies

These sugar-free Banana Cookies are mind-blowing. You only need 4 basic ingredients to make them, and they are also vegan and oil-free. They are the lightest and fluffiest cookies ever!

Sugar-Free Banana Cookies

These cookies are insane.

They are

  • sugar-free
  • oil-free
  • vegan
  • ready in 25 min
  • made with 4 ingredients only

It’s really hard to describe these cookies because they are not your typical cookies. They are super fluffy! Almost angelic. Yep. Angelic. This is the word to describe them best.

Sugar-Free Banana Cookies

I love how simple these banana cookies are. You only need

  • bananas (duh! the riper the better because sweeter),
  • plant-based milk (I used almond milk but feel free to use whatever you have at home),
  • flour, and
  • baking powder.

That’s it! The next time you have ripe bananas laying around. Think about these cookies. Make them. Let me know what you think! :)

Please do not ask me how long they will last. They are gone in a minute or two!

A note on Sweetness

I’ve added no white sugar and no maple syrup to these cookies, they are completely fruit-sweetened by the bananas. Of course, they are not crazy sweet but they are certainly sweet enough for me.

It’s important to use bananas that are very ripe (at least spotty!) otherwise the cookies won’t be sweet at all. The riper the banana, the better.

Sugar-Free Banana Cookies

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I hope you will enjoy these cookies as much as I did! Let me know if you give them a try!

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Cheers, Bianca

Sugar-Free Banana Cookies

Sugar-Free Banana Cookies

These sugar-free Banana Cookies are mind-blowing. You only need 4 basic ingredients to make them, and they are also vegan and oil-free. They are the lightest and fluffiest cookies ever!
3.93 from 149 votes
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Prep Time 10 mins
Cook Time 15 mins
Total Time 25 mins
Course Cookies, Dessert
Cuisine American, Vegan
Servings 13 cookies
Calories 52 kcal

Ingredients
 
 

  • 2 very ripe bananas
  • 1/3 cup almond milk (or any plant-based milk)
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 350°F/180°C. 
  • Peel the bananas and mash them in a mixing bowl. Add the almond milk and stir to combine. 
  • Add the flour and baking powder and stir to combine until it's a thick batter. 
  • Use an ice cream scoop to scoop equally sized blobs (about 13) of batter onto a baking tray lined with parchment paper. 
  • Bake the cookies in the oven for about 10-15 minutes (until slightly brown on the edges).
  • Let them cool off a bit and enjoy! 

Notes

Storage: You can keep them in an airtight container in the fridge for 1-2 days. 

Nutrition

Calories: 52kcalCarbohydrates: 11gProtein: 1gSodium: 8mgPotassium: 90mgSugar: 2gVitamin A: 10IUVitamin C: 1.6mgCalcium: 17mgIron: 0.5mg
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  1. Tamara

    February 15, 2019 at 2:29 pm

    Die Cookies sehen ja super lecker aus und so eine tolle Idee.
    Das Rezept werde ich auf jeden Fall ausprobieren. :)

    Liebste Grüße
    Tamara von FASHIONLADYLOVES

    Reply
    • Bianca

      February 20, 2019 at 9:36 pm

      Danke, das freut mich sehr! Hoffe, sie schmecken dir! :)

      Reply
  2. Viola Woolcott

    February 16, 2019 at 7:34 pm

    I make these adding some raw organic fresh vanilla….yum yum YuMmY!!!

    Reply
    • Bianca

      February 20, 2019 at 9:33 pm

      Sounds delicious!! :)

      Reply
  3. Seema

    February 17, 2019 at 1:34 am

    Wow! easy and delicious recipe. I’ll be making them often now. Thank you ever so much.

    Reply
    • Bianca

      February 20, 2019 at 9:33 pm

      Woho! That’s great to hear! :)

      Reply
  4. Lori

    February 25, 2019 at 1:00 am

    These were so easy to make! I added in some pumpkin pie spice just to give it an extra flavor kick. I am very tempted to sandwich some peanut butter two of them…

    Reply
  5. Daniela

    February 26, 2019 at 2:07 pm

    Can I put oat flour instead?

    Reply
  6. Sue Daniels

    April 2, 2019 at 1:01 am

    are these biscuits crunchy they look as though they are soft?

    Reply
    • Bianca

      April 5, 2019 at 3:18 pm

      Hi there! They are soft and fluffy!

      Reply
  7. Jason Straussman

    April 7, 2019 at 8:58 pm

    YUM ! We made them GF by adding oat flower. Also, added some chili powder for a kick. Kapow!

    Def hit up some sugar-free organic peanut butter

    Reply
  8. Rassiell

    April 10, 2019 at 12:02 pm

    Hi there,
    Can i use non fat milk since i don’t know where to buy almond milk here in the Philippines?

    Reply
  9. Christina

    April 17, 2019 at 3:25 pm

    Have you used frozen bananas?

    Reply
    • Bianca

      April 18, 2019 at 1:34 pm

      No, I’ve used fresh bananas – the spottier and riper the better, because then the cookies will be sweeter.

      Reply
  10. Anna

    April 18, 2019 at 4:25 pm

    Hi!! Could you use almond flour instead of regular flour?!

    Reply
    • Lora

      March 15, 2020 at 2:25 am

      How do you add pictures?!

      Reply
    • Olesya Tymko

      May 13, 2020 at 10:58 pm

      I just made them and used almond flour and a touch of cinnamon. They turned out delicious

      Reply
  11. Gladys

    May 1, 2019 at 12:17 am

    I followed the recipe and they sure dont turn out the same way as the picture. The moisture ratio doesn’t match the dry ingredient ratio. They turn out quite chewy and not fluffy. Something just doesn’t add up to the recipe.

    Reply
    • JoAnn

      June 17, 2019 at 3:17 am

      I had the same problem. I used almond flour and had to put more in. I used a scoop to place them on the parchment covered cookie sheet and after 13 minutes of baking they never flattened out. They stayed in the ball shape.

      Reply
  12. Natalie Timmons

    May 15, 2019 at 12:42 am

    Followed exact recipe and cookies did not look like the picture and not fluffy. Cookies seemed raw still and chewy. Very disappointed since I was looking forward to this few ingredients recipe.

    Reply
  13. Natalie

    May 15, 2019 at 12:47 am

    Recipe doesn’t add up since cookies didn’t look like they do in the picture and tasted raw. Disappointed.

    Reply
  14. Mara

    May 25, 2019 at 8:14 am

    Funktioniert es auch mit Mandelmehl? :)

    Reply
  15. Lucy

    May 26, 2019 at 10:18 am

    Mine turned out quite doughy – did I overmix?

    Reply
  16. Arlo Camera

    June 21, 2019 at 11:28 am

    Wow! easy and delicious recipe. I’ll be making them often now. Thank you ever so much.

    Reply
  17. Nadine

    July 1, 2019 at 1:28 am

    Argh mine turned out doughy too – have you ever measured the bananas either before or after mushing – am thinking maybe my medium were not the same as your medium?

    Reply
    • Nadine

      July 5, 2019 at 7:19 am

      Figured it out!!!! You need to add 1/4 tsp baking soda and they turn out perfect, nice and cakey and yummy!

      Reply
      • Mary L Blunk

        December 9, 2019 at 3:59 pm

        Thanks! Im going to try this tonight

        Reply
  18. Elizabeth

    July 30, 2019 at 9:43 pm

    I use these with my protein powder to make an awesome breakfast!!! Thank you so much!

    Reply
  19. Tori

    August 20, 2019 at 1:14 am

    I have made these multiple times and they just dont come out like the picture or the description. I have tried so many things to make them come out correctly and they just wont. They look very weird, and are chewy. I dont understand why!!!!! They taste okay though.

    Reply
  20. Alicia Araya

    August 28, 2019 at 10:41 pm

    I made these for an event – they were good enough for me but I knew that nowhere near sweet enough for most people, so I just made a simple sugar icing (1/5 cups powdered sugar + 1 or 2 Tbsp almond milk) and it made them perfect.

    if you’re doing that route I would say give the icing at least a day to harden though

    Reply
  21. Kat Espinoza

    September 14, 2019 at 11:29 pm

    The dough seemed too wet but I followed the directions exactly. It either needed more flour or less banana or maybe longer in the oven. I had them in for 10 minutes and they spread out fine but they were so soft and doughy I was so disappointed. Idk how the science of a cookie works but the baking powder made them fluffy and the bananas made it soggy at the same time.

    Reply
  22. Eleanor

    September 22, 2019 at 4:32 pm

    My grandpa recently has had some health problems and is no longer able to eat sugar. He has a huge sweet tooth, however, and cookies are his FAVORITE. He’s been really down that he can’t have cookies anymore, so I set off to find the perfect sugar-free cookie recipe to make for him. Safe to say, he LOVED these cookies and they have definitely helped lift his spirits. Thank you so much!

    Reply
    • victoria

      October 22, 2019 at 3:09 pm

      how did you get them to be like cookies and not rubbery or wet?

      Reply
      • Rachel

        April 28, 2020 at 12:07 am

        I had the same problem, they were so rubbery and I had to throw them out…

        Reply
    • Wendy Walsh

      October 11, 2020 at 7:10 pm

      How did you make yours so your grandpa loved them?

      Reply
  23. Sandy

    December 12, 2019 at 9:00 pm

    I would like to make these for a friend on chemo and can’t have flour. If I use coconut flour would I need to change and ingredient amounts? Thanks!

    Reply
  24. Reagan

    January 2, 2020 at 9:13 pm

    I think these cookies are delicious! I make them almost weekly! I do add a bit of maple syrup (although that beats the purpose of sugar free- I know!). I also had some cinnamon or pumpkin pie spice! These are super quick and I love how it all comes together in one bowl! Sometimes my texture is chewier, but I think the flavor is good enough to where I don’t mind when I make them and the texture is “off!” No complaints from the toddlers either! Super win in my book!

    Reply
    • Brianna

      January 29, 2020 at 7:55 pm

      Hey Reagan, how much maple sugar do you add?

      Reply
    • Lora

      March 15, 2020 at 2:21 am

      Fair…definitely not light and fluffy…doughy, I did add the baking soda too it as well as some vanilla. Needs more flavor or cookie texture. It only made 10 and was average size cookie. Not sure why it didn’t turn out right. Gets a 5 out of 10 for me. 😥 will add pictures from start to finish…

      Reply
      • Christy

        July 5, 2020 at 4:46 pm

        Same here. It looks flat, not what the picture has shown. They also stick to the parchment sheet. I think I need to throw them away. Will not make again.

        Reply
  25. Katy McManus

    March 10, 2020 at 1:07 pm

    Worst cookies ever!!! They turn out chewy and tasteless, makes me wonder what vegans think food should taste like. ENORMOUS WASTE OF MY TIME. Gave them to my dog, who loved them🙏

    Reply
  26. Fiona

    April 1, 2020 at 6:56 am

    Didn’t work at all. They were like tough chewy pancakes.

    Reply
  27. Moira Phillips

    April 8, 2020 at 3:35 pm

    Tried twice to bake these cookies, both times using almond flour. The first time I substituted the flour one for one and added additional leavening. The recipe didn’t work at all (too liquid). The second time I doubled the amount of flour (because I was using almond flour). The cookies were undercooked even as the tops and bottoms browned.

    Reply
    • Bianca

      April 8, 2020 at 3:58 pm

      almond flour acts differently than regular all-purpose wheat flour. if you’re using gf flour, I would look for gf recipes on the internet. In most cases it’s not a good idea to just sub the flour with gf flour.

      Reply
  28. Sherri

    April 10, 2020 at 6:21 am

    My daughter and I enjoyed these, although I did add about 2 more tablespoons of flour, 2 tablespoons peanutbutter, and about 2 tablespoons honey. The batter seemed like a cake batter before I added the extra ingredients, but after the extra stuff and cooked as directed, 15 minutes, they turned out really good.
    I’d post a picture but I don’t see anywhere to post it. Thanks for the recipe.

    Reply
  29. Diana

    June 1, 2020 at 7:14 pm

    I made these cookies this morning and I used two bananas, if they were any more ripe I would have had to throw them away.
    I used regular milk and self-rising flour so I didn’t have to add baking soda or salt. I put them on parchment paper as directed and they stuck to the parchment paper I had to literally peel them off. You could taste the banana they were not sweet enough to call them a cookie. I am not a fan and would not suggest these As a treat unless you’re going to add more sweetness or maybe a jelly or something on them like you would a biscuit.

    Reply
  30. Ruth

    June 22, 2020 at 8:30 pm

    These needed a bit more time, but overall were a great treat for using up over ripe bananas! So quick to throw together!

    Reply
  31. Liz

    July 8, 2020 at 12:03 pm

    A little disappointed because I followed the recipe in quantities and mine turned out very wet as a batter. When cooked they are very chewy. However they are sweet enough with just the bananas.

    Reply
  32. Janelle

    July 11, 2020 at 11:56 pm

    Do not make these cookies, they have the consistency and taste of a bad pancake. I even added 1/4 tsp of baking soda like someone said to “fix” them and that did absolutely nothing. I also added cinnamon and vanilla as advised. I could not remove them from the foil on the trays and threw them all away 😔😩

    Reply
  33. Olga

    July 21, 2020 at 2:13 pm

    The cookies to me are more of an over-baked version of a banana pancake. They do taste pretty good, especially if you add a bit of sugar to the dough. But since it’s not crispy at all, I wouldn’t call this a cookie

    Reply
  34. susy q

    August 17, 2020 at 2:51 am

    these were terrible. doughy and not good. there are lots of great recipes for sugar free vegan cookies but this isn’t one of them.

    Reply

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