3 ingredient peanut butter oatmeal cookies
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Peanut butter
Peanut butter is a food paste or spread made from ground, dry-roasted peanuts. It commonly contains additional ingredients that modify the taste or texture, such as salt, sweeteners, or emulsifiers. Peanut butter is consumed in many countries. The United States is a leading exporter of peanut butter and one of the largest consumers of peanut butter annually per capita.[2] January 24 is National Peanut Butter Day in the United States.[3]
Peanut butter is a nutrient-rich food containing high levels of protein, several vitamins, and dietary minerals. It is typically served as a spread on bread, toast, or crackers, and used to make sandwiches (notably the peanut butter and jelly sandwich). It is also used in a number of breakfast dishes and desserts, such as granola, smoothies, crepes, cookies, brownies, or croissants. It is similar to other nut butters such as cashew butter and almond butter.
the easiest recipe for 3 ingredient no bake peanut butter cookies!
Just a few minutes of prep for chewy ‘n satisfying vegan no bake cookies packed with rolled oats and creamy peanut butter. The best 3 ingredient no bake cookies!
How are you today? Hungry, tired, and perhaps ready for the easiest snack ever? What great timing… I’ve just revved up my easy no bake cookies engine and am about to share…
The best 3 ingredient no bake cookies! Nay, the best 3 ingredient no bake peanut butter cookies! Er… the best healthy no bake peanut butter oatmeal cookies. Oh, boy.
Okay, fine… I may have had one or three too many no bake cookies while testing recipes, but it’s all for the greater (yummier) good, ya know?
So are you ready for the best vegan no bake cookies ever? All you need are 3 ingredients, a few minutes of prep, and an appetite for something healthy and delicious! Let’s no bake these cookies!
what are no bake cookies?
No bake cookies are, quite simply, cookies that are made without any baking involved. Specifically, no bake cookies are made without the use of an oven.
Traditionally, no bake cookies [1] are made with stovetop heating. In traditional no bake cookies, you’d heat sugar, milk, butter and cocoa to create a sticky mixture for your cookies. Here’s one example of classic no bake cookies.
Then, you’d add oats, vanilla and peanut butter into that sticky mixture, thereby creating a cookie dough. You’d let them set, voila, no bake cookies! Here’s another example of no bake cookies.
Today, we’re making an easier, healthy & vegan version of no bake cookies. Today’s no bake cookies don’t require butter or cocoa powder. They’re peanut butter focused and made with just 3 simple ingredients. Check it out below.
3 ingredient no bake peanut butter cookies
These 3 ingredient no bake peanut butter cookies are made with just 3 simple ingredients. Check it out:
- Peanut butter
- Rolled oats
- Maple syrup
how to make 3 ingredient no bake peanut butter oatmeal cookies
Today, we’re gonna learn how to make no bake cookies without milk, no banana and dairy free. These 3 ingredient peanut butter oatmeal cookies are so easy! Follow the easy steps below:
- Step 1: Whisk together peanut butter and maple syrup in a large bowl.
- Step 2: Heat this sweetened peanut butter mixture until warm, fragrant, and just a bit dried out.
- Step 3: Add oats and stir until well-mixed.
- Step 4: Scoop and drop balls of peanut butter oatmeal cookie dough onto a prepared baking sheet.
- Step 5: Chill cookies until firm & enjoy the best vegan no bake cookies!
How do I store these 3 ingredient peanut butter oatmeal cookies?
Store your no bake cookies in an airtight container for up to 1 month in the fridge or at room temperature.
INGREDIENTS
These peanut butter oatmeal cookies only require 3 ingredients: peanut butter, ripe bananas, and rolled oats.
You can also add extra add-ins as you wish, like chocolate chips or raisins.
- 3 medium bananas
- 4 tablespoon peanut butter
- 150 g rolled oats
INSTRUCTIONS
Preheat the oven to 185°C/175°C fan oven/365°F.
Use a fork or spoon to spread the cookie dough into cookies on a baking sheet covered baking tray. The cookies will not change shape when they cook, so shape them the way you want them to turn out.
Bake the cookies for about 15-20 minutes, or until they are golden brown. The cookies will still be soft when removed from the oven.
Move the cookies from the baking tray to a cooling rack. Allow them to cool down completely, which will also help the cookies crisp up.
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Preheat the oven to 185°C/175°C fan oven/365°F.
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Mash the bananas in a bowl until smooth.
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Add rolled oats and peanut butter, and stir to combine all the ingredients.
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Add any add-ins if you wish.
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Use a fork or spoon to spread the cookie dough into cookies on a baking sheet covered baking tray. The cookies will not change shape when they cook, so shape them the way you want them to turn out.
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Bake the cookies for about 15-20 minutes, or until they are golden brown. The cookies will still be soft when removed from the oven.
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Move the cookies from the baking tray to a cooling rack. Allow them to cool down completely, which will also help the cookies crisp up.
TOP TIPS
Here is how you can get these healthy cookies perfect:
- Use ripe bananas, ideally they should be covered with brown spots. Unripe bananas will not taste as good, and can be hard to mash properly.
- Add any add-ins you like. Try adding roughly chopped peanuts, chocolate chips, raisins, blueberries, chocolate spread or coconut flakes.
- This recipe contains no sugar, as the ripe bananas add enough sweetness. If you wish, you can add some brown sugar or honey for extra sweetening.
Are these 3 ingredient peanut butter oatmeal cookies healthy? – Absolutely. These cookies are filling and rich in fiber – perfect as a healthy treat or for breakfast. Just avoid eating all of them in one go!
Can these be made vegan? – Yes. These cookies are in fact vegan and vegetarian by default!
Are these cookies allergy friendly? – These are dairy free, soy free and egg free. Use almond butter or sunflower seed butter if you have a peanut allergy, and use gluten free oats if necessary.
BAKED VERSION
These are no bake cookies which means you don’t need to bake them. But if you don’t like the texture of no bake cookies, you can actually bake these to make them more like traditional cookies. Baking these cookies will make them firm on the outside and chewy on the inside.
The instructions for baking these cookies are in the notes section of the recipe card below.
NOTES
- Make sure to either use pitted dates or remove the pits from your dates before measuring them for the recipe.
- If you are using an older package of dates or your dates seem dry rather than plump and moist, you will need to rehydrate the dates. To rehydrate them, soak them in warm water for 10-15 minutes. Then drain out the water and pat dry the dates. The dates are now ready to go in the food processor.
- These are no bake cookies which means they don’t need baking. They will not have the same texture as baked cookies. See post for more details on the kind of texture to expect.
- If you would like to bake these, preheat oven to 350F. Bake for about 10 minutes or until tops look dry. Cookies will not change in size during baking. Baking the cookies will produce cookies that are firm on the outside and chewy on the inside.
- Rolled oats can be used instead of quick oats but I recommend you pulse them in the food processor a few times before using them. Whole oats will not soften as much in cookies so you will taste the chewy raw oats. Quick oats are small enough that they do soften so they don’t have as much texture.
- The oats do not need to be cooked before using.
- Natural peanut butter can be substituted with cashew butter, almond butter or sunflower seed butter. Just make sure they are all in their natural form (no added oils in the ingredient list).
PEANUT BUTTER ALTERNATIVES
As a die-hard peanut butter fan, I LOVED these breakfast cookies, as the peanut butter flavor was really evident.
However, I know many readers can’t tolerate peanut butter or aren’t a fan of it. You can substitute it with almond butter or even cashew butter.
To keep it nut-free, sunflower seed butter and smooth tahini can also used.
WHY WE LOVE THIS RECIPE
A delicious and extremely easy cookie recipe that doubles up as a healthy breakfast or snack? YES PLEASE! This breakfast oatmeal cookies with banana and peanut butter is so simple and quick to make, it would be a shame not to try!
I simply love these very few ingredients recipes for breakfast like my 3 Ingredients Banana Pancakes, but what’s even better with these super soft and chewy cookies is that they can be made in advance and will stay fresh for days.
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