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Banana Oat and Bran Cookies

By: P Weiss 
"The combination of oats and bran make this chunky banana cookie a satisfying low- fat, high fiber healthy snack. Substituting fat free yogurt will work as well. Try using diced pitted prunes in place of the raisins."

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 2.8 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (23)

Prep Time:
5 Min
Cook Time:
10 Min
Ready In:
15 Min

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Original Recipe Yield 2 dozen
 

Ingredients

  • 2 ripe bananas, mashed
  • 1/2 cup whole wheat flour
  • 1/4 cup wheat bran
  • 1/4 cup rolled oats
  • 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup low-fat plain yogurt
  • 1/8 cup real maple syrup
  • 2 egg whites
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 cup raisins

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  2. Beat mashed bannanas, egg whites, brown sugar, maple syrup, yogurt, and cinnamon.
  3. Combine the remaining dry ingredients: flour, oats, wheat bran, salt and baking powder in a separate bowl. Use an electric mixer to combine dry ingredients with wet mixture.
  4. Add in raisins, chopped prunes, and/ or nuts.
  5. Roll cookies into balls, place on a cookie sheet coated with cooking spray. Bake for 8-12 minutes until cookies are firm and dry.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 117 | Total Fat: 0.5g | Cholesterol: < 1mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 2.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 4, 2005 by THERESA_M   view full review
If you double the dry ingredients and make as drop cookies, these are absolutely wonderful. I...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 2.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 10, 2005 by TWEEDIE   view full review
I rated this recipe 4 out of 5 only after changing the recipe significantly. I hope people...
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 2.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 30, 2004 by DAVSHEL1   view full review
We tried the recipe and it made a very interesting soup. I decided that the recipe must be...
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 2.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 8, 2002 by SGT_SNUGGLEMITTENS   view full review
I wonder if something wasn't left out of this recipe. The mix turns out really soupy and...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 2.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Jul. 19, 2005 by MichelleH   view full review
Pretty tasty! I doubled the baking powder, wheat bran, and oats, and used a total of 1 and a...
The reviewer gave this recipe 1 stars. This recipe averages a 2.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 2, 2006 by DARLA C.   view full review
Like others, my dough was more like runny batter, and I had to add CUPS of dry ingredients to...
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 2.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 21, 2004 by etroskipay   view full review
these are hardly cookies. theyre more like mini, chewy banana breads. i tried it twice,...
The reviewer gave this recipe 1 stars. This recipe averages a 2.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 26, 2003 by SPARKY4CA   view full review
This recipe is awful. After following it, instead of rolling cookies, I had the consistency of...
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 2.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 28, 2003 by ACUCURURU   view full review
this recipie was ok..but it wasn't my favorite! It was way too moist to form into balls...so...
The reviewer gave this recipe 1 stars. This recipe averages a 2.8 star rating.
Reviewed on May 7, 2005 by AMYDALA1979   view full review
This recipe was very runny. Not biscuit consistancy at all. I added an extra 1/2 cup of...

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