5 from 94 votes
Healthy Peanut Butter Chickpea Cookies
These peanut butter chickpea cookies combine ripe bananas, chickpeas, oat flakes, and peanut butter to create a soft, naturally sweet cookie with a moist texture and mild nutty flavor. They are baked until lightly golden and then cooled to firm up, offering a wholesome treat that’s not overly sweet and suitable for a snack or dessert.
Prep Time
7 mins
Cook Time
18 mins
Total Time
25 mins
Servings:
30
Cookies
Calories:
60 kcal
Course:
Dessert, Breakfast
Cuisine:
Mediterranean, American
Ingredients
- 13.5 ounce chickpeas drained & rinsed, canned
- 2 large banana very ripe
- ½ cup peanut butter homemade or store-bought (or sub soy butter for nut free, smooth
- 2 tablespoons maple syrup optional
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 2 tablespoons coconut oil or apple sauce
- ¾ cup steel cut oats or rolled oats, quick cooking
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract optional, pure
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and line a large baking tray with parchment paper.
- Add all the ingredients to your food processor and process until smooth.
- Using a metal teaspoon, scoop the mixture onto your prepared baking sheet and form your cookies.
- Bake for 18-22 minutes, or until lightly golden around the edges. Allow cookies to cool completely to help them firm up before serving.
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Notes
- Use peanut butter made from only peanuts with no added fats or sugars for the best flavor.
- Substitute coconut oil with unsweetened apple sauce to make the recipe oil free.
- Replace peanut butter with sun butter or tahini for a nut-free option.
- If pure maple syrup is unavailable, agave syrup or honey can be used as sweeteners.
- Add ¼–1/3 cup chocolate chips, raisins, chopped nuts, or shredded coconut if desired, but avoid adding too much to maintain dough consistency.
- Cookies keep for 2–3 days at room temperature, 5–6 days refrigerated, or up to 2 months frozen in airtight containers.
Nutrition Information
Serving
1Cookie
Calories
60cal
(3%)
Carbohydrates
7g
(2%)
Protein
2g
(4%)
Fat
3g
(5%)
Sodium
34mg
(1%)
Potassium
64mg
(1%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
2g
(4%)
Vitamin A
6IU
(0%)
Vitamin C
1mg
(1%)
Calcium
14mg
(1%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 30 Cookies
Amount Per Serving
Calories 60
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1Cookie | |
| Calories | 60cal | 3% |
| Carbohydrates | 7g | 2% |
| Protein | 2g | 4% |
| Fat | 3g | 5% |
| Sodium | 34mg | 1% |
| Potassium | 64mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 2g | 4% |
| Vitamin A | 6IU | 0% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 14mg | 1% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.