Banana-oat biscuits

Great for the lunchbox and uses pantry staples

Ingredients

  • 170g butter

    softened

  • 1 cup mashed ripe bananas

  • 1 cup brown sugar

  • 1 cup sugar

  • 2 eggs

    beaten

  • 1 vanilla

  • 1 bicarbonate soda

  • 0.5 salt

  • 1½ cups flour

    sifted

  • 3 cups rolled oats

Allergy Advice

Contains Dairy

Contains Eggs

Contains Gluten

Equipment

  • 1 baking sheet
  • 1 large mixing bowl

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 180°C. Butter a baking sheet and set aside.
  2. In a large mixing bowl, mix butter and sugars until creamy, then stir in the eggs, vanilla and banana. Stir in flour, bicarbonate soda, and salt. Add rolled oats and stir through until well combined.
  3. Form small balls and allow enough room around each ball on baking sheet for it to expand while baking.
  4. Bake for 12-15 minutes and cool.
  5. Store in an airtight container for up to a week.

Notes

Tip
These biscuits are perfect for lunch boxes.
Variation
You can make this recipes even healthier by leaving out the sugars and replacing them with one cup of demerara (or raw) sugar or honey – they will be slightly less sweet using these options.
Variation
If you want to be creative, you can add extras to this recipe – try chocolate bits, dried fruit, or crushed nuts.
Storage
Store in an airtight container for up to a week.

Comments.

  1. Tashakobe
    10 February, 2019

    This method is missing the egg and vanilla. I presume you add these after combining the butter, sugars and banana.

    1. Julie - Kidspot NZ
      7 March, 2019

      Hi. Sorry about that – there was a piece missing from the text. This has now been corrected. Thank you for bringing it to our attention.

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