I love eating sugary pumpkin spice cookies and pumpkin pie, but eating too much of that never makes me feel good. That’s why I try to switch it up with healthier versions like these healthy pumpkin spice oatmeal cookies.
These pumpkin spice oatmeal cookies are nutritious, but also very tasty. That’s a win-win!
I based this recipe on the popular banana oat cookies that have been featured on my blog for several years now. These cookies are made with just a few ingredients and are very easy to prepare.
How to make pumpkin spice oatmeal cookies
What are the simple ingredients of these cookies, you wonder? The name of this recipe already tells you a lot about that 😉
For these cookies, you need:
- 1 medium unripe banana: the riper the banana, the higher the FODMAP content.
A firm yellow banana is low FODMAP up to 100 grams per serving (or 1 medium banana).
A ripe brown spotted banana is only low FODMAP up to 35 grams. per serving (or 1/3 banana).
Therefore, pick a yellow banana without brown spots for this recipe if you eat low FODMAP. - Oats: for the low FODMAP diet, you can pick any kind of oats. I use quick oats.
If you have to eat strictly gluten-free, make sure to use certified gluten-free oats. - Pumpkin spice: that is what you need to give the cookies their pumpkin-spiced flavor.
- Optional: to make the cookies even better, you can stir a little bit of dark chocolate into the batter.
And if you happen to be in the Netherlands or have some Dutch food around: add in a few crumbled low FODMAP kruidnoten or 1-2 crumbled speculaas cookies.
But also without the extra additions, with only banana, oat,s and pumpkin spice, these cookies taste great!
Healthy pumpkin spice oatmeal cookies
- Total Time: 15 min
- Yield: 3 1x
- Diet: Gluten Free
Description
Healthy pumpkin spice oatmeal cookies with only 4 main ingredients. Delicious as a healthy snack or breakfast. Gluten-free, lactose-free and low FODMAP.
Ingredients
- 1 medium unripe banana
- 40 grams (3/8 cup or 1.3 oz) oats
- 1 tsp pumpkin spice
- A pinch of salt
- Optional: a few low FODMAP kruidnoten or 1-2 speculaas cookies (Dutch cookies)
- Optional: 10 grams (0.35 oz) of dark chocolate, chopped
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius (350 F).
- Mash the banana and place it in a bowl. Add oatmeal, pumpkin spice, salt, and optionally crumbled kruidnoten/speculaas and/or chopped dark chocolate.
- Line a baking tray with baking paper.
- Spoon three scoops of batter onto the baking tray (or 6 if you want smaller cookies) and bake the cookies in the oven for 10-12 minutes. If you make smaller cookies, they will probably take a few minutes less. Keep a close eye on the cookies while baking.
- Prep Time: 5 min
- Cook Time: 10 min
- Category: Healthy snack
- Method: Oven
- Cuisine: International