Air Fryer Banana Oat Cookies

Ingredients

• 2 very ripe bananas
• 1 cup oats
• 2 tbsp chocolate chips (optional)
• 3 dates, chopped (optional)
• 2 tbsp chopped nuts (optional)
• ½ tsp cinnamon (optional)
• 1 tsp honey (optional)

Steps

1. Peel and mash the very ripe bananas in a bowl until mostly smooth with just a few small lumps.
2. Stir in the oats, chocolate chips, chopped dates, chopped nuts, cinnamon and honey until evenly combined.
3. Let the batter rest for 5 minutes so the oats soak up moisture and the mixture firms up enough to hold its shape.
4. Line the air fryer basket, or a tray that fits it, with parchment paper.
5. Scoop the mixture into 10 small mounds on the parchment, spacing them apart.
6. Press each mound down gently with the back of a spoon into a flat cookie shape, since they won't spread much on their own.
7. Preheat the air fryer to 160°C and air fry for 7 minutes.
8. Lift one edge with a spatula to check the base — it should look golden, not pale.
9. Give them 2 more minutes if needed, up to 9 minutes total, until set on top and golden underneath.
10. Let the cookies cool on the parchment for a few minutes before lifting off, as they firm up as they cool.

Tip: No flour, no sugar. The riper the banana, the sweeter the cookie.

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