This 4-ingredient banana bread cookie recipe melts in the mouth and takes just 10 minutes to prep

Name: This 4-ingredient banana bread cookie recipe melts in the mouth and takes just 10 minutes to prep
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 12 serving(s)
Ingredients: 50 g walnut halves; 1 large very ripe banana (approx. 150g); 140 g ground almonds; 60 g milk chocolate chunks

Treat yourself with these speedy gluten-free and naturally sweetened cookies.

By Nadine BrownPublished: 27 February 2026

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We love rigging up these super-simple cookies when we’re in need of a wholesome sweet treat. Naturally sweetened with ripe bananas, you can ditch the chocolate to make it added-sugar-free and replace with spices such as cinnamon or mixed spice.

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Yields:

12 serving(s)

Prep Time:

10 mins

Cook Time:

20 mins

Total Time:

30 mins

Ingredients

50 g walnut halves
1 large very ripe banana (approx. 150g)
140 g ground almonds
60 g milk chocolate chunks

Directions

1. Step 1Preheat oven to 180°C (fan 160°C) gas 5. Add the walnuts to a baking tray and toast for 10min in the oven. Remove, cool slightly then chop, making sure there are no large chunks. Leave to cool completely.
2. Step 2In a large bowl, mash the banana into a puree. Add the ground almonds and fold through. Add the nuts and chocolate chunks and fold through to combine. Line two baking trays. Use a spoon to scoop the dough and using lightly dampened hands, roll into balls – you should have 12 in total. Transfer to the baking trays and use your fingers to press them down until they are approx. 1cm thick.
3. Step 3Bake for 16-18min until golden brown around the edges and firm on top. Leave to cool on the tray for 5min before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.

GH TIP: The riper the banana, the sweeter the cookie, so don’t be too quick to chuck overly ripe bananas out – they will provide the best flavour.

If you’re unsure of how to store your bananas, follow our easy tips.

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Nadine Brown

Kitchen Editor

Nadine is the Kitchen Editor, creating delicious, exciting recipes for GH. Her background is eclectic – time spent as a teen mag website editor interviewing the likes of Lady Gaga before becoming a standby contestant for GBBO - and it shows in her style cooking. Full of flavour, interesting stories and fun!

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