These easy Banana Zucchini Cake Cookies are so soft and pillowy that you’d never guess were healthy! In addition to being vegan and gluten-free, that also have zero oil, butter, and refined sugar. With only 87 calories per cookie, enjoy a couple for breakfast or as a healthy snack!
Holy magical dreamland of the most foodgasmical fairy cookies that were ever birthed!!
I wasn’t really sure where this recipe was going. I was sick of making muffins. I never intended Hummusapien to be a muffin blog, you see.
The only is thing I knew for sure was that I had a boatload of organic coconut flour, almond flour, and flaxseed meal from my besties at Bob’s Red Mill. In an effort to not over-muffin myself, I mixed a little bit of this and a little bit of that, formed them into the cutest round blobs, and prayed to the baking gods that they would come out cookie-looking and not hockey puck-tasting. Easier said than done!
Welp, my prayers were answered. They actually exceeded my wildest cookie monster expectations! These Flourless Banana Zucchini Cake Cookie gems are kind of a cross between a cookie, a piece of cake, and a muffin top. They’re super soft, moist and pillowy. I find that whenever I use primarily coconut flour, they come out tasting like cake. Exhibit A—My Lemon Coconut No-Bake Bites. #CAKECAKECAKE
I packed a couple of these every day as a snack until they were gone, which brought me to tears. It was painful waiting for the bananas to ripen enough to make another batch. First world problems.
I know from experience that these make a stellar grab-and-go breakfast and would even pass as dessert with a chilly glass of almond milk. I kept them in the fridge since they’re so moist and actually preferred them cold. Hudathunkit?
I’m already thinking about a dreamy pumpkin version for Fall which is like, tomorrow. While I’m super sad to be preparing my goodbyes to zucchini, I’m equally as excited to welcome all things apple, cinnamon, pumpkin, and gingerbread. Good thing I already have five cans of pumpkin in the pantry from last year. Hi, I’m Hummus and I hoard pumpkin.
Until then, lettuce relish in the goodness that is summer, sunshine, swimming pools, and zucchini.
Lettuce celebrate the near end of an era—that is the hottest summer there ever was in my 26 years of memory. Lettuce celebrate with none other than Flourless Banana Zucchini Cake Cookies suitable for any and all veganglutenfreepaleo mouths !!
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These easy Banana Zucchini Cake Cookies are so soft and pillowy that you’d never guess they were healthy! In addition to being vegan, paleo, and gluten-free, that also have zero oil, butter, and refined sugar. Enjoy a couple for breakfast or as a healthy snack!
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup Bob’s Red Mill almond flour
- 1/2 cup Bob’s Red Mill coconut flour
- 1/4 cup coconut sugar
- 2 tbsp Bob’s Red Mill flaxseed meal
- 2 tbsp unsweetened shredded coconut (optional)
- 1 1/4 tsp baking powder
- 3/4 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 3 medium overripe bananas (the riper the better)
- 1 cup grated zucchini (don’t squeeze water out)
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper, a Silipat, or spray with cooking spray.
- In a medium mixing bowl, stir together almond flour, coconut flour, coconut sugar, flax, shredded coconut, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and salt.
- In another medium bowl, mash bananas with a fork. Stir in shredded zucchini and vanilla extract until combined.
- Add wet mixture to dry mixture and stir until combined. Form round, golf-ball sized balls of dough and spread evenly on baking sheet. Pat each cookie down lightly with fingers since they will not spread in the oven.
- Bake for about 23 minutes. Remove from oven and place baking sheet on a cooling rack. I topped mine with additional coconut when they came out of the oven.Cool completely before removing from pan. Store in the refrigerator in an air-tight container.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 87
- Sugar: 7g
- Sodium: 164mg
- Fat: 3g
- Saturated Fat: 1g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 13g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 0mg
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If you’re craving banana bread, zucchini bread, and cookies all at once (raises hand right away), these are PERFECT! Less cookies and more little pillowy muffin top bites of perfection, but they honestly taste like a fusion of these three, and it’s better than you could imagine.
I’ve been taking a couple to work with some summer berries, and it’s been the best portable breakfast! My mom loves them as dessert after dinner. To each their own! Thanks Alexis <3
Oh and pro tip: add a smidgen of nutmeg 😉
Awwww thank you so much for the glowing review, Nicole! Also love the nutmeg addition 🙂 Enjoy!
I hoard pumpkin, too ?
I hoard pumpkin, too ?
Is there something I can replace the sugar with?? Maple syrup, dates?
I haven’t tried them with another sugar, sorry! Since these aren’t blended in a food processor, I’m don’t think dates would work. Let me know if you try them with something else!
Is there something I can replace the sugar with?? Maple syrup, dates?
I haven’t tried them with another sugar, sorry! Since these aren’t blended in a food processor, I’m don’t think dates would work. Let me know if you try them with something else!
I’ve been obsessed with Zucchini bread since I was young. I’ve never made zucchini cookies before and I’m very curious to see how they turn out and who I can fool them with. Most people don’t believe healthy food can taste just as good as unhealthy food so I try to trick people all the time and this recipe is a great candidate. 🙂
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I LOVE that! I totally agree, the look one people’s faces when they hear the good-for-you ingredients is amazing. Let me know how it goes 🙂
I’ve been obsessed with Zucchini bread since I was young. I’ve never made zucchini cookies before and I’m very curious to see how they turn out and who I can fool them with. Most people don’t believe healthy food can taste just as good as unhealthy food so I try to trick people all the time and this recipe is a great candidate. 🙂
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I LOVE that! I totally agree, the look one people’s faces when they hear the good-for-you ingredients is amazing. Let me know how it goes 🙂
Hi Alexis, this one goes right onto my “Recipes to Try” Pinterest board. Looks like a much better use of overripe bananas than banana bread! I love a puffed-up yet healthy cookie like these look to be.
So happy you’re going to try them! They’re dreamy.
Hi Alexis, this one goes right onto my “Recipes to Try” Pinterest board. Looks like a much better use of overripe bananas than banana bread! I love a puffed-up yet healthy cookie like these look to be.
So happy you’re going to try them! They’re dreamy.
Hello, I just found your blog through Bob’s on FB, clicked through since these look AMAZING and I have 2 zucchini the size of my leg to use up. My question is- what can I sub for the coconut products to keep it fluffy? I am allergic to dairy & coconut so any help would be great!!
Hey Kristen! Glad to hear you stumbled upon the blog 🙂 Unfortunately coconut flour is super unique so there isn’t a substitute. I would try another cookie option instead!
Hello, I just found your blog through Bob’s on FB, clicked through since these look AMAZING and I have 2 zucchini the size of my leg to use up. My question is- what can I sub for the coconut products to keep it fluffy? I am allergic to dairy & coconut so any help would be great!!
Hey Kristen! Glad to hear you stumbled upon the blog 🙂 Unfortunately coconut flour is super unique so there isn’t a substitute. I would try another cookie option instead!
I just baked these! They turned out really well, I used dates instead of coconut sugar to sweeten it up and added chopped walnuts and dark chocolate chips for the extra crunch. I left the skin on the zucchini so they were a tad bit bitter, but still tasty! Thank you!
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I’m so glad to hear they turned on well! Love dark chocolate chips 🙂
I just baked these! They turned out really well, I used dates instead of coconut sugar to sweeten it up and added chopped walnuts and dark chocolate chips for the extra crunch. I left the skin on the zucchini so they were a tad bit bitter, but still tasty! Thank you!
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I’m so glad to hear they turned on well! Love dark chocolate chips 🙂
Hi Alexis, thank you for sharing the recipe Zucchini Cake Flourless Banana Cookies. I’ve tried to bake it yesterday, but it feels a bit sour. I think it is because bananas and I think to replace it with something else. Can you give me advice on this?
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