Everyone’s favorite peanut butter combinations together in one deliciously chewy, no-bake cookie! No-Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Banana Cookies travel well in lunch boxes or care packages. The flavors and texture continue to entice, even after long international journeys!
Why you'll love this recipe
No-Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Banana Cookies,unlike many other no bake cookies, don’t contain crunchy cereal or marshmallows!
They are sturdy and stay fresh and chewy for a long time because they contain corn syrup instead of marshmallows.
Corn syrup holds the cookies or bars together and keeps them chewy without degrading or drying out. After more than 2 weeks, these cookies are just as chewy and even more flavorful than the day they were made.
This recipe calls for quick cooking oats. Quick cooking oats are just regular oats that have been chopped up a bit, so that the little oat pieces more quickly absorb moisture and produce a softer cookie.
If a recipe called for quick cooking and you are out of it, a few pulses of the food processor, can turn regular oats into quick cooking oats!
That said, these cookies are really good with regular oats too! Quick cooking oats would provide a bit less chew, but if you like a chewy cookie try this recipe with regular oats.
Another ingredient that’s worth mentioning, is the bananas. Please don’t consider using fresh bananas in this recipe, especially if the cookies will be shipped.
Fresh bananas in a no-bake cookie will provide too much moisture and the cookie may not hold together. Also, fresh bananas will spoil.
The crunchy bits of banana goodness in these cookies are made by gently crumbling freeze dried banana slices. All of the moisture is freeze dried out, the bananas crumble easily, and spoilage is avoided.
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These chewy treats don’t need any embellishment for deliciousness. Adding a peanut butter chocolate drizzle helps the sprinkles to stick. The blue and yellow sprinkles to tie these cookies into the Minion theme I used for my most recent military care package.
Minions are also the reason I added bananas to these cookies. Did you know that Minions love bananas?
Instructions
This is an overview of the instructions. The full instructions are in the recipe card below.
- In a large sauce pan, stir corn syrup and sugar to combine. Heat just to boiling, then remove from heat. Add peanut butter, vanilla, and chocolate chips and stir until melted. Add crumbled banana and oats. Stir to combine.
- Scoop 2 tablespoon portions of dough onto a wax paper lined counter or baking tray. Gently press dough into ½” thick discs.
- To add drizzle: Place melting chocolate discs and peanut butter in a bowl. Microwave on 50% power for until chocolate is melted. Mix to combine.
- Drizzle the melted chocolate-peanut butter over the cookies and add sprinkles immediately. Allow to firm for 1 hour.
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No-Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Banana Cookies
Ingredients
Cookies
- 1 cup corn syrup
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup peanut butter
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips I use Whole Foods 360 Brand Fair Trade chips
- 1 cup crumbled freeze dried banana
- 3 cups oats regular or quick cooking
Decorating
- 1 cup melting chocolate
- 2 tablespoons creamy peanut butter
- Nonpareil sprinkles
Instructions
- In a large sauce pan over medium heat, stir corn syrup and sugar to combine. Heat just to boiling, then remove from heat.
- Add peanut butter, vanilla, and chocolate chips and stir until melted.
- Add crumbled banana and oats. Stir to combine.
- Scoop 2 tablespoon portions (medium scoop) of dough onto wax paper lines counter or baking tray.
- Use finger tips to gently press dough into ½” thick discs.
- To add drizzle: Place melting chocolate discs and peanut butter in a bowl. Microwave on 50% power for about 1-2 minutes until chocolate is melted. Mix to combine.
- Drizzle the melted chocolate-peanut butter over the cookies and add sprinkles immediately.
- Allow to firm for 1 hour.
- Store cookies in layers separated by wax paper, at room temperature in an airtight container for up to 2 weeks.
Notes
Nutrition
First Published: February 3, 2017. Last Updated: September 17, 2022. Updated for additional information and better reader experience.
Miz Helen
What a wonderful flavor for your delicious cookies! Happy Valentine Day and thanks so much for sharing your awesome talent with us at Full Plate Thursday!
Miz Helen
The Monday Box
Thank you, Miz Helen! Happy Valentines Day ! The triple flavor combo of these cookies is a winner. 🙂 Thank you for hosting Full Plate Thursday!
Petra
Anything with no bake will always catch my attention! These cookies looks so delicious and I like the sound of the crunch! Perfect on the go food as well as a treat at home 🙂 Happy Fiesta Friday!
The Monday Box
Thank you, Petra! These cookies do travel well (as long as it's not so hot that they melt) and make a great on the go treat! Happy Fiesta Friday!
Giselle Rochford
OMG I need to make these ASAP cuz they literally combine my three favourite foods. I may have to make a 1/2 batch though because I know I won't be able to stop eating till they're all gone ?
The Monday Box
Thank you, Giselle! It is easy to half the recipe for portion control. 😉 You could also freeze half....but maybe not because they taste really good frozen too!
Sandhya Ramakrishnan
Those cookies look absolutely delicious and I can't believe that this is a no bake recipe. That was some good info on the oats. I can now just buy the regular oats for all the recipes.
The Monday Box
Thanks, Sandhya! I was excited about the oat info too! I can't believe I used to run to the store if I didn't have quick cooking oat for a recipe!
Molly Kumar
These look so good and rich in flavor. I love no-bake snacks/dessert recipes, makes things so simple 🙂 Now, I just need to get few of the listed ingredients and try this at home soon.
The Monday Box
Thank you, Molly! The freeze dried bananas are available at Trader Joe's or in the produce section of most supermarkets. I hope you enjoy the cookies. You are right, that they are rich and sweet.
ManilaSpoon
Your photography is so gorgeous and vibrant that I had instant cravings for these!! Perfect with a cup of tea!
The Monday Box
Thank you, Abby! I especially appreciate you kind words about the photography because that is the blogging area I struggle with the most. These no-bake cookies are definitely perfect with a cup of tea!
Alicia Taylor
I think this one would be a favorite in our house - chocolate, peanut butter, and banana - these are staple flavors my family cannot live without.
Erin @ The Spiffy Cookie
I so rarely think of making no-bake cookies. I have no idea why, but these look so fun! Love the drizzle and sprinkles on top.
Hanady | Recipe Nomad
Omg these look incredible. I don't know how many times I've made the same oat mistake! Love this recipe and I'll make it for my hubby this week!
Stephanie@ApplesforCJ
No bake treats are such an awesome idea. I've never really experimented with them a lot but these look so good. I didn't know that about oats..that was a good lesson to learn that I'll have to remember next time when using oats.
The Monday Box
Thanks, Stephanie! I was so surprised to realize I could buy only regular oats and make my own quick-cook when needed!
Megan Marlowe
Oh my does these look amazing! And you combined my family's favorite combo, peanut butter and chocolate! I love a no bake cookie but like you, mine never tend to stay crunchy and just lack the appeal of others. I'm not sure where I can find freeze dried bananas, but I'm on the lookout so I can make these STAT!
The Monday Box
Thanks, Megan! Once you start looking, I think you will be surprised at how easy it is to find freeze dried fruits. All of our regular supermarkets carry foil-like bags of freeze dried bananas, apples, berries, and pineapple in the produce department on racks. I usually buy mine at Trader Joes in the nuts and dried fruit area.
Marisa Franca @ All Our Way
No-bake cookies are the greatest. You don't need to heat up the oven or get out lots of equipment. Although the cookies are sweet they have some great ingredients in them. Perfect for an afternoon snack for the kiddos! Can't wait to make these for the grandsons.
The Monday Box
Thanks, Marisa! I agree, the no-bake cookies do tend to be sweet. I like to make them in a smaller size for just that reason. They also taste wonderful cold from the fridge or freezer!
Byron Thomas
I love no bake cookies - especially when my daughter comes home from school and announces at 5pm that she has a bake sale the next day. Always happens! 🙂 I've never heard of freeze-dried bananas - such a cool ingredient. I'll be checking out my local bulk foods store this weekend for freeze dried fruit. Gotta make these!
The Monday Box
Oh, I always loved the 5pm (often on a Sunday) announcement about bake sales, major research requiring a trip to the library, posters, and massive projects!
Freeze dried fruit is usually carried in the produce department in foil-like bags on a rack. Apples, pineapple, banana slices, berries, and mango are common. I get mine usually at Trader Joes, but all of our regular supermarkets carry it. They wouldn't be in the bulk section, because unlike plain dried fruit which is soft, freeze dried fruit must be kept airtight.
Srivalli Jetti
No Bake cookies sound fantastic!..what a lovely snack, can't believe you have all those in that cookies. My kids will go crazy looking how choco it looks.Those sprinkles with sauce is so sinful!
The Monday Box
Thank you, Srivalli! These are a chocolate treat that kids love.
Reeni
These sound and look delicious Wendy - I love the combo of flavors! I'm pretty crazy about sprinkles too - they make everything better. 🙂 That is good to know about the oats - it's something I wondered about.