No-Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Banana Cookies

There are few combinations as delicious as Chocolate, peanut butter, and bananas.  In this quick and easy recipe all of the fantastic flavors blend together in one deliciously chewy, no-bake cookie! The flavors and texture continue to entice, even after long journeys!

A quick tip, don’t use fresh bananas in this recipe. The fresh bananas in a no-bake cookie will provide too much moisture and the cookie may not hold together. Also, fresh bananas will spoil.

 Ingredients

• 1 cup corn syrup
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1 cup peanut butter
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1 cup freeze dried banana (crumble them)
• 3 cups oats

Optional - Peanut Butter Chocolate drizzle:

• 1 cup melting chocolate
• 2 tablespoons creamy peanut butter
• Sprinkles for color

Directions

1. In a large sauce pan over medium heat, stir corn syrup and sugar and combine well. Heat just to boiling, then remove from heat.
2. Add peanut butter, vanilla, and chocolate chips and stir until melted.
3. Add crumbled banana and oats. Stir to combine.
4. Scoop 2 tablespoon of dough onto wax paper
5. Use finger tips to gently press dough into ½” thick discs.
6. Let cool.

If you want to add the drizzle:

• Place melting chocolate discs and peanut butter in a microwave safe bowl. Microwave on 50% power for about 1-2 minutes until chocolate is melted, stirring every 30 seconds.
• Drizzle the melted chocolate-peanut butter over the cookies and add sprinkles immediately.
• Allow to cookie firm for 1 hour.
• Store cookies in layers separated by wax paper, at room temperature in an airtight container for up to 2 weeks.