These soft and crumbly Peanut Butter Banana Cookie Scones are truly dream worthy. Sweet bananas, creamy peanut butter, and tasty walnuts are baked into delicious cookie-scones that are sure to have the whole family staring at the oven door waiting for these tender, soft, crumbly goodness to be done baking. They are the perfectly wholesome sweet breakfast treat or comforting dessert. Anytime you can have dessert for breakfast, count us in!
Whole Food Plant Based, vegan, plant based, oil free, refined sugar free, gluten free, no highly processed ingredients.
Hi there, Ameera here!
There is just something so utterly and completely delicious about scones – maybe it’s the tender, crumbly texture or that soft baked goodness that gets me every time. I just love me some scones!
When we made our Apple Walnut Cookie Scones, we knew we had something amazing, and we started to branch out from there.
We test drove our apple-walnut scones on Chris and Katie when we visited in early June, and they loved them. Chris suggested that we change things up a little and make a banana and peanut butter lovers cookie scone.
We loved the idea and Mom made them the very next day, and Chris and Katie devoured them! Always an extra win when Chris loves something. He is our harshest food critic. He is a vegetarian; he can have eggs, oil, butter, dairy, etc. so when he really loves something we make that is WFPB, we are always super duper happy!
Is it a cookie or is it a scone?
This recipe is kind of a cross between a large cookie and a scone. Or as a dear reader of ours, Ellen, nicked named them “scookies,” which we totally love the name! They are a nice size like scones typically are, but they are round like a big soft cookie. They are a beautiful combination of both, and we totally love them! Scookies for the win!
Plain or Fancy
You can certainly enjoy them without all the trappings, but I just want to share with you that they are utterly and completely decadent with a nice drizzle of melted chocolate and some luscious chopped walnuts. We ate them up like our lives depended on it! LOL
I’ll let Mom tell you more!
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Hi! Robin here.
Cookie Scones – SCOOKIES!!! When Monkey made the apple-walnut cookie scones, I was thrilled with how delicious they turned out. Then when we spun the recipe slightly to make these yummy banana peanut butter cookie scones, I honestly had a hard time choosing my favorite. Each was delicious in its own special way! Sooo gosh-darned delicious!
Plus, we’ve got some more fun and delicious scookie flavor combinations coming, so stay tuned 😉
Notes for Success
While these cookie-scones are easy to make, there are a few tricks to ensure perfect scones every time.
Since the batter is somewhat loose, you want to make sure that you try to keep the batter contained and not let it spread too much when you plop it out onto the baking sheet. We recommend trying to keep the batter centered within a confined circle and allow it to spread naturally.
In other words, create mountains of batter as the cookie-scones are on the larger side so it’s an important piece of information.
Otherwise you will end up with cookie-scones with various pieces of crunchiness where the batter was spread too thin which is not cool. If you keep the batter contained and somewhat even in height, it will fluff up nicely and spread a little while baking, creating this completely delicious fluffy baked scone! Not hard at all if you know the tricks ahead of time.
Additionally, carefully watch them at the 24-minute mark. They tend to go from beautifully golden to golden brown around this time frame.
We found that they averaged about 22 minutes in the oven where the tops were nicely golden-brown and the bottoms were the same. If you notice that they are getting too brown at the 24-minute mark, then gently place some foil or parchment paper over top of them so they aren’t over-brown.
We hope you give this deliciousness a try! We just know you are going to love it!
If you try this delicious treat, we would love to know if you enjoy it as much as we do! Please leave us a review! Post a picture on Facebook or Instagram and tag us! We would love to hear from you.
Products Used:
- 14 x 20 sheet pan (or similarly sized)
- Parchment paper
- Food Processor
Banana Peanut Butter Cookie Scones
- Prep Time: 15 Minutes
- Cook Time: 25-29 Minutes
- Total Time: 44 Minutes
- Yield: 8 Large Cookie Scones 1x
- Category: Breakfast, Dessert
- Method: Oven
Description
These soft and crumbly Banana Peanut Butter Cookie Scones are truly dream worthy. Sweet bananas, creamy peanut butter, and tasty walnuts are baked into delicious cookie-scones that are sure to have the whole family staring at the oven door waiting for these tender, soft, crumbly goodness to be done baking. They are the perfectly wholesome sweet breakfast treat or comforting dessert. Anytime you can have dessert for breakfast, count us in!
Whole Food Plant Based, vegan, plant based, oil free, refined sugar free, gluten free, no highly processed ingredients.
Ingredients
Dry Ingredients:
- 1 ¼ cups almond flour, lightly packed
- ¾ cup rolled oats, coarsely chopped *
- 1 cup rolled oats *
- ¼ cup brown rice flour
- 2 ½ teaspoons baking powder
- 1 ½ teaspoons cinnamon
- 3 Tablespoons maple sugar *
- 1 Tablespoon flax meal
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon sea salt (+/- to taste) *
Wet Ingredients:
- ½ cup unsweetened plain plant milk
- 1 Tablespoon apple cider vinegar
- 3 Tablespoons organic maple syrup *
- 1/3 cup unsalted unsweetened peanut butter, room temperature
- 1 ¼ cup ripe mashed bananas *
Other Ingredients:
- ¾ cup chopped walnuts (or peanuts), plus additional for topping (optional)
Optional Toppings:
- Vegan chocolate chips, melted for drizzling
- Chopped walnuts (or peanuts)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 F. Place oven rack in the upper center position. Line a 14 x 20 baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat, set aside
- Place 1 Tablespoon apple cider vinegar into ½ cup plant milk, stir and set aside.
- Place all the dry ingredients into a large bowl and whisk together. Then add all the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients, stir until just well combined.
- Stir in the chopped walnuts. Using a ½ cup measuring cup, scoop up the wet batter (it will not hold a shape very well, so you have to help it) and plop down 8 rounded large piles of the batter onto the parchment lined baking sheet. Try to keep them somewhat round, use the side of your hand to keep them in place. You don’t want them to spread too much. Try to keep them inside a 4-inch diameter. They will spread a little when baked. They should look like mountains of batter, but try to keep them as level as possible inside the 4 inch diameter range in size.
- Sprinkle the center of each cookie scone with a sprinkle of chopped walnuts.
- Bake for 27 to 29 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean. The cookie scones should be golden brown. If the cookie scones start to get too brown, the lay a sheet of parchment paper or aluminum foil gently over the top of them to prevent further browning. Set your timer for 24 minutes to check on how brown the cookie scones are to see if you need to cover them with a tent of foil or parchment paper to prevent overbrowning. When done baking, remove from the oven, allow to sit on the baking sheet for 2 minutes, then use a large thin bladed spatula to transfer them to a wire cooling rack and allow to cool for 15 minutes to firm up before serving.
- Drizzle with melted chocolate and additional chopped walnuts.
Notes
*Sweeteners: We get tons of questions about sweetener substitutions. We totally get it. Some folks want to use all Medjool dates, while others want to use all maple syrup. We’ve tried these scone cookies using all Medjool dates, they are too dense and gummy. We also tried using all maple syrup and they were too goopy and spread out too much. We also tested them without any maple sugar (just the amount indicated of maple syrup) and they are good but have only a small hint of sweetness. This tiny hint of sweetness might appeal to some people. Honestly, we felt the best sweetener for this cookie scone recipe is the combination of maple syrup and maple sugar. Additionally, using date sugar is not recommended either as it just doesn’t have the same flavor and texture needed for this recipe. Note: We have had readers tell use that coconut sugar works well as a substitute for maple sugar.
*Coarsely chopped oats: Place ¾ cup oats in a food processor and pulse off and on for 20 seconds. This recipe calls for ¾ cup chopped rolled oats (measure before chopping in the food processor) and 1 cup whole rolled oats. Do not use quick cooking oats.
*Bananas: Really mashed the bananas well until they are like a thick pudding.
*Softened peanut butter: If you are opening a new jar of peanut butter (not refrigerated), there is no need to soften it. If you are using refrigerated peanut butter then you want to slightly soften the peanut butter so it easily mixes well in the batter. You can either microwave the 1/3 cup of peanut butter on low for about 5 seconds, or remove 1/3 cup of peanut butter from the refrigerated jar, and allow to sit on the counter for 20 minutes to one hour to allow to come to room temperature.
*Sea Salt: Please adjust the sea salt based upon your family’s sea salt preferences and/or based upon dietary needs.
*Serving: 8 to 9 large cookie scones
*Storage: Use within 3 days.
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Saw this on Insta 2 seconds ago and immediately looked for the recipe! This has got to be the most delicious looking HEALTHY cookie recipe ever! totally giving this a try.
Hi there Sheenam 🙂
Awe, yaaayy!!! Thank you so much for your kind words and support. We hope you give this recipe a try and enjoy it as much as we do.
-Ameera and Robin 🙂
Rave reviews from my vegan dancer daughter and her friends’ at college! So delicious!
Hi there Mary Ellen 🙂
WOOT!!! We are so thrilled that there were rave reviews for this recipe! Thank you so much for your awesome feedback and for taking the time to write.
-Ameera and Robin 🙂
I made these and they certainly didn’t last very long! They disappeared in a couple of days, and there are only two of us. Huge cookies and not too sweet. They were delicious!
Hi there Helene 🙂
Woot! Woot! We are so glad that you both enjoyed these cookie-scones. They definitely don’t last long in our house either 😀 Thank you so much for your support and awesome feedback!
-Ameera and Robin 🙂
I just love that I can have a healthy treat (and still lose weight) on my wfpb journey. Thank you, ladies!
Hi there Sandra 🙂
We couldn’t agree more! We are so glad you’ve been enjoying our WFPB sweet treats! We appreciate your fantastic feedback! *hugs*
-Ameera and Robin 🙂
These look great! Can I sub something for the brown rice flour?
Hi there Mimi,
Thank you for your question. We haven’t tested brown rice flour. It would need to be a very light flour. If you give it a try, please let us know.
-Ameera and Robin
Baking these right now! I have a question: If I can’t fit all of them on one sheet, can the remaining batter sit while the first pan is baking?
Also, the instructions say “8 rounded large piles”, but the “servings” at the end says 9. Did you bake the last one alone? how did the batter do after sitting?
Hi there Michelle,
Thank you for your question. You should be able to get 8 to 9 cookie scones on one large 14 x 20 baking sheet. If you need to split them up between 2 smaller baking sheets, then switch the baking sheets in the oven (top to bottom, bottom to top) about half way through. I hope this helps.
-Ameera and Robin
Love peanut butter and banana anything! I can’t wait to try this recipe. Our local grocery doesn’t have maple sugar. Do you have recommendations for ordering online?
Hi there Monica,
Thank you for your question. As indicated in the notes section you can substitute the maple sugar with coconut sugar (if you diet permits). 🙂
-Ameera and Robin