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Ginger × Holly Wood

Take-Two Banana Bites

Two ingredients, wobbly shapes, zero shame

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Recipe at a glance

⏱ 25 min🍪 Makes about 10 bites🔥 OVEN + AIR FRYER⭐ Easy

Prep time
10 minutes
Cook time
12–14 minutes
Makes
About 10 bites
Difficulty
Easy

Holly sets the scene

Ripe banana and oats, baked into soft little bites. They come out lumpy and uneven, and that is genuinely the point of the recipe.

From Ginger's pantry

You'll need

  • 1 very ripe banana (the spottier the better)
  • ¾ cup rolled oats
  • A shake of cinnamon
  • Optional: 1 tbsp peanut butter or seed butter
  • Optional: a small handful of raisins

Use what you've got

  • No oats? Any plain rolled cereal, crushed a little, will do.
  • Nut-free house? Seed butter, or skip the spread entirely.
  • Raisins, dried cranberries or a few berries — dealer's choice.

Aprons on

Let's make it

  1. GROWN-UP: heat the oven to 350°F (175°C) and line a tray.

  2. Mash the banana in a bowl until there are almost no lumps left.

  3. Stir in the oats and cinnamon, plus the nut or seed butter if you're using it, until it clumps together.

  4. Drop rough spoonfuls onto the tray. Do not tidy them up.

  5. GROWN-UP: bake 12–14 minutes until set and lightly golden, then cool on the tray.

  6. If the first batch looks odd, do a second take. Holly insists this is normal.

Cooking options

🔥 Oven — Ginger's Main Method

350°F (175°C) for 12–14 minutes, until set and lightly golden, then cool on the tray.

💨 Air Fryer — Ginger's Small-Batch Method

Sit the spoonfuls on parchment in the basket, about 5 at a time, and cook at 320°F (160°C) for 8–10 minutes. They are soft when hot, so let them cool in the basket before moving them.

On set

  • Holly: “Nobody gets every scene right on the first take.”
  • Ginger: “They're cookies, Holly.”
  • Holly: “Then nobody gets every cookie right on the first batch.”
  • Ginger: “…That one was actually good.”

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