Description
These Healthy Breakfast Cookies are a fiber-rich treat perfect for breakfast or snacks. Made with ripe bananas and natural nut butter, they offer a balanced mix of protein and omega-3s without refined sugars.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 large extra ripe bananas, mashed
- ½ cup (128g) natural peanut butter or almond butter
- ¼ cup (78g) pure maple syrup
- 1 large egg or flax egg (for vegan option)
- 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- 1 cup (92g) oat flour
- 3 tablespoons flaxseed meal
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 cup (95g) old fashioned rolled oats
- 2 to 3 tablespoons hemp hearts
- 1 tablespoon chia seeds
- ⅓ cup (60g) semi-sweet chocolate chips, plus extra for topping
- Optional: ⅓ cup chopped walnuts
- Flaky sea salt, for sprinkling
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a large bowl, combine the mashed bananas, natural peanut or almond butter, pure maple syrup, egg (or flax egg for vegan), and pure vanilla extract. Stir until smooth.
- Add the oat flour, flaxseed meal, ground cinnamon, baking soda, and kosher salt. Stir gently until just combined. Fold in the old fashioned oats, hemp hearts, chia seeds, chocolate chips, and walnuts if using. Let the dough rest for 5 minutes.
- Using a large cookie scoop, portion about 3 tablespoons of dough per cookie onto the prepared baking sheet, leaving about 2 inches of space between each cookie. Add extra chocolate chips on top.
- Bake for 10 to 14 minutes or until the edges are set but the center is still soft.
- Sprinkle with flaky sea salt, let cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
Notes
- These cookies can be stored in an airtight container for up to a week.
- Feel free to customize with your favorite nuts or seeds.
- For a vegan option, use a flax egg instead of a regular egg.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Breakfast
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 178
- Sugar: 7g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 8.4g
- Saturated Fat: 1.5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6.9g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 22.1g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 5.7g
- Cholesterol: 0mg