Description
Start your day with these delightful Healthy Breakfast Cookies, a perfect blend of nutrition and flavor. Made with just four simple ingredients—ripe bananas, rolled oats, flaxmeal, and creamy peanut butter—these cookies are easy to whip up in under 25 minutes. Bursting with natural sweetness and wholesome energy, they make for an ideal breakfast on the go or a satisfying snack to keep you fueled throughout the day. Customize them with nuts or chocolate chips to suit your taste, and enjoy the guilt-free pleasure of these nutritious treats!
Ingredients
Scale
- 3/4 cup mashed ripe banana
- 1 1/4 cups rolled oats
- 1/4 cup flaxmeal
- 1/4 cup unsalted peanut butter
- 1/4 cup coconut sugar
- Optional: 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Optional: 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- Optional: 1/3 cup chopped nuts
- Optional: 1/4 cup chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (180°C) and line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
- In a mixing bowl, mash the bananas until smooth and measure out 3/4 cup.
- Combine the mashed banana with peanut butter, rolled oats, flaxmeal, vanilla extract (if using), coconut sugar, and cinnamon in the bowl. Mix until well combined.
- Fold in any optional nuts or chocolate chips.
- Scoop out the dough into about eight cookie balls and flatten them slightly on the prepared baking sheet.
- Bake for 16-18 minutes until golden brown.
- Let cool for about 15 minutes on the baking sheet before transferring to a cooling rack.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 18 minutes
- Category: Breakfast
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie (30g)
- Calories: 100
- Sugar: 5g
- Sodium: 50mg
- Fat: 4g
- Saturated Fat: 0.5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 14g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 0mg