Description
These Healthy Breakfast Cookies are packed with wholesome ingredients like ripe bananas, rolled oats, mixed seeds, and natural peanut butter. Perfect as a nutritious morning treat or a healthy snack during the day, they are lightly sweetened with honey or agave and optionally enhanced with mini dark chocolate chips for a delicious twist.
Ingredients
Scale
Wet Ingredients
- 1 medium ripe banana
- ¼ cup natural smooth peanut butter (preferably runny)
- 3 tablespoons honey or agave
Dry Ingredients
- 2 cups traditional rolled oats
- ½ cup seeds (mix of sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds, and flax seeds)
- 1 tablespoon chia seeds
- Good pinch of sea salt
- Good pinch of cinnamon
Optional
- 1-2 tablespoons mini dark chocolate chips
Instructions
- Mash Banana: In a large bowl, mash the medium ripe banana thoroughly with a fork until smooth.
- Combine Wet Ingredients: Add ¼ cup of natural smooth peanut butter and 3 tablespoons of honey or agave to the mashed banana. Stir well until all wet ingredients are fully combined. If the honey is hard, gently warm it in the microwave for 5-10 seconds before mixing.
- Add Dry Ingredients: Stir in 2 cups of rolled oats, ½ cup mixed seeds, 1 tablespoon chia seeds, a good pinch of sea salt, and a good pinch of cinnamon. Mix everything until all the ingredients are well incorporated.
- Preheat Oven: Preheat your oven to 375℉ (190℃).
- Form Cookies: Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Using a cookie scoop or tablespoon, spoon approximately 10 equal-sized cookie dough portions onto the sheet. Gently flatten each dough portion with the back of a spoon to form circles.
- Add Chocolate Chips: Sprinkle 1-2 tablespoons of mini dark chocolate chips on top of the cookies, pressing them lightly into the dough.
- Bake Cookies: Bake in the preheated oven for 12 minutes or until the cookies are lightly golden brown.
- Cool and Serve: Allow the cookies to cool on the baking sheet for 5-10 minutes before enjoying them as a healthy breakfast or snack.
Notes
- Use ripe bananas for natural sweetness and better texture.
- If honey is solid, warm it slightly for easier mixing.
- Feel free to substitute peanut butter with almond or sunflower seed butter if desired.
- For a vegan version, use agave instead of honey and omit the chocolate chips if they contain dairy.
- Store cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days or refrigerate for longer freshness.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 150 kcal
- Sugar: 7 g
- Sodium: 80 mg
- Fat: 7 g
- Saturated Fat: 1 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 18 g
- Fiber: 3 g
- Protein: 4 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg
