If you’re looking for quick, healthy morning treat, grab a cookie. Seriously! These breakfast cookies are packed with healthy ingredients for a fast, easy and nutritious breakfast.
A good, healthy morning breakfast can make all the difference in your day, but sometimes you’re rushing out the door and you need something quick to grab. For me and my family, these Breakfast Cookies are the answer, because what’s more portable than a cookie?
What Makes Breakfast Cookies Healthy?
This recipe is packed with whole ingredients, including nuts, seeds and dried fruit. Rolled oats give this recipe texture and some heft, and the addition of walnuts and pepitas add some protein. Throw in the dried fruit, mashed bananas, honey and chocolate chips and you have just enough sweetness without adding too much sugar. It’s a perfect on-the-go snack for a busy morning.
Breakfast Cookies Ingredients
If you follow the recipe below, you’ll get a wonderful cookie, but you can also tweak your ingredients and add-ins with some of these ideas:
- Nuts: chopped walnuts, chopped pecans, chopped almonds
- Seeds: pepitas, sunflower seeds, flax seeds, chia seeds
- Dried Fruit: raisins, cranberries, currantes dates
Make sure to use a nice, ripe banana that’s easy to mash to add moisture and natural sweetness.
Zoë Bakes Season 3
These are the morning cookies I made on Zoë Bakes Season 3, episode 5, an episode all about small portions. These breakfast cookies are made from a nutritious (and delicious) mixture of bananas, honey, oats, whole wheat, nuts, and dried fruit — ingredients similar to a bowl of muesli, which I grew up eating on the commune in Vermont. Don’t miss my mini tiramisu recipe from the episode as well!
Zoë shares some of her favorite strategies for healthy baking (and eating) by making Morning Cookies, a guilt-free, grab and go nutritious breakfast or snack, and tiramisu in single-serve jars — because sometimes it’s all about portion control.
Equipment
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup mashed ripe banana (about 1 large banana)
- 2/3 cup coconut oil, melted you can substitute with the same amount of melted butter if you prefer.
- 1/3 cup (126 grams) honey
- 2 cups (180 grams) rolled oats
- 1/2 cup (70 grams) whole-wheat flour
- 1/2 cup (40 grams) finely shredded unsweetened coconut
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 cup bittersweet chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
- 1/4 cup pepitas
- 1/4 cup dried cranberries
- 2 tbsp dried currants
- 2 tsp pure vanilla extract
- Pinch kosher salt
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a large bowl, combine the mashed banana, coconut oil, and honey. Stir together with a rubber spatula until well incorporated.
- In a separate medium bowl, whisk together the oats, whole-wheat flour, shredded coconut, and baking soda.
- Pour your dry ingredients into your wet ingredients. Add the chocolate chips, walnuts, pepitas, dried cranberries, currants, vanilla, and salt and stir until well combined. Allow to sit at room temperature for 15 minutes.
- Scoop cookie dough onto the lined baking sheet using a 2-tablespoon/1-ounce portion scoop. Press down to flatten them slightly (this will encourage the cookies to spread out while they bake). Bake for about 15 minutes or until they are golden brown.
- Allow the cookies to cool slightly on the baking sheet and then move them to a cooling rack.
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Made this breakfast cookie at least 3 times! We prefer no pumpkin seeds.
I’ve tried soaking raisins in rum and made them yummy! Looking forward to trying dried cherries
We’re thrilled to hear you enjoy the recipe. Cheers!
This is a wonderful morning snack, not overly sweet and packed with delicious bits of nutritious ingredients. It stores well over several days. I might try it as a thumbprint next time with a dab of raspberry jam in the middle.
This was a terrific recipe. I made them for my 15 month old granddaughter. I left out the chocolate and replaced honey w maple syrup. Will be making them again and again. Thank you Zoe!
These are completely amazing. Way better than I thought they’d be, to be honest!
These are so good! My kids devoured them. I used dried cherries instead of currants and all purpose flour and they were delicious.
Made these a few days ago. They are soooo good! And they fit perfectly in my whole food diet. I wouldn’t change a thing!
Delicious cookies. I can’t wait to have one each morning with my coffee. I made these for my Airbnb guest and they absolutely loved them. Thanks again Zoe, for another wonderful treat!
just delicious. of course the Zoe’s homemade vanilla is key to all good flavor!
because of time restraints, i baked this in a 10″ pie plate. baked beautifully. cookies take forever.
we count calories in this house so, i used agave not honey, no chocolate, and just golden raisins.
i think the whole wheat flour and the pepitas just make this so delicious. Thank you!