Healthy Breakfast Cookies
Why not have cookies for breakfast? I know for me, the thought of enjoying dessert first thing in the morning has always motivated me to get out of the bed without hitting the snooze button for the millionth time. These breakfast cookies are soft, chewy, and gently sweet, filled with some of my favorite things for an interesting bite every time. The best part is that these are half the guilt with good-for-you ingredients that won’t make your crash and burn later.
Healthy Breakfast Cookies
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Author: The Squishy Monster
Serves: 2 Dozen
Ingredients
- ¼ c coconut oil
- ¼ c ripe banana
- ¼ c brown sugar
- ¼ c raw honey
- 1 ts vanilla extract
- 1 room temperature egg
- ¼ c grated apple
- ¼ c grated carrot
- ¾ c spelt flour
- ½ ts baking soda
- ¼ ts fine salt
- ¾ ts cinnamon
- 1 ts ground flax
- 1 ts hemp seed
- ¼ c chopped nuts
- ¼ c dried fruit
- 1½ c quick oats
Instructions
- Cream together the coconut oil and banana {you can also use the same amount in avocado} until smooth and fluffy.
- Blend in the brown sugar, honey, vanilla, and egg.
- Next, add the apple and carrot. This is your wet bowl.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, flax and hemp. This is your dry bowl.
- In thirds, combine the wet and dry bowls together.
- Fold in the nuts, fruit, and lastly, the oats.
- Scoop and bake at 350 for 12-15 minutes.
Let’s talk about some of those good-for-you ingredients.
- Coconut oil and bananas vs a stick of butter. Coconut oil is my miracle balm. I use it for health and beauty purposes as well as for cooking and baking. It’s high smoke point is great for any stir fry and can easily be substituted for butter in baked goods. It’s one of the richest sources of “good fat” with heart healthy fatty acids {but of course, use good sense and moderation}. Bananas are my go to for creamy smoothies, face masks, and in these cookies. Just one serving {1 banana} has 450 mg of potassium.
- Flax is a great source of fiber, lignans, and omega 3’s. Both flax and hemp are my favorite add ins for my daily smoothie. Did you know that hemp contains all the essential amino acids? It’s also dense in protein and contains a specific omega-6 fatty acid not found in any other food.
- The natural sweeteners I used in these cookies include honey, apples, carrots, and dried fruit. This allowed me to scale back the amount of refined sugar.
- Oats and nuts. You can always use soaked steel cut oats but quick oats are just fine for me. As for the nuts, feel free to use whatever nuts you like. Walnuts are unique in that they contain the highest amount of alpha-linolenic acid, the plant-based omega-3 essential fatty acid.
Love,
Your Squishy Monster
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Hmmm….Just posted a hemp-oatmeal cookie (which I eat for breakfast anyway), but these are a bit healthier. May make some today!!! (To replace all the hemp-oatmeal cookies that I have scarfed down!)
Cookies for the breakfast…why not! These are not only healthy, also very delicious!
Cookies fro breakfast? I am in! Great healthy packed list of ingredients.
You have given me an excuse to eat cookies for breakfast, perfect
Cookies for breakfast! I love this healthy idea
Cookies for breakfast always sound good to me! Love the sound of these!
I love using coconut oil in baking now! The cookies look great!
Now this is packed and chunky yet healthy. Nice! Seeds, nuts and oats go well together. Thanks for sharing!!
Julie & Alesah
Gourmet Getaways xx
Cookies for breakfast is always a good thing! These look delicious and I love all the ingredients!
awesome cookies. i would probably make the cookies the size of pancakes to seem like having pancakes for breakfast!
Perfectly healthy breakfast item.
Ah gotta love guilt free cookies…especially for breakfast! I agree- why waste time making brekkie when it you can snooze more
I am learning to eat more breakfast, so I can’t wait to try out these cookies. Very nice video and recipe.
Kay of Pure & Complex
http://www.purecomplex.com
No way!!! I LOVE breakfast cookies!! These look so yummy and healthy!! WIN
Cookies for breakfast get my attention every single time. I love a portable breakfast even if it’s just to bring it to my computer.
simply damn delicious!!!
perfect for morning booster….
Ok I don’t normally eat breakfast but I would totally break that rule for these!
I love love cookies and breakfast are a must at home with 2 boys. I love how simple you make it with ton of good stuff.
I like things extra big or extra small–lol, is that weird?
nope…because middle size seems too normal so not so exotic. hehe
You have cookies as a legit breakfast food. Heck yes, you are awesome.
is there anything i can use to replace the egg? my daughter is allergic, but i would love to make these!
Hi, Kerry! I love that you’re making these for your daughter. I’ve had luck with flax or chia eggs with these. Happy baking!! I hope you both enjoy!!!