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Banana Breakfast Cookies
These breakfast cookies are packed with healthy ingredients and great for an on-the-go breakfast or snack. Easy to make, delicious & gluten-free too!
Course
Breakfast
Cuisine
American
Prep Time
15
minutes
minutes
Cook Time
25
minutes
minutes
Total Time
40
minutes
minutes
Servings
18
- 20 cookies
Calories
151
kcal
Author
Linda Warren
Equipment
3-Piece Mixing Bowl Set
Baking Sheets
Cookie Scoops
Ingredients
1 ½
cups
rolled oats
1
cup
unsweetened coconut
¾
cup
pecans,
coarsely chopped
½
cup
dried blueberries or other dried fruit
3
ripe bananas,
mashed
1
egg
¼
cup
coconut oil,
warmed to liquid state
1
Tablespoon
agave nectar
1
teaspoon
vanilla extract
½
teaspoon
cinnamon
½
teaspoon
salt
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Coat a cookie sheet with a nonstick spray or cover with parchment paper.
Combine the first 4 ingredients in a large bowl.
In a medium bowl, mash bananas then whisk in egg, coconut oil, agave nectar, vanilla extract, cinnamon, and salt.
Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients and stir until all the dry ingredients are moistened.
Take heaping tablespoonfuls of dough and roll each into a ball. Place on a baking sheet and flatten slightly with your fingers or a fork.
Bake for 25 minutes or until golden brown. Let cool on cookie sheet.
Notes
VARIATIONS
Chips
- substitute the pecans or blueberries with chocolate chips or peanut butter chips.
Fruit
- substitute the dried blueberries with dried apricot, cherries, raisins, or other dried fruit.
Nuts
- substitute the pecans with almonds, cashews, peanuts, walnuts, or a combination of nuts.
Seeds
- add some pumpkin seed kernels (pepitas) or chia seeds.
Spices
- add some cinnamon, ginger, or nutmeg.
Sweetener
- substitute the agave nectar with honey.
Nutrition
Calories:
151
kcal
|
Carbohydrates:
15
g
|
Protein:
2
g
|
Fat:
10
g
|
Saturated Fat:
6
g
|
Polyunsaturated Fat:
1
g
|
Monounsaturated Fat:
2
g
|
Trans Fat:
0.001
g
|
Cholesterol:
9
mg
|
Sodium:
72
mg
|
Potassium:
175
mg
|
Fiber:
3
g
|
Sugar:
6
g
|
Vitamin A:
28
IU
|
Vitamin C:
2
mg
|
Calcium:
13
mg
|
Iron:
1
mg