Healthy Banana Breakfast Cookies are a delicious breakfast! Made with simple ingredients and gluten/dairy free – your whole family will love them!
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These Healthy Banana Breakfast Cookies are the perfect breakfast for meal prepping.
They’re made with wholesome ingredients like oats, ripe bananas and chia seeds while also having a chocolate chips for a little sweetness.
These breakfast cookies only take 25 minutes to make store great in the refrigerator or freezer. You can even easily make the cookies without chocolate chips to cut back on the sugar. (Although, who doesn’t love a little chocolate?!)
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One of the things many people struggle with is getting a healthy breakfast in on busy mornings. So many people reach for unhealthy grab and go items in the morning.
I find that when I take a few minutes on a Sunday night to prep something for myself, then I am set up for the week and don’t need to think about my breakfast!
I love meal prepping these banana breakfast cookies! Sometimes I will even make a double batch of them. I like to let them cool completely and put half of them in the fridge in a container, and half of them in the freezer for future mornings.
Rather than wondering how you’re going to fuel yourself for the day, you can quickly grab one of these nutritious cookies from your fridge or freezer, pop it in the microwave + enjoy with a cup of coffee.
I used to prep baked oatmeal all the time, and while I enjoy having my healthy blueberry baked oatmeal or chocolate peanut butter baked oatmeal for breakfast, these cookies are even better for enjoying on the go.
They’re perfectly portable, and taste amazing! Plus, you only need a few ingredients to make them!
How to make banana breakfast cookies:
To make these breakfast cookies we used: old fashioned rolled oats
These breakfast cookies are packed with seeds for healthy fats, collagen peptides for a little protein boost, and carbs to get you fueled + ready to go for the day. They’re basically a breakfast powerhouse.
Substitutions for this banana breakfast cookies recipe:
- Collagen– You can omit the collagen peptides from this recipe if you’d like. They add a little bit more protein so I always add them in. I haven’t tried substituting protein powder for the collagen peptides but that might also work
- Oil – You can use olive or avocado oil in place of coconut oil
- Chocolate chips – You can omit chocolate chips and add in dried fruit or nuts if you’d prefer
- WW Freestyle note: Save .5 SP per serving by using Lily’s Chocolate
Other healthy breakfast recipes you’ll love:
- Healthy Banana Bread Protein Muffins
- Healthy Blueberry Baked Oatmeal
- Chocolate Peanut Butter Overnight Oats
Healthy Banana Breakfast Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 cup banana mashed (approx 3 medium bananas)
- 1 tablespoon coconut oil melted
- 1 egg
- 1 1/4 cup old fashioned rolled oats gluten free if necessary
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 2 tablespoons chia seeds
- 2 tablespoons collagen peptides
- 3 tablespoons mini chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 and prepare a lined baking sheet with parchment paper or a silpat baking sheet.
- Mash bananas until smooth. Add bananas to a mixing bowl and stir in coconut oil and egg until combined
- Add all remaining ingredients together in a large bowl + allow it to sit for 5 minutes (the chia seeds will start to bind + make the batter thick)
- Scoop 1 tablespoons of dough and form into shape of a cookie. Make sure to press the cookies down flat. (Because these cookies do not have any baking powder/soda or flour, they do not rise or expand. The cookies will stay whatever shape you bake them at)
- Bake at 350 for 10-15 minutes, or until cookies are a light brown on the edges.
- Allow cookies to cool + store in an airtight container in refrigerator.
Notes
- Collagen- You can omit the collagen peptides from this recipe if you'd like. They add a little bit more protein so I always add them in. I haven't tried substituting protein powder for the collagen peptides but that might also work
- Oil - You can use olive or avocado oil in place of coconut oil
- Chocolate chips - You can omit chocolate chips and add in dried fruit or nuts if you'd prefer
- WW Freestyle note: Save .5 SP per serving by using Lily's Chocolate
Allie @ Miss Allie's Kitchen
December 2, 2016 at 1:13 pmTotally digging the collagen in here! I bet that helps with the texture! Also, I love your pin button – p.s. it is really quick to load! Win-win!
The Clean Eating Couple
December 4, 2016 at 8:57 pmAw thank you!! Love using collagen peptides when I bake, they’re the best! And so happy you like my pin button + that it loads quickly! That’s what I like to hear 🙂
Chrissa - Physical Kitchness
December 3, 2016 at 1:24 amYAAAAS I’m all about Sunday meal prep too. It’s like in my DNA now. I totally get it. I’ve been trying to find other breakfasts for my toddler aside from eggs every morning – THESE ARE IT!!!!!
The Clean Eating Couple
December 4, 2016 at 8:59 pmSame!! It’s weird if I don’t do it. And your kids would LOVE these! Plus you’d be the coolest mom ever… cause’ cookies for breakfast = awesome!!
Andy Bishop
October 14, 2018 at 11:14 pmI’ll try making this for my toddler. I’m sure it will be a hit!
The Clean Eating Couple
October 15, 2018 at 6:25 amThey definitely will be!!
Amanda
April 16, 2019 at 2:01 amI’m pregnant and looking for quick snacks to store in the freezer after my kid is born. These look like a winner! I have everything on-hand except the chia, but I do have ground flaxseed — do you think that would make an acceptable substitute?
The Clean Eating Couple
April 16, 2019 at 7:24 amThey would totally be great snacks to have on hand! I haven’t made these with ground flaxseed but I think it should work. If you try it let me know!
Melissa Levato
June 12, 2019 at 10:15 amI sometimes buy bananas just to let them get over ripe, so I can make this recipe! So delicious and great for a quick breakfast on the go! (Or snack with my mid afternoon coffee!)
The Clean Eating Couple
June 12, 2019 at 10:44 amI’m totally with you on buying extra bananas! These are the perfect little treat or breakfast! So glad you like them!
Kimberly
August 5, 2019 at 10:26 pmAnytime I have ripe bananas I pull up this recipe! My kids devour them and it’s a sweet treat I can feel good about. I like to add some unsweetened cranberries for some tartness.
The Clean Eating Couple
August 6, 2019 at 9:57 amOooh I love the addition of the cranberries – that sounds yummy! Glad your kids like them 🙂