Healthy Banana Bread Breakfast Cookies

Name: Healthy Banana Bread Breakfast Cookies
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Ingredients: 3 medjool dates; 2 bananas (*preferably brown); ½ cup almond butter; 1 egg; ½ tsp vanilla; ⅓ cup almond flour; ½ cup unsweetened shredded coconut; ¼ tsp baking soda; ¼ tsp baking powder; ¼ tsp cinnamon; ¼ tsp fine sea salt

BySharon Rhodes March 8, 2023March 14, 2023

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These Banana Bread Breakfast Cookies are soft and chewy and made with nutritious ingredients. This healthy breakfast cookies recipe is gluten-free and naturally sweetened.

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a baking tray of healthy breakfast cookies.

Who wants cookies for breakfast? This wholesome recipe for healthy breakfast cookies is the answer for picky eaters and is perfect for toddlers, kids, and even adults. Another great family breakfast idea is this egg white omelette toast. It has a Disney theme that kids love!

IN THIS POST: Everything you need to make Banana Bread Breakfast Cookies

a tray of banana bread breakfast cookies.

Ingredients

dates – no honey or maple syrup needed!
bananas – the browner the better
almond butter – crunchy or smooth both work
egg – room temperature is better for even blending
vanilla extract
almond flour
unsweetened coconut
baking soda + baking powder – using both adds a nice browning effect
cinnamon
sea salt – use a fine grain like Redmonds Real Salt

Instructions for this recipe

First, start by preheating your oven and lining a baking sheet with parchment paper.

Second, add the dates to a food processor and blend until they are chopped up fairly fine. This only takes about a minute.

Next add the wet ingredients – bananas, almond butter, egg, and vanilla to the food processor and process until smooth.

Finally, add the rest of the dry ingredients and process until everything is incorporated.

The mixture won’t be like traditional cookie dough. It will have a more fluid texture.

Use a small cookie disher (tablespoon size) and scoop the batter onto the prepared baking sheet.

There should be enough for 15 cookies – five rows of three.

Bake for about 15 minutes, rotating the cookie sheet halfway through.

The tops should be lightly golden brown.

Let them cool for about 10-12 minutes. Done!

freshly baked breakfast cookies on a baking sheet.

These cookies taste like little baby banana bread. We love the flavor and they are delicious with coffee in the morning or as a quick snack in the afternoon.

FAQs, Tips, and Substitutions

How do you store these breakfast cookies? Keep them in an airtight container at room temperature for up to a week.
Can these be made vegan? Swap in a flax egg for a plant-based version.
Using super-ripe bananas adds a lot of natural sweetness so this recipe is perfect for those browning bananas on your counter.
Substitute a different nut butter such as peanut butter or cashew butter. Even sunflower seed butter or tahini would taste delish.
Different mix-ins can include chocolate chips, raisins, dried cranberries, walnuts, pecans, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, chia seeds, or sesame seeds. Load ’em up!

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**This recipe was originally posted on January 22, 2014, updated on September 2, 2018, and updated again on March 8, 2023.**

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