Cookies for breakfast? Yes! These easy Healthy Banana Peanut Butter Breakfast Cookies are full of nutrients and a bit of sweetness. Without a doubt, you won’t feel guilty giving your kids (or self) one of these wholesome cookies to start the day.

Why I Love This Recipe.

With the amount of refined sugar in “kid” cereals, I created this recipe in the hope that my kids will eat a healthier breakfast. These banana oatmeal cookies are a quick nourishing breakfast that I love as much as my kids.

Here are a few other reasons why we love these cookies:

• The ingredients will satiate until lunch.
• They freeze well.
• Chocolate chips are in them.
• A cookie for breakfast is always a hit.

So, give the kids and yourself something wholesome to start their day right.

Looking for a more-savory brunch recipe, try my Green Chili Crustless Quiche. Make them into muffin cups for an easy grab and go breakfast.

What Makes these Cookies Healthy?

Not only are Banana Breakfast Cookies delicious, but also chalked full of healthy ingredients. So, let’s break them down.

Bananas

Bananas are packed full of nutrients. According to Healthline.com’s article, 11 Evidence Based Health Benefits of Bananas, they aid in digestion and in heart health. They are also rich in antioxidants.

These antioxidants are linked to many health benefits, such as a reduced risk of heart disease and degenerative illnesses

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For this recipe, make sure you use freckled bananas.

Healthy Fats

These tasty cookies contain both peanut butter and coconut oil. Peanut butter contains Omega-6 fatty acid, which lowers bad cholesterol.

According to Healthline.com, “Coconut oil is a good source of antioxidants, which provide anti-inflammatory, anti-diabetic, and brain-protective effects.”

Substitute any kind of nut butter for the peanut butter. Also, substitute avocado oil or butter for the coconut oil.

Fiber

Whole grains, fruits, vegetables, beans, seeds and nuts are all high in fiber. It helps us feel full to keep our hunger in check. These breakfast cookies not only have fiber from oats, but also whole wheat flour, bananas, flax and chia seeds.

Substitute gluten-free flour for the whole wheat flour in this recipe.

Sweetness

These healthy banana cookies are sweetened with maple syrup. Now, maple syrup is still sugar, however it does have a lower glycemic index than sugar. Natural sweeteners are always better than the refined white stuff.

If you like this cookie recipe, you’ll love Cranberry Pistachio Oatmeal Cookies.

How to Make Healthy Banana Breakfast Cookies

These cookies are both wholesome and easy to make. Thus, you just need 2 bowls, a whisk, and a scoop (or spoon).

1. Whisk together dry ingredients in one bowl.
2. In another bowl mash ripe bananas with a fork, whisk in rest of wet ingredients.
3. Combine the wet & dry, and scoop out on a cookie sheet.
4. Flatten cookies, bake, and enjoy!

Substitutions

There are many ways to customize this recipe to your liking or dietary needs. Here are a few suggestions:

• 1/2 cup chopped Almonds, Pecans, or Pistachios
• 1/4 cup Sunflower Seeds or Pumpkin Seeds
• Sunflower Butter or another Nut Butter
• 1/2 cup dried Cranberries or Raisins
• 1/2 cup Cocoa Nibs
• Avocado oil or Butter

If you like this wholesome Banana Breakfast Cookie recipe, then you also will like this Peanut Butter Energy Ball recipe or Double Chocolate Cherry Energy Balls. These energy balls have similar ingredients to healthy Banana Peanut Butter Breakfast Cookies. Both recipes have a healthy fat, a complex carbohydrate, fiber, and omegas to keep you truckin’ through the day.

These cookies freeze well too. Freeze half the batch for the following week.

Looking for more snack ideas for kids, you’ll love my 8 Healthy Kid Snacks article.

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