Healthy Oatmeal Date Breakfast Cookies are dense, moist, and chewy. They make a great on-the-go breakfast or after school snack option. These make a healthier breakfast that your family will love.
Cookies. Who wouldn’t want cookies for breakfast? I’ve been wanting to make breakfast cookies for a long time. Healthy Oatmeal Date Breakfast Cookies are full of flavor and healthier ingredients. This breakfast is a great way to start your day. Hint, they also make a great after school snack!
Finally, a cookie you can eat and not feel bad about. This breakfast cookie recipe doesn’t contain butter or flour. They are delicious and very easy to quickly stir together and bake.
Healthy Oatmeal Date Breakfast Cookies
- First, I used old-fashioned rolled oats and do not recommend using a quick-cooking oat in this recipe.
- I used almond butter, but you can substitute cashew butter or peanut butter.
- Additionally, I used a combination of dried fruit, dates and mango, in my cookies. You can use any one dried fruit or a combination of 2 or 3 as long as the total is 3 tablespoons. As well, you may use freeze-dried fruit if you prefer.
- You can use stevia, sugar, or omit the sugar altogether if you don’t have much of a sweet tooth. I used one tablespoon granulated sugar.
- Most notable, the riper the banana the sweet it will be. If you have a very ripe banana, you may want to use less sugar.
- Finally, store cookies in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 2 days.
Healthy Oatmeal Date Breakfast Cookies are moist and soft. They use simple ingredients that have tons of flavor.
Healthy Oatmeal Date Breakfast Cookies
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup oats rolled
- 1/2 cup banana mashed, 1 small banana
- 1/4 cup almond butter read post for substitutions
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 2 -3 tablespoons chocolate chips dark
- 2 to 3 tablespoon dried dates and dried mango diced (read post for substitutions)
- 1 tablespoon granulated sugar read post for substitutions
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Mash banana with almond butter.
- Add all the other ingredients.
- Mix well.
- Refrigerate dough for 10 minutes.
- Using a spring-release scoop, scoop cookies onto a cookie sheet that has been sprayed with non-stick spray. Slightly flatten cookies.
- Bake 14 to 16 minutes.
- Allow to cool on cookie sheet 5 to 6 minutes then serve.
Notes
Nutrition
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Brooke says
Is there possibly anything that could be substituted for the banana? I know there is probably a very slim chance there is, but I have a latex allergy that unfortunately causes me to be allergic to bananas as well. (Both plants share the same protein that causes my allergic reactions. It’s so sad, because I used to LOVE bananas!!) It’s frustrating all of the yummy and healthy goodies I have to miss out on.
Paula says
You can use apple sauce. Add more oats if needed if the mixture is too soft.
Laura says
These are wonderful. I used sunflower oil butter, and dried apricots, honey instead of sugar, nuts, and topped them off with cinnamon. They were awesome.
Catherine Hardy says
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Maureen Granat says
Please, how many calories in one of your oatmeal date breakfast cookies? Thank you.
Paula says
I know there are programs online that you can google to find and plug the ingredients in to get that.
The Better Baker says
Looks like a delicious treat. Thanks for sharing with us at Weekend Potluck. Curious to know…what happens after 2 days in fridge? Not sure we’D eat them all in 2 days?
Elissa says
I’m allergic to nuts and peanut, what else can be used instead?
Paula says
Are you allergic to all nuts? Any nut butter can be substituted. You may try hummus or leave the nut butter out, but I have not tried either. The nut butter is pretty important in this recipe so I don’t really think there is a suitable substitute.
crystal says
To Elissa that is allergic to nuts, try SUNFLOWER BUTTER. it is made from sunflower seeds and it is very yummy!
Sharon M says
I really like being able to print your recipes without all the photos and comments. I plan to try this healthy oatmeal cookie. Thank you. The ads did not slow down my iPad.
D. Walker says
Oops! Almond butter amount? (I’m sure it’s 1/4C but needs to be corrected)
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