Eat cookies for breakfast? Why, yes, yes you can. These Banana Chocolate Chip Breakfast Cookies are loaded with chocolate and only contain 88 calories each.
I realize we are only a few days into the New Year, and I am already trying to shove cookies down your throat. Before you start throwing things at me, let me explain my reasoning.
Some people ban sweets as part of their resolution each January. What did the poor cookie do to deserve that kind of treatment?
To make cookies acceptable this month, I made a batch of oat cookies for my family to snack on.
We usually have extra bananas on the counter when our oldest comes home from college. I always grab a few too many bunches for him to eat when I’m grocery shopping. Then we have lots of leftovers for some Dark Chocolate Banana Muffins.
This time I decided to make some cookies with the ripening fruit, and then freeze the rest for easy Peanut Butter Banana Ice Cream or a Triple Berry Orange Smoothie.
I wanted these cookies to be loaded with lots of chocolate without compromising our monthly eating plan. I also wanted them to be perfect for breakfast or as a late-night snack. To give it a good chocolate taste, I mixed some chocolate protein powder and dark chocolate cocoa powder into the mashed banana and oats.
A few mini chocolate chips baked on top made these healthy breakfast cookies so good. Of course, gooey chocolate is never a bad idea.
To boost the nutrition in these cookies even more, I added some chia seeds and flaxseed sitting in our pantry. These two ingredients are optional if you don’t have them on hand, though. Now, let’s keep those New Year resolutions going strong and eat your cookies, too. Oh, yeah!
More Recipes Using Ripe Bananas
- Banana Oatmeal Pancakes
- Copycat Trader Joe's Gone Bananas
- Blueberry Banana Frozen Yogurt
- Cherry Banana Smoothie
- Peanut Butter Banana Popsicles
- Peanut Butter Banana Breakfast Cookies
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Recipe
Banana Chocolate Breakfast Cookies
Enjoy cookies for breakfast with these tasty banana cookies. At only 88 calories per cookie, you can have a great tasting low calorie breakfast any time you want.
Ingredients
- 2-3 medium Bananas, 1 cup mashed
- 1 ½ cups Quick Oats
- ½ cup Chocolate Protein Powder
- 2 tablespoons Unsweetened Dark Cocoa Powder
- 1 tablespoon Chia Seeds, optional
- 2 tablespoons Ground Flax Seed, optional
- 2 tablespoons Mini Chocolate Chips
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F.
- Mash the bananas. Stir the oats, protein powder, cocoa powder, chia seeds, and flaxseed into the bananas.
- Drop the mixture into 15 even spoonfuls on a nonstick baking sheet or a pan lined with a Silpat. Press each cookie flat. You can also use your fingers to keep each cookie in a nice round shape.
- Sprinkle the top of the cookies with the mini chocolate chips.
Bake for 15 minutes. - Gently remove the cookies to parchment paper or a wire rack to cool completely.
Store in a loosely sealed container.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 15 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 88Total Fat: 2gSaturated Fat: 0gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 1mgSodium: 24mgCarbohydrates: 15gFiber: 2gSugar: 6gProtein: 4g
Nutrition facts are an estimate and are not guaranteed to be accurate. If you need special diet advice, please see a registered dietician.
Danielle
I tried these with oat flour instead. The batter seemed pretty dry. They’re in the oven now. Fingers crossed!
Jocelyn
The texture on yours will probably be different than the original recipe. I really hope they turn out for you!
Danielle
This was not a good substitution option. They were very doughy and then I tried to cook them longer and they just got hard. Maybe it was the oat flour or perhaps the bananas didn’t yield one cup. My dad had 5 min oats do you think I could use those instead of quick? I also noticed that my powder is actually cacao and not cocoa do you think that could have contributed to they dryness?
Jocelyn
I'm so sorry to hear your batch didn't work. The oat flour probably soaked up too much moisture which is why they were dry. Also, over baking the cookies will make them dry. I have never baked these longer than 15 minutes. You can use quick or old fashioned oats, so the ones your dad has will be fine. Quick oats are just old fashioned oats that have been processed and broken down. If you have a food processor or blender you can pulse the bigger oats really quickly to make them a little bit finer. Just don't pulse too much or they will turn into oat flour. Cocoa and cacao can usually be used interchangeably, so that should be fine. I hope that helps and your next batch turns out great.
Danielle
Thank you, Jocelyn! I look forward to trying these again! Thank you for the feedback and advice.
Maddie
omg these are amazing! i added some peanut butter and they are delicious, definitely making again!!
Krista
I am unable to have Whey and I know most proteins have Whey in them. I am currently looking for a protein that doesn’t have Whey but until I find a protein do you Think I could use almond flour or something in the place of the protein?
Jocelyn
You can leave the protein powder out and add another 1/2 cup of oats. They might not be as dark and chocolaty looking though. So maybe 1/4 cup cocoa powder and 1 3/4 cup oats would work for it. I hope that helps.