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These Breakfast Cookies are a healthy start to your day and are easily made ahead of time. Packed with awesome nutrients, they are taste like banana bread! Everyone is going to love these.
How To Make Healthy Breakfast Cookies
These breakfast cookies have been a go-to in our house for easy make-ahead grab and go breakfast or snacks!
Loaded with protein, healthy fats, and some good carbs to make up the perfect fueling snack any time of day. They’re simple to bake, and tastes so delicious.
Customize them based on what you have on hand or like! The base recipe is made up of ripe bananas and almond flour, which means a nutrient-dense, energy-packed cookie perfect for starting your day off right.
Ingredients Needed
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- Bananas
- Almond Flour
- Walnuts
- Shredded Coconut
- Collagen Peptides
- Maple Syrup
- Vanilla Extract
- Sea Salt
- Optional Add-Ins: (Chocolate Chips, Dried Fruit, Nuts of Choice, Etc.)
Make it Nut Free:
Swap out almond flour for oat flour and omit nuts for your favorite add-ins!
Let’s Talk Collagen!
P.S. it’s optional!
My mom and I have been adding collagen into our diets for over a year and a half now and have been truly amazed at what we’ve seen. Let me tell you about her, first. My mom’s hair hasn’t stopped growing and is thicker than ever. Before she started using collagen protein daily, her doctor told her she might have to start taking medicine for Osteoporosis. At her next visit her doctor was stunned that she no longer had it! Now, I’m not saying collagen is the cure, but it was one of the only changes she made so she absolutely attributes it.
I love it as it’s wonderful for your skin, nails, and hair, and also for joint and gut health. Now, how do we sneak it into our daily routine (aside from breakfast cookies)? Through my coffee (yes it’s tasteless)!
Easy breezy. I just add a scoop into the mug, pour in the coffee, and it dissolves instantly with no taste.
But today… adding it into cookies!
How to Store Breakfast Cookies
Store in an air-tight container in the refrigerator for 5-7 days.
Store in an air-tight container or reusable bag in the for up to 3 months.
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Other Recipes With Collagen:
- Homemade Jello (Healthy!)
- Golden Milk Latte Overnight Oats (with Collagen!)
- 30 Smoothie Freezer Packs (Budget-Friendly)
Breakfast Cookies
Ingredients
- 2 bananas
- 1/3 cup almond flour or oat flour
- 1/2 cup crushed ground walnuts or other nuts of choice (omit for nut-free)
- 1/2 cup shredded coconut
- 2 tablespoons collagen peptides optional
- 2 tablespoons maple syrup
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Pinch sea salt
- 1/2 cup add-ins of choice chocolate chips, raisins, dried cranberries, goji berries, etc.
- Optional: Add 2 tablespoons of cocoa powder for chocolate cookies.
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a bowl smash bananas until soft and mushy.
- Add in almond flour or oat flour, crushed nuts (if adding), shredded coconut, pinch of salt and collagen peptides and mix to combine.
- Add in maple syrup and vanilla, and mix to incorporate.
- Fold in any add-ins as desired.
- Scoop 12 cookies onto the baking sheet and bake for 15 to 20 minutes, until slightly firm.
- Let cool completely before serving. They'll firm more as they cool.
- Lasts for up to 1 week in the refrigerator or in the freezer for up to 3 months.
The recipe sounds delicious! I would love to win this giveaway 🙂
Never tried VP, but sounds wonderful, as do the cookies!!
I have been LOVING these collagen peptides! I put a scoop in my tea or lemon water every morning! My hair and nails have never been healthier! Very excited to try this recipe and find new ways to use them! Thanks for sharing:)
I’m in Aus, so I will use a different gelatine when I try this recipe. It’s not meant to thicken is it, just to easily blend in?
Wow! I’m really excited about this recipe and about the Vital Proteins! First, in the picture of the recipe, my eyes deceived me at first glance, and they looked like thumbprint cookies. Do you think these cookies would stand up to filling with a bit of preserves? I think that would be amazing combination with the nuts, especially as a breakfast cookie! Second, I had never heard of Vital Proteins. I currently use Jarrow Formulas unflavored whey protein. I definitely want something pure, without any flavorings, colors, or sweeteners. The Vital Proteins looks like something I would regularly use, and I will definitely try it!
They look fantastic! I can’t wait to make them!
when I make this recipe I am for sure gonna triple the ingredients! I have been wanting to try collagen and I started following this company on Facebook because it is the brand Jennifer Anniston uses!
Look forward to making these tomorrow. Great for on the run mornings.
I have been seeing a lot recently about these Vital Proteins. I would love to try them!!
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These look so yummy!
Lexi, my family and I love all of the recipes we have tried from here! Thank you so much for sharing 🙂
I am curious about the collagen peptides. Any suggestions on where to get “good” information about the health benefits and downsides(if there are any)?
These look delicious…great healthier alternative to the sugar-laden cookies i usually end up snacking on. Can’t wait to try them!
These look great! I can’t wait to try them. I am also really interested in the colleges peptides too. Love your web site!
These cookies look so yummy :)!
These cookies look divine. I am always looking for new and creative ways to incorporate collagen into my daily routine. Thank you for sharing. Can’t wait to try them out 🙂
These look amazing, Lexi – and you totally have me intrigued to try Vital Proteins. Just as soon as it cools down enough to crank up my oven, I’ma make these for my babes as an afternoon snack. She’ll dig ’em!
I hope you love them girlfriend!
Thanks for the great recipe! Can’t wait to make them!
yum! i’d love to try this
I am trying to heal my leaky gut and a bunch of other health issues. Love this idea for sneaking in collagen peptides!