Healthy Banana Date Oatmeal Breakfast Cookies
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Healthy Banana Date Oatmeal Breakfast Cookies
Description
These breakfast cookies begin by combining ripe mashed bananas with oats and chopped dates, providing natural sweetness and chewy texture. Butter or applesauce adds moisture and richness, while honey contributes extra sweetness. Hemp hearts provide a subtle nutty flavor and nutrition, complemented by vanilla extract and cinnamon for warmth.
The dough is packed into scoops and pressed thin on parchment-lined baking sheets before baking at a moderate temperature until the bottoms brown. The cookies cool on the sheets to firm up, resulting in a soft yet slightly crisp cookie with a hearty texture from oats and dates.
This recipe yields a convenient, portable treat suitable for breakfast or snack time, with simple ingredients primarily based on natural sugars and whole grains.
Ingredients
- 2 banana large, ripe, mashed
- 3 cups oats large flake
- 1 cup dates pitted and chopped
- 1/3 cup butter or applesauce, softened
- 1/3 cup honey
- 1/2 cup hemp hearts
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
Instructions
- Pre-heat your oven to 325 degrees.
- Combine all ingredients in a large bowl.
- Pack the dough tightly into a large ice cream or cookie scoop. Place on a parchment lined baking sheet then press down to thin it out. You can fit 3-4 per cookie sheet.
- Bake in the oven for 25-28 minutes until the bottoms are browned.
- Remove and let cool on the cookie sheets completely.
- Let the cookies sit on the counter for a few hours to firm up.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 12Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 252 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 252kcal | 13% |
| Carbohydrates | 35g | 12% |
| Protein | 6g | 12% |
| Fat | 10g | 15% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Cholesterol | 13mg | 4% |
| Sodium | 47mg | 2% |
| Potassium | 228mg | 5% |
| Fiber | 3g | 12% |
| Sugar | 18g | 36% |
| Vitamin A | 215IU | 4% |
| Vitamin C | 1.7mg | 2% |
| Calcium | 32mg | 3% |
| Iron | 2.3mg | 13% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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