Banana Blueberry Breakfast Cookies (Vegan Gluten-Free)
These Banana Blueberry Breakfast Cookies are packed with amazing ingredients, are high in fibre, protein and naturally vegan and easily gluten-free. They are bursting with juicy blueberries and crunchy walnuts.
I love making oatmeal/oats more interesting and after my delicious oatmeal muffins, I wanted to try out cookies for breakfast and they are amazing. You can play around with the flavours and mix-ins, but blueberry and walnuts work so well together. They are great for the brain, bursting with antioxidants and feel like you’re having dessert at breakfast time. While they are great to grab and go, I love them served with some dairy-free yoghurt, extra fruit and some peanut butter, as shown here.
Why will I love these cookies?
These are amazing:
- Fruity, nutty and oaty
- Packed with wholesome ingredients you’d naturally eat at breakfast time
- Full of juicy blueberries and crunchy walnuts
- Naturally sweetened with banana
- A source of healthy fats
- Packed with fibre
- A source of protein
- Great for brain health
- Bursting with antioxidants
- Naturally dairy-free, egg-free and vegan
- Gluten-free and easily nut-free
- Great for grab and go breakfast options
- Delicious with yoghurt and fruit
- Ideal for meal prep (they keep well in the fridge and freezer)
- Play around with the add-ins and flavours
If you already love the sound of these cookies, then skip ahead to the recipe card below. Or, first let’s discuss the recipe in more detail.
What ingredients do I need?
You can see the ingredients with weights in the recipe card and see my favourite and recommended products in the “shop the recipe” section.
For the cookies:
- Ripe banana: the riper the better as they are sweeter and easier to mash.
- Plant-based milk: any dairy-free milk is great like soya, oat, coconut or almond.
- Peanut butter: make sure it’s smooth and runny and ideally 100% nuts on the ingredient list.
- Rolled oats: to add texture. Make sure they are GF where needed.
- Vanilla protein powder: I love the Form vanilla protein powder as the ingredients are so good and it’s naturally plant-based.
- Hulled hemp seeds: to add fibre and healthy fats.
- Ground flaxseed or chia seeds: these add lots of fibre and help bind the egg-free cookies.
- Baking powder: for a little lightness.
- Cinnamon: for flavour.
- Salt: to enhance the flavours.
- Blueberries: fresh or frozen will work well.
- Walnuts: to add some crunch. You can swap for other nuts like pecans, hazelnuts or almonds. You can also try dairy-free chocolate chips.
And to serve these cookies, I like to add some dairy-free thick and creamy yoghurt to a bowl with extra berries and peanut butter.
Are they gluten-free and nut-free?
These are easily gluten-free, as long as you use GF oats. To make these nut-free, swap the peanut butter for sunflower seed butter or tahini and either swap the walnuts for chocolate chips or leave them out.
How do I make them?
These cookies come together in a few steps:
- Mash the banana: and then add to a bowl.
- Stir in the other ingredients: to a sticky cookie dough.
- Fold in the blueberries and walnuts: and combine.
- Use an ice cream scoop or spoon to divide into rounds: and lightly press down onto a baking sheet.
- Place a walnut on top: and bake in the oven for 12 minutes or firming up and golden brown.
- Allow to cool slightly: and then enjoy warm or cold.
How long they will last?
These will keep for 2-3 days in the fridge in a sealed container or in the freezer for 1 month. Allow to defrost and then enjoy cold or warm back up in the oven for 5 minutes.
What other recipes can I try?
For more breakfast inspiration:
- Carrot Cake Baked Oats
- Creamy Mango Coconut Overnight Oats
- Banana Raspberry Breakfast Oat Cups
- Chocolate Date and Pistachio Granola
- Blueberry Chocolate Chip Sheetpan Pancakes
Banana Blueberry Breakfast Cookies (Vegan Gluten-Free)
These Banana Blueberry Breakfast Cookies are packed with amazing ingredients, are high in fibre, protein and naturally vegan and easily gluten-free. They are bursting with juicy blueberries and crunchy walnuts.
Ingredients
For the Cookies:
- 2 ripe bananas, mashed
- 60ml plant-based milk
- 2 tbsp (30g) runny smooth peanut butter
- 150g rolled oats
- 40g vegan vanilla protein powder
- 2 tbsp hulled hemp seeds
- 2 tbsp ground flaxseed or chia seeds
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- A pinch of salt
- 120g fresh or frozen blueberries
- 40g walnuts, crushed plus 12 walnut halves
To Serve:
- Plant-based yoghurt
- Fresh fruit e.g. blueberries, strawberries, pomegranate
- Peanut butter or maple syrup
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 160Fan/180ºC and line 1-2 large baking trays with parchment paper.
- Into a large mixing bowl, add the banana and mash well. Now add in the milk, peanut butter, oats, protein powder, hemp seeds, flax/chia seeds, baking powder, cinnamon and salt. Stir to a sticky cookie dough.
- Fold in the blueberries and 40g crushed walnuts.
- Use an ice cream scoop to divide the mix into 12 balls and scoop onto the tray(s). Leave a little room around each cookie and press down with your dingers (they won’t rise or spread too much). Place a walnut half on each cookie.
- Bake in the oven for 10-14 minutes, rotating the tray halfway through cooking time. When baked, the cookies will be golden, crisping at the edges and firm-ish to touch.
- Allow the cookies to cool for 10 minutes and then you can move them.
- Eat now while they are warm or allow to cool fully and then store in a sealed container in the fridge for 2-3 days or in the freezer for 1 month. Allow to defrost and then enjoy cold or warm back up for 5 minutes in the oven.
- Serve with your favourite yoghurt, berries and extra peanut butter.
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With cookie love x
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