These almond cherry coconut breakfast cookies are the perfect healthy start to your day!
Most of the time I bake, I have a clear idea what the outcome is going to (or at least should) be.
That wasn’t the case at all yesterday. I knew I wanted some sort of “cookie” and I knew I wanted it to be suitable for breakfast. That was about it.
So I started throwing random things into a bowl, at one point looked down and thought about just keeping it as granola since that’s basically what it was looking like but then changed my mind and adding some wet ingredients to shape them like biscuits before baking.
The result is a biscuit shaped cookie meets granola bar meets marzipan. Yes, marzipan. Slightly undercooked almond flour apparently mimics the sweet dessert that I shoved in my face almost daily when I spent a semester in Spain.
Not a bad trip down memory lane. A few tinto de veranos and I would’ve practically been back in Málaga scheming ways to sneak food from the kitchen of my stingy host family.
They’re unintentionally vegan, there’s no added sugar and they’re pretty high in fiber.
You can eat them as is, crumble over some yogurt, slather with almond butter or break them up with milk as a cereal.
As always seems to be the case with delicious baked goods, I made these 36 hours before leaving for 4 days on a work trip.
I’m thinking a few will be accompanying me to Phoenix for the week. There’s only so many Starbucks’ oatmeal breakfasts one can eat.
Almond Cherry Coconut Breakfast Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 cup rolled oats
- 1/2 cup almond flour
- 1/2 cup unsweetened coconut flakes
- 1/2 cup sliced almonds
- 1/3 cup dried cherries
- 2 tablespoons wheat germ
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 banana, mashed
- 1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce
- 2 tablespoons coconut oil, melted
- 1 tablespoon maple syrup
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or silpat.
- Combine all dry ingredients in a large bowl.
- In a small bowl, combine wet ingredients and stir together well.
- Pour wet ingredients into dry and mix together well.
- Spoon 2-3 tablespoons of dough onto baking sheet and shape into a biscuit shape.
- Bake for 20-25 minutes, until tops and edges turn golden brown.
- Remove from oven and let cool on the pan.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Gina Matsoukas is an AP syndicated writer. She is the founder, photographer and recipe developer of Running to the Kitchen — a food website focused on providing healthy, wholesome recipes using fresh and seasonal ingredients. Her work has been featured in numerous media outlets both digital and print, including MSN, Huffington post, Buzzfeed, Women’s Health and Food Network.
Love the idea of such a wholesome breakfast cookie! These look so nutritious and delicious, Gina! Great recipe for a breakfast lover like me. Thanks for sharing!
living with a stingy host family sounds a bit like a nightmare… but studying abroad in spain?! I bet those are some amazing memories. Safe travels to Arizona!
You had me at “tastes like marzipan.” Seriously.
That is seriously the best part. I think I might under cook them a bit more next time for even more of a marzipan taste :) btw-keep trying to comment on your blog but WP is being a little bitch about logging in or something…basically, I’m just jealous of your blooming trees already! ;)
Well aren’t these just the cutest little things. Healthy, oat-ey, with the cherries…perfect!
Gina! You are very creative with all of your recipes…where do you find most of your inspiration?
these were kind of pulled out of thin air but stalking food porn websites definitely brings on the inspiration! ;)
Love how they’re “unintentionally vegan.” Fun recipe, nothing like cooookies for breakfast :)
I’m makeing these tonight for my weekly cookie! They look wonderful!!! I love the no added sugar!!!
Ok now those are cute! I have never put coconut in cookies. Yum!
You gotta try it, it’s one of my fave add ins for cookies!
I have, coincidentally, had breakfast cookies on the mind and have, coincidentally, all the ingredients on hand which means, obviously, I’m making these today.
Yum! These definitely look like a great on the go breakfast or snack!