These easy Breakfast Cookies made with peanut butter and banana are the perfect healthy start to your mornings! So simple to make, healthy, high in protein, gluten-free, sugar-free, and ideal for kids.
Healthy Breakfast Cookies are perfect for start to the day on the go. Espesically when time is tight and the chances of breakfast are slipping away.
BUT have you seen how expensive shop-bought breakfast biscuits are?! They are also often highly processed with lots of additives and sugar.
Here’s my solution. I love how simple these cookies are to make and the fact that I know exactly what’s gone into them. Ingredients are cheap and they taste amazing. All round winner.
They’re made using very ripe (in fact, the blacker the better) bananas, oats, peanut butter, cinnamon and chocolate chips are optional. This is a no-flour recipe, which means these are gluten-free Breakfast Cookies, (if you use GF oats) and there’s no refined sugar (you can also omit the honey if you prefer). I hope you enjoy your start to the day with these with a nice cuppa… perfect!
You’ll love this recipe because:
✅ Healthy, delicious breakfast option
✅ So convenient for out-and-about
✅ Make a batch ahead for ease
FAQs about this Breakfast Cookies Recipe
How do you make Peanut Butter Breakfast Cookies?
Throw everything in a bowl and mush up (technical term). Scoop out a portion onto a baking paper-lined baking tray and bake for 20 minutes. I like to use an ice-cream scoop to spoon the mixture into eight neat bundles. You don’t necessarily need it but it’s helpful. Bake until golden-topped and cooked through. Done.
Do I need old bananas for this recipe?
The bananas need to be very ripe. Did you know that ripe bananas have so much more natural sweetness than very yellow bananas? When we have bananas left uneaten I just pop them in the freezer for whenever I need a ripe banana, which is great for reducing food waste.
How many Breakfast Cookies does this recipe make?
This recipe makes eight BIG cookies. They’ll be good the next day if stored in an airtight container. If they are a little dry, you can microwave them for about 30 seconds to refresh them.
Can I freeze the cookies?
If you want a bigger batch of cookies, you could freeze the baked cookies and take them out to defrost the night before you’ll eat them, which is so handy for busy mornings.
Fancy more breakfast recipes?
- Easy Granola – Delicious slow cooker recipe
- Savoury Muffins – Grab-and-go cheesy bites
- Shakshuka – Something special for brunch
Hope you enjoy this recipe as much as we do.
I’d love to know how you got on and what you thought of it if you make this recipe. Please rate the recipe using the ⭐️ by the recipe. Also, if you’d like to show me a photo by tagging me on Instagram (@tamingtwins) I LOVE to see your creations.
This post was originally published on January 10, 2018 and fully updated with new photos on July 06, 2022.
Peanut Butter Breakfast Cookies with Banana
Ingredients
- 3 Banana Peeled
- 200 g Rolled oats
- 100 g Smooth peanut butter
- 50 g Runny honey
- 1 tsp Ground cinnamon
- 40g Chocolate chips Optional
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180C.
- Put everything into a bowl and mash and mix together very well. (Add half of the chocolate chips if using.)
- Scoop out into 8 cookie shapes on a lined baking tray. (Press the remaining chocolate chips in if using).
- Bake for 20 minutes. Allow to cool before moving from the baking tray to allow them to set.
Notes
Nutrition (per serving)
Laura says
We’re going to try these in the morning.
Isobel says
Looking to improve my sugar intake at breakfast time and this seems like the perfect recipe!👍
Kat says
I’m going to pass this on to my daughter as she tries to bake healthy snacks for the kids.
Leigh Munson says
So easy and absolutely delicious … I’m going to try them with stewed apple & ginger, cherries and almond flour, cacao nibs and desicated coconut … I love a breakfast I can have with a coffee but cutting out bread, bagels etc … these are perfect . Leigh x
Katy says
Morning! Great recipe idea…What could I use instead of peanut butter please?
Thanks x
Rachel says
Just wondering what I could use instead of honey so my under 1 could fry them as well. Thank you
Stephanie says
I baked these last night but they came out looking less appetizing than your pic – they still taste nice though!
How do you get them so golden?
Helen says
Sometimes I don’t get breakfast, I have no excuse this week after making a batch. So easy, so tasty. Thankyou Sarah
Amy says
Literally the only thing my daughter will eat for breakfast. Quick, healthy breakfast option for busy school mornings.
Lisa says
Is there anything that can be used in place of the peanut butter? I have one kid that loves it, the other hates it!
Emma says
A winner this morning!
Shall be making a batch for school mornings to change things up. Even our peanut butter hater ate them!
Catherine says
These were fab thanks . Super fast to make. I made them smaller and got 15 out of the recipe . Only baked for about 12/14 mins. Had some dark chocolate chunks to use up ( unfortunately 😂😋) and they were very yummy .
Alice says
Amazing made without the chocolate but they are SO GOOD and the ‘never eats any fruit’ baby wolfed them down 👍🏻
Katie says
Argh made too many and ran out of peanut butter! Hoping Nutella works just as well 🤞
Jo says
Love this recipe – another easy alternative is raspberries instead of chocolate, reminds me of PBJ!