Description
These Healthy Oatmeal Breakfast Cookies are a wholesome, delicious treat, packed with oats, almond meal, and natural sweeteners. Perfect for a quick breakfast or snack!
Ingredients
- Wet Ingredients:
- 100 g (3.5 oz) pitted dates (1 heaped packed cup)
- 1/3 cup (85 ml) boiling water
- 1 egg
- 3 tbsp maple syrup or honey (adjust sweetness to preference)
- 3 tbsp coconut oil (melted) or other neutral oil
- 1 tsp vanilla essence
- Dry Ingredients:
- 1 1/4 cups rolled oats
- 1/2 cup flaked almonds
- 1/4 cup desiccated coconut
- 1/2 cup raisins or sultanas (or any dried fruit of choice)
- 3/4 cup almond meal (or almond flour)
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat oven: Preheat oven to 180°C (350°F) (160°C/320°F for fan/convection). Line a tray with parchment paper.
- Soak Dates: Roughly chop dates and place them in a bowl. Pour over boiling water, cover, and let soak for 10 minutes. Mash with a fork or potato masher until it becomes a paste.
- Mix Wet Ingredients: Add egg, maple syrup, coconut oil, and vanilla to the mashed dates. Stir well with a wooden spoon.
- Add Dry Ingredients: Stir in oats, flaked almonds, desiccated coconut, raisins, almond meal, baking powder, and cinnamon until fully combined. The batter should be thick.
- Shape Cookies: Measure out about 1/2 cup of dough for 6 large cookies, or 1/3 cup for 8 smaller cookies. Flatten the dough into 2/3″ (1.7 cm) thick rounds.
- Bake: Place cookies on the prepared tray and bake for 20 minutes or until golden.
- Cool: Allow cookies to cool on the tray for a few minutes before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely.
Notes
- Sweetness: Adjust the amount of sweetener based on your preference. Use more for sweeter cookies or less for a more subtle sweetness.
- Add-ins: Feel free to swap out the raisins for cranberries, dried cherries, or even chocolate chips. You can also try other nuts like walnuts or cashews!
- Gluten-Free: Ensure oats are certified gluten-free if needed.
- Storage: Store in an airtight container for up to 5 days. Cookies will soften on the outside but stay delicious.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 large cookie
- Calories: 180-200
- Sugar: undefined
- Sodium: undefined
- Fat: 8-9g
- Saturated Fat: undefined
- Unsaturated Fat: undefined
- Trans Fat: undefined
- Carbohydrates: 25-28g
- Fiber: undefined
- Protein: 3-4g
- Cholesterol: undefined
