These superfood breakfast cookies are hearty, nutty, and delicious! The recipe is vegan, gluten-free, and ready in less than 30 minutes. These cookies have almonds, hemp seeds, flax seeds, oats, pumpkin seeds, almond butter and are sweetened with maple syrup.
Sometimes you just need a big old cookie (or two!) for breakfast. Especially when the cookie is packed full of nuts, seeds, dried fruit, whole grains, and nut butter.
These vegan breakfast cookies are crunchy, nutty, and lightly sweetened with maple syrup. They are also ready in under 30 minutes. Let’s dive into the recipe!
WHAT ARE SUPERFOODS?
What’s so special about superfoods anyway? Superfoods are foods — mostly plant-based — that are thought to be nutritionally dense and good for one’s health. Blueberries, salmon, kale, and acai are just a few examples of foods that have garnered the “superfood” label. However, there are no set criteria for determining what is and what is not a superfood.
WHAT ARE SUPERFOODS?
Superfoods have a broad definition depending on whom you ask. They do not fall under one single food group, but they are always nutrient-dense and typically plant-based. The most popular “superfoods” are nuts, seeds, leafy greens, and berries.
For these superfood breakfast cookies, we’ll use a variety of ingredients that are typically labeled as superfoods. This includes pumpkin seeds, almonds, hemp seeds, flaxseeds, and goji berries.
WHAT INGREDIENTS ARE IN SUPERFOOD BREAKFAST COOKIES?
These vegan breakfast cookies are make with simple ingredients – most of which you might alraedy have on hand! Here’s what you’ll need:
- Rolled Oats
- Oat Flour
- Plant-Based Protein Powder (optional)
- Pumpkin Seeds (or sunflower seeds)
- Chopped Almonds (any nut will work)
- Goji Berries (or your favorite dried fruit)
- Hemp Seeds
- Flaxseed Meal (ground flax seeds)
- Nut butter (any nut butter will work)
- Cinnamon
- Maple syrup
- Coconut oil
- Vanilla
HOW DO YOU MAKE SUPERFOOD BREAKFAST COOKIES?
Begin by combining rolled oats, oat flour, protein powder (if using), pumpkin seeds, almonds, goji berries, hemp seeds, flaxseed meal, cinnamon, baking powder, and salt to a large bowl. Mix together.
In a separate bowl, combine nut butter, maple syrup, melted coconut oil, and vanilla extract. Whisk together.
Next, pour the wet mixture into the dry mixture. Mix the batter to thoroughly combine.
Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Hot tip – baking with parchment is the way to go, as it prevents sticking. Hello easy clean up!
Scoop the dough into 12 balls. Use clean hands to press into flat cookies. They won’t expand too much when they bake.
Bake the superfood breakfast cookies for 15-20 minutes or until the edges begin to golden. Remove from oven and let cool. Store in an airtight container.
HOW TO MAKE THESE COOKIES YOUR OWN
Here are a few tips to making these cookies based on your flavor preferences:
- Use any nut butter of your liking! Almond butter, peanut butter, and cashew butter are great choices. If you have a nut allergy, use sunflower butter.
- You can substitute any dried fruit (chocolate chips would even work!) or simply omit them. Dried cranberries, blueberries, or raisins would be delicious.
- Sunflower seeds make a great swap for the pumpkin seeds.
- I love adding plant-based protein powder for an extra boost of protein, but this is totally optional.
- Do not over bake cookies! They can dry out easily. I personally only baked them for 15 minutes.
- Store leftover cookies in an airtight container. They should keep for up to 1 week. You can always store them in the freezer and they will keep for up to a month.
IF YOU LOVE THESE VEGAN BREAKFAST COOKIES, YOU MAY ALSO ENJOY THESE HEALTHY COOKIE RECIPES:
Chewy Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Almond Butter Cookies
Healthy Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies
REBBL Protein Chocolate Chunk Cookies
Chewy Vegan Oatmeal Cranberry Cookies
Flourless Chickpea Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies
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Superfood Breakfast Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 cup Rolled Oats
- ½ cup Oat Flour grind 1/2 cup oats in a food processor
- 2 Tbs Plant-Based Protein Powder
- ¼ cup Chopped Almonds
- ¼ cup Goji Berries
- 2 Tbs Hemp Seeds
- 2 Tbs Flaxseed Meal ground flaxseeds
- 1 tsp Ground Cinnamon
- 1 tsp Baking Powder
- ¼ tsp Salt
- ½ cup Nut Butter
- ⅓ cup Maple Syrup
- 3 Tbs Coconut Oil melted
- ½ tsp Vanilla Extract
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Combine rolled oats, oat flour, protein powder, pumpkin seeds, almonds, goji berries, hemp seeds, flaxseed meal, ground cinnamon, baking powder, and salt in a large bowl. Mix together.
- In a separate bowl, add nut butter, maple syrup, melted coconut oil, and vanilla extract. Whisk together until evenly combined.
- Pour wet ingredients into the dry ingredients. Mix together.
- Scoop cookie dough into 12 balls and place on the baking sheet. Press each ball into flat cookies.
- Bake for 15-20 minutes or until the edges begin to golden. Remove from oven and cool.
Yum! These were so easy to make and SO delicious!
Love these cookies. I used almond flour instead of the oat flour. I added pecans, too. I’m curious if you have any idea how many calories these are per cookie?
I’m so thrilled to hear that you loved these cookies! Almond flour is a great substitute and pecans sound delicious! There are approximately 197 calories per cookie, with the oats and oat flour. Hope that helps 🙂