Vegan Cinnamon Apple Breakfast Cookies [GF, Oil-Free]
Soft and chewy 8 ingredient easy vegan breakfast cookies! Vegan, oil-free, gluten-free, flourless and naturally sweetened with bananas and apples!
Ingredients
Wet Ingredients
- 1 cup mashed banana about 2 large ripe bananas mashed well
- 1/3 cup creamy natural peanut butter can sub for any nut butter. Make sure the nut butter is creamy and smooth.
- 1 & 3/4 tsp vanilla extract
Dry Ingredients
- 2 cups old fashioned rolled oats certified GF, if needed
- 2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp mineral salt or to taste
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 cup chopped apples I use Red Delicious
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Add all wet ingredients to large bowl and whisk well.
- Add all dry ingredients (except the chopped apples) to the wet ingredients and mix well with a wooden spoon.
- Fold in the chopped apples and mix again.
- Using an ice cream scooper, scoop out the dough onto the parchment paper. Use your fingers to adjust the shape to a cookie form and then flatten slightly so the cookies are about 3/4 an inch- 1 inch thick. You should have seven large cookies.
- Bake for 11 minutes.
- When the cookies are done, remove from oven and enjoy!
Notes
For a Dark Chocolate & Coconut Breakfast Cookie modification:
Follow the recipe as written except omit the apples and add 1/2 cup dark chocolate chips and 1/2 cup unsweetened coconut flakes. Top cookies with extra coconut if preferred!