Healthy Blueberry Oatmeal Breakfast Cookies
These toddler-approved Healthy Blueberry Oatmeal Breakfast Cookies are super soft, chewy, easy to make, and the perfect way to use either fresh or frozen blueberries for a delicious and nutritious breakfast!
It’s prime blueberry picking season here in the PNW and I couldn’t be happier. A couple of weekends ago we took the girls to a local farm and picked 8 lbs of the beauties and when I asked M what we should make with them, her immediate response was cookies! So these Healthy Blueberry Oatmeal Breakfast Cookies were born!
Seriously. Is there anything better than fresh-picked blueberries? Just watching a baby love freshly picked blueberries!
Ingredients Needed:
- Old Fashioned Oats – The base for these cookies makes them an oatmeal cookie.
- Whole Wheat Flour and Egg – Just enough to bind. All-purpose and a 1:1 gluten-free flour can also be used!
- Blueberries – You can use
- Overripe Bananas – The browner the better! The more ripe they are the softer they are and the sweeter they are.
- Maple Syrup – The other source of natural sweetness.
- Milk – This helps these breakfast cookies seem like bites of baked oatmeal.
- Vanilla Extract – Just a touch. Have you made your own, yet?
- Spices – Cinnamon, Ginger, Nutmeg, Salt, and Baking Powder
How To Make
We love how simple and easy to make these Healthy Blueberry Oatmeal Breakfast Cookies are! Mix the dry ingredients, mix the wet ingredients, and then combine before folding in the blueberries.
Then bake! We absolutely love these reusable silicone mats for our baking trays.
Once done, these cookies are super soft, chewy, and made healthy by using whole wheat flour and maple syrup instead of refined sugars for sweetness. I love it when the girls get so excited about a cookie that I can get excited about them too because I know how nutritious and delicious they are!
Enjoy those fresh blueberries, friends! While you’re at it, if you’re looking for additional ways to use all those tasty berries, we’ve already made a couple of batches of our Blueberry Almond Granola!
Other Cookies We Love
Oatmeal Quinoa Chocolate Chip Cookies
Oatmeal Carrot Cake Cookies with Cream Cheese Frosting
FAQs
No, not at all. This recipe will work fine with All Purpose flour. I choose whole wheat just for the nutritional value.
Stored in an airtight container these cookies will last at room temp up to a week.
Yes! Just mix the dough and you can keep it in the fridge for up to 3 days before baking.
Yes!! You can totally freeze the dough in ball form for up to 3 months and just cook from frozen.
Totally. I love keeping them in the freezer and pulling them out as needed. You can keep cooked cookies in the freezer for up to 3 months.
Enjoy! As always, if you make this recipe or any of my others, I love to hear what you think! Leave a comment below, email me, or you can find me on Facebook, Instagram, and Pinterest!
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Healthy Blueberry Oatmeal Breakfast Cookies
Ingredients
- 3 cups old fashioned oats 289 g
- 3/4 cup whole wheat flour 100 g
- 1 cup mashed banana about 2 medium sized bananas
- 1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 7 g
- 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon 4 g
- 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 lg egg room temp
- 1/2 cup pure maple syrup
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 cup milk 2% or less
- 1 1/2 cup fresh blueberries
Instructions
- Preheat Oven: Preheat to 350 degrees F and line two baking trays with silicone baking mats or parchment paper.
- Mix Dry Ingredients: Add oats, whole wheat flour, baking powder, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, and salt to a medium-sized bowl.
- Mix Wet Ingredients: In a separate large bowl, mix the egg, maple syrup, milk, and vanilla with the mashed banana. Whisk until combined.
- Create Batter: Slowly add the oat mixture to the wet mixture and stir until just incorporated. Gently fold in the blueberries.
- Bake: Add dough to baking trays. Bake in the center rack for 20 minutes. If baking both racks at the same time, bake at center and lower rack and rotate at 10 min mark.
can you use frozen blueberries?
Definitely! No need to thaw, either, just toss ’em right in.
Nutrition facts?
Would you be able to tell me if these freeze well after making?
Yes, definitely!!
Woah! I never thought about adding blueberries to cookies, but I absolutely love this idea. I’m always looking for snacks that double as an easy, on-the-go breakfast (because I never have time to cook breakfast.) This sounds amazing!
Love love love the blueberry eating err, I mean picking video and the adorable toddler fingers reaching for a cookie! My heart is melting!!!
Awww we miss you Auntie Susie!!! xoxox