With the holidays now approaching I am going to be getting busy making and creating healthier, no-GMO, grain-free, nut-free, and naturally sweeter versions of some traditional favorites. Also, I am ALWAYS looking for more portable snacks and treat for my growing babies. I make a zillion varieties of healthy muffins for them, but these cookies may be a new go-to!
I can’t even tell you how excited I was when I started playing with this recipe and I got the dough to form beautifully. My fingers were crossed that they not only came out okay when baked, but that they tasted great as well!
The house smells amazing when I make these!
Enjoy them warm, or cold from the fridge!
Soft & Chewy Chunky Monkey Breakfast Cookies
yield: 20 cookies
{grain-free, dairy-free, nut-free, no sweetener added, Paleo-friendly!}
ingredients:
- 1/3 cup coconut flour
- 1/4 cup ground flax
- 2 Tablespoons coconut butter or grass-fed butter, unsalted
- 1 medium ripe banana, mashed
- 1/2 cup pitted Medjool dates, soaked to soften (about 6-8 dates)
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg (fresh grated best! If not jarred is fine!)
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 3 large eggs
- 1/4 cup chocolate chips (I use Enjoy Life mini chips..they’re no GMO and allergen-free)
- 1/4 cup banana chips (if store bought make sure they’re cooked in coconut oil)
- 2 TBSP chopped coconut chips, optional
directions:
Place mashed banana, vanilla and coconut butter in a stand mixer (or bowl with handheld mixer) and whip together. Add flour, ground flax, cinnamon, nutmeg, baking soda and salt in a separate bowl and whisk, set aside. Add dates to wet mix and fold in. Start to add dry ingredients to wet slowly stir to combine. Add eggs one at a time, stirring well after each addition. Run banana chips through a mini food processor so they are in small chunks. Fold in chocolate chips, coconut (if using), and banana chips. Use a small cookie scooper to form cookies on a parchment lines cookie sheet. Flatten tops slightly with a spoon. Bake at 350 degrees for 8-10 minutes.
Feel free to add some walnuts to make them truly like chunky monkey! Ella’s school is nut-free, and so is our home now because of Jaxon, so I wanted to create something she could bring there, or even share with friends over the holiday season! Enjoy!
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