Blueberry Banana Breakfast Cookies That Taste Like a Hug
These cookies started as a desperate 7am fridge dive — I had spotty bananas, frozen blueberries, and a craving for something that felt like dessert but wouldn't make me crash by 9am. The first batch was a bit gooey, the second was too dry, but the third? Pure gold. Warm, soft, and just sweet enough to feel like a treat. They're the kind of cookie you eat with coffee in your pyjamas and pretend you're being 'healthy' while secretly loving every bite.
Ingredients
- 2 ripe bananas — the spottier, the better (trust me)
- 1 cup rolled oats — not the instant kind, they go mushy
- 1/2 cup almond flour — for that nutty, soft texture
- 1/4 cup honey or maple syrup — whatever's in your cupboard
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract — the real stuff if you've got it
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon — coz it makes everything better
- 1/4 tsp baking powder — just a lil' lift
- 1/2 cup blueberries — fresh or frozen, no judgement
- Pinch of salt — to make the sweet sing
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 180°C and line a tray with baking paper — or just grease it if you're feeling lazy.
- Mash the bananas in a bowl until they're basically liquid. It's weirdly satisfying.
- Add the honey (or syrup), vanilla, and cinnamon. Stir until it smells like a dream.
- Mix in the oats, almond flour, baking powder, and salt. It'll look a bit wet, but that's okay.
- Gently fold in the blueberries — if they're frozen, work quick so they don't streak the dough blue.
- Scoop spoonfuls onto the tray, shaping them into little rounds. They won't spread much, so flatten slightly.
- Bake for 16-18 mins until the edges are golden and your kitchen smells like heaven.
- Let them cool for 5 mins (if you can wait) — then eat them warm with coffee. Or cold. Honestly, they're good either way.
Notes
Don't use underripe bananas — they won't mash right and the cookies will taste sad. Frozen blueberries work great, but toss them in a tsp of flour first so they don't bleed everywhere. If you're out of oats, sub in quick-cook — just don't tell anyone I said that. Oh, and if your kitchen smells like banana bread heaven while baking, that's exactly how it should be. No shame in eating one straight off the tray, still warm.