sugar free breakfast cookie

kermiehiho · December 2009

My family was going to sleep over at a hotel out of convenience for my sister's wedding the next day, so I made these as a healthy, portable breakfast. I would definitely make them again.

Ingredients:
3 mashed bananas
1/3 cup apple sauce (I just blended up 1/4 of a really big apple)
2 cups uncooked quick-cooking oats
1/4 cup skim milk
1/2 cup raisins (or any other dried fruit you want to add)
1 tsp vanilla
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tbsp Splenda , sugar or other sweetener (I used honey)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix all ingredients in a bowl really well. Let this mixture stand for at least 5 minutes to let the oats become good and hydrated. Heap the dough by teaspoonfuls onto a greased cookie sheet (I just plopped them on parchment paper and they were fine). Bake for 15-20 minutes and let cool.

Variations: If you add some chopped nuts, you have a grab and go breakfast that includes protein as well as fruits and grains. Dried cranberries are also a great addition if you don't care for raisins, which some people don't. Cardamom fans may want to substitute that spice for the cinnamon.

It's important to note that this is not a dessert type of cookie, so it will not be what you are used to eating when you think cookie. These are also very moist, due to both mashed bananas and apple sauce being included. It's basically oatmeal with add-ins for breakfast that you can eat from your hand.

My comments: I added chopped almonds. My mom found it a little bland, but the beauty of this recipe is that there are no eggs, so you can actually *safely* taste the batter as you go along.

Skagirl · December 2009

This sounds great. I will have to try them for my 4yo son as well. I'm always on a quest for a better breakfast for him too. Maybe the "cookie" name will help *lol* Thanks for sharing.

debnu1 · December 2009

Looks pretty good, I will have to try it!

jmturpin · December 2009

Thank you so much for sharing this recipe.
I have been experimenting
with my old recipes to make them healthy
and subtituing honey or maple syrup
in place of sugar. and using other types of flour
instead of white or whole wheat.
I love baking but limited as to what I can eat.
Thanks again. JMT

Taradise · December 2009

do you have any nutrition information on these?

LittleSpy · December 2009

do you have any nutrition information on these?

It's going to vary depending on how many cookies you get out of the recipe since "heaping teaspoonful" is a pretty vague description of cookie size. If I make the cookies before you do I'll plug the recipe info into Spark's recipe calculator whenever I know the # of cookies my batch makes and I'll post it here.

Positively_Me · December 2009

bump...

PureAndHealthy · December 2009

I thought this was going to be fake sugar convenience food, but it actually looks really healthy! I'll use stevia and give these a try! Thanks for posting!

passionhi · December 2009

bump

PureAndHealthy · December 2009

Ps. Just checked a recipe calculator and if it made 16, they'd be 80 calories a piece.

Positively_Me · December 2009

thanks Pure and healthy

LosingIt4good · January 2010

tagging for later

Thanks!!!!!!

chellebelle315 · January 2010

bump...going back to school, need something like this to keep in my bag for quick meals.

debnu1 · January 2010

I just made these. Wow they were tasty! I put them in the database under Homemade fruity breakfast cookies.

I used applesauce and raisins and sugar, then promptly ate three while they were still warm. At 58 cals a piece I think I could afford it. :bigsmile: It made 22 with my small cookie scoop.

bethie0828 · January 2010

http://recipes.sparkpeople.com/recipe-calculator.asp

A free site my friend just found. You can add the ingredients and it figures out the nutritional values for you.

fiftyandfit · January 2010

bump.......these sound great! thanks!

kcdrake · January 2010

bump
Sounds like a great 'running late for school' breakfast.

Do they keep well?

kermiehiho · January 2010

bump
Sounds like a great 'running late for school' breakfast.

Do they keep well?

Well, they kept in a plastic ziploc bag over a period of two days, but the website I got the recipe from said he keeps them in the freezer.

Marcy79 · January 2010

YUM! Can't wait to give 'em a try

pettmybunny · January 2010

bumping. I have a kid who hates breakfast, so these might pass muster.

DeeDeeLHF · January 2010

this looks great! thanks for posting!!

Raphi · January 2010

Great! Finally a cookie recipe with not to much sugar and no fake food (aka splenda etc.)!! Thanks also VERY MUCH for the adress http://recipes.sparkpeople.com/recipe-calculator.asp :flowerforyou: This will save me TONS of time! I'm always "renovating" my recipes and I hate to calculate everything, so I end up guessing the number of calories:embarassed: ...
Feel free to post anything else

Raphi · February 2010

I just tried your recipe with what I had on hand... I substituted what I don't have yet in my pantry; here goes:
3 bananas
1/3 cup crushed apple
1cup All Bran original cereal
1cup whole wheat flour
1/4 cup 1% milk
1/2 cup unsalted cashews. chopped
1 tsp vanilla
1 tsp cinnamon
1tbsp maple syrup

I made 23 cookies (each a little smaller than a golf ball). They sure smell good... they are not very sweet, but I like them. If I feel like indulging, I can always spread Nutella on them

For those interested, I posted the calories in the database under "cashew breakfast cookie"

nort0186 · February 2010

BUMP sounds like a great breakfast on the go!!

kermiehiho · February 2010

I just tried your recipe with what I had on hand... I substituted what I don't have yet in my pantry; here goes:
3 bananas
1/3 cup crushed apple
1cup All Bran original cereal
1cup whole wheat flour
1/4 cup 1% milk
1/2 cup unsalted cashews. chopped
1 tsp vanilla
1 tsp cinnamon
1tbsp maple syrup

I made 23 cookies (each a little smaller than a golf ball). They sure smell good... they are not very sweet, but I like them. If I feel like indulging, I can always spread Nutella on them

For those interested, I posted the calories in the database under "cashew breakfast cookie"

Oh, cashews, interesting. I think I'd try pistachios when I can get my hands on some unsalted ones. Heard they have a lot of antioxidants or something. :happy:

Raphi · February 2010

Right; your recipe is very versatile... I've been waiting a long time for a cookie like that! All the guilt free recipes are usually full of splenda or aspartame, and I don't like to feed that to my kids. I plan on trying it also with pumpkin seeds, or sunflower seeds; pistachios sound yummy too. I don't like raisins, but maybe semi-sweet chocolate chips

I'd like to find dried berries to put in there. My kids (17 months and 4 years old) love them; even though there's only 1 tbsp of sugar in it haha! That's all that is needed really, because if you use extra ripe bananas, it makes them sweeter. Next grocery, I'll buy some oats to throw in there also. Thanks again :flowerforyou: !