Love cookies but want a healthier recipe? Healthy chocolate cookies contain no flour, no dairy, no eggs, and no added sugar! You can feel good about serving them for breakfast or anytime!
School is back in full swing! At our house that means slightly moody children who do not like being roused from bed early in the morning!
Is it just me or does there seem to be WAY too much drama over breakfast choices as the school year begins? I’d love to be the kind of mom who is up early enough to make a hot meal each morning…
But, in reality, I’m the kind of mom who stays up too late working and is tired in the morning. I’m happy to just be in the kitchen, showered and clutching a cup of coffee while the kids eat breakfast.
Healthy Baked Goods
One easy solution for an EASY healthy breakfast is baked goods. I’m not talking donuts and pop tarts… I’m talking real food ingredients combined to make a delicious and nutrition meal.
My kids’ favorites include:
How To Make Healthy Cookies Without Flour, Sugar, Dairy or Eggs
The healthy chocolate cookies are made with simple ingredients you probably have in your kitchen. There are no “special ingredients” sometimes called for in gluten-free recipes (no coconut flour, almond flour, xanthan gum, or guar gum) and they have no artificial sweetener.
I love real food recipes!
You’re probably wonder, “How can you make cookies with no flour, no dairy, no eggs, and no sugar?” It’s easy:
- Banana replaces white sugar in the recipe and makes the cookies sweet.
- Oatmeal replaces wheat flour giving the cookies a cakey texture with no gluten (no special flours needed)
- Nut butter adds healthy fat to the recipe and gives the cookies the yummy “mouth feel” you want in baed goods.
My favorite thing about this cookie recipe? My kids love making them! (Bonus: The cookie batter contains no eggs so you don’t have to worry about kiddos people licking their fingers!)
How to Make Healthy Chocolate Cookies with Oatmeal
These cookies are made with oatmeal which is not as smooth as wheat flour. If you mix the batter in the food processor it will chop up the oats and give the cookies a more traditional cookie texture. It also helps to eliminate any banana chunks in the cookies.
Cookie Add Ins
Add your own toppings to customize the flavor of these healthy chocolate cookies.
- We add a few walnuts, chocolate chips, raspberries or even shredded coconut to the top. (The cookies are also yummy plain!)
- The cookie dough is thick so it is easiest to add the toppings once the cookies are on the cookie sheet.
Healthy Chocolate Cookies Recipe
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Total Time: 22 minutes
- Yield: 12 1x
- Category: Baked Goods
- Cuisine: American
Description
Love cookies but want a healthier recipe? Healthy chocolate cookies contain no flour, no dairy, no eggs, and no added sugar! You can feel good about serving them for breakfast or anytime!
Ingredients
- 2 large ripe bananas (3/4 of a cup mashed)
- 1 cup old fashioned oats
- 4 Tablespoons peanut butter or almond butter (no sugar added)
- 2 Tbsp cocoa (unsweetened)
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/8 tsp salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees
- Add bananas to food processor and blend until smooth.
- Add remaining ingredients to food processor and blend until smooth and well combined. Scrape down sides of food processor as needed.
- Scoop 2 tbsp of batter onto parchment lined cookie sheet.
- Smooth slightly into cookie shape.
- Add a few pieces of fruit, nuts, or chocolate chips to the top of each cookie (if desired).
- Bake for 12-14 minutes. (The cookie may look slightly underbaked on the surface but should be cooked through, check by breaking open a cookie.)
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 77
- Sugar: 3
- Fat: 2.9
- Carbohydrates: 10
Keywords: healthy chocolate cokies
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Kathy
Hello. I have not tried your healthy cookie recipes yet but I am so excited to do so. My Mom, before she passed, called me a health nut! LOL. So, your recipes are right up my alley. AND, my husband is the original Cookie Monster. LOL. So, your recipes are perfect for him because he can still enjoy cookies and I can feel good about the ingredients I am putting into them. Thank you! Also, we receive so many emails which we are trying to eliminate but I am definitely siging up for your newsletter! I am sure it will actually be an email I will look forward to receiving!!
Shimona
My new favourite cookies. Who knew healthy could be ao delicious?
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Jen
Fantastic recipe! I must admit… I was skeptical, but these were fabulous! I added a half of a cup of pecans to my food processor and a few chocolate chips at the end. Baked at 325 since my oven tends to run hotter. We love these cookies! This will be a new favorIte in our family! Thanks, Bren,
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Bren
I’m so glad they were a hit!
Elizabeth
These are delicious!
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D M
Bren, I’ve not made these yet but wondered if you (or any followers) have frozen the baked cookies. My guess is that they would freeze well, but experience always supersedes guessing. I’d love someone’s feedback.
Thanks for a great website!
Michelle
Yum! Delicious! Perfect sweetness. Our family has gone no sugar and as a chocolate addict these hit the spot perfectly. My oldest daughter has several high food sensitivities, one being bananas so I’m gonna try an applesauce/ date substitute but wanted to try the original recipe first to compare. Thank you!
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Bren
Thanks Michelle!
Sue
I’d like to try subbing applesauce for the nut butter. Have you or do you know if anyone has tried that with this recipe? They sound tasty! Thanks!
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Bren
I’ve never tried the cookies without nut butter. I think you might be better off making one of my healthy muffin recipes and baking them as cookies.
Aarohi
Looks great! Can I make it with oat flour??
Thanks!
Bren
Yes, you can use oat flour. I’ve never made the cookies without using old fashioned oats so I can’t give you the exact measurement. -Bren
C
I made these with applesauce and oat bran (instead of banana and oatmeal) and they were quite good! If you wanted to up the sweetness a bit you could add some pureed dried fruit, fruit juice concentrate, or fruit sweetened jam. You wouldn’t want to replace all the banana with these though, it would be much too sweet.
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Bren
I’m glad you enjoyed the recipe, C! Great suggestions for making the cookies sweeter, I appreciate you sharing.
Stephanie
I love that these satisfy my chocolate cravings but aren’t loaded with sugar!
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Diana Lopes
I’m glad you said “anytime” because I would eat these beauties for dinner if I could x)
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Bren
You’re speaking my language, Diana! 😉