One-Bowl Blueberry Almond Breakfast Cookie

One-Bowl Blueberry Almond Breakfast Cookie 

with 1/2 an apple and some hot homemade ginger tea.

Makes 12 cookies

Recipe from Sadia Badiei of Pick Up Limes

Husband-Tested in Alice’s Kitchen

Well, what a discovery! These balls of yumminess are loaded with good-for-you ingredients.  They are very easy to make, and especially to clean up because they are made in one bowl. They are slightly sweet, but instead of refined sweeteners, these are sweetened with a very ripe banana, berries, and a bit of dark chocolate.  Have one of these cookies along with a piece of whole fruit for a satisfying breakfast or snack.   

1 very ripe banana, peeled

2 Tablespoons almond butter

¼ cup unsweetened applesauce

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

½ cup raw almond meal/almond flour

3 Tablespoons ground flax seeds

1 Tablespoon chia seeds

½ teaspoon baking soda

½ teaspoon ground cinnamon

¼ teaspoon Kosher salt

1¼ cup rolled oats

2 Tablespoons pumpkin seeds

½ cup frozen blueberries

¼ cup chopped dark or bittersweet chocolate chips

Preheat the oven to 350F and place parchment paper on a cookie sheet. 

Add the banana to a large bowl and mash well.  Then mix in the almond butter, applesauce, and vanilla, whisking until well combined.  Then add the almond flour, flax and chia seeds, mixing until combined.  Then add the baking soda, cinnamon, and salt, stirring again to combine.  Then stir in the oats and pumpkin seeds.  Gently fold in the chocolate and blueberries.  Use an ice cream scoop, scoop out 12 balls of dough and space them out evenly on the cookie sheet.  Bake for 15-16 minutes.  Remove from the oven and let cool for 2 minutes before transferring to a cooling rack to cool completely.

NOTES:

·       You can substitute the pumpkin seeds with any other seed or dried fruit.  You can also use other frozen berries instead of blueberries.

·       Store in an air-tight container on the counter for one day or wrap individually and store in the freezer for up to two months.  Either reheat to enjoy immediately or allow to defrost naturally for about 1-2 hours if enjoying as a snack later in the day.

·       By my calculations, each cookie equals about 143 calories and has 3.9 grams of fiber.