Mocha Buzz Breakfast Cookies
Kickstart mornings with super-caffeinated cookies! These rich cookies are vegan, gluten-free, & naturally sweetened for indulgent-but-healthy quick breakfasts.
Servings: 1 dozen
Calories: 245kcal
Ingredients
- 1 cup old fashioned oats
- 1/2 cup oat flour (see note)
- 1/2 cup cacao nibs
- 1/2 cup dried fruit like cherries, raisins, cranberries, etc.
- 1/2 cup chopped nuts like pecans, walnuts, pepitas, etc.
- 1/4 cup ground flaxseed
- 1/4 cup instant espresso or instant coffee
- 2 T. chia seeds
- 1/2 t. baking powder
- 1/2 t. baking soda
- 1/4 t. salt
- 1 large overripe banana
- 1/4 cup honey or maple syrup
- 1/4 cup coconut oil melted
- 1 t. vanilla
- 6 oz. Chocolove coffee crunch dark chocolate or other coffee-flavored dark chocolate
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325ºF / 160ºC.
- Combine oats, oat flour, cacao nibs, dried fruit, nuts, flaxseed, espresso, chia seeds, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a large bowl.
- Mash banana in a small bowl. Whisk in honey, coconut oil, and vanilla. Fold into dry ingredients and let rest for 5 minutes.
- Scoop dough with a 1/4 cup measure onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
- Bake for 15 minutes, until edges are set but center is still soft.
- Let cool on a wire rack for at least 15 minutes.
- While cookies are cooling, melt chocolate over a double boiler.
- Dip half of each cookie in the melted chocolate. Set on the rack to cool until chocolate hardens.
Notes
Grind oats in a food processor or coffee grinder to make your own oat flour.