Superfood Breakfast Cookies
Okay, I know the words “cookie” and “breakfast” don’t usually go together. I’m here to change that with these wonderfully nourishing, healthy superfood breakfast cookies made with a gluten-free sourdough starter!
What You’ll Need to Make Oatmeal and Goji Berry Superfood Breakfast Cookies
This recipe is fairly simple, but you will need several ingredients.
These are the ingredients I used, but you can sub out the seeds for other types of nuts or seeds that you have. You can use honey instead of maple syrup and regular eggs if you’re not vegan.
- Thick Rolled Oats
- Buckwheat Flour
- Roasted Pumpkin Seeds
- Hemp Hearts
- Sesame Seeds
- Chia Seeds
- Goji Berries
- Cinnamon
- Salt
- Maple syrup
- Sunflower Seed Butter (or any nut butter)
- Vanilla
- Gluten Free Sourdough Starter, or regular starter, or 1 egg, or an egg substitute.
Healthy Oatmeal and Goji Berry Breakfast Cookies
This is a healthy breakfast recipe! Oats, nuts, and seeds provide lots of fiber for healthy digestion. Nut butter and seeds also provide healthy fats and protein for a balanced breakfast.
I like using maple syrup in this recipe for a less processed sweetener option. Another thing I love about this recipe is the goji berries! Goji berries are an excellent source of antioxidants.
The Health Benefits of Oats
Oats’ claim to health food fame is mainly based on oats lowering bad cholesterol and adding beneficial fiber to meals.
Lower cholesterol + beta-glucan fiber = SUPER heart healthy. Plus, all that beta-glucan in oats is perfect for feeding the gut microbiome. Beta gluten is considered a prebiotic that can feed and nourish the gut microbiome.
Other Breakfast Recipes to Try
- Easy Grits Recipe | Vegan Loaded Cheese Grits
- Bagel Breakfast Sandwiches with Vegan Cream Cheese
- Easy Breakfast Recipe: Avocado Toast Three Ways
Sourdough Oatmeal and Goji Berry Superfood Breakfast Cookies
These cookies are made with nourishing oats, nuts, seeds, and goji berries for superfood breakfast cookies that are healthy and delicious! These oatmeal and goji berry breakfast cookies are perfect for a protein-rich, on-the-go breakfast. They’re vegan and gluten-free and make the perfect afternoon snack too!
- Prep: 10 minutes
- Cook: 20 minutes
- Total: 30 minutes
Ingredients
- 1/2 Cup Maple Syrup
- 1/3 Cup Sunflower Seed Butter
- 1 Teaspoon Vanilla
- 1/4 cup Sourdough Starter or Gluten-Free Sourdough Starter*
- 1 1/4 Cups Thick Rolled Oats
- 1/4 Cup Buckwheat Flour
- 1/4 Cup Pumpkin Seeds
- 1/4 Cup Hemp Hearts
- 1/4 Cup Sesame Seeds
- 1/4 Cup Chia Seeds
- 1/4 Cup Goji Berries
- 1 Teaspoon Cinnamon
- 1/2 Teaspoon Salt
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350° F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Combine and whisk together the wet ingredients in a bowl.
- Combine and whisk together the dry ingredients in a bowl.
- Fold the wet mixture into the dry mixture.
- Wet your hands with a bit of water. Grab about two tablespoons of the mixture and roll it into a ball. Place the ball on the parchment paper and press down to shape it into a cookie shape (these won’t spread out like regualr cookies in the oven). Repeat for the remaining cookies.
- Bake for about 15-20 minutes
Notes
- As an alternative to sourdough starter, you can use an egg or a vegan egg replacement. To make a flax egg for a vegan egg substitute, just add one tablespoon of ground flaxseed to three tablespoons of water.
- You can sub the sunflower seed butter for any nut butter.
These are the best breakfast/superfood cookies I’ve ever had. My husband loves these too. I try to keep them on hand because I can crumble one in yoghurt for breakfast or a on-the-go snack.