Easy, no-bake, and healthy double-chocolate breakfast cookies
I adore breakfast. But, I’ll be honest. Slaving over a breakfast meal that takes tons of preparation, produces dozens of dirty dishes, and leaves me feeling like I’ll topple over from being too full is for special occasions only. Like every Saturday ?
But for the weekdays? I’m definitely more into quick, on-the-go, and healthy breakfast options. Like healthy banana oat muffins and peanut butter breakfast cookies. Oh, and overnight peanut butter cheesecake oats are a great go-to option around these parts.
And these breakfast cookies are no different. They are incredibly simple, completely satisfying, and made with good-for-you ingredients. So you can eat cookies for breakfast.
You can also make these cookies in one bowl, have them completely finished in about 5 minutes, and eat the whole batch if you feel like it. But, more likely, you’ll have some leftover and you can store them in the fridge for up to 5 days, or freeze them for up to 3 months. (In an airtight container.)
Easy, no-bake, and healthy double-chocolate breakfast cookies
- 1/2 cup creamy almond butter (can use peanut butter)
- 1/3 cup agave nectar (or honey)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 cup old-fashioned oats (uncooked)
- 3/4 cup unsweetened coconut flakes
- 1/4 cup oat flour (regular oats that have been blended)
- 1/3 cup rice krispie cereal
- 1/3 cup miniature chocolate chips
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In a medium-sized bowl, combine the almond butter, agave nectar, vanilla, and salt. Microwave for 20-30 seconds and stir until combined. Add in the cocoa powder, oats, coconut, and oat flour (to make oat flour, take regular oats and place them in a blender or food processor and pulse until they resemble flour). Mix to combine.
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Stir in rice krispies and chocolate chips. Mix. (If the mixture is too wet, add a bit more oat flour and if it is too dry add a bit more almond butter or agave nectar -- there is some variance based off of the brands you use)
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Place in the fridge, covered, for 20 minutes to firm up.
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Form balls with the mixture and then flatten the balls in your hand to create a cookie shape.
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Store cookies in an airtight container for 4-5 days (I keep mine in the fridge) or freeze for up to 3 months.
More Healthy On-The-Go Breakfast Ideas:
Delicious energy bites — flavored like a chocolate-covered almond
Joanne says
January 27, 2014 at 7:23 amI love the idea of healthy cookies for breakfast!! Maybe I could even stuff some into the.boy who eats breakfast far less often than I’d like!
Taylor @ FoodFaithFitness says
January 27, 2014 at 8:09 amI love me some breakfast cookies….especially when they include the words “double” “chocolate” and “healthy”….and there is peanut butter. Heaven in a cookie girlfriend!
Melanie @ Carmel Moments says
January 27, 2014 at 9:39 amChocolate for breakfast? I’m ALL in! I love doing my PB chocolate smoothie but then I’m so cold. This would be the perfect substitute! 😉
Melanie says
January 27, 2014 at 12:26 pmMy girls would love these!
Okay, let’s be honest – so would their mama! 😉
nicole ~ Cooking for Keeps says
January 27, 2014 at 2:58 pmMmmm I could totally get down with these for breakfast!
Erin | The Emerging Foodie says
January 27, 2014 at 3:33 pmThese look delicious, Chelsea! I love the crispy texture addition of the rice krispies! Yum! And the colors in these photos totally make brown food not unappetizing/boring to shoot. Great work!
Kelly says
January 27, 2014 at 4:15 pmI love quick breakfasts during the week too and these no bake cookies sound awesome! Count me in for double chocolate and peanut butter for breakfast 🙂
Christine @ Cooking with Cakes says
January 27, 2014 at 2:20 pmthank you for remembering that I am trying to stay under 300lbs this year lol. I’m always craving sweet carbs in the morning and this looks like the perfect healthy option – love it!
Ashley | Spoonful of Flavor says
January 27, 2014 at 6:00 pmI’m definitely an on-the-go type of breakfast person too! And I love no bake treats, especially ones that look as good as these cookies. Love the colors in the pictures too. The chevron ribbon is so pretty!
Happy Valley Chow says
January 27, 2014 at 8:14 pmI love no bakes and yours look terrific, great job 🙂
Happy Blogging!
Happy Valley Chow
[email protected] says
January 27, 2014 at 7:34 pmCookies for breakfast?? I’m all over it! Especially when they are yummy, healthy and easy!! Pinned.
Rachel @the dessert chronicles says
January 27, 2014 at 9:37 pmThese look AWESOME! I love that they are healthy and still look delicious.
Monet says
January 27, 2014 at 11:02 pmI love the idea of healthy breakfast cookies! What a sweet way to start the day! Thank you for sharing!
Sara says
January 28, 2014 at 5:47 pmThese look yummy! I need to try this recipe soon. Cookies for breakfast? Count me in!
I would love to have you hop over and share with us at Tell Me About It Tuesday (http://www.sweetsillysara.com/2014/01/tell-me-about-it-tuesday-3.html)
chelseamessyapron says
January 29, 2014 at 9:00 amSorry I’m a little late, but I just linked them up! Thanks for the invite Sara!
wokandspoon says
January 30, 2014 at 5:21 pmI really love the no baking! It’s such a quick snack to make.
Sara826 says
January 31, 2014 at 8:36 pmThese look amazing!!!! I can’t wait to try them!!! Thanks for sharing!
ang says
March 20, 2014 at 11:17 amYUM! These look amazing! I pinned them and can’t wait to try them!
chelseamessyapron says
March 20, 2014 at 8:21 pmThank you I hope you love them! And thanks for the pin 🙂
Jocelyn says
April 26, 2014 at 10:32 pmMy daughter and I had great fun making these delicious cookies together. They are so easy and delicious. Thank you for the recipe.
chelseamessyapron says
April 28, 2014 at 8:13 amI am so glad you enjoyed them. Thanks so much for taking the time to come comment! 🙂 Have a great week!
laura harris delrieu says
June 16, 2014 at 9:58 pmAll of these cookies look so yummy! I can’t wait to try them. I’m wondering if anyone has ever tried to add protein powder to them to boost their nutritional value? I’ll be back in a few days to tell you how my cookies turned out – and what my 7 year old thought of them!
Kate says
October 4, 2014 at 6:03 pmHi!
These look fabulous!!! Just one(maybe two problems) A. I have no Rice Krispies- but I do have Cheerios(the fan isn’t a huge fan of the Krispies- oh well) Could I use a different type of cereal or just all oats? And B. Calorie count?
But again they look fabulous!
Thanks so much
Kate.
chelseamessyapron says
October 9, 2014 at 1:43 pmHi Kate! I’ve never experimented making these with other cereals, but I bet you could just do all oats (I can’t vouch for this though since I haven’t tried it either). The rice krispies give them a nice crunch that I like, so maybe you could crush a few Cheerios down and try that.
Nutrition:
(No Bake) Double Chocolate Breakfast Cookies
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 1 Recipe total Servings 9
Calories 200
Total Fat 8.83 g
Saturated Fat 2.26g
Monosaturated Fat 3.88g
Polysaturated Fat 2.69g
Total Carbohydrate 24.6 g
Fiber 2.4 g
Sugar 6.4 g
Protein 5.9 g
Cholesterol 0.54 mg
Calcium 17 mg
Iron 0.87 mg
Potassium 160 mg
Sodium 112 mg
Zinc 0.9 mg
Thiamin 0.08 mg
Riboflavin 0.04 mg
Niacin 1.56 mg
Vitamin B6 0.09 mg
Vitamin B12 0.02 Ug
Vitamin A 7 IU
Vitamin E 1.29 mg
Vitamin K 0.1 Ug
Points 4
Points Plus 5
*The nutritional values are determined by the total ingredients divided by the number of servings for each recipe. Serving sizes may vary. The formula used here for points was obtained from public sources and is an empirical match to Weight Watchers calculators, but it is not an “official” Weight Watcher’s calculator.
gabby says
January 27, 2016 at 9:45 pmi used cheerios and i just crushed them a little and they were still really good
chelseamessyapron says
January 27, 2016 at 9:56 pmOoo that sounds DELICIOUS! Thanks for letting us know those worked out well for you 🙂
LeeAnn says
September 12, 2015 at 7:23 pmWhy is it that you don’t post the nutrition information with your recipes? It seems completely counter-intuitive to me, to write a bunch of skinny and healthy recipes, and not give that info. Most people looking for this type of thing will want to know!
Gladys says
November 10, 2015 at 11:51 amhi Chelsea,
So happy have started a new healhty lifestyle change, and finding these new healthy treats is such a bonus motivator. Am not to concerned about not seeing the nutritional breakdown (its really all in moderation from what am learning lol)
but just seeing it, its 200 cal for the whole receipe- i can eat all 9-cookies – wow so wow amazing i would love to be able to eat at least 4.5 of these lil babies for just 100calories…. PLEASE PUT A SMILE ON MY FACE! thank you again and continue to share your delicious healthy creations with us w/ or w/o facts 🙂
chelseamessyapron says
November 13, 2015 at 12:03 pmI LOVE your view on healthy eating — in all my years of trying to maintain weight and a healthier lifestyle, I’ve come to the same conclusion 🙂 Moderation in everything! Thank you so much! 🙂 I hope you have a wonderful day!
Barb says
October 22, 2016 at 12:49 pmyou miss read it. 200 is for one cookie.
Eloise says
April 19, 2016 at 3:35 amHi! I love the sound of these and the cinnamon roll ones also look amazing! However I have a problem, I’m allergic to peanuts! I’m trying to eat more protein but every recipe has peanut butter in it! Is there any thing I could substitute instead?
🙂
chelseamessyapron says
May 13, 2016 at 12:14 pmHave you tried sunbutter? I’m not sure how it will taste since I haven’t tried it, but I do know that’s high in protein!