Haven’t you always wanted to eat cookies for breakfast??
These sugar free cookies are filled with wholesome ingredients like bananas, oats, and raisins. See? Totally acceptable for breakfast. Or lunch.
Mmm sure, why not?
Normally, my goal is to make my healthy dessert recipes not taste healthy. However, these cookies are an exception to that rule. (In other words, don’t expect them to taste like traditional cookies you’d find in a bakery.) The wholesome breakfast cookies won’t be a hit with everyone, and I wouldn’t bring them to a party.
For that, I recommend my popular Flourless Chocolate Chip Cookies.
But if you’re used to the taste of healthy desserts—and maybe even if you’re not—these incredibly healthy oatmeal-raisin cookies might just be your newest-favorite cookies!
Oatmeal Raisin Breakfast Cookies
Also found here: 100 Sugar-Free Recipes
- 1/2 cup rolled oats
- scant 1/2 cup applesauce or over-ripe banana (mashed)
- 1/4 cup nut butter of choice (I used salted peanut butter)
- 1/4 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 3 tbsp raisins (or other dried fruit, or even chocolate chips)
- 1/16 tsp salt, plus a tiny pinch more if desired (taste dough to decide)
- 1 packet stevia if using applesauce version (or 1 tablespoon sugar. I actually omitted this altogether. If you have absolutely no sweet tooth, you can try it that way. And if you have a huge sweet tooth—or are used to “non-healthy-tasting” desserts—try adding 1/4 cup sugar. As I said above, don’t expect these to taste like your everyday oatmeal-raisin cookies. I’ll post a recipe for those soon!)
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Mash the applesauce or banana with the nut butter, then add all other ingredients and mix until well-combined. Shape into cookies and bake for around 14 minutes. (Alternatively, you can try pulverizing the raisins and oats before combining them with the banana mixture, if you want more sweetness.) This recipe probably yields around 10-12 cookies, but I had to guess… because I ate a considerable amount of the raw dough!
Raisins: Do you love or hate them?
It seems like people have very strong feelings about raisins—either adoring them or loathing them! My roommate is on Team No-Raisins. Yesterday afternoon, as we were eating the cookies, she kept picking out the raisins and asking, “Couldn’t you have used chocolate chips instead?!” Hmmm, that’s actually not a bad idea. If there’s one thing I love more than raisins, it’s chocolate!
EDIT – Here is the chocolate version:
Jess says
11th January 2012 at 3:06 pmThese look amazing! I love oatmeal raisin cookies. And I absolutely LOVE raisins, especially in oatmeal….or cookies 🙂
Chelsea @ Naturally Sweet Recipes says
11th January 2012 at 3:07 pmThese look delicious! We just posted an oatmeal cookie recipe a couple days ago, they make a delicious breakfast! I love oatmeal cookies, but usually prefer chocolate in them!
Gina @ Running to the Kitchen says
11th January 2012 at 3:07 pmI have to be in the mood for raisins. In a cookie, I usually like them but not in much else. Dried cherries are so much tastier in my opinion 🙂
I actually prefer healthier tasting cookies so these have my name written all over them!
sarah g says
11th January 2012 at 3:18 pmOhh, you used my suggestion, dessert for breakfast! (Haha, but then again, I guess most of your breakfast recipes could be classified as “dessert”) These breakfast cookies look delicious. Oh and I live raisins, but find them absolutely repulsive on their own. They taste best in cereals, or mixed in yogurt with other things, and also in oatmeal.
teabagginit says
11th January 2012 at 3:22 pmi’m actually not the biggest fan of dried fruit (too much sugar without the water content to fill me up)
grapes, on the other hand, i LOVE grapes!
Claire @ Live and Love to Eat says
11th January 2012 at 3:23 pmI made oatmeal raisin cookies last night – but these are way healthier! 🙂
Patricia says
11th January 2012 at 3:29 pmWow — I see no reason you couldn’t try dehyrdraing these for a raw food diet, do you? They look great. I might try that.
Chocolate-Covered Katie says
11th January 2012 at 6:54 pmI bet you could!
I mean, I was eating so much of the raw dough that heck, who needs to cook them at all? 😉
Jennifer @ Peanut Butter and Peppers says
11th January 2012 at 3:39 pmThese look wonderful! I love oatmeal raisin and I’m betting I will love these cookies!!
Jennifer JCD says
11th January 2012 at 3:40 pmMmm… breakfast cookies! I must admit that we eat similar breakfast cookies quite often. We sometimes add hemp hearts and/or sunflower seeds for an extra energy kick. And we’re on your GO RAISINS team – love them so much we buy them by the case!
I don’t know where the North American breakfast traditions come from – they all seem so boring. Cookies, cakes, and rice (oddly enough) are my favourite things to eat first thing in the morning. 🙂
Kira says
11th January 2012 at 3:41 pmSometimes I just do eat cookies for breakfast… but these would be wayyy better than regular cookies!!
I’m actually neutral about raisins… don’t love them, but don’t hate them.
beatrice says
11th January 2012 at 3:41 pmplease let me thanks you…i love your mug cake…the microwave chocolate one…it’s just wonderful…
Anna @ The Guiltless Life says
11th January 2012 at 4:02 pmOoh they look delicious – thanks for a nutritious breakfast recipe, I need more of those so I don’t just go with oatmeal every day (as much as I love it!!)
Julie H. of Spinach and Sprinkles says
11th January 2012 at 4:02 pmLOVE them! This recipe sounds like a winning one! Perfect breakfast to grab on the go!
Anna @ The Guiltless Life says
11th January 2012 at 4:02 pmThanks for the recipe! I need more good breakfast recipes so i don’t just eat oatmeal every day – as much as I love it!!
Julie H. of Spinach and Sprinkles says
11th January 2012 at 4:04 pmPerfect go to breakfast! 🙂 Mmmmmm!
I do love me some rainsins! Especially plump juicy ones!
Tonya Parker says
11th January 2012 at 4:07 pmTeam No- Raisins!! Blech… but keep up with the breakfast recipes!
Sabrina says
11th January 2012 at 4:15 pmMMMM, yummy! I was thinking about what I was going to eat for breakfast when I saw this and immediately whipped some up. They are so good!
Rebecca says
11th January 2012 at 4:21 pmOmg… Thinking about riding my bike to the store later today to purchase ingredients for these breakfast cookies! Can’t wait to try one 😉
Ashley Dodge says
11th January 2012 at 4:34 pmMy boyfriend will adore these- oatmeal raisin is one of his fave cookies! Delicious- thanks for sharing!
I’ve never been a huge fan of raisins until recently actually- I’ve started having them in my cereal and love adding them to pumpkin bread!
Annie says
11th January 2012 at 4:37 pmLOVE raisins. In fact, I love raisins so much that I love bran with my raisins. ha!
Kristine (Naturally Sweet and Delicious Blog) says
11th January 2012 at 4:42 pmSo good! Subbed Quinoa for Oats to make it gluten free. Next time I’ll add 1 more package of stevia. Thanks Katie!
Chocolate-Covered Katie says
11th January 2012 at 7:00 pmOh wow, that sounds awesome! I have a package of quinoa flakes, and I never know what to do with it!
Pamela says
21st February 2012 at 8:18 pmOh goodie!
Kara says
11th January 2012 at 4:46 pmCan’t wait to try these! I’m out of raisins, so I’ll probably sub dried cranberries instead (I love raisins — in fact, I love raisins AND chocolate, so I’ll probably try a batch using both!). I also find myself out of bananas, so I might try applesauce — or do you think pumpkin might be a decent sub?
Chocolate-Covered Katie says
11th January 2012 at 7:00 pmYes! I’ve wanted to try that, myself. If you try it first, do let me know how it goes!
Helen says
11th January 2012 at 4:50 pmMy son is 15 months old and LOVES raisins. As soon as we try PB on him and know he isn’t allergic, I am going to put these together. He is currently allergic to eggs, so this recipe will be PERFECT.
Amanda says
11th January 2012 at 4:51 pmI love raisins, especially the golden ones. I think part of the reason is that my mom didn’t really let me have them as a kid, after my dentist at the time told her they were bad for our teeth. No idea if there’s any truth to that, but there are far worse things to eat!
Tiffany says
11th January 2012 at 4:52 pmI’m making these for breakfast tomorrow 🙂 I would love to see another breakfast recipie for tomorrow! I am really liking your posts with savory recipies like the sweet potato Chili-which is aweome! You rock!
JEnny says
11th January 2012 at 5:05 pmLove them love them.
Qi Ting @ A Dessert Diet says
11th January 2012 at 5:07 pmLove them! Especially when plump and juicy. I like to snack on them all day long! They taste great with practically everything 😀
Katie @ Peace Love & Oats says
11th January 2012 at 5:10 pmI am very pro-raisins! I love them!
Emily @ Glitz Glam Granola says
11th January 2012 at 5:13 pmThese look awesome!! I need my breakfasts to be portable so these are the perfect things and I love that they are sugar-free! I’ve only recently started liking the oatmeal-raisin combo and I, like your roommate used to pick out the raisins from cookies! But I wonder if I could add almonds and cranberries instead for a kind of trail-mix cookie?
Chocolate-Covered Katie says
11th January 2012 at 7:04 pmYes, definitely! I was also thinking shredded carrot could be fun… carrot cake cookies? 🙂
mrsluckypants says
11th January 2012 at 5:17 pmYou are awesome! Just what I was looking for. I searched your site yesterday and didn’t find any breakfast cookies so these are right on time and they look delicious. Can’t wait to try them. I’m hoping I can get a batch made today to send with the kido’s to school for lunch snacks. Thanks so much!
Melissa says
11th January 2012 at 5:40 pmI’m on Team No-Raisins, but I would eat these, raisins and all! Cookies for breakfast??? Of course!
Nadiya says
11th January 2012 at 6:36 pmAwesome post-run snack because they are portable 😛
Hilliary @Happily Ever Healthy says
11th January 2012 at 6:44 pmI used to sit and pick out all the raisins from my oatmeal cookies! But now I love the raisins! Funny how we change as we get older!
Lisa Fine says
11th January 2012 at 6:44 pmI like raisins, but not always. Like sometimes I want them in cookies, and sometimes I don’t. It all depends on my mood. And they’re best when they plump up.
These would be great crumbled into some pudding, or ice cream, or yogurt. Yum!
Liz says
11th January 2012 at 6:45 pmNot a raisin fan! I always look at oatmeal raisin cookies like, “Why??? Those could have been so tasty with chocolate chips!” That said, my daughter loves raisins, so I keep them on hand.
Aja says
11th January 2012 at 6:49 pmI love oatmeal raisin cookies. These look so good.
Rebecca says
11th January 2012 at 7:08 pmThis sounds amazing, thank you! I love raisins, but I’ve never met anyone who hates them.
Heidi @ Food Doodles says
11th January 2012 at 7:12 pmYummy 🙂 I love healthy cookies like these. And I do like raisins, but I’d love chocolate chips in these more… or does that go without saying? 😀
Ashley @ Southern Purple Vegan says
11th January 2012 at 7:28 pmOoh oatmeal raisin cookies one of my favorites in the whole world. I love raisin’s!
Ro says
11th January 2012 at 7:37 pmI think I’m gonna make some right now!
Sandra says
11th January 2012 at 7:43 pmNo raisins but I’ll take chocolate chips or craisins.
Camilla says
11th January 2012 at 7:48 pmOh my, these would also make a perfekt snack, on the go :0) I will take them with the raisins, I looooove dried fruits!
Lisa says
11th January 2012 at 7:59 pmMy baby girl will LOVE these. She’s a big fan of “namas” (bananas) and this looks like a PERFECT food that she can feed herself!
Lisa says
11th January 2012 at 8:58 pmMade them with Better N Peanut butter to lower the points (I’m on weight watchers) and left out the sugar….DELICIOUS!!!
Chocolate-Covered Katie says
11th January 2012 at 11:19 pmAwwww that makes me so so happy! I’m also glad to know they work with BPB, because I’m sure someone else will ask if they can sub it, and now I’ll know how to answer! 🙂
Katrina @ Warm Vanilla Sugar says
11th January 2012 at 7:59 pmThese sound lovely! Love that they’re sugar free!
Lou says
11th January 2012 at 8:01 pmLOVE raisins…. have to get my Mum to post me the Sunmaid ones over from New Zealand, cos you can’t get them in Australia!
Nikki Sue says
3rd December 2013 at 1:24 amOh my goodness, my 18month old went NUTS for these! More specifically, he went crazy for the batter– the actual cookies are still in the oven.
We actually used pumpkin in place of the applesauce–so good!!!
Mike Sully says
17th December 2013 at 6:14 amThese oatmeal raisin breakfast cookies look delicious! How much time did it take to prepare them overall?
Pam says
5th January 2014 at 2:51 pmMy brother and I always picked out the raisins too. Mom got smart and started grinding them for cookies. Now it’s so much easier with food processors. Makes the cookies moister as well and I would imagine it would make them seem sweeter.
Lena says
11th January 2012 at 8:02 pmI loooove raisins. Just yesterday I was at the store and saw a package of something and at a first glance, I was sure it was chocolate covered raisins and I got so excited! (It wasn’t, though. Boooo.) Anyway, once I have the ingredients for this I’m definitely going to make it. Only I’ll probably overload it with nuts and chocolate chips and dried cranberries and raisins and other yummy stuff. 😀
[email protected] says
11th January 2012 at 3:04 pmI love oatmeal raisin cookies! I know my son will love these and I think he and I will try them out today – perfect rainy day thing to do 🙂
Sarah says
11th January 2012 at 8:11 pmHey Katie! First of all, looooved the nutella from yesterday…I’ve eaten almost my whole batch.
Second, I have a question for you. I’m obsessed with your recipes, like seriously in love. However, my doctor just informed me that I now have to be completely oat-free. Major bummer. Do you ever use quinoa or brown rice flakes in your recipes slash do you know if they would yeild good results??
Chocolate-Covered Katie says
11th January 2012 at 11:20 pmI haven’t tried either… but I do LOVE spelt flakes and kamut flakes. I bet they would work really well! And another commenter said she used quinoa flakes with good results in this recipe :).
Amy S. of Naturally Sweet Surprises says
11th January 2012 at 8:24 pmI couldn’t sit on these! As soon as I read your blog I had to run out and make them. YUM! I added 1 tbsp maple syrup and did it with apple sauce instead of banana. And chocolate chips – loved that idea! I think it needs salt. I’ve already downed several. Thanks for this recipe!
Chocolate-Covered Katie says
11th January 2012 at 11:21 pmThank YOU for making them already! I’m always so excited when someone makes one of my recipes.
As for the salt, I used a very salty pb. But I edited the recipe to say you can add a dash if need be! Thanks for the feedback!
natalie @ southern fit foodie says
11th January 2012 at 3:29 pmI love oatmeal raisin cookies!!! These look delicious, and who doesn’t like cookies for breakfast?! Raisins are the best – especially in oatmeal. I like adding them when the oatmeal is almost finished cooking so that they plump up nicely.
sarah says
11th January 2012 at 3:39 pmYUM i cant wait to try them!
Erin says
11th January 2012 at 8:43 pmSo glad you posted this… I’ve been digging oatmeal raisin cookies lately. Of the single serve variety. I have yet to discover a suitable one via google…. they’re all “protein breakfast cookies” or super sweet. Can’t wait to try!
Jodi says
11th January 2012 at 8:53 pmI’ve actually made something sorta close to these cookies. I like healthy eating and with my recipe I was trying to make a healthier version of a granola bar. I add protein powder to my mixture and make “muffins” instead of bars. It’s a quick go to snack anytime of the day but especially before a work.
I will definitely have to try your cookies though! 🙂
Anna @ Food Fitness Frolicking says
11th January 2012 at 4:13 pmHOORAY for breakfast cookies! These look fantastic..maybe even better with the addition of a few chocolate chips in there 🙂
Annie Semlak says
11th January 2012 at 9:14 pmYou read my mind! I am so making these once I get vanilla 🙂 you are once again, a genius! Thank you
Kit-Kat says
11th January 2012 at 4:18 pmRaisin lover!!!!
Dana says
11th January 2012 at 4:22 pmThose look delicious. I love healthy tasting foods/desserts. They probably would be amazing with chocolate chips though 😉
Tina says
11th January 2012 at 9:27 pmLove these! I think my kids would like them (and they usually hate any kind of “healthy” cookie I make!! ) My only problem is I want to eat all 10 of them right now!
Bethany says
11th January 2012 at 10:29 pmI just put a batch of these in the oven. I added a little honey since I have quite a sweet tooth. I also went for both the raisins and some chocolate chunks! Can’t wait to try them out (the dough was tasty!).
Chocolate-Covered Katie says
11th January 2012 at 11:43 pmChocolate chunks? That sounds even better than chocolate chips!
I am in love with chocolate chunks! Whole Foods makes these little mini chocolate chunks… oops, I’m getting on a tangent here :).
Averie @ Love Veggies and Yoga says
11th January 2012 at 5:35 pmThese are cute and how you stacked them without toppling over during the photo shoot…good work 🙂
I love cooking with raisins and they make great snacks for kids’ or anyone’s lunchbox!