Mmmm….Saurday morning breakfast! Today we have another
new twist on my oats (you know I love oats, right?!) This breakfast snack (or
any time of day snack) was inspired by this recipe by Ashley at the Edible Perspective, such a perfectly simple concept
and with a few tweaks of my own I was ready to roll.
Please let me introduce the ‘Choc Chunk Breakfast Cookie’
A super speedy, healthy but ever so slightly indulgent
breakfast cookie….made in minutes. Ticks all the boxes, right? You could of
course double or triple this recipe and form into two or three patties but for
me the one was enough to fill me up and give me a morning boost (until my next
snack in a couple of hours!)
This cookie is soft and ‘cake’ like with a lovely chewy moistness
and contrasts of the chunky nuts and melted chocolate adding to the cakeyness. Without
the chocolate it might be a little dryer
so feel free to add a tsp of oil to the mixture if this is more your thing.
You could make this recipe with other fruit and nut
combos and omit the chocolate chunks if you were wanting to be really virtuous,
(I am planning on testing this out soon) but for me the melty chocolate really
hits the spot… and it is the weekend after all. The recipe below contains no additional
fats (other than the choc chunks and good fats in the nuts, and with its whole grains it’s still healthy
and filling…so go ahead and enjoy your chocolate moment and start your weekend
with a (chocolatey) smile!
If you're already done with breakfast and fancy a super speedy mid morning snack....treat yoursef to another little indulgence of the microwave variety....may be my chocolate mug cake or rasberry cheesecake will give you a bit of inspriation.
If you're already done with breakfast and fancy a super speedy mid morning snack....treat yoursef to another little indulgence of the microwave variety....may be my chocolate mug cake or rasberry cheesecake will give you a bit of inspriation.
Right, better get on (and out of my PJ’s) I have lots of
plans to investigate today, too soon to give anything away but I will hopefully be able to fill you in on all the happenings in a few weeks time!
Recipe: Choc chunk breakfast cookie
Makes one fat cookie
Ingredients
¼ cup oats
2 tbs buckwheat flour (other
flours would probably be fine too)
¼ tsp baking powder
1 tbs ground flax
Ground cinnamon and vanilla
extract to taste (approx. ½ tsp each)
1 tbs choc chunks
1 tbs chopped nuts or your
choice
1 tbs agave or maple syrup
3 tbs soy yoghurt (or regular
yoghurt for non vegan)
Method
Mix and mash all ingredients together
well to form a thick sticky ball of dough. Roughly flatten the ball with your
palms and place on a small microwaveable plate.
Cook on full powder in the
microwave for approx. 1 minute. Press with your finger and if it springs back and there
are no visibly sticky bits you’re done! Eat immediately whilst chocolate is
melty!
For tips and info on recipe measurement conversions, ingredients, substitutions and the methods behind how I do things.... check out my 'baking tips' tab at the top of the page.
Oh, my, goodness. I am making this first thing tomorrow.... or maybe I'll just make it for dinner because that looks TOO good.
ReplyDeleteHi Jessica, hope it turned out well! I really want to make one for my breakfast everyday now. ;-)
DeleteOoooh these look good! Maybe for breakfast tomorrow :)
ReplyDeleteWhat can be better than a fat cookie for breakfast? Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteyep...nothing is better than a fat cookie for breakfast!! :-)
Deleteany way to substitute the yogurt? I have none and I want to make this first thing tomorrow morning :)
ReplyDeleteHi Glory, you would probably be fine to just substitute with a little bit of any type of milk to simply make everything stick together, try 1-2 tbs of milk (just enough to stick). I haven't tried it this way but don't see why it wouldn't work. Good luck, let me know how it turns out.
DeleteIt came out great! I did 2 tbs of milk but it came out a little bit wet so I just added a tiny bit more flour and it worked. 1 min perfect cooking time. Thanks so much for a quick healthy alternative to mug cakes :D
DeleteYay- i'm so pleased! I actually made another version myself for dessert this evening, this time with fresh blueberries! Mmmm.
DeleteOh my yum!!!! :) Looks delicious! Love that 2nd to last photo.
ReplyDeleteany suggestion for how to cook the cookie without a microwave? I'm thinking oven? I don't use a microwave.
ReplyDeleteHi Becky, Oven should be fine, I'm not sure how long it would take to cook but i would guess somewhere between 8-10 minutes, keep an eye on it and when the outside looks as though its cooked and just turning golden it's done. The inside will still be lovely and soft so you don't want to over cook it. I'd lay it on baking parchment so you can more easily slide it off on to a plate since it would be a 'hard' cookie. let me know how you get on and how long it took to cook if you do try it!
DeleteHey Jo. I tried the oven and it worked, but I think I may have over cooked it a bit. I put it in for about 8 minutes, but the outside got a little too hard and the inside was definitely not gooey but not as hard as the outside. I also substituted the choco chips for raisins since I didn't have any, but next time I'm going for the chocolate :)
DeleteHey becky, I'm glad it worked, it was difficult to know how long to cook it for, and at least you know for another time. thanks for letting me know!
DeleteI just made this with sliced almonds and it's so good! so easy. thanks
ReplyDeleteHi Heather, Yes its so versatile, glad it worked out for you!
DeleteHello! This looks so good, but I don't have any ground flax on me. Can I omit it or is there another substitution for it?
ReplyDeleteHi Alicia, Thanks for your comment. You could substitute chia seeds or if you don't have chia, you could try using a little mashed banana (approx half a banana) and slightly less of the yogurt and you should be fine. It may be ok to simply omit the flax but it may not bind so nicely.
ReplyDeleteJust made this with soymilk instead of yogurt and chia instead of flax and added banana. It was awesome, thank you for the recipe!
ReplyDeleteHi Bridget, so glad it worked out well for you! It is such a versatile recipe.
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