By Polly Conner

I love this easy healthy breakfast idea: Chocolate Chip Zucchini Breakfast Cookies. These healthy make ahead breakfast cookies are great fresh or also as a freezer meal.

Zucchini for breakfast!? Yep. And bananas, oats, and nut butter, too. All in one transportable, super nutritious, tasty COOKIE.

My kids fight over these things, friends. In fact, I usually double this recipe and freeze more for future breakfasts, snacks, and even lunch box treats.

Chocolate Chip zucchini breakfast cookie on a sheet pan

If the zucchini scares you off, though, simply leave it out or try our traditional breakfast cookie recipe. But, I really think your people might go for it if you give it a try.

Batch of zucchini breakfast cookies on a pan

Zucchini Chocolate Chip Breakfast Cookies

Author: Thriving Home
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 25 minutes
Yield: 18 cookies 1x
Category: Dessert
Method: Baking
Cuisine: American

Description

Imagine zucchini for breakfast. My kids fight over these delicious, healthy whole grain cookies! Bake a double batch and you’ll have a fantastic treat to pull out of the freezer.

Ingredients

2 1/4 cups oats (for gluten-free, be sure to be GF Oats)
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 cup nut butter (I used half peanut and half almond butter)
1/4 cup real maple syrup or honey
2 large bananas, mashed
1 small or 1/2 large zucchini, finely shredded
1/4 cup pecans, chopped
1/3 cup chocolate chips (Dairy-Free option: use DF chocolate chips, like Enjoy Life)

Instructions

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
Combine oats, salt, and cinnamon in a large bowl.
Combine nut butter, maple syrup/honey, bananas, and zucchini in another bowl.
Stir the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients. Add pecans and chocolate chips and mix just under combined.
Using a medium-sized cookie scoop or large spoon, scoop out cookies (about 2 tablespoons each) onto a parchment-lined cookie sheet. Press them down a little to flatten them, since they won’t during baking.
Bake for 15 minutes. Cool on a wire rack.

Notes

Freezer Meal Instructions: To Freeze: Once cookies are completely cool, store in a freezer ziptop bag or other freezer container. To Prepare: To thaw, let sit out for a few minutes on the counter or microwave the cookies in 10 second increments until defrosted.