Breakfast is often said to be the most important meal of the day. For some people, like my husband, the day won’t start if he does not have a proper breakfast first thing in the morning. On the other hand, others like me find it hard to eat as soon as they wake up.

From time to time, I bake cookies using our own home-mixed muesli. It consists of a base of oats, puffed quinoa and bran flakes and adding dried fruit, nuts and seeds depending on what I have available. I buy all items by weight from the local market and decide myself what to put in the muesli mixture.

These cookies are a great compromise for a healthy breakfast. They are basically a mixture of oats, dried fruits and nuts, as well as bananas, which add the sweetness and help to bind the cookies. There is no added sugar in this recipe. The ripe bananas add enough sweetness for our taste. Although, if you have a really sweet tooth, you may add some honey or agave syrup.

Besides making my Vegan Banana Bread or my Vegan Cranberry & Orange Muffins, this is another great way to use the ripe bananas which are left in the fruit bowl and no one wants to eat. You can make the necessary adjustments to this recipe to include your favourite nuts and fruits. In fact mine, always vary slightly in the mixture to include what I have available in my pantry. Sometimes, I substitute the nuts, seeds and dried fruit with dark chocolate chips and dollop of nut butter too. 😀

They are very easy to prepare… you just need one bowl, a spoon and a fork to mix everything together… and you will have a yummy, healthy cookie. There are no more excuses for not having breakfast now! Even when I am in a rush, I can grab a cookie (or two!) and take them with me as breakfast on the go! 🙂