These healthy Pumpkin Quinoa Breakfast Cookies taste like pumpkin pie but they're made with healthy ingredients like banana, oats, quinoa flakes and real pumpkin.
I always love serving dessert for breakfast, but a big old slice of pumpkin pie is probably not the healthiest choice. That's why I love nutritious breakfast sweets (like those Pumpkin Pie Chocolate Chip Quinoa Bars or my Carrot Cake Quinoa Breakfast Cookies. And these pumpkin pie quinoa breakfast cookies are an all-time favorite, and not just during pumpkin spice season.
If you love pumpkin pie as much as I do, you're going to want to make these healthy, gluten-free cookies.
Why You'll Love This Recipe
Cookies are a pretty magical breakfast treat. They're…
- easy to make
- easy to jazz up with different ingredients
- packed with fiber, healthy fats, and unrefined sugars
- portable and great for breakfast on-the-go
- perfect for meal prep all week long
Ingredients
Here's what you need to make these healthy pumpkin quinoa breakfast cookies:
- Flax egg. Make it with 1 tablespoon of ground flax seed meal and 3 tablespoons water
- Cashew butter. You can use any nut butter you like!
- Maple syrup. Make sure you're using the pure stuff, not imitation syrup. You could also sweeten your cookies with coconut sugar.
- Pumpkin puree. You can use canned or make your own.
- Banana. Use a nice ripe, soft banana for the sweetest flavor.
- Vanilla extract
- Quinoa flakes. This is a great alternative to flour for baking gluten-free.
- Oats. Use rolled or old-fashioned oats.
- Baking powder
- Warming spices. I make a homemade pumpkin spice mix with cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, and allspice.
- Chia seeds. This is optional to add healthy fats and fiber to your cookies.
Healthy Cookies for Breakfast
These cookies make a well-rounded breakfast option. They have tons of fiber from the oats and quinoa flakes. That means that they won't spike your blood sugar and will help you stay full all morning long.
Meal Prep Quinoa Breakfast Cookies
This is a great vegan and gluten free breakfast to make ahead. Store the fully cooled cookies in an airtight container in the fridge for up to four days. They make a great grab-and-go morning meal or snack.
More Delicious Breakfast Cookies to try:
If you make these Pumpkin Quinoa Breakfast cookies, be sure to let me know what you think with a comment below!
Pumpkin Pie Quinoa Breakfast Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 flax egg 1 tablespoon flaxseed meal + 3 tablespoons water
- 1/4 cup cashew butter or nut/seed butter of choice
- 1/4 + 2 T cup pure maple syrup
- 3/4 cup pumpkin puree
- 1 medium banana mashed
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup quinoa flakes
- 1 cup rolled oats
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1/2 teaspoon ginger
- 1/4 teaspoon all spice
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon chia seeds optional
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
- Whisk together the flaxseed meal and water, and set aside.
- Beat together cashew butter, syrup, pumpkin, banana and vanilla in a large bowl. Add flax egg and mix to combine.
- Pour in oats, quinoa flakes, baking powder, spices and salt to the bowl and stir together. Fold in chia seeds (if using).
- Drop 2 tablespoons of dough onto the baking sheet and repeat until no dough remains. Gently flatten the cookies with your fingers before you pop them in the oven.
- Bake cookies on the center rack for 15 - 18 minutes until edges are golden brown. Remove and let cool on the pan for 5 minutes then transfer to a wire rack and cool completely.
- Enjoy at room temp or slightly reheated in a microwave.
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What frosting/glaze did you make for these breakfast cookies?
Thanks so much!
It is melted coconut butter 🙂
Thanks Alyssa! all your recipes are amazing!! Can I substitute quinoa flakes with quinoa flour?
Absolutely! I would jut use a little bit less than the recipe calls for.
Hi, Alyssa! I have a stupid question, as I am fairly new to Quinoa. In this recipe, the quinoa flakes are not cooked previously correct? They are added in raw? Also, these are different than regular “Quinoa” from my regular grocery store! Thank you!
Can I use something other than quinoa flakes?
Quick cooking oats should work!
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I made these “cookies” yesterday because I needed a healthy grab and go snack/breakfast for when I don’t have time to properly prep breakfast before work. I LOVE THESE!!! I can’t tell you how perfect these are!! They are delicious!! I added a little flax and hemp just because I seem to add it to most baked goods to up the fiber, etc. I am making another batch this weekend and will keep in freezer. You are the best!!
YAYYYY! Makes me so happy to hear that! Really glad you enjoyed them 🙂 And those substitutions sound fab!
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LOVE your stuff, Alyssa!! Thanks for all the work you do to make the world a healthier place! These cookies were good but maybe not quite pumpkin-y enough for us? I felt like I tasted the banana more. Still good!
Hmmm you could try using more pumpkin next time! And up the pumpkin pie spice I think 🙂
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Hi, Just read through the comments and in one you mention the recipe calls for “cooked” quinoa. I don’t see that stated in the recipe. I made them and added the flakes along with the oats..did I miss something??
Thank you
Nope! You’ve got it correctly 🙂 I think that was me misunderstanding the Spanish!
Oh ok, Thank you! BTW.. They are amazingly delicious !! Definitely a keeper in my book!
Just finished making these and I am so thrilled with how they turned out! I love pumpkin and I love cookies! It is nice to have a delicious gluten free cookie recipe that is healthy too! Thank you for all your work to make these recipes amazing, Alyssa! You are truly awesome and I am so thankful for your blog and vlog!
SOOO happy to hear this!! I’m really excited you enjoyed the cookies and can’t wait to hear what other recipes you try 🙂 XO
Hola me ha encantado la receta pero tengo una duda…¿la quinoa la tengo que cocinar antes de añadirla o la añado sin cocinar? No se que hacer, si me puedes ayudar. Muchas gracias
This recipe calls for cooked quinoa! So definitely make sure you cook it before you stir it in 🙂
I made these today and oh my, they are soooo good!. Oats can bother me so I made them with all quinoa flakes. I also added some Enjoy Life mini chips. I will be making these again and again. Thanks for sharing Alyssa!
YAY! I’m so happy to hear that, Denise 🙂
Anyone have a suggestion to substitute Nut butter? I am nut allergic and gluten free. Thanks for your help.
You could try sunflower seed butter or tahini!
Hi, I just made these cookies and I have no idea what went wrong. They turned out looking nothing like your picture of them. Very flat and they did not cook through all the way. I even cooked them for a longer time. I went over the ingredients multiple times to make sure everything was right. Is the cookie mix supposed to me very wet ? Also what type of rolled oats did you use? I used a gluten free kind from Only Oats.
Hmmm did you add the correct amount of liquid ingredients? I’ve made these multiple times and have never had them turn out wet or soggy. I use traditional rolled oats and quinoa flakes 🙂
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Are your nutritional facts for one cookie as measured in the recipe?
Yep!
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I just made these–they turned out delicious! They have a really soft texture, almost like little bitty scones.
So glad you enjoyed them!
Can I use unsweetened applesauce instead of a banana.
I haven’t tested these with applesauce, but I think it should work!
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Can I just do all quinoa flakes instead of half rolled oats?
amy, have you tried that idea? all quinoa flakes and no oats?
I’m almost positive it will work!!
delish! first time i’ve used quinoa flakes to substitute oats! love love love! now, i will need to search for more quinoa flake recipes like this one!
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For some reason, the stores where I bought quinoa flakes no longer have been carrying them with no explanation why. How do you prepare/substitute regular quinoa to get the best result?
Added to the normal quinoa, can I use a real egg and agave instead of maple syrup?
Yep! Not sure about regular quinoa since the texture is so different. I think you’d be better off swapping the quinoa flakes for oats instead 🙂
Hi, would this be an even swap for quinoa flakes
To remove the oats you mean?
Yes, I don’t have quinoa flakes.
Feel free to substitute quick cooking oats!
These cookies are amazing. How lovely it is to start your day with eating something indulgent yet, at the same time, guilt-free.