One bowl, healthy, make-ahead breakfast cookies! These carrot and blueberry cookies are packed with warm spices, fresh carrot and tonnes of blueberries!
Grace, Harry and I got into the kitchen and baked these beautiful CARROT & BLUEBERRY BREAKFAST COOKIES. 1 bowl + 15 minutes and you’ll have a batch of these beauties too! They’re the perfect make-ahead breakfast or lunch box snack! I’m honestly SAAAAHHHHHHH excited for you to bake these!
Here’s why these cookies are the best!
- Packed with lots of carrots and blueberries!
- Lots of oats!
- Big chunks of walnuts [totes optional].
- Sweetened with maple syrup.
- Scented with cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg and orange. Heavenly!
- Super golden and crunchy.
- Yet tender and a little gooey. AMAZING!
- Oh, and did I mention they’re FREEZER and LUNCH BOX FRIENDLY (simply omit the walnuts).
To make your own one bowl carrot and blueberry breakfast cookies simply…
Begin by preheating your oven to 160 C (350 F) and line an oven tray with baking paper. Set aside.
Set your kids up at the kitchen bench in front of a large bowl.
Add the oats, wholemeal flour, bran, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger and salt to the bowl.
Give your little ones a whisk and ask them to stir the flour mixture until thoroughly combined.
Set the bowl aside whilst you prepare the carrot.
Give your child a box grater and show them how to slide the carrot down the grater (keeping fingers clear of the sharp blade).
Measure 1 1/2 cups of grated carrot and set aside.
Next, ask your child to tap the egg on the side of the bowl until they hear a crack. Then to open the shell ‘like a book’ so the egg falls into the bowl.
Add the maple syrup, vanilla and coconut oil to the bowl.
Add the grated carrot to the bowl.
Add the blueberries and the walnuts to the bowl.
And finally, add the zest of an orange to the bowl.
Arm your little one with a wooden spoon and ask them to stir until combined.
Use an ice cream scoop or 1/4 measuring cup to shape the cookies. Place onto the prepared tray and bake for 10-12 minutes or until golden.
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one bowl carrot & blueberry breakfast cookies
- Total Time: 27 minutes
- Yield: 10 or 20 cookies (depending on scoop size) 1x
Description
One bowl, healthy, make-ahead breakfast cookies! These carrot and blueberry cookies are packed with warm spices, fresh carrot and tonnes of blueberries!
Ingredients
- 1 cup (90 grams) rolled (traditional) oats
- 1 cup (150 grams) plain whole wheat flour
- 1/2 cup (45 grams) bran (OR an extra 1/2 cup wholemeal flour)
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon, ground
- 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg, ground
- 1/4 teaspoon ginger, ground
- Pinch sea salt
- 1 egg
- 1/2 cup (125 ml) pure maple syrup
- 1 tablespoon vanilla bean paste (or vanilla extract)
- 1/2 cup (125 ml) coconut oil, melted and slightly cooled
- 1 1/2 cups (125 grams) carrots, peeled grated (approx. 2 carrots)
- 1 cup (125 grams) raw walnuts, roughly chopped (OPTIONAL)
- 1 cup (125 grams) fresh or frozen blueberries
- Zest of 1 orange
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 160 C (350 F) and line an oven tray with baking paper. Set aside.
- Place the oats, flour, bran, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger and salt into a large bowl.
- Whisk to combine.
- Add the egg, maple syrup, vanilla, coconut oil, carrots, walnuts, blueberries and orange zest.
- Stir to combine.
- Use an ice-cream scoop or tablespoon to shape the cookies. Arrange on the prepared tray.
- Bake for 10-15 minutes or until golden. Allow to cool on the tray. Enjoy x
- Prep Time: 15
- Cook Time: 12
- Category: Cookies
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
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Can I substitute the coconut oil?
Hi lovely – coconut oil can be replaced with either olive oil or melted butter. Happy baking xx
Just wondering if you need to have the bran included or can it be optional?
Bran can be optional too – if your cookie dough looks a little too wet simply add a spoonful more of flour. Happy baking. Oh and please report back, I’d love to know how you go! Kayla x
Can the carrots be left out? Should they be substituted with something else? My DS won’t eat if he can see the orange of carrots
Hi lovely. Yes, carrots can be left out. The flavour will change slightly. But the mixture of blueberries and spices will still be lovely. Happy baking and please report back, I’d love to know how you go. Kayla x
Hi,
Any recommended substitutes for egg?
Thanks!
Hi! Okay – yes, you can leave the egg out. You’ll need to either add half a mashed banana to the batter OR an extra 1/4-1/3 cup coconut oil (just enough to bring the dough together). If you’re baking these cookies without the egg – once you have combined the dry and wet ingredients, allow the dough to stand for 5-10 minutes and give it a really good stir to help the mixture stick. You should then be able to shape the cookies easily. Hope that helps, happy baking. Kayla xx
Thank you so much. Going to bake these on weekend.
Happy baking! Hope you enjoy them lovely. Kayla xx
Thanks you. I followed your directions to make these and loved them.
Used honey instead of maple as that’s almost impossible to find in India.
My son and I made these last night AND THEY ARE DELICIOUS! Like a fruit mince pie with the added bonus of sweet blueberries. YUM! This recipe made us 22 cookies!! And about half are gone already. Definitely going to be a staple in our house 🙂 Thanks for sharing!
Oh it’s my pleasure! I’m so delighted to know the cookies were a hit with your family! AND hooray for 22 cookies – that’s awesome! Thanks for sharing! Kayla xx
Thank you for the recipe! We made these last week and lasted a few days!!
I would like to please ask best way to store these cookies and how long will they last out?
Thank you
Maria
Hi Maria! So happy you enjoyed the carrot and blueberry cookies! YAY! I keep the cookies in the fridge for 2-3 days then pop leftovers into a freezer safe resealable and stash away in the deep freeze – the defrost wonderfully and a great for lunch boxes (if your school is nut friendly otherwise omit the pecans). Hope that helps. And thanks again for letting me know! Kayla x