A giant, single-serving oatmeal chocolate brownie breakfast cookie.
Two days ago, my original Overnight Breakfast Cookie post went viral.
I’ve had other recipes go viral in the past… but never this rapidly!
It’s been so much fun to see how many of you have already made your own breakfast cookies – I love seeing the flavors you’ve been coming up with and all of the breakfast cookie pictures you’ve been posting on social media.
The fact that so many people are trying one of my recipes makes me ridiculously happy. If you somehow missed the original post, you can find that recipe here: The Overnight Breakfast Cookie.
Thank you SO much to everyone who has been sharing the recipe!!!
As soon as I saw how much love there was for the original breakfast cookie recipe, I naturally had to change my posting schedule for today in order to get a chocolate version up, because I fully believe there should be a chocolate version of just about everything.
It also gives me a chance to answer some common questions you’ve been asking about the recipe, so here goes…
Common Breakfast Cookie Questions:
1. If I don’t want to use protein powder in the recipe, what can I substitute?
You can substitute an equal amount of either pb2 or your favorite flour for the protein powder. I’ve tried oat flour, and I know many readers have been making the recipe with almond flour.
2. Do I cover the cookie before it goes in the fridge?
I’d recommend gently placing a paper towel on top or leaving it uncovered. Sealing it with saran wrap would seal in moisture and thus not allow the cookie to firm up overnight.
3. Can I bake the cookie in the oven?
I’ve never done it, but I don’t see why not. Be sure to report back with results if you try it before I do.
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Going back to this chocolate version…
I decided to add a few chocolate chips to the batter and cover it with homemade Healthy Nutella.
This turned out to be a good decision, for the obvious reason that a nutella breakfast cookie > no nutella breakfast cookie. That’s just basic math right there.
If you make the recipe, be sure to rate it in the comments below or tag me on facebook or on Instagram.
Chocolate Brownie Breakfast Cookies
(Single Lady Chocolate Breakfast Cookie)
Adapted from the original Overnight Breakfast Cookie
Chocolate Brownie Breakfast Cookies
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup rolled oats
- 1/2 cup mashed banana or applesauce
- 2 tbsp milk of choice
- 1/4 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 1/8 tsp salt
- 1 tbsp cocoa powder
- 1/2 tbsp protein powder (or flour, such as oat or almond flour)
- 1-2 tbsp nut butter, or allergy-friendly sub
- optional 1/4 tsp instant coffee granules
- optional add-ins, such as chia seeds, shredded coconut, or mini chocolate chips
Instructions
Stir everything together. Spread out on a plate. Refrigerate overnight, either uncovered or with a paper towel placed gently on top. Frost if desired (I used my healthy nutella recipe linked earlier in this post), or add toppings such as melted almond or coconut butter. Enjoy!
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Some of my other recipes that have gone viral:
(Over 10,000 shares on facebook)
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(Repinned on Pinterest over 1 million times)
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This is by far my blog’s most popular recipe, with 2,500 comments and over 8 million views. If you haven’t tried these brownies yet, they are highly recommended!
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I can see this being a breakfast, afternoon snack and after-dinner cookie for me! YUM!
Boy, oh boy! I can’t wait to try that this weekend. Oh darn, another reason to make your healthy Nutella. Twist my arm. 😉
*sigh* If only math had been that simple in school. Could’ve saved my parents a ton of money on tutors for me…
LOL!!! Nutella > no Nutella is my kind of math.
These cookies look amazing! I can’t wait until we get into our new house and I can cook again!
Paige
Almost didn’t make it to the fridge lol! Incredibly tasty, thanks!!
Amazing as always! I am thinking about making oat cookies for breakfast today, actually! Haha, what a coincidence!
I tried calculating the calories but keep getting around 350..? The oats alone are 150 calories then + 1 tbsp almond butter (90 calories a tbsp) is already at 240 which is above the provided calorie count in the nutritional facts and that’s before adding anything else. Please let me know if I’m doing something wrong; these look amazing!
Mel, the calorie count does appear too low, but that seems common on CCK recipes. Don’t know if that’s due to quirks of the calculator being used, portion sizes, which ingredients after included in their full measure, etc…
It might be an issue with Calorie Count’s nutrition calculator. I know if you are not careful with that one, it sometimes gives inaccurate calorie information for certain ingredients.
I always make healthy version of cookies and 99% of the time oats are in there!!! I’ve never thought to make one big cookie…like a pancake cookie! Such a cool idea. I’m going to do this the next time I make cookies for the kids!
http://www.bitesforfoodies.com/recipes/the-best-oatmeal-raisin-cookies/
http://www.bitesforfoodies.com/recipes/chocolate-chia-oatmeal-cookies/
This tasted great! I am a college student so it’s not often that I get to have a chocolatey delicious breakfast. I made this recipe this past weekend with some chopped up almonds. It was the perfect treat to wake up to after a long night of studying 🙂
I loved this!!!! So delicious.