Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Breakfast Cookies (Vegan, Gluten Free, Dairy-Free, Refined Sugar-Free, One Bowl)
Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Breakfast Cookies (V, GF): An easy fall recipe for soft, chewy pumpkin oatmeal cookies packed with chocolate chips and pumpkin seeds. Perfect for breakfast or an afternoon treat! One Bowl, Vegan, Gluten Free, Dairy-Free, Breakfast.
Good morning! And boy, do I mean good morning. Can you foresee a morning that wouldn’t be stupendously fantastic with cookies? There’s just something about having cookies for breakfast that makes a day go so much better. Especially when they’re paired with these Healthy Pumpkin Oatmeal Muffins, this 4 Ingredient Healthy Homemade Gluten Free Vegan Granola Recipe, and this Easy Gluten Free Vegan Pumpkin Coffee Cake Recipe (because obviously the only thing better than having cookies for breakfast is having cake for breakfast! .)
Do you have any morning routines that make your morning a bit less crazy?
I’ve been hearing about all kinds of tactics: meditation (come on, J.Lo does it, so it must work), 10-minute yoga session, journaling (Erik does this, so it’s 55% likely to work—j/k, Buttercup!), hiding in the bathroom till everyone goes away (a personal favorite of mine), and finally, running away to a serene getaway where cartoon birds sing you awake and prepare breakfast (while not touching it because that would be gross).
Thoughts?
My favorite new tactic for dealing with these crazy mornings is… wait for it… COOKIES!
Maybe it’s the kid in me, maybe it’s the kid in you, but this little ol’ BB community loves breakfast cookies. Take for example, these good morning breakfast cookies (see what I mean?), these peanut butter banana breakfast cookies, and let’s not forget, breakfast BARS (peanut butter chocolate chip, gingerbread oatmeal homemade breakfast bars, double chocolate banana, I could go on for days), which, for some reason, are way less controversial as a breakfast food than cookies. Hmm…
Let me not think about that as I munch on these Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Breakfast Cookies. Some folks have even taken to making my tastiest no bake cookies for breakfast, too. Which totally had me thinking, why didn’t I think of that?
Meanwhile, it’s been pumpkin all day, e’ryday for a few weeks now, and I’ve been semi-patiently sharing/staggering in a normal-ish manner my favorite pumpkin recipes with you. There’s been maple pecan pumpkin muffins, moist gluten free chocolate pumpkin muffins, chocolate pumpkin bread (Erik’s current fave), and my all-time favorite throwbacks: classic gluten free pumpkin bread and even pumpkin pie smoothies.
Since it’s been exactly 11 days since I’ve shared a pumpkin recipe with you, I thought it was high time to share another. Are you ready? Allow me to present to you my Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Breakfast Cookies! That was seriously climatic, right?!? 😉
This might just be the last pumpkin recipe for the year—but don’t put me on record as saying that or anything. Ya never know, I still have obscene amounts of pumpkin lurking in my house.
These cookies combine two of my family’s current faves: pumpkin and breakfast cookies! I’ve been making them nonstop (hence, all the lurking pumpkin). They’re seriously so good fresh out of the oven—soft, moist, chewy, and oh-so-satisfyingly warm. There’s just something about melting chocolate chips nestled in the folds of chewy oats, sweet ‘n tart cranberries and crispy pumpkin seeds that just does it.
See what I mean about that good morning?
And if you want to make these in advance, because, let’s be real, not many of us have time to fresh-bake a treat every morning, go ahead and warm one up for 10-15 seconds in the microwave. Speaking of warming them up in the microwave, you have to try it with my Easy Gluten Free Vegan Dark Chocolate Muffins. The taste is out of this world! .
Wait, what was I saying? Oh yes. These make-ahead breakfast goodies are amazing—just like you had time to bake like a boss, and get dressed, and get the kids ready, and actually brush your teeth/floss/comb your hair in the morning.
Imagine that.
I, myself, don’t have kids and all of that streudel is a struggle in the AM. Ah, mornings.
What can I say? I need these cookies to make them just a tad saner. Meanwhile, don’t forget to tell me about your serenity tactics for a calm morning. Oooh, now I just wanna call the entire morning off and just binge watch Serenity with a big ol’ bucket of olive oil popcorn and these Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Breakfast Cookies.
Or perhaps a big plate of Gluten Free on a Shoestring’s wonderful Gluten Free Pancakes? With flax eggs and non-dairy milk subbed in to make ’em vegan. 😉 And maybe two loaves of this Healthy Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Bread from Healthy Seasonal Recipes… With flax eggs instead of eggs and vegan chocolate chips to make them vegan. .
How amazing does that sound?
Clearly my next recipe needs to be a recipe for focusing. Heh heh. But not. So while I cook up some tasty ways to get focused or whatever I was just talking about, let me tell you all about these Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Breakfast Cookies. They’re:
- soft, chewy, satisfying
- easy to make, in just one bowl
- bursting with texture in the form of cranberries, pepitas, pecans and rolled oats
- vegan, gluten-free, dairy-free
- deliciously whole grain
- easy to customize by swapping your favorite add-ins
- warm, cozy and fall-satisfying
- plant-based and allergy-friendly
- made with the whole, simple healthy ingredients that you love
- perfect for breakfast, considering its name 😉
- totally legit for dessert, a workout snack or an afternoon booster
- 99% likely to make your morning that much better
Are you ready to bring on all the pumpkin seeds, cranberries and pecans? That combo is beyond delicious. I’ll grab the pumpkins, you grab the pecans! Let’s get our fall bake on. It’s always a pleasure bringing it back to the kitchen with you. I love hearing about how much you and your loved ones enjoy these recipes. While I eagerly await to hear your thoughts on this one, tell me:
What’s your favorite way to kick off an awesome morning?
Sending you all my love and maybe even a dove, xo Demeter ❤️
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Cookie Sheet | Organic Pumpkin Puree | 2-Tablespoon Cookie Scoop | Cooling Rack | Maple Syrup | Coconut Sugar | Silicone Spatulas | Glass Mixing Bowls
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Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Breakfast Cookies (Vegan, Gluten Free, Dairy-Free, Refined Sugar-Free, One Bowl)
- Yield: 18-24 cookies 1x
Description
Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Breakfast Cookies (V, GF): An easy fall recipe for soft, chewy pumpkin oatmeal cookies packed with chocolate chips and pumpkin seeds. Perfect for breakfast or an afternoon treat! Vegan, Gluten Free, Dairy-Free, One Bowl.
Ingredients
Wet Ingredients
- 1/2 cup 100% pure pumpkin puree
- 2 tablespoons melted coconut oil
- 3 tablespoons creamy, unsalted natural peanut butter
- 3 tablespoons coconut sugar
- 3 tablespoons pure maple syrup
- 1 flax egg (1 tablespoon ground flax + 3 tablespoons water, whisk together, set for 15 mins)
- 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Dry Ingredients
- 1 1/4 cups gluten free rolled oats
- 1/2 cup + 2 tablespoons gluten free oat flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon*
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves*
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg*
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
Add-in Ingredients
- 1/4 cup vegan chocolate chips
- 2 tablespoons pumpkin seeds (pepitas)
- 2 tablespoons pecans, chopped
- 2 tablespoons dried cranberries, chopped
Topping
- 2–3 tablespoons Add-ins (chocolate chips, chopped pecans, cranberries, pumpkin seeds)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper or greased foil. Set aside.
- Add the wet ingredients to a large bowl: pumpkin, coconut oil, peanut butter, sugar, maple syrup, flax egg, and vanilla. Whisk until well incorporated.
- Add the dry ingredients: oats, oat flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg and salt. Whisk together until just thoroughly combined. When it gets difficult to whisk, switch to folding with a rubber spatula, until no flour patches remain. Fold in Add-in Ingredients.
- Using a 2-tablespoon cookie scoop, scoop and drop cookie dough onto prepared baking sheet, evenly spaced apart. Press Toppings into the top of each cookie. Using a fork, flatten cookies to desired thickness—they will not spread during baking. Periodically clean the fork off between flattening—the dough is sticky.
- Bake for 10-14 minutes. Mine took 12 minutes. Allow to cool on a cooling rack for about 30 minutes, or until completely cool. Enjoy! Storing instructions below.
Notes
– Adapted from my Peanut Butter Banana Breakfast Cookies and my Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Breakfast Bars.
– *All can be substituted with 1 1/4 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice.
– Storage notes: Cool completely, then store in an airtight container for up to 1 week.
– Freezing instructions: store in an airtight, freezer-friendly container in the freezer for up to 1-2 months. Allow to thaw for 10-15 minutes before enjoying; or heat in the microwave in 10-second increments until warm.
– More plant-based, allergy-friendly Pumpkin recipes: one bowl pumpkin bread, pumpkin chocolate chip muffins, pumpkin pie smoothie, chocolate pumpkin bread.
- Category: Cookies, Breakfast, Vegan, Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free, Healthy, Fall
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I made these for a bake sale. I wanted them to be completely allergy friendly. I used sun butter instead of peanut butter. Also, didn’t have oat flour so used King Arthor’s gluten free baking flour. No coconut sugar, I used cane sugar. They looked a bit plain, so I gussied them up with a powdered sugar, water, vanilla glaze which I streamed over with a squeeze bottle. All in all, I think they turned out pretty good. Mine were a bit dry, probably due to the sun butter instead of the peanut butter. Maybe because of the flour difference too. Next time I will probably add a tsp more of the coconut oil.
Hi Katherine! Yep, different brand of GF AP flour are going to yield different results, and sometimes it can lean more on the dry side. Also, if your sun butter was thick and more on the paste side when you used it, that would definitely contribute to dryer cookies. Make sure whichever type of nut/seed butter you use is very well stirred and not too thick/dry and it should help. Happy baking!
These are delicious and nutritious! Thank you!
Yay! You’re so welcome Lisa!
This recipe looks amazing, but I don’t really want the taste of peanut butter. Is there a good substitute for the peanut butter?
Hi Kelly! You could try almond butter or sunflower seed butter. Happy baking!
I was thinking about making a pumpkin cookie sweetened with overripe bananas and stumbled upon your recipe. I did not want to use a sweetener and substituted overripen bananas for the sweeteners, use canola oil for coconut, and added some nutritional yeast. I really enjoyed these. The texture and the flavor were good.
So happy you came across the recipe Jessie! Glad to hear it all worked out with the bananas! 🙂
This recipe sounds fantastic and I’m excited to try it. I’m on a gut-health diet that doesn’t allow for any added sugar other than honey, so I’m wondering how substituting honey for the sugar would turn out. If anything, they’d be moister, right? I wonder if I should use the same amount. Do you have any thoughts on that? Thank you,
-Alice
Hi Alice, yes, I think you’d be able to substitute the maple syrup and coconut sugar with honey. Maybe leave out 1 tablespoon, as the honey will add more moisture than the sugar will. Good luck!
These look seriously amazing! Thanks for creating such fantastic recipes! P.s. in step number 3 there is a html error.
Thanks Christina! Oh gosh, thanks for catching that. Fixing it now. Hugs!
These are so good. I used butter instead of peanut butter (son is allergic) and coconut oil (sorry vegans) & they are still amazing!!!!!
Yay! So happy to hear you enjoyed the cookies Sara! .
Can I substitute the oat flour with almond flour? This recipe looks lovely! Thank you!
Hi Julie! I’m not sure because I haven’t tried making this swap, but if you do try it you’ll most likely have to increase the ambient of almond flour as it’s much less absorbant than oat flour. Let me know how it turns out! 🙂
These cookies look like the perfect quick breakfast on busy days! So delicious and easy to make!
They’re seriously the best–and even better on busy days! Thanks Natalie. 🙂
These are amazing! I used quinoa flour and a little coconut flour and they turned out great!
Yay!! Glad the quinoa and coconut flour worked. 🙂 Happy baking!
I know pumpkin season is over, but had some frozen, so made these. FANTASTIC! Good enough not to just confine them to breakfast—good as dessert as well. Moist and flavorful, just brimming with goodies! I did have them for breakfast, along with a bowl of stewed apples with maple creama sauce (made with silken tofu). Yum, just yum.
“Good enough not to just confine them to breakfast” <-- love that! So happy to hear that another one of my recipes has met your approval, Ellen! 🙂 Can you feel me beaming? 😉 That bowl of stewed apples sound absolutely amazing! P.S. I am STILL enjoying all the pumpkin treats too, pumpkin season or not!
Could oat bran be subbed for the oat flour? Thank you!
Hi Kristin, I’m not sure what the results would be like since I’ve never tried it. Be sure to let me know how it turns out if you do! Good luck!
Can’t wait to try this, sounds delicious! Chewy, moist and warm cookies straight from the oven is – the best – and if they could be a little bit healthier too, that would be amazing. Thank you for the recipe!
Thank you, Stine! 🙂 Healthy, guilt-free treats are my specialty–life is too short to feel guilty for having a little something sweet. 😉 Enjoy!
I am so happy to have found you. I am a pumpkin fanatic!!!
I was recently tested and confirmed to have some significant food intolerance’s, dairy, eggs, bananas, cod, mushrooms, gluten(mild) and refined sugar.
I can’t wait to try some recipes as I also am training for an Ironman and am struggling to meet my macros. By any chance, does your recipes so the macros so I can track?
Thank so much!!!
I’m so happy to have you here, Kelley! 🙂 Pumpkin fantatics unite! Hehe. So sorry to hear about your food intolerances–but glad that you’re here. You can to the right place! As of right now, I’m not calculating macros. I’m currently working on adding nutritional info across the site. Perhaps plug this recipe into the MyFitnessPal recipe parser (lets you add the URL and will input the recipe for you) and add to your food diary to get the macros that way? Good luck!
I seriously LOVE pumpkin oatmeal breakfast cookies! But I’ve never added chocolate chips. Love this idea to make the a little sweeter and more of a treat
The chocolate chips totally take these cookies to the next level!! Thanks Regina! 🙂
One of my favourite things to eat this time of year are chocolate chip pumpkin cookies, and these look absolutely delicious! Bonus that I can eat these for breakfast, too. 😉 Hope you’re having an awesome week so far, Demeter! xoxo
Wonderful! Aren’t they the best?? 🙂 Thanks Marsha! Same to you. 🙂
Can you substitute the flax egg for regular egg?
Hi Raelene, yes you can! Can’t wait to hear what you think! 🙂
Seriously needing a whole batch of these cookies for chilly fall mornings 😀 Can’t wait to try them!
They’re the perfect treat to help warm you up! Can’t wait to hear what you think!
Wondering if a substitute like almond butter could be used instead of peanut butter. I’m very allergic to peanut.
Hi Andra, yep, you can use almond butter! Hope you enjoy. 🙂