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Best Gluten Free Hummingbird Breakfast Cookies

June 17, 2015 by Shashi Charles 18 Comments

Learn how to make these Hummingbird Breakfast Cookies with half of an overly ripe banana, pineapple, pecans, and spices. They are not overly sweet, they are gluten free, and they pack a powerful flavor punch!
The Best Gluten Free Hummingbird Breakfast Cookies

Before I share this recipe for Gluten-Free Hummingbird Breakfast Cookies with you, I’d like to tell you the story of their origin of the recipe first. All good recipes start with a great story, and this recipe certainly has one!

If someone told you they made you a molasses cake, you would assume that this cake was made with molasses, right? Well, when I first came to Atlanta, a friend told me she baked me a Hummingbird Cake for my birthday. Well, guess where my mind went? I thought that cake was made with nectar squeezed out of hummingbirds or something equally horrible! I even started evaluating our “friendship”! The overflowing stream of thoughts that seem to run through my mind when I am frazzled, always amazes me!

Hummingbird Breakfast Cookies

But, after she had a good laugh at me (wait, aren’t friends supposed to be laughing with you?), she told me that this cake was made with bananas and pineapples and nuts and spices – a cake made with more fruits and nuts than flour! So, I reluctantly took a small bite…and then another…which turned into yet another. That cake was so good, my tastebuds started humming while I stopped breathing! Heck – it’s either breath or swallow – right?

I am from Sri Lanka and have had my fair share of exotic cakes: from cashew “love” cakes, to date cakes, to mango cakes, but I’d never tasted anything quite like this before!

I was curious, and, looked up it’s origin only to find that the Hummingbird cake was said to have its roots in Jamaica. However, the earliest known Hummingbird cake recipe was submitted by a Mrs. L H Wiggin to Southern Living Magazine in February of 1978 in North Carolina.

Gluten Free Hummingbird Breakfast Cookies

Eventually, my friend shared her recipe with me and I have made and remade it many times over. But, over the years, I started adapting it a tad bit. I cut down on the sugar and started using coconut oil and gluten free flour. Now, I would eat Hummingbird cake every day, but since I do believe in moderation, I did the next best thing (at least for me). I tweaked the Hummingbird recipe I was using, to make these Hummingbird Breakfast Cookies.

These Hummingbird Breakfast Cookies are made with half an overly ripe banana, pineapple, pecans, and spices. They are not overly sweet, and they’re gluten free, and they sure do pack a powerful flavor punch! Here’s hoping you enjoy these as much as I do.

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These Hummingbird Breakfast Cookies are jam packed with bananas, pecans, pineapples, and spices - the taste of Hummingbird cake - in a gluten free, butter free, cookie fit for breakfast! Fruits and Nuts never looked this good!
Author: Shashi from Runnin Srilankan
Recipe type: Breakfast
Serves: 6
Ingredients
  • ½ cup ground oats (I used my blender to grind quick oats)
  • ½ cup rice flour
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • 5 tbsp coconut palm sugar (or brown sugar)
  • ½ tsp cinnamon
  • ¼ tsp allspice (or pumpkin spice - or a dash of ground cloves, nutmeg, ginger)
  • ¼ cup crushed and drained pineapple (I used fresh pineapple and squeezed the juice out using a strainer and paper towels)
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • ½ overly ripe banana, mashed
  • 1 egg
  • 2 tbsp coconut oil - melted
  • ¼ cup chopped pecans
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350º F.
  2. Mix the oats, rice flour, baking powder, salt, sugar, and spices together.
  3. Then add in the pineapple, banana, vanilla, egg, coconut oil, and mix well.
  4. Then add in the pecans.
  5. The dough will be wet, so chill it for about 30 minutes to an hour.
  6. Then roll dough into 6 balls, flatten tops slightly (or fully if you would rather have a flatter cookie, these cookies do not spread out much as they bake).
  7. Bake for 12-15 minutes.
  8. Let cool - the cookies will harden a tad bit as they cool.
  9. Enjoy for breakfast with a cup of tea or coffee.
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We hope you enjoy this recipe for Hummingbird Breakfast Cookies from SoFabFood Contributor, Shashi of Runnin Srilankan, as much as we do. If you like this delicious breakfast idea, visit our Breakfast section for even more like it. Don’t forget to subscribe to our newsletter so that you never miss a single recipe, and you can visit our Pinterest boards for even more incredible breakfast food inspiration. Enjoy!

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Comments

  1. Rachel @ athletic avocado says

    June 17, 2015 at 11:25 am

    These sound so good! I wouldn't feel bad eating these for breakfast :)
    Reply
  2. Robin Rue (@massholemommy) says

    June 17, 2015 at 2:02 pm

    Those sound absolutely delicious. I can't wait to make this for my family! They would love them!
    Reply
  3. Jeanine says

    June 17, 2015 at 2:57 pm

    They look delicious. Sounds like a great little recipe I'd enjoy in the mornings!
    Reply
  4. Kiersten says

    June 17, 2015 at 6:29 pm

    That's so funny, welcome to Atlanta! We're weird and have the strangest names for everything we make. The recipe looks so great. :)
    Reply
  5. Amanda says

    June 17, 2015 at 7:08 pm

    My FIL would love these since he recently decided to cut out gluten. I have never heard of breakfast cookies before, but who doesn't love cookied?
    Reply
  6. Cindy (Vegetarian Mamma) says

    June 17, 2015 at 8:14 pm

    These sounds simply amazing, I love breakfast cookies! Well cookies I can eat anytime are great! I'd love to have you share this at our Gluten Free Fridays recipe sharing party! Hope to see you at the paty :)
    Reply
  7. Christi from sexymoxiemama.com says

    June 17, 2015 at 10:22 pm

    I have never heard of hummingbird breakfast cookies. These look really good. I will have to try them soon.
    Reply
  8. Crystal says

    June 18, 2015 at 12:46 am

    Those sound pretty good and healthy!
    Reply
  9. Patice M Foster says

    June 18, 2015 at 1:07 am

    Yummy these look tasty and soft with a cup of coffee.

    Reply
  10. Heather says

    June 18, 2015 at 2:40 am

    These look awesome. I am not gluten-free, but I do work with someone who has celiac disease. We are always trying to find good recipes for him to "taste test" and so that he gets in on our fun (our department likes to eat). I will definitely try these! Thanks for the recipe. :)
    Reply
  11. Elizabeth O. says

    June 18, 2015 at 9:59 am

    Those cookies look delicious. My kids will love this.
    Reply
  12. Erin Kennedy says

    June 18, 2015 at 1:18 pm

    These look so tasty, and I love that they are gluten-free. I have been experimenting more with GF, and I will have to try this for sure!
    Reply
  13. Kristen says

    June 18, 2015 at 1:38 pm

    I am always on the lookout for new gluten-free recipes. I am planning on adding these to my list for sure!

    Reply
  14. Liz Mays says

    June 18, 2015 at 7:50 pm

    I definitely need those in my life and soon! The ingredients are fabulous!
    Reply
  15. April G says

    June 18, 2015 at 10:20 pm

    These look absolutely delicious. Makes me think a little bit about drinking tea with these cookies.
    Reply
  16. Dawn Monroe says

    June 21, 2015 at 5:11 pm

    I've never used coconut palm sugar. Can I find it at my regular grocery store? You had me at banana and pecans!

    Reply
    • Shashi at RunninSrilankan says

      June 26, 2015 at 3:34 pm

      Hi Dawn - actually, Kroger has coconut palm sugar in it's health food section. You can easily sub in light brown sugar as well - no worries. Thanks so much!
      Reply

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Shashi is the author and home chef at Savory Spin where you will find easy-to-make recipes she grew up eating in Sri Lanka, veggie packed eats, and a few decadent delicacies. Life's all about balance, right?!

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