I found hiking in California to so many different things all at once. Challenging, especially on really steep hills, yet so absolutely rewarding when finished. That cool breeze, the warming sun, the cold water, and that accomplished feeling really went hand in hand. This ended up being one of my favourite activities while I was there. These trail mix cookies helped to power us before, through and during those hikes. It was so easy to make and great for so many other reasons (hi quick breakfast) that I knew I needed to share this recipe with you!

These weren’t my only go to hiking needs. Lots of water (so much water), granola bars, and energy bites were also among my favourites. You want something healthy with not too much sugar that’ll power you in the perfect way. With a mix of peanut butter, flaxseeds, bananas and some of your favourite trail mix additions, these cookies really do the job.

I included some of my favourite ingredients, such as above, plus oats, because they add a kind of chewiness reminiscent in oatmeal cookies. Also, colour me excited because I remixed my breakfast cookies to make these. I love that they are healthy and nutritious enough for breakfast, but thanks to the natural sweetness of the banana and some maple syrup, they get to be called cookies. Win, win.

Other great things to use these for:

Also, they are completely customisable so feel free switch up the trail mix ingredients! I really wanted a crunchy salty and sweet flavour here, hence the dried cranberries, white chocolate chips, pepitas and PRETZELS!