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This healthier chocolate peanut butter no-bake cookies recipe is made with better ingredients, but still crazy delicious!! Betcha can’t eat just one!
One of my favorite cookies growing up is actually one of the easiest to make (no oven required), but they were loaded with refined sugar. I wanted to create a healthier version for the kids(and…well… me too) so this is my grown-up, cleaned-up version of a family favorite. You can make them with almond or peanut butter. So far, I have only tried them with peanut butter and they are delicious. Best of all, my kids LOVE them!!
Healthier Chocolate Peanut Butter No-Bake Cookies
Ingredients:
½ cup organic coconut oil
⅓ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 ½ cups coconut sugar
¼ cup dark amber maple syrup (agave nectar works great too!)
½ cup almond milk (vanilla unsweetened Almond Breeze recommended)
⅓ cup organic peanut butter (can use almond butter, too)
1 tsp vanilla extract
3 cups GF quick oats
dash cinnamon
Directions:
In a medium saucepan, mix coconut oil, cocoa, coconut sugar, maple syrup and almond milk over medium heat and boil for 1 minute. Take off heat and stir in peanut or almond butter, vanilla, oats and a dash of cinnamon. Mix well and drop by heaping tablespoonfuls onto a cookie sheet lined with wax paper. Refrigerate until firm, then transfer to a sealed container and store in the refrigerator.
If you are looking for more healthier cookie recipes to try, give these a go!
Fruit and Nut Cashew Almond Cookies {Paleo-Friendly}
Flourless Paleo Chocolate Chip Cookies
Gluten-Free Oatmeal Cookies with Cranberries and Walnuts
Healthier Chocolate Peanut Butter No-Bake Cookies
Ingredients
- ½ cup organic coconut oil
- ⅓ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 ½ cups coconut sugar
- ¼ cup pure maple syrup *can also use agave nectar
- ½ cup unsweetened almond milk
- ⅓ cup organic peanut butter
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 3 cups quick oats
- dash cinnamon
Instructions
- In a medium saucepan, mix coconut oil, cocoa, coconut sugar, maple syrup and almond milk over medium heat and boil for 1 minute.
- Take off heat and stir in peanut or almond butter, vanilla, oats and a dash of cinnamon.
- Mix well and drop by heaping tablespoonfuls onto a cookie sheet lined with wax paper.
- Refrigerate until firm, then transfer to a sealed container and store in the refrigerator.
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gardenofeight
Will try this one for sure.
Jessica @ A Kitchen Addiction
Love the idea of using coconut oil! Can’t wait to try these!
Emily Lynne @ The Best of this Life
Yum! I love no-bake cookies; the healthy ones! Great recipe Amee 🙂
Miz Helen
Your Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies look delicious! Thank you very much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday and have a great week!Come Back Soon,Miz Helen
Amee Livingston
Thank you all for stopping by! I hope you love these cookies as much as we do! 🙂