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Gluten-Free No-Bake Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Balls

February 28, 2017 By Elise 20 Comments This post may contain affiliate links. Please read my disclosure policy for more info.

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I’ll admit it: One of the things I was most excited about re-introducing into our diet as we came off our Whole30 last week, is beans and peas.

They’re such a delicious, inexpensive way to add some extra protein into our meals and snacks. Not to mention versatile.

Healthy, protein-packed chocolate chip cookie dough balls - so easy to make and everybody loves them!

I mean, this recipe pretty much proves you can put beans in anything – it’s a dessert!

I remember being a little shocked several years ago when black bean brownies became popular, but once I tried them, I was hooked. Beans weren’t just for dinner anymore – they’re for dessert and snacks too!

Since then, I have to tell you that chickpeas have become one of my favorite pulses to work with. They’re mild, and take on the flavor of whatever you put with them.

chickpeas for cookie dough balls

In this case, the addition of vanilla and maple syrup with just a tad bit of baking soda makes them taste just like cookie dough, and with the pea protein powder, they’re not just healthy cookie dough bites, they’re packed with protein!

One of my favorite things to do when I have a few minutes by myself to relax is play around with making new recipes in the kitchen – easy no-bake recipes are my favorite – and that’s exactly how this recipe came to be. Gabe had taken the kids out to the farm, and I was all alone with a can of chickpeas, and a food processor.

healthy, gluten-free chocolate chip cookie dough balls

It was all I could do not to eat the entire batch for lunch before they got home, but I resisted, and no sooner did the kids walk through the door than they gobbled the rest of them up.

So I guess you could say, the recipe was a success.

So naturally I made another batch to photograph so you could see them – hey, we all have to take one for the team some time. 😉

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Gluten-Free No-Bake Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Balls

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  • Author: Elise
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Ingredients

  • 1 can chickpeas (1 1/2 cups, cooked)
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1/3 cup maple syrup, honey, or agave nectar
  • 1/4 cup pea protein powder (or quick oats)
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/8 teaspoon baking soda
  • 2 Tablespoons coconut flour
  • 1/3–1/2 cup mini chocolate chips

Instructions

  1. Drain and rinse beans
  2. Process beans, vanilla, maple syrup, pea protein (note: pea protein can have a strong flavor, so if that’s not your thing, use oatmeal), salt, and baking soda in a food processor until smooth
  3. Add coconut flour one tablespoon fun at a time continuing to process until dough begins to come away from sides of bowl
  4. Add chocolate chips and pulse a few times to mix them in
  5. Form dough into small balls
  6. Flash freeze on a cookie sheet before sealing in containers for handy snacks
  7. Enjoy!

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  1. five nights at freddy's says

    May 15, 2019 at 10:10 pm

    I think it will be delicious

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    June 4, 2019 at 11:13 pm

    I love to read your article and get so much information through your blog and learn new thing about blogging.

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  3. happy wheels says

    June 11, 2019 at 3:47 am

    The article is very useful for us, please update every day

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  4. Kendra says

    July 30, 2019 at 8:06 pm

    What can I use as a substitute for coconut flour? Would powdered coconut milk work?

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  5. wuxiaworld says

    August 21, 2019 at 10:17 pm

    Thank you for this update. I always like to read posts that share useful information.

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    February 14, 2020 at 2:13 am

    Nice to read your article! I am looking forward to sharing your adventures and experiences.

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    April 13, 2020 at 9:11 pm

    That is an interesting post. I will return to your blog.

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  8. Julie says

    July 29, 2020 at 1:10 pm

    Do you think that I could use 1/3 cup water and stevia in place of the maple syrup or honey? Trying to limit sugar.

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