I have a weakness for no-bake cookies, problem is, I’ve really been trying to eat more healthy cookies and stay away from excessive amounts of refined sugar. And that’s where these healthy no-bake cookies come in, because gooey chocolate is my bane though -and if it can be incorporated into a gluten-free recipe, then it’s gonna happen.
After they were finished, Gabriel and I tasted them, declared them quite good (so did Garret, but he’s not really a trustworthy judge).
I have to say, these were definitely different than your average no-bake cookie. The main difference in healthy no-bake cookies is the lack of sugar crystals. These have a much more creamy texture. But never fear! if you love no-bake cookies these will not disappoint!
I mean, for real, who’s going to complain about rich, creamy, chocolate cookie?!
Healthy No-Bake Cookies
You may have noticed that most of my healthy dessert recipes contain peanut butter (like these three ingredient toddler cookies). Peanut butter
So here it is, a healthy version of a really bad dessert!
Update: Click here to see the updated, reduced sweetener recipe for healthy no-bake cookies that you see in the video above.
Healthy No-Bake Cookies
Ingredients
- • 1 cup natural peanut butter
- ½ – ¾ cup honey
- ½ cup coconut oil (or butter if you prefer)
- 6 Tablespoons cocoa powder
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 2¼ cups gluten-free quick oats
Instructions
- Note: You can use regular peanut butter – but of course, that will make your cookies reduced sugar rather than sugar free.
- Combine first four ingredients in a sauce pan and warm gently on stove top.*
- Next, add in the vanilla, oatmeal, and stir well.
- Drop by the spoonful onto a saran lined plate and let cool. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator – if they last that long.
- Enjoy!
Notes
*If you’re using raw honey, you’ll want to be careful to warm it only until the coconut oil melts and the peanut butter softens. No reason to heat the life out of your honey!
yummy! love to cook it more often.
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I made these today. While adding the cocoa powder, I thought it was too much so only added 4tbs. Even at that these taste like unsweetened cocoa powder, not a hint of peanut butter. I might try again with no cocoa powder.
What is the calories for this ??
pregnant and was craving these cookies, but looking for a healthier version. these totally delivered and ALL my kids liked them which is huge. plus some of my kids need gluten free so thats also a plus. do you happen to have the nutrition info??
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I just tried this. I really enjoyed it! I thought it tasted so good as a protein-rich breakfast idea, and will definitely make it again. The coconut taste is pretty strong, so next time i try it i will decrease the coconut, and increase the peanut butter – but i feel that is more a personal preference than anything else. (I divided the recipe by 4 to get a smaller batch to try it out, and i did not make them into cookies, i just used it in my breakfast bowl.)
One comment i did have is that you do not say how long to cook things for. I went with my family’s general rule for no-bake, and heated it up to a simmer, let it simmer for about a minute (i actually let my no-bake simmer for about 30-40 seconds because i like my no-bake to be less solid – if you want it more solid, then you would do about a minute). I then took it off the heat by moving to my unused burner and added the oats and vanilla.
I paired it with 1 tbs of almond milk-chia-vanilla overnight pudding and 1/2 cut banana with dusted cinnamon on top.
Thanks so much for the recipe!
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Hi Margaret, with these cookies, you don’t need to simmer them – just melt the oils. This is because unlike traditional no-bake cookies, you’re depending on the oils and peanut butter to set back up as they cool, rather than the sugar to reach a softball stage consistency to make the cookies set.
Also, if you don’t care for the flavor of coconut oil, butter makes an excellent substitute. 🙂
I just made these. They were very good. I added some chia seeds.
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Thank you for this recipe! Me and My husband LOVE these cookies! I make them at least once a week! Thank you!
So glad you like them!
What do I need to do to make these less chocolate….if I put less chocolate in do I need to do anything else to the mix .
Thanks!
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I think just reducing the cocoa powder should be fine.
These look so good! Does the chocolate set very quickly?
Fairly quickly, but not immediately. You can put them in the fridge to speed it up.
Need carb count on all recipes