Healthy, simple and easy no-bake cookie dough bites packed with peanut butter flavor, sweetened with pure maple syrup, and chock-full of smooth, rich dark chocolate chips. Vegan, gluten-free, and easily made paleo!
I have mixed feelings about cookie dough. I know, I know. I feel like the problem is that while healthier substitutions taste just as good once they are baked, you can taste things like apple butter in dough, and it definitely doesn’t taste like real butter. It’s crazy that once it bakes it can really serve the same purpose, but in dough it stands out like a sore thumb.
But ya know what? Throw in peanut butter, almond meal and coconut oil, and they fill these babies with healthy fat and don’t skimp on a single ounce of flavor! Combine that with the deliciously rich flavor of pure maple syrup and chocolate (which speaks for itself), and you’ve got a dreamy little cookie dough bite that you can even justify as a healthy snack.
I brought these over for dessert one night when I was hanging out with the boys, and they literally disappearing in seconds. They are wholesome and natural enough to appeal to the health lovers in your life, but decadent enough to pass as dessert for kids and adults alike!
Healthy, simple and easy no-bake cookie dough bites packed with peanut butter flavor, sweetened with pure maple syrup, and chock-full of smooth, rich dark chocolate chips. Vegan, gluten-free, and easily made paleo!
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup peanut butter (or almond butter/any nut butter of your choice)
- 2 tablespoons coconut oil, softened but not melted
- 2 tablespoons pure maple syrup
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 cups almond meal
- small pinch sea salt
- scant cup mini dark chocolate chips
Instructions
- In a large bowl, stir together peanut butter, coconut oil, maple syrup and vanilla until mostly combined. Add almond meal and sea salt. Use your hands to mix ingredients together. Once dough is mostly formed add chocolate chips and incorporate.
- Roll dough into 1-1 1/2" balls (or however large you'd like them). Serve immediately or store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 5 days.
Notes
Recipe lightly adapted from Perry's Plate
Today I’m linking up with a couple of awesome bloggers, so if you love maple syrup as much as I do, please check their posts out too!
Maple Chipotle Flank Steak Tacos from Katie @ Healthy Seasonal Recipes
Boozy Maple Bacon Jam (OMG!!!) from Julianne @ Yankee Kitchen Ninja
Maple Pecan Coconut Granola Bars from David @ Spiced
Healthy No-Bake Maple Banana Cookies from Dara @ Cookin’ Canuk
Maple Custard Ice Cream Sandwiches (OMG AGAIN!!!) from Carrie @ Bakeaholic Mama
Got a maple syrup recipe of your own to share? Feel free to link it up below!
And if you’d like to see more cookie dough bites check out these:
Coconut Cashew Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Bites
Oatmeal Raisin Cookie Dough Bites
Thanks so much for linking up Ari! I love these cookie dough bites 🙂
Katie | Healthy Seasonal Recipes recently posted…maple chipotle flank steak tacos
Of course! Thanks for including me!!
you know i like these balls! hehe very similar to mine, but you have a super skill for adding more flavor!
Thanks friend! I have many of yours on my to-do list! 🙂
Love love LOVE anything that is no-bake — AND you’ve made it a healthy treat. Pure awesomesauce, Ari. These are going straight onto my to-do list!
Holy yum!! You do not even understand my obsession with maple syrup! I would take maple over honey ANY day! These look like the perfect snack for me to have throughout the week, I’m thinking I’ll have to make 2 batches 🙂
Selena @ thenutritiouskitchen.com recently posted…Cheesy Bruschetta Crostini’s with Balsamic Reduction
I totally regretted not making more!
I love seeing a healthy version of cookie dough! This looks delicious and I don’t have to feel guilty!
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You had me at “cookie dough,” and then when you threw in the part about “healthy snack”? SOLD! These look and sounds awesome.
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Oh girl… you have me drooling!
Brittany @ Delights and Delectables recently posted…Friday Five and Favorites
These look delicious. They have everything I love in a cookie :-). Pinning!
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ok i’ve totally been missing cookie dough while being pregnant so these are PERFECT for me! just pinned!
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These look delicious! Definitely adding them to my “to make” list for the weekend.
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Yum- I have all of the ingredients, think I’ll make these today.
These look fantastic! My mouth is watering by just looking at the photo. Thank you for sharing!
These cookie dough bites look like so much fun to eat!
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Can you recommend a substitute for almond meal? I have an allergy, but so want to try these!
Are you allergic to all nuts? Hazelnut or cashew flour would be great! You could also try oat flour but it won’t taste exactly the same.
All I had was Coconut flour! With some small adjustments, it still tastes great! I only used a little over a cup of the coconut flour and added an extra two tablespoons of coconut oil to adjust for the absorbency of the flour… So good! My fiance (who isn’t jazzed about paleo) loves them!
Great recipe. But all l had was Coconut flour! With some small adjustments, it still tastes great! I only used a little over a cup of the coconut flour and added an extra two tablespoons of coconut oil to adjust for the absorbency of the flour… So good! My fiance (who isn’t jazzed about paleo) loves them!