You might be thinking "not another healthy "raw" cookie dough ball thing" and you're right, there's a million out there but I've been trying my hand at them for years and while most taste decent they just don't cut it for actually satisfying a real cookie dough craving. But these were a game changer! They were super simple to make, they use ingredients I always have and they actually taste like cookie dough, I promise! (You can even ask my husband, he ate plenty of them). I kept mine in the freezer which I would highly recommend, it doesn't get much better than frozen cookie dough. And yes, I guess some might not count these as healthy since they have some chocolate chips in it and use sweeteners (god forbid!) but they are loads healthier than the butter/sugar/brown sugar ones so that's good right? Plus the base is cashews which has protein which is enough to make it a health food in my book ;)
2/3 c raw cashews
1/3 c oats
1 Tbsp shredded coconut
2 Tbsp Agave
1 Tbsp Maple Syrup/Honey
1 tsp Vanilla Extract
1/4 c Chocolate Chips (Mini would look nicer but it all tastes the same...)
Blend the cashews and oats in a Vita-Mix, food processor, or high speed blender until they're a fine powder. Don't overblend or you'll wind up with cashew butter very quickly.
Add the agave, maple, vanilla and blend until incorporated. Be careful to just blend in short bursts and only until combined; don't over-process. You know you have “The Right Consistency” of Dough when the dough starts to ball up like a tennis ball and bangs around from side to side in the canister.
Stir in the chocolate chips by hand.
Form into balls and store in freezer. If dough is sticky, chilling it in the refrigerator or flash-chilling it in the freezer helps make it easier to form into balls.
(original recipe source)
(original recipe source)
Please tell me you'll try these! And let me know if you do!
These look amazing. I'll be trying them immediately.
ReplyDeleteOh man, these sound awesome. I like that they use a nut base so you get some good protein. Dark chocolate that's 70% cacao or higher is actually considered a health food so you could always chop up a dark chocolate bar in place of chocolate chips to up the healthy factor!
ReplyDelete-Becca
http://ladyfaceblog.blogspot.com
just started following your blog, and you totally have me hooked with these! i am doing the whole30 thing for the next 25 days... and these will probably be the first treat that i will make once i am done! they sound soooo good! i may even use while chocolate... it might be good with the cashews.
ReplyDeleteThese look super good! I'm going to try making them. Thanks :)
ReplyDelete-Karina
www.seeingbeautyblog.com
These look delicious!! I've never actually heard of a healthy cookie, I'm intrigued. I love your photography too, especially that first picture. Your blog is good, Abi, I always enjoy reading your newest post!
ReplyDeleteFlora
www.twowithseven.blogspot.co.uk
Oooo! I'm definitely going to try these...
ReplyDeleteThis is the first cookie recipe without butter I've seen! I've always been fascinated by all healthy sweets 'cause it sounds pretty unreal, ha! Cashews are my favs so I really gotta try these! Is there any other options to that agave? :-)
ReplyDeleteI'm a sucker for cookie dough, so I am ALL about this!!
ReplyDeletexo Heather
http://ahopelessnotebook.blogspot.com/
These look really yummy and they can be easily made vegan which is fantastic. I'm on the hunt for a good vegan cookie recipe. Thanks for sharing! ♥
ReplyDeleteHow great!
ReplyDeleteValentina
Valentina Duracinsky Blog
these look amazing! I have been meaning to try some sort of raw/healthy cookie bites :).
ReplyDeletemade it using 2T palm sugar (have you tried it? absolutely addictive) + 1T maple. didn't have any chocolate chips on hand so i just threw in half a bar of dark chocolate from the fridge and ground the whole thing together. ended up with yummy chocolate chunk balls. so delicious. thanks!!
ReplyDeleteHi! I'm a new reader (Emma @ classyemma.blogspot.com)! :) These look great! I'll have to try them. But I was wondering, do you think they'd taste totally wrong without the coconut? I'm not the biggest fan... And if you were interested in making them just a tad "better for you", try using dark chocolate! Less sugar, more antioxidants, and still totally curbs that chocolate craving :)
ReplyDeleteOoh, yummy! These look really good. I wish I had a blender so I could try them!
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Kristina
these look so good! i'm 26 weeks along with my second baby and always wanting something sweet. totally going to make these! thanks for sharing Abi! :)
ReplyDeleteLooking awesome..thanks for share!
ReplyDeleteI made these tonight - they were delicious, and taste shockingly like cookie dough! I added a sprinkle of salt - next time (and there will be a next time), I'll add more salt. I like a salty-sweet chocolate chip cookie.
ReplyDeleteSo when do you add the coconut? I got about halfway through the recipe before I realized you never said to add it, so I added it with the liquids. But I imagine it's better to add it with the cashews and oats? What do you do?
ReplyDeleteThese are really good, by the way! I'm trying a variation using hazelnuts instead of cashews, and fingers crossed that they'll taste like Nutella.