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These Cookie Dough Bites are not only insanely delicious, but actually healthy. Yep, you heard that right! Packed with nutrition, your kiddos will be elated when they realize they can have more than one.
Do you remember how excited you got as a kid to eat raw cookie dough? And have you ever seen a 5 year old running around and screaming for more after getting her first taste of it?
Ironically, it initially required some major persuading on my part to get my kids to try these Raw Cookie Dough Bites (mentioning that they contained chocolate ultimately closed the deal). Yet after her first bite, Gemma was darting around the kitchen begging me for more. And more. Until I had to cut her off.
Even though his sister was the wild one, Kenya was no less taken with his first cookie dough encounter. While I was distracted by Gemma’s animated pleading, he just stood quietly next to the baking sheet chomping down one raw bite after the other, endlessly content.
It all makes sense to me. I was the kid who would have rather eaten an entire log of slice-and-bakes raw than bothered with baking them, so cookie dough is in my blood — and apparently now my kids’ as well.
These raw cookie dough bites are as close to the real thing as you can imagine, and the best part about them is that they contain no raw eggs or refined sugar, are made with protein packed nuts, and filled with fiber from old fashioned oats. I’m happy to say that they’re actually good for you.
If you’re looking for just a bite (or two) of a classic treat this Halloween — or any time of year for that matter — take a few minutes to whip up these heavenly morsels.
Cookie Dough Bites
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup old fashioned oats
- 3/4 cup walnuts
- 1/2 cup raw cashews
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 tablespoon coconut oil
- 1/4 cup chocolate chips (semi sweet or vegan)
Instructions
- Grind the oats and nuts in a food processor for 1 minute until finely ground. Then add the honey, vanilla, coconut oil, and chocolate chips. Pulse to combine.
- Using a 1 teaspoon measure, roll into balls.
- To Freeze: Place balls in a single layer on a cookie sheet and freeze for 20-30 minutes. Transfer balls to a zip top freezer bag or glass container, label, and freeze for up to 3 months.
You can sub any type of oil for the coconut oil. The nuts produce oil when they’re ground which helps these stick together and provides tons of protein and flavor! I’ll have to think about what else can be used.
My son is allergic to all nuts so I won’t use the walnuts, cashews (so yummy!), or the coconut oil. Anything else I can substitute for the nuts so they are still packed with yumminess?
These are wonderful. I used cocoa powder instead of chocolate chips because my son has a milk allergy and TJ did not have vegan chips. I left the cocoa out of some and he ate them plain too!
This is genius! Cannot wait to try this! Anything to make snacks as healthy as possible. I’m interested in dipping this in chocolate for an even more decadent treat. Thank u for the recipe!
oh my GOD!! These are divine! You are so creative to come up with this recipe,. I tried eye-balling it and making half. Half an hour later we almost finished it, I had to hide a few bites for daddy! We rolled them in some coconut, that was also delicious. YUM YUM, THANK YOU Catherine 🙂
You can use any oil! I used coconut for the flavor!
Hi! These look fabulous! My kiddo is allergic to coconut. What would you recommend in place of the coconut oil? Thank you!
Sweetened carob chips should work just fine! You can find gluten-free oats from companies like Bob’s Red Mill! If you can’t find those, I think ground flax or rice bran would work!
Hi, what can you do as a gluten free replacement of oats? My daughter is on a CF/GF diet. Also, can/will sweetened carob chips work as well?
thanks.
I’m excited to try this. Thanks for sharing ! My kids will love this.
Yes! I’ve updated the recipe. Pulse to combine after adding the chocolate chips!
That’s a good question. It does like like the chocolate is ground up too. Hmm… I wonder.
Yum. Do you process mixture after adding the chocolate chips? Is that how the whole ball looks chocolatey?
Almonds will work! They might take a little longer to grind. I kept some in the fridge, some in the freezer, and some on the counter (all in an airtight container) and they kept great!
My daughter is allergic to walnuts – can we use almonds instead? Do they need to be kept in the fridge?
These are my daughters favorite kind of treats, too. 🙂