No Bake Healthy Cookie Dough Bites

No Bake Healthy Cookie Dough Bites

These ‘no bake’ ground-almond, peanut butter (or PPB!) & chocolate-chip cookie dough bites are not only super healthy but taste AMAZING!!

 

They are easy to make and can be stored in the fridge for when ever you have a sweet-tooth craving!

 

Nuts such as almonds provide a variety of key nutrients that help promote a healthy body, including the essential fat ‘linoleic acid’, thiamine, vitamin E, magnesium & calcium.

 

I made these cookie dough bites with PPB (powdered peanut butter, available from Amazon) and found the chocolate variety to produce the richest flavour (they tasted like truffles!). So if your tooth isn’t as sweet as mine, go for the original or stevia variety or stick with regular peanut butter 🙂

 

Do let me know if you make them too!

 

P.S To make a protein powder version of these check out my No Bake Peanut Butter Protein Balls! 

 

Cookie Dough Bites

Cookie dough bites

 

Healthy Cookie Dough Bites

Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup (55g) chickpeas or white beans*
  • 1 cup (100g) ground almonds
  • 3 tbsp xylitol**/stevia
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 3 tbsp peanut butter
  • 2 tbsp dark chocolate chips

Instructions

  1. Add all of the ingredients, except the chocolate chips into a food processor & blend until smooth
  2. Scrape out the mixture into a bowl & add in the chocolate chips with your hands
  3. Scoop out a heaped tablespoon of the mixture and roll into a ball with damp hands. Repeat until all of the mixture has been used up (I made 15 ball shapes)
  4. Pop onto a plate lined with grease proof paper & chill in the freezer for 20-30 minutes before enjoying or storing in the fridge for later!

Notes

*I used tinned chickpeas/cannellini beans – drained

*Xylitol is a healthier alternative to sugar

 

Nutrition Facts

Amount Per Serving

Calories 67

% Daily Value

Total Fat 4 g

6%

Total Carbohydrates 4 g

1%

Protein 3 g

6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

 

 

Images copied righted to Bazzerio.

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23 Comments

  1. Hayley
    January 19, 2014 / 7:00 pm

    I’ve had a sugar craving all day and these have kicked it into oblivion!
    Was just about to pop to the shop when this recipe came up on Twitter, so glad I tried it instead. I ran out of ground almonds so substituted half for coconut flour and it worked a treat. Thanks for posting!

    • January 19, 2014 / 8:11 pm

      Hurray! Aw that’s so great to hear Hayley 🙂 xx

  2. Emma beale
    January 19, 2014 / 7:15 pm

    Are these made with tinned chickpeas?

  3. January 20, 2014 / 5:58 pm

    These are absolutely delicious! Doubled the recipe so I had a batch for me (with Lindt 99% choc chips) and a batch for my little boy with raisins. We both loved them – can’t see them lasting more than a few days!

    • January 20, 2014 / 6:04 pm

      Ooh I love the raisin swap! Thank you so much for your lovely comment (and picture!!) Sam! xx

  4. Hadee
    January 20, 2014 / 10:40 pm

    I used bits from this recipe and the protein balls recipe and created something special. Nic these are ridiculously tasty!

    I used only 50g of ground almonds.and used 50g whey protein to boost the protein intake. I didn’t have any white beans or chickpeas so I just used more peanut butter. It tasted amazing. Love these. Love this recipe. Love your site!

    Hadee

    • January 21, 2014 / 5:41 pm

      Hurray! Love your tweaks and thank you so much for your pic! x

  5. Eryl
    January 21, 2014 / 9:12 pm

    Hi Nic,

    My partner’s allergic to peanuts, could you advise what we could use instead of the PPB?

    Love your website!

    Xx 🙂

    • January 21, 2014 / 9:27 pm

      Hello! You could use cashew or almond butter 🙂 thanks! xx

  6. January 24, 2014 / 4:52 pm

    Hey Nic!
    As you know, we didn’t have all the ingredients. Replaced vanilla with almond essence and peanut butter with almond butter. What we ended up with, was what can only be described as Marzipan! 🙂 My boyfriend and 7 year old were in heaven! Like guilt-free marzipan with dark chocolate! Thank you again! These are the perfect after school treat for my little one.
    Nics xx

    • January 24, 2014 / 5:37 pm

      Omg that sounds amazing!!!! Thanks for the fab suggestions Nic!! xx

  7. Kerrie
    February 9, 2014 / 6:58 am

    Can I use cacao nibs instead of choc chips

  8. Sarah
    March 19, 2014 / 9:08 am

    Hi! These look really good, but I’m allergic to nuts, can you think of anything i can substitute them for?
    Thanks!

  9. Audrey
    May 9, 2014 / 6:02 am

    Are the nutrition facts stated on here? I can’t find them! (Calories, sugars, etc)? Thanks 🙂

  10. Audrey
    May 9, 2014 / 6:07 am

    Haha just kidding I found it! Thank you for sharing this recipe, I love it!

  11. Hannah
    June 17, 2014 / 3:28 pm

    Hi Nic,

    How long will these keep in the fridge for? Also… I only had regular sugar in… how much better are the other substitutes? Thanks x

    • June 17, 2014 / 4:07 pm

      For a few days at least.. over a week ?! .. however long you can make them last 😉 ?! Hehe! Substitutes may release their energy more slowly/have added nutrients 🙂 xx

  12. Polly A
    October 15, 2014 / 12:17 pm

    Any suggestions for nut substitutes? My partner is allergic to nuts but really wants to try some of your recipes x

    • October 15, 2014 / 7:37 pm

      Hello! Use ground seeds e.g. flaxseeds and a seed butter 🙂 x

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