A healthier version of my favorite No Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies! Free of refined sugar, fudgy and delicous!!
We finally got rid of all the Halloween candy at our house! It took some serious convincing but the boys finally agreed to trading out their candy for a new toy. Graham actually had no say in it, lol, and might be the most devasted when he wakes up this morning asking for “choc-ate mommy?” and I get to tell him it’s all gone. So sorry little buddy. That babe’s gotta sweet tooth!
But what I do as soon as the candy is gone? Make these babies!! Healthy Chocolate Peanut Butter No Bake Cookies!
These have been on the blog for a while but I’m slowly updating some old posts with better photos. Uh, well, hopefully they are better! I slightly adapted this recipe from Vanilla & Lace the first time I made them.
These are made with honey (or agave), coconut oil, oats, and all natural peanut butter! I’ve even used Pbfit
and they turned out fabulous. They need to be refrigerated, but they are rich and fudgy and seriously one of my favorite “better for you” treats! I’m all about making recipes that are pretty healthy and use ingredients that are just better for you!
and they turned out fabulous. They need to be refrigerated, but they are rich and fudgy and seriously one of my favorite “better for you” treats! I’m all about making recipes that are pretty healthy and use ingredients that are just better for you!And since it’s the weekend, you probably should definitely try them!
Healthy Chocolate Peanut Butter No Bake Cookies
Yield 16-18
Ingredients
1/3 cup pure maple syrup or high quality honey
1/4 cup baking cocoa
1/4 cup almond milk (or other choice of milk)
1/4 cup coconut oil
1/4 cup all natural peanut butter (or PBfit)
2 cups old fashioned oats
1 tsp vanilla
pinch of salt
Instructions
In a medium saucepan melt together coconut oil, maple syrup and cocoa powder over medium heat. Stir in almond milk, vanilla and pinch of salt, and bring to a boil.
Let boil for one minute. Remove from heat and stir in peanut butter and oats.
Scoop by spoonful onto wax paper and refrigerate before eating (or until cookies are set).
Store in air-tight container in refrigerator.
I can’t wait to make these. I just used the last of my coconut in my homemade granola this morning. Do I go to the store or just leave it out… 🙂
Just leave it out!! As long as you have the coconut oil and everything else!!
Kristy! We are twins. I have a no bake cookie to post next week! I need to try your version! I LOVE cooking/”no-baking” with coconut oil!
This is kind of embarrassing to admit but I’m yet to buy and use agave. I’m so much of a sugar addict I have a hard time switching over, BUT if it means just using it every once in a while I should definitely give it a try =). These look delicious, awesome post!
That is so funny, I posted a very similar recipe on my blog earlier this wk, great minds think alike.
I always try to make my no-bake cookies on the healthy side, too, and this a version that I’d love to try!
This is such a great healthier version1
These were yummy! Thanks for sharing!
can something else be used in place of the agave ?
You can use regular sugar, but I haven’t tried any other kind of sweetener! I think honey would work or Stevia or something like that!
Kristy!! I just made healthy no bake (and super chewy!) cookies too! I didn’t add coconut, but I added a lot of banana. 🙂 Yours look so good and I’ll have to try them next!
Healthy cookie?!? Sign me up!
Im a huge fan of coconut oil, oats, choc, nobake cookie balls – perfect! Pinning!
Mmm I need some healthy cookies in my life. And I really want to try coconut oil in some cookies 🙂 These looks tasty!
i need more healthy cookies in my life and much as i love the unhealthy version of these, i must give them a try!
do you have the calorie information on this
Can you use almond milk instead of regular or some other non dairy alternative?
Yes!!
I just made these last night. I was craving these cookies but wanted a healthy version. I’m glad I stumbled upon this recipe because they are so good!! My 5 year old loved them as well as all the girls at work.
so glad you liked them candice!!
I didn’t have any shredded coconut so I went ahead and added about 1/4 cup extra oats in its place and these turned out heavenly. I think the coconut flakes would make them even better, but I would still give these a 9 out of 10 as is. I’m lactose intolerant, so I used sweetened almond milk in place of low fat milk, next time I will use unsweetened. Super easy to make and got my husband’s stamp of approval.
I will definitley make these again!!
I actually made these without heating up any ingredients purely raw and even my hubby loved them! Great recipe !
another good sweetner alternative is coconut nectar, even healthier than agave 🙂
awesome! I’ll have to give it a try! Thanks!