No Bake, No Stovetop Cookie Bites

When I was growing up, my mom made these great no-bake cookies all the time as an afterschool snack. They were super delicious and full of oats, chocolate, and peanut butter. Such a good combination! However, the recipe also had a stick of margarine and loads of sugar, making this a treat I haven’t made as often for my own kids. One day I was trying to make a raw-ish brownie out of dates, nuts, and chocolate. Instead, my creation tasted just like those no-bake cookies I loved so much as a child. Recipe from The Abundance Diet: The 28-Day Plan to Reinvent Your Health, Lose Weight, and Discover the Power of Plant-Based Foods. * ©2015 by Somer McCowan. Used by permission from Vegan Heritage Press LLC. Photo by Ann Oliverio.

No Bake, No Stovetop Cookie Bites

These unbaked brownies, made with dates, nuts, chocolate, and other good and healthy ingredients, come together in 15 minutes.

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Course: Vegan dessert

Cuisine: Vegan / Healthy

Diet: Vegan, Vegetarian

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Total Time: 15 minutes

Servings: 4

Author: Veg Kitchen

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup raw cashews almonds or walnuts (or a combination)
• 1/2 cup gluten-free rolled oats
• 3/4 cup packed pitted and roughly chopped soft medjool dates
• Pinch sea salt
• 3/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder
• 2 tablespoons vegan dark chocolate chips
• 1 tablespoon natural peanut butter
• 1 tablespoon agave nectar or pure maple syrup

Instructions

• In a food processor, combine all the ingredients. Process until finely crumbled.
• Continue processing until the mixture starts to hold together into a mass. If your mixture seems dry, add water 1 teaspoon at a time until it adheres.
• With wet hands, press the dough into an 8x4-inch loaf pan lined with parchment paper. Refrigerate the dough until firm.
• Remove the parchment and the chilled dough from the loaf pan and cut into 1-inch by 1-inch cookie pieces. These cookies keep nicely well-wrapped in the refrigerator for up to 10 days or in the freezer for up to 3 months.

• Here are more No-Bake and Raw Sweets.

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