Healthy, simple, gluten-free & vegan dessert bites that taste like cookie dough, but made from wholesome ingredients with no grains or refined sugars.
I am the world’s biggest procrastinator. No matter what it is on my to do list, I will find something else to do. When I should be working for my real job I will find any excuse to edit photos or write a blog post, but this morning when I sat down to write, I spent an hour singing Let it Go from Frozen while playing on the ukulele instead.
I’m still not very good at the ukulele, but it doesn’t stop me from playing along and singing my little heart out. I’m sure my husband really appreciated my lackluster attempt while he tried to catch up on Modern Family. Especially after I made him listen to the Frozen soundtrack (with me singing along) for about 3 hours of our road trip to California.
So anyway, let’s talk about the food. I have the world’s biggest sweet tooth. Like, seriously I could be in that world records book. It’s bad news and I try really hard to curb it, but I am not a person who can give up dessert.
I’ve been really making an effort since holiday cookie palooza to be a bit more mindful of my dessert habit, and really just my food choices in general. I’ve only baked one batch of cookies in 2014! Who am I?? The sad thing is they didn’t even turn out good enough to take pictures of. Womp womp. They were cakey, and I just don’t do cakey cookies
So in an attempt to make a little healthier treat, I threw a bunch of things in my food processor one day, and these babies popped out! Well, by “popped out”, I mean I rolled them into cute little balls, but I didn’t want to call them balls because it makes me giggle, so I called them bites which I probably subconsciously stole from my friend Lindsay who makes all sorts of amazing treats like these!
These little guys seriously taste just like cookie dough, but only have a handful of healthy ingredients. They’re perfect pre/post work out, as a snack, or as dessert. And trust me, they are so delicious that they taste like dessert and no one will have any idea that they’re actually healthy!
Healthy, simple, gluten-free & vegan dessert bites that taste like cookie dough, but made from wholesome ingredients with no grains or refined sugars.
Ingredients
- 2 cups unsweetened shredded coconut
- 1 scant cup cashew flour
- 3-5 tablespoons maple syrup*
- 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/8 teaspoon almond extract
- pinch sea salt
- 1/3 cup mini dark chocolate chips (or cacao nibs)
Instructions
- Blend coconut in food processor or Vitamix until it breaks down and becomes coconut butter. This can take up to 10 minutes, so be patient and give the food processor a break every few minutes to prevent burning out. Add cashew flour, maple syrup, extracts and salt. Blend until all ingredients are combined and form a big dough ball.
- Transfer dough to a large bowl and stir in chocolate chips. Roll into small balls. Store in an airtight container for 7-10 days.
Notes
*Amount of maple syrup can vary based on desired sweetness. I used 4 tbsp, but if you like things less sweet, I recommend starting with 3 and adding more to taste at the end.