This soft, gooey chocolate chip cookie pie is sweetened naturally with dates, and there’s no refined sugar required, not even maple syrup!
Date sweetened chocolate chip cookie pie
To celebrate a birthday, one often eats pie.
But what do you eat when the birthday is for the pie, itself?
While it may seem odd to commemorate such an occasion at all, my deep dish cookie pie, which came into existence exactly one year ago, is no ordinary pie.
After all, the recipe was featured on the ABC 5 O’Clock News.
Above, watch me make the original version: Deep Dish Cookie Pie
Added sugar free cookie pie
No, I didn’t really celebrate the birthday of a pie.
I’m not totally strange (unlike my dad, who celebrates the birthday of his car…).
But many people have requested a sugar-free version of my deep dish cookie pie. So finally, a whole year later, I’m posting the new recipe, heavily adapted from the original version yet just as delicious!
Have you tried the Deep Dish Cookie Pie yet?
Or any dessert recipe with beans: blondies, cookie dough dip, cookies, etc.?
If not, I recommend starting with this pie or my Chickpea Blondies or Protein Cookie Dough.
You may also like these: 100 Sugar Free Recipes
No Sugar Chocolate Chip Cookie Pie
Ingredients
- 2 cans white beans or chickpeas, drained and rinsed
- 1 cup quick oats or almond flour
- 2 cups pitted dates (300g)
- 1/8 tsp pure stevia (or 1/4 cup unrefined sugar or xylitol)
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 3/4 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 cup applesauce or mashed banana
- 2/3 cup milk of choice
- 1/4 cup oil or nut butter of choice
- 1 tbsp pure vanilla extract
- 1 cup chocolate chips (or sugar free chocolate chips)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 F, and grease a 10-in springform pan (or two 8-in round pans). Combine all dry ingredients (except chips) in a large bowl. In a separate bowl, combine all wet ingredients. Put around 1/3 of the dry and 1/3 of the wet ingredients into a high-powered food processor like a Cuisinart (NOT a blender) and blend until super-smooth (where there are no date pieces to be seen). Scoop out into a bowl, and repeat the process twice more with the rest of the ingredients. (If you have an absolutely giant food processor, you can do it in two batches, as opposed to three.) Stir in the chocolate chips, and pour into the pan or pans. Bake 35-40 minutes (or 30 if you want it really gooey in the middle), then let cool at least 15 minutes before trying to remove it.View Nutrition Facts & Substitutions
Notes
Naturally sweetened healthy desserts
This is too delicious! I just finished making this, and I am in love.
I do not have a food processor, so I compromised. In my magic bullet, I first blended the oat and beans (separately). I soaked pureed dates in water, and then mashed. Then I continued on following the recipe and everything turned out perfectly!
Thanks for the amazing recipe!
I was looking at your original deep dish cookie recipe, but noticed the link to this one and decided to make it instead. And… Oh my goodness. i can’t believe this doesn’t have flour or lots of sugar or anything crazy. It is just SO good. And now I don’t feel bad that I had 2 pieces 🙂 I’ve made bean desserts before (from your blog!), but I have never been comfortable with trying dates. Well, mainly I thought my husband wouldn’t like it. He is the sweet eater, I just like sweets every once in a while… yes I know you now think I am crazy! But this is a hit – can’t wait to try switching dates in more often.
Wow. That is all. Made this tonight for a get-together tomorrow, and I had to tear myself away from the “dough”. Can not wait to taste the baked result tomorrow. You’re a genius and I love you:)
I really want to make this for my sister’s birthday on Friday. Can the dough be prepped a day in advance? Tanya- did that work for you? Thanks for the great recipes!
Would prunes be a good substitute for figs? Looking
For something with lower gi index and impact…
Oops I meant substitute for figs…
I just made this today and it is sooooo good!! I got the approvals of my carnivorous.friends amd picky little bro! I tried putting in 4 mashed banans instead.of applesauce amd dates, and a couple of stevia packs. The pie had a strong banana taste but no one complained! But to anyone else who wants to make it, it pays.to wait a bit more to cool because it will harden and not as gooey. I ate it too quickly so didnt get to enjoy its firm texture like my friends haha. Thank you Katie!
It’s official….my “beansindessertphobia” has been cured!! This was so gooey and really tasted like cookies!! Unfortunately I didn’t have enough dates, so I used 1/3 cup of dates & 1/4 cup of organic brown sugar (I don’t like things too sweet). It wasn’t as thick as I wanted it to be, but that’s because there wasn’t enough dates I think, haha. I can’t wait to make this again with a whole cup of dates! this is amazing! And, the dough tasted just like regular cookie dough – sooo good. Thanks Katie 🙂
you list: ◾4 stevia packs, or 1/8 tsp uncut (or 4 tbsp sugar) – can you tell me what ‘uncut’ is?
Wow!! Just made this tonight and its so good!! I was skeptical licking the batter from the used bowl too (as I am new to the healthy dessert movement!) but it is DEE-LICIOUS! Thanks 🙂
I agree, licking the batter from the bowl was quite good, and much healthier than doing the same with a traditional cookie recipe. I made the “sugar free” cookie pie yesterday, using two 8 inch round pans. I was stoked to see that I had all of the ingredients on hand already, including a decent blender/processor. I followed the recipe exactly, and the result was delicious. It didn’t make me feel ill after taking in a good sized slice of the cookie pie, where a traditional recipe would–not that it ever stopped me; I *love* my sweets. Since I have such a sweet tooth, and have been cutting back on refined sugars and flours, it feels really good to eat something that has real nutritional value all the while satisfying that pesky tooth.
I shared this with my boyfriend, who also really liked it. I waited a day to tell him what went into it. He said, “garbanzo beans? cool, more fiber.” He tends to have open tastes, but it was nice to make something and have him not notice anything “off” about it. I knew what went into it, so I would be biased from the get go. Now I want to make it again and share it with his brother, who won’t eat a traditional oatmeal raisin cookie for fear of it being “too healthy”. Oh boy!
Great compilation of recipes, Katie. Think I will try making the peanut butter “reeses” eggs soon.
Is there anyway Sunmaid prunes would work as a substitution for dates? They’re all I’ve got on hand most of the time!
Yep! Just used them myself, and it was terrific!
Thank you! If only I hadn’t just finished my tub off at lunch! LOL
I think I’m in love. My vegan roommate has been introducing me to recipes over the last few years, but this is by the far the most outstanding! Chickpeas in a pie…what?
So yummy I want to eat it forever!
Hi Katie! I am new to your site and am wondering if you could answer a question I have? When you say you could bake the recipe in two 8-inch pans, do you mean pie pans? Sorry for the dumb question!
I just substituted dried prunes for the dates, used coconut milk and instead of sugar, I used honey. My kids can’t even get past the ‘dough’ without trying to devour it!!!! Serving this around to different friends and acquaintances and they are amazed (some completely speechless) at how delicious good, healthy food can be!!!
Made this today, with a couple of tweaks……wow! So tasty! Instead of using 300g dates, I subbed for 300g bananas, and added 75g dates for the sweetness. I left out the oil and applesauce, but it still worked out really well. Makes 8 good sized portions – I’ve frozen some of them, so hope they keep well in the freezer. Will definitely make again x
So thankful for recipes like this! I was skeptical. I am a self proclaimed singer addict. Quit using sugar in September. When I saw this recipe I knew I had to try it. Wow!! It tasted great. I can’t wait to try more of your recipes!
So thankful for recipes like this! I was skeptical. I am a self proclaimed sugar addict. Quit using sugar in September. When I saw this recipe I knew I had to try it. Wow!! It tasted great. I can’t wait to try more of your recipes!
Hi, this looks so good. I have already made numerous desserts from your website and loved them! Everything you come up with looks amazing. Anyways, just wondering if I can substitute raisins for dates, I went to buy some yesterday and the grocery store did not have any?