Make your own soft, gooey, and secretly healthy deep dish cookie pie for dessert tonight, with melted chocolate chips in each unbelievable bite!
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Deep dish chocolate chip cookie pie
What is even better than a warm chocolate chip cookie?
If you answered, “Katie, nothing is better than a warm chocolate chip cookie,” you’ve obviously never met a chocolate chip cookie pie…
Especially not when it is topped with Almond Milk Ice Cream or Keto Ice Cream, or my personal favorite dairy free Coconut Ice Cream Recipe.
Serve the showstopping dessert for Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Memorial Day, graduations, birthday parties, or the Fourth of July.
And prepare to be amazed at just how much you can love a dessert.
You may also like these Healthy Chocolate Chip Cookies
The best party dessert of all time
I could sit here and tell you about how I was in charge of dessert for our neighborhood summer party.
I could tell you about my desire to impress the neighbors with a sinful tasting finale and then shock them by revealing the dessert was really not so sinful after all.
And I could tell you how this desire became reality when my dessert was the single biggest hit of the party, with everyone raving about it.
One guest even hired me to make a pie for her husband’s birthday in June.
But really, you don’t want to know all of this, do you? You just want the recipe!
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Deep dish cookie pie recipe video
Above, watch the step by step recipe video
Healthy dessert deep dish cookie pie
In comparison to your standard cookie pie, with its plethora of butter, eggs, and white flour, the above version is a much healthier alternative, while still tasting just as temptingly decadent and delicious.
Plus, you get a full five grams fiber and over six grams of protein per slice, thanks to the whole grain oats and chickpeas.
And I promise no one can tell that these ingredients are in there.
Need proof? Just read the thousands of positive reader reviews on this recipe post!
Depending on the specific ingredients you choose, the cookie pie includes options to be dairy free, nut free, oil free, no sugar added, gluten free, and vegan.
The chocolate pie is a real crowd pleaser.
Even people who are not used to eating healthy desserts will rave about the recipe.
Imagine chocolate chip cookie dough in the form of a pie.
Side note: If you make a half recipe in an eight inch baking pan, you can have a healthy cookie cake like the ones at the Great American Cookie Co in the mall!
And if you make one fourth of the recipe, you can even put it in a mini springform pan for a baby chocolate chip cookie pie.
Extra chocolate chips? Add them to Healthy Banana Bread
Chocolate chip cookie pie ingredients
The recipe calls for chickpeas, quick oats or almond flour, pure vanilla extract, baking soda, salt, applesauce or yogurt, nut butter or oil, sweetener of choice, and of course chocolate chips.
You can use white beans, such as cannellini or great northern beans, instead of the chickpeas. Garbanzo beans are just another name for chickpeas, so they are also fine.
If you want to use dried garbanzos instead of canned, substitute about 500 grams total of cooked garbanzo beans for the two standard size cans (15 ounces each).
An equal amount of canned pumpkin, roasted sweet potato puree, or even mashed banana can be swapped for the applesauce. You may also use plain or Greek yogurt.
Rolled oats or instant oats work as swaps in place of quick oats. If you wish to use all purpose flour or spelt flour, decrease the amount to three fourths of a cup.
Add brown sugar for the most authentic Toll House chocolate chip cookie flavor. If you prefer a healthier option, I also love the results with unrefined coconut sugar.
Pure maple syrup, honey, agave, or sugar free xylitol work as well.
For a neutral flavor, go with either almond butter or cashew butter or the oil option (vegetable, sunflower, or coconut oil). Or use peanut butter if you want a chocolate chip peanut butter cookie pie.
How to make the recipe
The first step is to open and fully drain the cans of beans. Rinse them well.
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
If using rolled oats, pulse them alone in a food processor. Stop when they turn into a fine flour consistency.
Add all remaining ingredients except for the chocolate chips to the food processor, and blend until the mixture is completely smooth like cookie dough.
Tip: I highly recommend going with a food processor over a blender if one is available. While some readers mention using a blender successfully, my experience is that the texture and taste of this cookie pie is far superior when prepared in a food processor.
Turn off the machine, and stir in the chocolate chips by hand. Stir in a handful of shredded coconut or chopped walnuts or pecans as well if you wish.
Spread the cookie dough batter evenly into a greased nine inch springform pan. A ten inch pan works too.
Optionally, sprinkle more chocolate chips on top or swirl Homemade Nutella into the unbaked pie with a spoon.
Bake on the center rack of the oven for thirty five minutes. Then remove the pan from the oven and let it cool for an additional ten minutes.
Take off the springform top, and serve the deep dish chocolate chip cookie cake hot, topped with ice cream or whipped cream and hot fudge sauce.
Tips for storing the deep dish cookie pie dessert
Let the pie cool fully before covering it. Make sure to leave an opening in the container or cover so that extra moisture can escape.
You may store the chocolate chip dessert at room temperature overnight or while transporting it to a party or event.
After a day, I recommend storing in an airtight container. Due to the perishable ingredients, it is best to keep the recipe refrigerated when not serving.
Or for an almost instant cookie pie whenever you are craving soft homemade chocolate chip cookies, slice and freeze leftovers. Thaw in the microwave or in a warm oven or toaster oven before serving.
However, once you taste this incredible deep dish chocolate chip cookie treat, it is highly unlikely you will have any leftovers!
Deep Dish Cookie Pie
Ingredients
- 2 cans white beans or garbanzo beans (500g total, once drained)
- 1 cup quick oats or almond flour
- 1/4 cup applesauce or yogurt
- 3 tbsp oil or 1/4 cup nut butter
- 2 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 1/2 cup brown sugar or unrefined sugar (click for a Sugar Free Cookie Pie)
- 1 cup chocolate chips
Instructions
- Drain and rinse beans very well. Blend everything except the chocolate chips very well in a food processor. Mix in chips, and pour the batter into a greased pan. I normally use either a 10 or 9-inch springform pan. Cook at 350 F for 35 minutes. Let stand at least 10 minutes before removing from the pan. Serve hot, or let cool. Storage tips are included above.*Some commenters have had success using a blender, but I feel that the texture comes out much better when using a food processor.View Nutrition Facts
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Hi Katie !
I read your blog almost everyday ! and as a lover of sweet food, I love your recipes ! As a French person, vegetarian food and recipes are less common than in the USA, so vegan dessert was a first try for me : today I’ve done your Dip Dish Cookie Pie ! I didn’t know what to expect from a dessert with white beans… but it’s actually DE-LI-CIOUS ! Thanks for the recipe !
Oh wow, I’m so excited to hear from someone in France! 🙂
I just made this recipe for my doesn’t-like-anything-that-doesn’t-come-from-a-package brother. They’re AMAZING! I can’t taste the beans at all.. I did sub. banana for the applesauce though, since we were out. I’ll definitely make this again.. it is so good!
So, I’ve been really bored lately and when I’m bored, I bake. I’ve been making a ton of your recipes lately and this was on my list. I was totally nervous about it because, c’mon–it’s CHICKPEAS….but I went over to my folks’ today to use their mack daddy food processor to whip it up. It was a HUGE hit with everyone. Nobody could believe chickpeas could taste so good. Even my husband (who is probably the male version of you when it comes to loving chocolate) approved.
I’m a new vegan and I have to say that your blog is really helping my carnivore husband adjust…LOL. I love to bake and this way he can still have yummy treats and I don’t have to sacrifice my dietary preferences…
Aw Bethany, that makes me so happy! And wait, your husband is a male version of me in terms of chocolate eating? I didn’t know the world had enough chocolate for two of me hehe. Hopefully we are never in the same room; I’m not good at sharing my chocolate ;). (Just kidding of course; your husband sounds awesome. Anyone who loves chocolate is awesome in my book.)
I made this today!
I followed the recipe almost exactly…I was making this with a friend who is also into low sugar foods, so I used 1/2 c brown sugar & 1/2 c stevia. Also, I used more applesauce instead of oil.
Anyways…My food processor is fairly small so I chopped up the garbanzo beans in the processor first, then moved them to a mixing bowl. Then put the oats in the processor, and added them & the rest of the ingredients in the mixer.
I used a 10″ springform & my lil cookie cake came out PERFECT! I can still taste the garbanzo beans cuz I know they are in it, but my grandpa didn’t notice. I am very impressed with this recipe & all of its healthiness.
I had a taste after letting it sit for 10 mins, and I can’t wait to warm it up later with some NSA vanilla ice cream. YUM.
Thanks so much!
Thank YOU for trying it! It always makes me so happy to know one of my recipes turned out well!
I was wondering how this recipe warms up if I make it in advance for a party. How’d it work for you?
I’ve warmed mine in the microwave for just a little bit. It has worked out fine.
Thank you for the inspiration!
I’ve made these twice now and I LOVE it! I have shared the recipe with a few friends and they love it too! Super gooey and addictive 🙂
Thank you so much for sharing the recipe! Cookie pie takes over the world! Well, ina dream world, anyways :).
Katie!!! I made this tonight for my mom’s birthday and even my 21-year old sugar addict little brother loved it! We obviously waited until he finished a quarter of the ‘pie’ before letting him know the ingredients! Sooooooo gooey and delicious!
Oh wow, that makes me SO incredibly happy!!! !!! Happy birthday to your mom :).
Wow Katie, I made the Deep Dish Chocolate Chip Cookie Pie last night for my husband and myself. We both love sweets and although I’m okay with healthy knock-offs, my husband usually turns his nose. I told him it was a healthy version but didn’t say what was in it. He loved it and so did I! Thanks for the great ideas.
Thank you SO much for trying it! It always makes me happiest when someone who doesn’t like “healthy” desserts likes one of my recipes. That’s the biggest sign it’s a successful recipe :). I’m working on a brownie cookie pie!
I’m making this again!! Hopefully tommorow, could using half of this work in a pie pan? I can’t remember when I first made this if I halved the recipe or not, but I put it in a pie pan.
LOL yes you can. I wrote that right above the actual recipe… it’ll turn out like a cookie cake ;).
Okay because I have 1 can of cannelini white beans that are 500 mg, but I saw in an earlier comment you said as long as you have 3 cups then it should be fine?
I’m not really sure what you’re asking. You need two 15oz cans, drained. But you can make 1/2 the recipe in a round cake pan if you halve all the ingredients.
Crap! Something confused me about the way you wrote how much beans in the recipe, and I think I’m screwed now. I was planning on halving the recipe with 1 can of beans, but the label on my Bush’s 16oz can of garbanzos said it was 454g (before draining I guess). So then I thought maybe I had some sort of “family sized’ can and DIDN’T half the recipe, but only used 1 can. It’s in the oven now, and I’m afraid I’m going to have one big soupy mess! It definitely was a much more liquid cookie batter than I’ve ever made, but since it’s a “pie” I just said oh well. I’ll be back in a bit to let you know what happened…
So would 2 16oz cans of beans (weighing in at 908g before draining) really weight 500g after draining? I don’t have a kitchen scale so I can’t test this.
Actually, this came out pretty well! Super gooey, but yum! I now have no idea how much beans you really need.
Haha, okay, sorry I’m not being clear about it. I think I remember now and why it was really good; I didn’t halve the recipe but I put it in a pie pan so then I got a really deep dish cookie pie, but this time I’ll just halve it and do the same thing for a cookie cake. Sorry for the confusion!