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!
Also try the popular Protein Cookie Dough
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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Ok, I have hated beans my entire life. I used to think I would attempt to be a vegetarian, but found it impossible given that I can’t eat beans without gagging to save my life. This caused some severe distrust of this recipe, but I figured I would go for it anyways.
I’m in awe. Loved it! Thank you SO much!
I was really excited to make these after reading the comments. I made them with white beans and when i tried them mine just tasted like beans:( i must have done something wrong!
Did you drain the beans well? And use a food processor, not blender?
I’ve never made a gluten/dairy free dessert and this was by far one of the best dessert I’ve had in a long time. My kids are even asking if we can make it again. Thank you so much!
Thank you for posting this recipe! I made it last night for a Super Bowl gathering and it was a huge hit! I even felt good about my 2 year old eating some and I am really picky about what she eats.
I used 1 cup Stevia for baking and 1/2 cup raw sugar. I added peanut butter and a chopped up square of unsweetened baking chocolate. On top- I made your banana cononut butter frosting but added some peanut butter. I also have to say that the batter itself was nearly irrestistable!
I tried this recipe and it was great! I must tell you that I did sub palm sugar for the regular sugar, walnut oil for the canola, and dark chocolate chips rather than milk chocolate chips. In any case, it definitely didn’t taste like a healthy dessert. It tasted like a cheat day dessert. Cheers!
This is so good it’s insane. I honestly couldn’t have told the difference between this and a “real” deep dish cookie pie.
Katie, I made this last night, and it was sooooo good! I cannot believe it tastes like a restaurant dessert, but is so much better for you! I have a bad sweet tooth, and loved every bite!
Katie,
I know I originally stumbled upon your blog from pinterest, but don’t remember the original recipe that drew me here. All I know is the picture at the top for this recipe, had me hooked…and I am fascinated by any dessert recipe that uses chickpeas!
I tried this one out last night…but with a few alterations. I used old fashioned oats instead of quick oats (all I had) and I subbed 2 tbsp of unsweetened nut butter (I used pb) for 2 of the 3 tbsp of canola oil. In place of the brown sugar, I used 1/4 cup brown sugar/splenda blend and 2/3 cup of agave (I would have preferred regular brown sugar cause I’m trying not to use artificial sweeteners anymore but it was all I had). I didn’t have any applesauce, but because of the added liquid from the agave, I knew it would be ok to leave out and it was. I used a 10″ springform pan and it made 12 good size (satisfying) servings…
and it came out absolutely AMAZING! I still cannot believe that this recipe uses chickpeas instead of eggs, flour, butter or white sugar!! My husband had 3 pieces of it for dessert last night!
I calculated the calories for my version of it and it came out to about 225 a slice…and while somewhat high, there is no guilt because but it has actual nutrition in it! My hubs loved it because they are super high in protein from all the chickpeas and nut butter!
Thank you, thank you, thank you for the amazing recipe…I think this just changed the way I eat dessert forever!
Aww thank YOU for trying it!! 🙂
hello katie,
That looks very good, I am wondering if you could use a pizza pan and make a big cookie, if so how long do you think it should bake for? I would like to try making it for our cake/brownie fundraising raffle.
Hi Kori!
Try this recipe: https://lett-trim.today/2011/09/12/giant-cookie-cake-a-healthy-recipe-makeover/%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E
I made this for the Super Bowl… and no one knew it was anything but delicious chocolate chip cookie pie!! I used spenda brown sugar for baking and it was very sweet. I could probably use 1/2 and it would still be delicious. My sweetness may also have been increased by the chocolate chips ( i didn’t measure and just dumped ) there was a lot. Very Deliciously chocolaty in anyone’s book !