It is so crazy how much this healthy and sugar free cookie dough dip not only looks like cookie dough but actually tastes so much like real cookie dough!
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No Sugar Cookie Dough Dip
On Friday night, my original Chickpea Cookie Dough Dip went viral, with over 2 millions views!
It’s been such a wild past few days.
Thank you to everyone who’s been sharing it!
With so many more people finding that post, I spent yesterday afternoon doing something I’d meant to do for a long time: creating a sugar-free version of the cookie dough dip.
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Since posting the original recipe, I’ve received many, many requests for a sugar free option.
But until now, the only suggestion I had was to replace the sugar with stevia.
I do not recommend using only stevia in this recipe; very few people will think the result tastes good.
Instead, here is a brand new sugar free version that does taste good and is sweetened only with fruit!
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Above – watch me make the original version
Do you ever watch the amount of sugar you eat?
A lot of people will probably disagree with me on this, but I do not believe sugar is evil. I think it is fine in moderation for the general population.
However, it seems like the more sugar you eat, the more you crave.
Then it becomes a problem, because – if you are anything like me – too much sugar makes you feel sick and lethargic.
When I was in high school and hated being skinny, I put myself on an incredibly high sugar diet that included multiple slices of layer cake and pints of ice cream every day.
It was super fun for a while… until I went off to college and started eating even more sugar, with very few vegetables finding their way into my daily diet.
I was tired all the time. Once I realized the source of my lethargy was all the sugar, I drastically changed my eating habits.
Now, since I eat much less sugar, I find that I do not crave desserts that are anywhere near as sweet.
People always ask why I have a dessert blog if I do not like sweets. The answer is that I still do love desserts; I just like them creamy and rich, not sweet and saccharine.
I might not like sugar, but I sure do love dessert!
*Chocolate version here: Chocolate Hummus
Sugar Free Cookie Dough Dip
Ingredients
- 1 can chickpeas or white beans (For low-carb, try this Keto Cookie Dough Dip)
- heaping 1/8 tsp salt
- heaping 1/8 tsp baking soda
- 1 tbsp + 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 1/4 cup nut butter of choice
- 1 and 1/4 cups pitted dates (I used SunMaid, from a regular grocery store)
- 1/3 cup chocolate chips OR Sugar Free Chocolate Chips
- 2 tbsp oats or almond flour, optional
- milk of choice as needed (I used a few tbsp)
Instructions
- *Using peanut butter will give a peanut butter cookie dough flavor. If you prefer a more neutral taste, you can use almond butter, cashew butter, regular butter spread, coconut butter, or oil.In a bowl, cover the dates with 1/2 cup water. Let this sit for at least 8 hours. Then add all ingredients (including the dates' soaking liquid), except chocolate chips, to a food processor (for best results, not a blender) and process until very smooth. This can be served as a dessert dip, as a spread (maybe in between apple slices or crackers?), eaten with a spoon, mixed into oatmeal, stuffed into cupcakes, or even used to top pancakes!
Notes
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My questions may have been asked before, but there are 17 pages of comments and I can’t make it through them all (homeschooling mom on a quick break)! Can I use a Vitamix instead of a food processor, and would it work to sub prunes for dates? If prunes are okay, do they still need to be soaked? If not, how much liquid should be added to the recipe to make up for no soaking liquid?
I wouldn’t think that prunes would work well, but heaps of people have used a vitamix instead of processor! Good Luck!
Hi! I love your site! I just made this. I used Chickpeas and soaked the dates for a whole day. I also added a tbsp of unsweetened cocoa, a tsp of orange extract and used peanut butter. The dates and the liquid water they soaked in made it sweet so no need for sugar. It was yummy! Thank you Katie!
Are there nutrition facts for this? I can’t find it anywhere.
Thanks Katie!
I’m wondering if I can substitute white beans instead of chick peas? I love chick peas but am worried that my bf, who I hope will help me eat this, might find the taste too overpowering. has anyone tried this?
I’ve just made with chick peas and you cannot taste them at all!! Its bizarre.
Oh my goodness! I am making this as I type… It is amazing! Totally delicious! Can’t stop licking the spoon!!
I have to admit, I didn’t soak my dates but you would never know! Yum Yum!
Thanks
How many grams of dates did you use?
My mind has just been blown. AMAZING!
No one knew it was sugar free. Thanks!!
I made the regular version a few years back when it blew up pinterest. It was delicious and I took it to parties and everyone always loved it. I hadn’t made it in years and just recently adopted a Nutritarian diet from the books Eat to Live, End of Heart Disease, etc… When I saw the no sugar option, I was THRILLED!! Dates are what his books sweeten things with and I had just not tried them yet. I will say that your approach to soak the dates and pour in the liquid is amazing!!! It is like sweet syrup to a recipe that otherwise wouldn’t taste near as sweet. I am going to be using that in everything I try that I put dates in so that I can have more of that sweetness. Such a good idea. THANK YOU!!! Oh and this recipe is equally delicious even with cocoa nibs i it.
wow, and refined sugar free too, thank you for getting rid of the sugar in this version, I can leave sugar too and like you, prefer the creamy to the sweet!
can you sub SF maple syrup for the dates?
You can experiment.
Would this recipe freeze well? If so, to thaw, just put it in the fridge overnight?
Probably the texture would not be good, but you can always try.
I’ve made this countless times. The first times I didn’t have a food processor, but a vitamix. I always double the recipe. I just made it and so far it’s my favorite:
2 cans great northern white beans to vitamix, add 1/2 cup melted coconut oil, vanilla, a splash of butter extract, and a little bit of blackstrap molasses. Blend. Add 2.5 cups dates–I didn’t soak them so I microwaved them in 10 sec increments until soft. Add to vitamix and blend with stick thingy. Put in a bowl and add oat flour until consistency desired (I ended with 1/4 cup). Fold in choc chips.
Thank you so much for the recipe! Having these stashed away in the freezer was the only reason I didn’t gain weight while finishing school with a toddler who doesn’t sleep without me. Haha!
Hello, I was wondering if using vanilla essence instead of extract makes a difference? Love love love this blog!
Just tried this tonight and loved it!!! Kids did too!! We recently switched to a more plant-based lifestyle so I was excited to try this recipe! It’s my fav desert without any guilt or addictive triggers (aka, refined sugars). I chose almond butter and omitted the almond milk because the thickness was perfect. I also decided not to use oats, but i might next time. I couldn’t find raw choco-chips, so I melted 100% bakers cacao, added a little date puree and a tsp raw organic honey. After hardening again in the fridge, I smashed it into bits. I love 100% cacao but knew it’d be too bitter for the dough mix. I loved the end result!! My only issue was getting the dates/chickpeas smooth, even after trying my processor and Blendtec. Any tips? Love your blog! Can’t wait to try more recipes!!!
I think a cuisinart food processor seems to process more smoothly than a vitamix/blendtec. Just personal experience, also I soak the dates for an hour first sometimes.
Do you just soak dates at room temperature, on the counter? Or should they be soaked in the fridge? (I’ve never soaked anything for an extended period of time, so I’m new to this.)
Counter is good.
I have all of my ingredients ready to go, but I’m curious – I tend to like my desserts on the subtly sweet side versus outright sweet. Is there a minimum amount of dates you would recommend? I’m excited to make this after work today and eat it for dinner. Yes, that’s right – for dinner 🙂 Thank you!
I went ahead and made this and cut the dates in half to 3/4 cup (14 pieces) of Deglet Noor dates. My little girl ate ALL of the chickpeas I had thawed for the recipe, so I ended up using black beans I had boiled the day before. It was ugly, but it was also really tasty! I was amazed at how sweet it still was despite having halved the amount of dates. I’m going to try a half cup of dates with less soaking water next time since I prefer my desserts lightly sweet. Thank you for the recipe – this was really tasty!