Make these healthy chocolate no bakes any time you want to satisfy your chocolate cookie cravings in a deliciously wholesome way!
Healthy chocolate no bakes
These nutrition packed no bake cookies will make you forget what time it is, what day it is, and basically everything else that was once important in your life.
While eating these cookies, you will think about one thing, and one thing only:
These cookies.
Also make my Healthy Oatmeal Cookies
Six ingredients
Super easy to make
Ultra fudgy and delicious
Loved by kids and adults
Healthy no bake cookies recipe video
What’s your favorite type of cookie?
My favorite is anything with chocolate or chocolate chips and no oven required.
I am one of those people who likes to eat the raw cookie dough (doesn’t everyone?) and impatiently watches the oven as cookies slowly bake.
In fact, I initially planned on baking these chocolate cookies… but the dough was entirely too good to wait that long!
Ingredients
The recipe calls for unsweetened cocoa powder, oats, peanut butter, pure maple syrup or honey, salt, coconut oil, and optional pure vanilla extract.
Add a handful of mini chocolate chips, chia seeds, or shredded coconut if desired.
You can use either rolled or quick oats. I love them both ways equally, and I’ve made these a lot! The version with rolled oats will have a chewier texture, so it just depends on your own personal preference.
Peanut butter may be swapped with almond butter, cashew butter, or sunflower butter.
How to make healthy chocolate no bake cookies
Gather your ingredients, along with a lined baking tray, large plate, or cookie sheet.
Warm the liquid ingredients until they are easily stir-able. You can even do this in a saucepan on the stove if you want to make the entire recipe in one pot.
Stir in remaining ingredients. Chill until firm enough to form into balls or cookie shapes with your hands or a cookie scoop, then place on the lined plate and chill to set.
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The recipe was adapted from these Healthy Butterfingers.
Healthy Chocolate No Bakes
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup cocoa powder (20g)
- 2 cups quick oats (180g) (For keto, try these Fat Bombs)
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup peanut butter or allergy friendly sub (120g)
- 1/2 cup pure maple syrup or honey
- 1/4 cup coconut oil (48g)
- optional 1/4 tsp pure vanilla extract
- optional handful mini chocolate chips or shredded coconut
Instructions
- Warm the liquid ingredients until easily stir-able. (Feel free to do this in a pot on the stove if you want to make the entire recipe in one pot. Turn off the heat once liquid ingredients are softened.) Stir in remaining ingredients. Chill until firm enough to form into balls or cookie shapes with your hands or a cookie scoop, then place on a wax or parchment-lined plate and chill again to set. I like to refrigerate or freeze leftovers, but they can also be left out in a cool place.View Nutrition Facts
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I’m old-school too, and love me some chocolate-chip cookies. Like Tollhouse status. And I’m a HUGE snickerdoodle fan too – I have a theory that cinnamon makes everything taste better….
This is a tough one for substituting the oil but I tried with almond butter, milk, agave (instead of some sugar), and applesauce. The texture was pretty different and it didnt form into much of a cookie so I froze them and theyre great frozen treats! I think substituting half the oil would be more effective.
I also tried adding sprinkles and coconut extract with great results!
It’s weird… but I’ve never been a big fan of cookies! I love the dough though… so no bake cookies sound good to me!
In order to make me eat a cookie, you really have to give me a tea to have with it 😉
Oatmeal raisin would be my favorite if had to choose just one! Yes, I’m weird.
No bake cookies are my fav! I also love choc and macadamia cookies .. so dam good!
Thank you for these easy, quick and delicious recipes! I go through phases, but chocolate chip is probably on top for me most of the time! I made these no-bakes (they’re so fun to make with my toddler son, too!), and they were the perfect pick-me-up for our mid-morning outing to the park! 🙂
I’m kinda going crazy with the chocolate/coffee combination in my kitchen these days. I think it’s because my new daughter makes me a bit sleep deprived. These will be a nice addition to my growing coffee related snacks.
favorite cookie…a while back I took the chocolate chip tollhouse cookie recipe and veganized it, making it as true to the original as possible. turned out to be the best cookie i had ever eaten.
here’s what i did: http://thesweetlifeonline.blogspot.com/2012/05/nestle-toll-house-chocolate-chip.html
This takes me back to my grandmother’s farmhouse on a Saturday morning when she did the baking for the week. We were allowed to help and got to scrape out the bowls afterwards, which is the hope of any small child watching all the deliciousness that goes into a cake or cookies. Your cookies are an adult version of that child’s love of raw baking mix.
These look divine! I love simple chocolate chip cookies made with almond flour!
These look fantastic! Can I use canola oil instead of vegetable oil?
Sure!
These look delicious, and it’s great that they’re no-bake because of the summer weather. I was also so glad to see that they didn’t require nuts because i have an allergy in my family. These are definitely going on my to-bake (to-not-bake?) list!
Oh. My. Goodness. These are SO good. THESE are my favorite cookie now. (Previously, my own pecan choc. chip cookie recipe was my favorite). Addictive, crazy good–and very rich, which is good, because that makes them sort of self-limiting that way–I *wanted* to eat the entire bowl, but was plenty satisfied with 2 li’l cookies. Family definitely approves. I think I’ll add some toasted pecans next time ’cause I love pecans and chocolate together, but they’re amazing as is, too.
Stuck to the recipe pretty closely, but was out of xylitol, so used 1/4 c. organic cane sugar plus 1 Tbs. Stevia in the Raw instead of all sugar (was afraid to use only stevia, but will try that another time, ’cause I think it might work). I also used Hershey dark cocoa and Hershey sugar-free choc. chips (maltitol sweetened).
These are going to the top of my “favorites” list of treats, and even better to not have to heat up the kitchen to make them. Thanks!!!
Okay, couldn’t wait. Made another batch–experimental this time. Subbed unsweetened applesauce for coconut oil, and subbed Stevia in the Raw for all of the xylitol/sugar. Verdict? Taste just as fabulous, but they’re just a little bit less decadent without the fat from the coconut oil. This version is going to be happening regularly around here, since omitting coconut oil lowers the cost, making it more budget friendly. My kids said you are AWESOME and thank you as well 🙂 Thanks again!
They sort of remind me of the chocolate crinkle cookies ^^ Must try later on, I have all the ingredients on hand but must go get more coconut oil 😉
I”m taking the entire stock of coconut oil and coconut butter at Whole Foods later on!
These were an absolute hit at my place! I made them for an afternoon tea I was hosting. Fabulous! I 2 Tbls. of coconut oil instead of the veggie oil and added freshly brewed coffee. Fantastic!
I made these without the coffee for my girls and they loved them!