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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More healthy chocolate treats
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!
i’m going to make these right now! i’m super pumped! i was going to make some oatmeal but checked to see if a new recipe was added and i was greeted with this lovely sight 🙂 i think i’ll bake half and leave the others as no bakes and see which i like better !
My favorite cookies are snickerdoodles and oatmeal raisin!
My favorite cookie is actually oatmeal raisin…now I just need a no-bake recipe of that 😉
I subbed 50/50 coconut oil and unsweetened vanilla soy milk – so good! They turned out a little wet so I put them in the freezer to harden or maybe next time I will omit the water. Way too impatient to roll up all those balls – just made into bars instead. Thanks Katie!
Confession: just made the recipe and couldn’t wait to put them into cookie form so I just ate it from the bowl–DELICIOUS. Will eat the rest in cookie form another day 🙂 Thanks, Katie!
I made these, with an addition of 100g chopped up dates and rolled them in coconut and the kids devoured them in 2 seconds flat.Yummo! Thanks for your ever awesome recipes!