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These vegan and gluten-free Almond Butter Cookie Dough Bites are tasty no-bake, refined sugar-free treats filled with chocolate chips and rolled in shredded coconut.
Bite me!
Oh, my! I must apologize for the language, but please understand it wasn’t me…it was…one of the almond butter balls! 😉
But since we’re on the subject, you know what can bite me? This past week…that’s what!
What was so terrible about last week?
I have two words…THE FLU!
Knock on wood, I didn’t have the flu. Unfortunately, though, it hit my youngest daughter pretty hard. She even missed the entire week of school! 🙁
But why stop there? She wasn’t getting better, so the doctor sent her for chest X-rays for suspected pneumonia. Thankfully, it was not pneumonia, but it still was a chest infection.
In the meantime, my eldest was also very sick, but tested negative for the flu.
So, needless to say, we’re all just trying to get back to normal over here…which of course, involves deep cleaning and MANY loads of laundry on my part.
On a positive note, these babies have kept me going all week!
What makes these cookie dough bites so awesome?
Well, they are:
- No-Bake
- Gluten-Free
- Vegan
- Refined Sugar-Free
- Oil-Free
Sweetened with coconut sugar and maple syrup and packed with nutritious almond butter and whole-grain oat flour, they gave me the sweet indulgence I craved while at the same time, providing the protein and fiber I needed to refuel.
I must warn you that they are highly addictive little buggers…and you will want to BITE THEM…many times over. 😉
How to make almond butter cookie dough bites
First, add almond butter, applesauce, coconut sugar, maple syrup and vanilla extract to a mixing bowl.
Stir together with a spoon.
Stir in oat flour and kosher salt.
Fold in chocolate chips.
Use a small cookie scoop to scoop out dough and form into balls with your hands. Place dough balls onto parchment-lined baking sheet. Roll each ball in shredded coconut and return to baking sheet.
Place in freezer for 10-15 minutes.
If you like these, you might also enjoy:
Almond Flour Cookie Dough Bites [Gluten-Free, Vegan, Refined Sugar-Free, Oil-Free, No-Bake]
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup unsweetened, unsalted creamy almond butter (I used 365 brand)
- 2 tbsp unsweetened applesauce
- 1/4 cup coconut sugar
- 1 tbsp pure maple syrup
- 1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 1 cup gluten-free, whole-grain oat flour
- 1/4 tsp kosher salt
- 1/3 cup vegan, refined sugar-free chocolate chips
- 2 tbsp unsweetened shredded coconut (for rolling)
Instructions
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
- Using a spoon, mix almond butter, applesauce, coconut sugar, maple syrup and vanilla extract together in a mixing bowl.
- Stir in oat flour and kosher salt.
- Fold in chocolate chips.
- Roll each ball in shredded coconut and return to baking sheet.
- Place dough balls on baking sheet in freezer for 10-15 minutes.
Notes
Nutrition
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Those are some amazing cookies bites. There’s something about raw cookie bites, i can never get enough of it. Those chocolate cookie bites looks very tempting
Me too! Thanks Jo! 🙂
Oh goodness these look amazing! I’m all about these little snacks!! Loving the gluten free, vegan and refined sugar aspect ! I’m going to make these for the kids and they will love them!
Thanks so much, Amanda! 🙂
Not only do I want to try the almond butter bites, but I am actually also already eyeing up those chocolate ones you posted a picture of! LOVE me some healthy sweet snacks and I actually just got some almond butter from my favorite farmers market stall! This comes at the perfect time! Thanks for sharing
Thanks Kiki! Hope you enjoy! I can’t wait until the warmer weather so I can get to our farmer’s market too! 🙂
Easy no bake bites are my favorite treats. Thes sound so flavorful and texture is really soft and delicious. I must give these ball a try. These will be perfect for my kiddos school lunchbox for next week.
Thanks Natalie! Hope you enjoy! 🙂
Howwww do you have the restraint to not eat all of these at once?! I have restraint with most other desserts — cookies, cakes, etc — but when it comes to these sorts of no bake bites, I cannot stop at one. Or two. Or three. Or uh… sometimes, even four. I can’t keep these in my kitchen or I’ll eat them all! (I try to make them as healthy treats for my preschooler, but I wind up eating at least half of them, haha.)
lol 🙂 It’s definitely hard not to eat them all! Thanks Julie!
Cookie dough! One of my favorite indulgent snacks. But your version is healthy, so why not enjoy some cookie dough bites 🙂
Yes! Thanks Analida! 🙂
So good! This is an awesome little sweet treat to have for the afternoon snack or after dinner craving. And oh man! We feel you on the flu! It was a doozy this year.
I don’t even want to think about the flu anymore! Thanks so much, Lauren! 🙂
This winter has been horrible with the flu & sinus issues! But these bites add that little bit of comfort to sickly times! They look really yummy and are easy to make! That is a win!
Yes, it has been a doozy! These bites have definitely helped me through! 🙂 Thanks Denise!
These sound pretty healthy to me. I guess that means we can indulge right LOL?? I think my grandkids would love helping me make a batch…and I know they would devour them too.
lol 😉 Sounds good to me! Thanks Gloria! 🙂
Cookie dough bites are one of my favourite snacks! These look so fine and cute, I would inhale a whole lot in seconds 🙂 Plus, anything that is made in one bowl is a winner in my book! Glad your kids are feeling better now!
Thanks so much, Anna! Me too! It was a long week and now today we have a snow day. lol 🙂 Yay for one-bowl treats!
Here’s something funny about me. I don’t like raw cookie dough, but I go ga-ga over cookie dough bites like this one. These look so delicious and easy to make!! I want some asap!
They are super tasty! 😉 Thanks so much, Elaine! 🙂