Healthy No-Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies! Made with only 8 good-for-you ingredients & ready in 30 minutes, they’re a delicious treat you can feel great about eating!
I remember the first time I ever tried No-Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies…I about died. I hunted down the maker of those cookies and begged for the recipe. They were super easy to make, but I definitely wasn’t a fan of the nutritional profile.
Since my first encounter with these little bits of chocolate/peanut butter heaven, it became my mission to create a much healthier version! I’ve made this recipe more times than I can count, which means I’m extra glad that these Healthy No Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies are gluten-free, dairy-free, refined-sugar free AND vegan-friendly!
No-Bake Peanut Butter Cookies
For some, summer is coming to a close…but I live in Utah where it stays hot well through September. I still try to avoid using my oven as much as possible, which is why this recipe is perfect! Delicious no-bake treats help us fall-lovers survive the extended hot weather!
These Healthy No-Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies are made with only 8 good-for-you ingredients, all of which you probably have on hand right now {yay}!
These cookies are a fantastic after school snack to make for your kids too! They’re fast, easy, and taste like a treat {but are really healthy}! Your kids will think they are having dessert before dinner, when in fact they are fueling their bodies with protein, fiber, and healthy fats! #bossmom
If you don’t have kids, they are the perfect treat to refuel and reenergize your body after a great workout! Quick note: these cookies are best served cold. Coconut oil becomes soft at warm temperatures!
Healthy No-Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies: Substitutions
Here are a few potential substitutions for this recipe!
- Peanut butter. Any nut or seed butter should work well in this recipe!
- Coconut oil. Butter or ghee are great substitutes for coconut oil!
- Honey. Use maple syrup for a vegan version of this recipe!
- Shredded coconut. If you don’t care for coconut, simply replace it with an extra 1/4 cup quick-cooking oats. However, I think the coconut is one of the ingredients that makes this recipe extra special and delicious! 🙂
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Healthy No-Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies
Ingredients
- ½ cup creamy peanut butter
- ¼ cup honey (or maple syrup for vegan)!
- ¼ cup coconut oil measured in solid state.
- 2 TBS unsweetened cocoa powder
- ¼ tsp sea salt
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 cup quick cooking oats
- ¼ cup shredded unsweetened coconut
Instructions
- Line a cookie sheet with waxed paper, set aside.
- Combine peanut butter, honey salt and coconut oil in a saucepan and heat, stirring continuously, until melted and well-combined.
- Stir in vanilla and cocoa powder.
- Add quick-cooking oats and mix well.
- Add coconut and stir until completely combined.
- Drop 1 TBS portions of mixture onto your prepared baking sheet. Continue until you’ve used all your cookie mixture.
- Let cool in the refrigerator or freezer until hardened.
- Serve cold or frozen!
- Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator!
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Notes
Ingredient substitutions:
- Peanut butter. Any nut or seed butter should work well in this recipe!
- Coconut oil. Butter or ghee are great substitutes for coconut oil!
- Honey. Use maple syrup for a vegan version of this recipe!
- Shredded coconut. If you don’t care for coconut, simply replace it with an extra 1/4 cup quick-cooking oats. However, I think the coconut is one of the ingredients that makes this recipe extra special and delicious! 🙂
Nutrition
If you’re looking for a way to make these cookies even more fun…you can turn them into nests at easter time! 🙂
If you live in a place with an extended summer…here are a few more recipes that will help you cope with the delayed onset of the best season ever…fall!
Chocolate Peanut Butter Coconut Bars (gluten-free, vegan friendly)!
No-Bake Coconut Almond Bars (No bake, paleo & vegan)!
Any one of these energy bite recipes here, here or here! (paleo & vegan)!
Either of these delicious ice cream recipes: chocolate, vanilla! (dairy-free)
My homeschool planning went really well this weekend! I’m feeling totally ready for Gabe’s first year of preschool. Now I’m just waiting on all of Bethany’s 1st grade curriculum to arrive so I can tackle that…which is really what I’ve been nervous about!
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Lin
These are delicious and quite flexible. I’ve made them with butter instead of coconut oil, with regular oats instead of quick oats, omitting the cocoa powder and/or coconut, substituted raw fiber for the coconut…even reduced honey to 2 tbsp (they were a little crumbly that time). Every time a winner.
Kimberly
So tasty! Thank you for a great alternative!
Alex
These are absolutely delicious! I’ve made 3 dozen in the past week alone! Also, instead of honey, I used some agave that I had. So delicious! I have this recipe bookmarked on every device in the house! Love it
Gruicia
Absolutely delicious! We ate most of the batter.
I would totally recommend!
Laura
LOL It’s hard to resist that batter!
Maria
LOVE these! Made a double batch yesterday and raved about them to my family. My sister just made a batch based off my rave review. I agree that they taste better than the original, unhealthy version.
I added 1/4 cup of collagen to my doubled recipe and they turned out deliciously!
Thanks for the fabulous recipe!
Laura
Thank you so much Maria! Love the addition of some extra protein too! 🙂