Healthy No-Bake Cookies
Posted Aug 15, 2016, Updated Jul 14, 2024
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Healthy no-bake chocolate peanut butter cookies! Made with 8 nutritious ingredients, these healthy no bake cookies are gluten-free, dairy-free, vegan & refined sugar free!
I remember the first time I ever tried no bake cookies…I was in heaven. I hunted down the maker of those cookies and begged for the recipe. They were easy to make, but I 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 healthier version! I’ve made this recipe more times than I can count, which means I’m very glad that these healthy no bake chocolate peanut butter cookies are gluten-free, dairy-free, refined-sugar free and vegan-friendly!
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!
Healthy No-Bake Cookies: Ingredients & Substitutions
Here are a few potential substitutions for this recipe!
- Peanut butter. Any nut or seed butter works 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.
How to Make Healthy No-Bake Cookies
These healthy no bake cookies are so easy to make! Start by melting together the coconut oil, peanut butter and honey!
Stir or whisk the wet ingredients together over medium-low heat until the mixture is smooth.
Add the dry ingredients – cocoa powder, quick-cooking oats and coconut.
Stir until the mixture is homogenous (uniform throughout).
Then, use a 1 TBS measuring spoon or cookie scoop to portion out the no bake cookies, and place them onto a baking sheet lined with waxed paper. Let them harden at room temperature or in the refrigerator or freezer.
Serve
These healthy no bake cookies are best served cold because the coconut oil is soft at room temperature.
Store
Store these cookies in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to one week, or in the freezer for up to 2 months.
Healthy No Bake Cookies FAQs
If you over-cook these healthy no bake cookies, simply add a TBS of each: honey, peanut butter and coconut oil by melting them together and then mixing them into the dry cookie batter. This should help. If you burnt them, you will have to start over.
If your no bake cookies don’t harden it means you didn’t cook the mixture long enough.
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Healthy No-Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies
Ingredients
- ½ cup creamy peanut butter
- ¼ cup honey (or maple syrup)
- ¼ cup coconut oil (or butter)
- 2 Tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
- ¼ teaspoon sea salt
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 cup quick cooking oats
- ¼ cup unsweetened coconut (shredded)
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
- Peanut butter. Any nut or seed butter works 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.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
These look fab! I have to give them a try – love how simple they are to make. Pinning 🙂
Thank you Nicole! Easy is necessary for us mommas!
I love how easy these are!! I happen to have all of the ingredients on hand, too. It was meant to be! Pinned!
Totally fate.
Pinned for later! You must’ve been reading my mind. I was just thinking I needed to find a recipe to make these!
I hope you enjoy them! Can’t go wrong with the classic chocolate PB no bakes! 🙂
I love no bake cookies! Especially if they involve peanut butter. Yay I’m so excited summer is on its way for us. We have had the nicest weather recently which has made me hopeful that summer will be here soon!
Ahh yes! I forget you are in a different season than we are here in the U S of A! 🙂 I’ll trade weather with you…you can have 100 degrees! I’m over it! 😉
I love no bake cookies – particularly when peanut butter is involved! These look perfect and I bet SO much better for you than the original! (they’re probably tastier too!)
I think they’re tastier because (in my opinion) the only thing that makes the chocolate peanut butter combo better is the addition of coconut! 🙂
I think I AM going to die over these! They look SO good but SO addicting!
LOL Karly!! They are addicting…but since they’re healthy no need to worry about self-control…well for the most part! 😉
I would have never thought to make no bake cookies with coconut oil. My daughters go back to school this week so I might have to try your recipe to make for their lunches, I usually send them with an ice pack anyway so the cookies should be ok until lunch time.
I love the creaminess the coconut oil imparts on these cookies! Plus it’s so much healthier than butter! 🙂
it’s been a hot minute since i’ve made no bake cookies like this. and i always question why!! they’re so simple and sooo yummy and the perfect snack to take around. Pinning!
Agreed! They’re so easy and delicious! 🙂
No bake cookies are the best! Plus with peanut butter… 🙂
Absolutely! Everything with PB is a winner in my book! 🙂
the only thing better than a cookie is a cookie that is No-bake! CAn’t beat that flavor combo either! Pinned!
No-bake is a definite must for this late summer heat!