No Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookie Nests
These healthy Easter nest cookies are made with 8 nutritious ingredients in 15 minutes! They're a delicious treat to celebrate Easter!
Servings: 14 cookies
Cost: $4
Ingredients
- ½ cup creamy peanut butter
- ¼ cup honey
- ¼ cup coconut oil
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 2 Tablespoons cocoa powder
- 1 cup quick cooking oats
- ¼ cup shredded coconut
- ¼ teaspoon sea salt
Instructions
- Line a baking sheet with wax paper. Set aside.
- Heat peanut butter, honey and coconut oil in a small saucepan over medium-low heat, stirring often, until combined.
- Add vanilla, cocoa powder, oats, coconut and sea salt and stir. Then, remove the mixture from the heat.
- Use a 1 Tablespoon measuring spoon to drop portions of the cookie mixture onto the prepared baking sheet. Use the back to press a well into the cookie and make it into the shape of nests. Continue until all the cookie mixture is used.
- Chill in the refrigerator or freezer until hardened. Top with your favorite candy eggs.
- Serve cool or at room temperature. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
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Notes
Ingredient Substitutions
- Peanut Butter. Any nut or seed butter works great in this recipe.
- Coconut oil. Butter or ghee work great instead of coconut oil.
- Honey. maple syrup is a great substitute.
- Coconut. You can replace coconut with additional quick cooking oats.
Nutrition
Serving: 1cookie | Calories: 140.4kcal | Carbohydrates: 11.4g | Protein: 3.4g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 5.5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1.6g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2.5g | Sodium: 61mg | Potassium: 15.3mg | Fiber: 1.6g | Sugar: 6.1g | Calcium: 10mg | Iron: 0.8mg