Why You’ll Love This

This recipe I made recently on instagram and posted it and it took off there were like over 3 000 people that liked it and over 2 000 people that saved it. The best thing about these two recipes is that they’re so easy and quick to make and they’re made with ingredients that you no doubt have lying around in the cupboard. One’s made with a base of chickpeas, the other is made with a base of oats.

Ingredients

For Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Balls

• Smooth peanut butter
• Maple syrup
• One tablespoon of coconut oil
• Three quarters of a cup of oat flour
• One tablespoon of coconut sugar
• A little pinch of salt
• Dark chocolate chips
• A little bit of water (if needed)

For Chickpea Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough

• Chickpeas
• Oat milk (around two to three tablespoons)
• Half a cup of smooth peanut butter
• One teaspoon of vanilla extract
• One tablespoon of vanilla protein (optional)
• Two tablespoons of coconut sugar
• Two tablespoons of maple syrup (or any liquid sweetener like agave syrup)
• A pinch or two of salt
• Dark chocolate chunks

Chef’s Confessions

This recipe makes around six balls but I’ve eaten around one along the way.

Instructions

For Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Balls

1. Get the wet ingredients mixed together with the smooth peanut butter and the maple syrup and then one tablespoon of coconut oil.
2. Mix that up so everything’s evenly combined.
3. Place that to the side.
4. Go for three quarters of a cup of oat flour, one tablespoon of coconut sugar and a little pinch of salt.
5. Combine the wet ingredients, the dry.
6. Combine all of these ingredients. You can easily get stuck in with your hands, go for it, because we’re going to be rolling out this mix and dough into little balls.
7. Make sure all that flour gets in there.
8. If it needs a tiny bit more liquid, add a little bit of water just to help things combine and mold even more.
9. Add in our dark chocolate chips.
10. Shape them into little balls.

For Chickpea Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough

1. Start off with our chickpeas, oat milk around two to three tablespoons, half a cup of smooth peanut butter, one teaspoon of vanilla extract, one tablespoon of vanilla protein (optional), two tablespoons of coconut sugar, two tablespoons of maple syrup, and a pinch or two of salt.
2. Put everything in the blender or food processor and blitz it all up.
3. Blend this up until it’s a nice smooth consistency.
4. Give it a little taste, see if it needs any more salt or sweetness.
5. If it needs a tiny bit more salt, give it a final blend.
6. Transfer this entire mix into a large bowl.
7. Mix the dark chocolate chunks in it.
8. Plate it up in a smaller bowl.

Cooking Tips

You might need a blender or food processor to blend the oats for the first recipe.
Protein powder is optional in this recipe as it’s got vanilla extract in it already. You don’t have to put it in but I just like a little extra touch of vanilla.
You can use any liquid sweetener; agave syrup works just as well.

Serving Suggestions

For the chocolate chip cookie dough balls, these make for a great little sweet snack, treat or dessert.
For the chickpea cookie dough, it’s awesome to have whenever those cookie dough cravings kick in.