Vegan Chickpea Cookie Dough [No Added Sugar, Oil-Free]
Healthy vegan chickpea cookie dough? Oh yes! Chickpeas, peanut butter and dates make up the base of this no added sugar, oil-free, flourless cookie dough!
Equipment
- food processor
Ingredients
- 1 (15 oz ) can of cooked chickpeas rinsed and drained well
- 1/3 cup peanut butter needs to be creamy and soft, not dry and hard. Sub for any other nut butter if needed
- 1 cup pitted deglet noor dates, tightly packed
- 1 tbsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 tsp mineral salt plus more to taste, see notes
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- a splash or two of plant-based milk about 1 tbsp, or add slowly until desired consistency is reached
- semi sweet or dark chocolate chips desired amount
Instructions
- Rinse and drain a 15 oz can of cooked chickpeas. Make sure to rinse and drain well.
- Add all of the ingredients, minus the plant-based milk, into the food processor.
- Start pulsing. You will have to stop every so often to scrape the dough off the sides of the food processor and down toward the blade. Add a couple splashes of plant-based milk to help get things moving in the food processor until desired consistency is reached. I usually add about 1 tbsp.
- Once smooth, remove blade and stir in chocolate chips.
- Refrigerate the dough! This step is vital as the flavors intensify after several hours in the fridge.
- Enjoy! The dough can be enjoyed from the fridge or freezer.
Notes
- Before you add the salt, look at your canned chickpeas and peanut butter to see how much salt is added. My chickpeas are low sodium and my peanut butter has added salt. Depending on much salt is in yours, add salt slowly and adjust to taste! I usually use 1/2 tsp of pink mineral salt, plus an extra pinch.
- Make sure to refrigerate the dough before enjoying! The pulsing of the food processor heats up the dough and it tastes so much more flavorful after it sits in the fridge for several hours. It's even better the next day!
- A food processor is necessary for this recipe. I do not recommend trying this in a blender! It could be way too much for the blender to handle.