Healthy no-bake chocolate chip cookies with dates (easy, gluten-free)
These healthy no-bake chocolate chip cookies are so quick and easy to make and resemble the ‘classic chocolate cookie’ taste! These delicious gluten-free cookies are naturally sweetened with dates and made without sugar, flour and an oven!
Servings: 10 small cookies
Calories: 133kcal
Ingredients
- 1 cup Cashew nuts (unsalted and unroasted) (140g)
- 55 g Dates (pitted) (approx. 6)
- 2 tablespoon Tahini runny,
- ¼ teaspoon Vanilla extract
- ½ teaspoon Milk (dairy or non-dairy) (almond or soy milk can be used)
- ¼ cup, (more if desired) chocolate chips (sugar-free) (can use a mixture of semi-sweet dark chocolate chips and milk chocolate chips)
Instructions
- In a food processor (fitted with an “S” blade), blitz the cashew nuts until finely ground, for approximately 30 seconds - 1 minute.
- Once ground, add the pitted dates and blitz for another minute, until the dates are incorporated with the cashew nuts.
- Add the tahini, milk, vanilla and blitz until slightly crumbly, sticky and uniform.
- Add a tablespoon of chocolate chips and blitz for 30 seconds. (Optional but highly recommended)
- Transfer the mixture into a bowl and add the remaining chocolate chips and mix into the dough using your hands.
- Once the cookie dough is formed, roll into balls and flatten to form cookies. Place onto a lined tray, serve and enjoy or refrigerate for 5-10 minutes before serving (for firmer cookies).
Notes
- Dates – Check the dates are pitted (pits/seeds removed) before using them in this recipe. To pit the dates – use your thumbs and index fingers to gently pinch the sides of the date (lengthwise) – once you see the pit (seed) remove and set aside. Continue with remaining dates. This recipe uses 55g of pitted dates (dates with pit/seed removed), so if your dates are not pitted, remove pits before weighing the dates.
- Tahini – use runny tahini for this recipe, stir the tahini jar before using and measuring out.
- Storage – these cookies can be served at room temperature, to store, transfer into a lined airtight container and store in fridge for up to 4 days or in the freezer for up to 3 months.
Nutrition
Calories: 133kcal | Carbohydrates: 12g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 0.03mg | Sodium: 3mg | Potassium: 136mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 3IU | Vitamin C: 0.2mg | Calcium: 11mg | Folate: 7µg | Iron: 1mg | Zinc: 1mg