No Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies are a favorite, have no refined sugar, take 10 minutes to make, have the texture of a cookie. That’s 5 Stars!
The day I made cookies without baking them and the texture was like a cookie, I got religion. Well, I gotta say I have lots of religion but this was a trial and error recipe that had me jumping through hoops. The first test turned out to be wonderful soft truffles and I want to tell you all about that recipe one day very soon. The second try was a little too sweet and they still didn’t harden but the third try was just right. Hallelujah!
This recipe is based on a non-vegan recipe that has been around for 50 years or more. I mean, I have heard people say that their grandmother’s made them so that is pretty old! Although the premise was good there was just way too much unhealthy stuff inside. Not anymore. These no-bake cookies are stackable, aren’t too crispy and who doesn’t like chocolate and peanut butter. You’ve got to check out the ingredients.
Proof that you can have your sweets and still live a healthier plant-based life. That is my goal with this blog. To make recipes that people love but show that nothing is being missed. You can have all the textures; crunchy, creamy, chewy, soft and all the tastes; sweet, spicy, tangy and mild. Everything can be plant-based. Believe me I don’t want to miss any of the delicious recipes I remember from my pre-vegan years. I also have another agenda. I want my family to love to eat at my house. Not just to like the food but to really really like it. So far, so good.
No Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies
No Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies are a favorite, have no refined sugar, take 10 minutes to make, have the texture of a cookie.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup dairy free milk unsweetened
- 3 tablespoons dairy free butter
- 1/3 cup coconut sugar
- 1 tablespoon cocoa powder unsweetened
- 1/3 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- salt pinch
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/3 cup peanut butter creamy
- 2 1/2 cups rolled oats You can use quick cooking oats too if that is what you have on hand, Old Fashioned oats
Instructions
- Place the dairy free milk, dairy free butter, coconut sugar, unsweetened cocoa powder and chocolate chips in a large saucepan.
- Bring to a rolling boil and then look at the timer. Boil at a roiling boil for 2 minutes.
- Stir once in a while so that the chocolate chips don't stick to the bottom of the pan before they melt.
- Remove from heat and add salt, vanilla extract, peanut butter and mix until the peanut butter melts.
- Stir in the oats.
- With a spoon, drop dollops of the batter onto wax paper.
- Within a minute or less you can handle them and shape into cookies.
- Lay the cookies back down and let set for an hour or so.
- You can speed up the cooling and hardening process by placing them in the refrigerator.
Recipe Notes
You can easily double this recipe!If Freezing:Place in freezer bags and store up to 4 months.This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Silk. The opinions and text are all mine.
Erin @ Texanerin Baking says
I love that you made it healthier! Some of those old recipes can be a little scary when it comes to ingredients. 😉 These look great!
Ginny McMeans says
Thanks so much Erin! It did take a little trial and error to get them just right but I am really happy about how they turned out 🙂
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
These look so tasty! What a great after-school snack idea!
Ginny McMeans says
Thanks Trish! The kids will love them!
Cath says
Hi Ginny, Pardon me for being so thick headed. What is dairy free butter? I mean, are there a couple product names you can throw out that I could search for? I am very new to this vegan business. Thank you so much for this great recipe… Cath
Ginny McMeans says
Not thick headed at all Cath! The one that is the easiest to find is Earth Balance and it is in many large mainstream stores. It is usually right next to Smart Balance but that one is not vegan. Melt has a couple of good ones too. One of Melt’s has honey so vegans avoid that one. I am so glad you are going to make these cookies!
Jenny says
These look super easy
Is it possible to heat the saucepan ingredients in the microwave? Would consistency result be the same?
Thanks!!
Ginny McMeans says
No, you couldn’t do it in a microwave Jenny. You have to boil the wet ingredients to a certain temperature for the cookies to harden. You couldn’t do that in the microwave with a constantly climbing temperature.