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Sometimes, a girl (me) just needs a bowl of cookie dough….
….not a cookie, not a ‘ball’, but a big, fat bowl of dough….
It washes away sorrows, heals the sick, pays the bills…not really, but it does supply instant sweet tooth gratification!
What is with our obsession with cake batter and cookie dough? I have a cousin who used to mix up a box of cake batter and literally take it up to her room and eat it like soup! Even at 11, I knew this was not the best idea. Obviously, with all of the ‘cake batter’ shake recipes floating around out there, she was not alone in her desire.
Though I was inspired by the many dessert hummus recipes out there, this recipe employs the food nearest and dearest to my heart in an attempt to create a sugar-free, bean-free cookie dough that can be eaten from a bowl…guilt-free!
- ½ c. rolled oats, measured first, then ground into flour
- 5 dates, soaked in 2 T. warmed almond milk for 30 minutes
- ½ t. cinnamon
- ½ t. nutritional yeast, optional
- ¼ t. sea salt
- ⅛ t. molasses
- ¾ t. vanilla
- 2 T. coconut oil, melted
- 1-2 T. cacao nibs or chopped dark chocolate
- Stevia, if needed, to taste (I added a dash of powdered)
- Almond milk, if needed, to moisten a bit more (depending on how ‘wet’ you want it)
- Warm 2 tablespoons of almond milk in a saucepan.
- Add the dates.
- Remove from heat, and let sit for 20 minutes.
- Meanwhile, mix the dry ingredients in a small bowl (oats, cinnamon, nutritional yeast (if using), and salt).
- Add vanilla and coconut oil to the date mix.
- Warm the mix over low heat until the oil melts.
- Process the date mix until combined.
- Add the dry ingredients and process until all is well mixed.
- Add in stevia and extra milk, if needed.
- Chill the dough, if desired.
- Divide between two bowls, top with cacao nibs, and dig in!
You could also sub the chocolate for raisins or add walnuts or another nut or seed if you like…
…even if you just make the base dough, you will be licking your lips happily! 
What was your most unhealthy indulgence as a kid?
My friends and I used to ride our bike to the nearest convenience store and load up on Slim Jims, Icees, and Grandma’s Double Chocolate Cookies! It’s fun being a kid, no?
Shared with: Make Your Own Monday, Natural Living Monday, Slightly Indulgent Tuesday, Fat Tuesday, Allergy-Free Wednesday, Gluten-Free Friday, Allergy Friendly Friday
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Tagged: Chocolate, Cookie dough, Gluten-free, Healthy, Oats, Raw, Sugar-free, Vegan
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What is the purpose of the dates? I need to find a sugar free alternative.
Thanks!
The dates serve to sweeten and they add a stickiness to the dough, so I’m not sure how it’d work without them… You could maybe lower the oats and just use stevia? Can you use xylitol? Perhaps you could make a ‘syrup’ out of that?
How would you make a xylitol syrup? Thanks!
Ah yes, if only it DID pay the bills, too.
You’re right, though, there is something about cookie dough. When I was a kid, my sisters and I would eat WAY too much of the raw cookie dough when baking chocolate chip cookies. My mom would always yell at us when we finished baking, and only produced about half the number of cookies as there should have been. Oops.
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Hahahaha! Too funny!
oooh, yay for cookie dough!
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Maybe you could use bananas instead of dates? It would be more mushy I’m sure! Looks amazing though! Lol my healthy indulgence as a kid was those lick-a-sticks… a sugary candy stick dipped in none other than packs of more powdered sugar! Wow!
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Hmmm…I haven’t tried banana, but if you don’t like dates you could maybe try raisins? Or another dried fruit?
Haha! I think those sticks were called Fun Dip? My husband used to love those too!
This looks delicious! Cookie dough is better than real cookies. LOL.
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I totally agree!
Glad I found your blog! I love delicious sweet treats that are also good for me : )
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This looks too good! I love making raw cookie type treats with dates and oats, but never have I enjoyed an entire bowl of cookie dough! I’m going to have to make this ASAP.
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Wow this totally speaks to the kid in me that lived for when my mom made cookies so I could lick the bowl. This is way better though! Because it’s a whole bowl of dough and it’s healthy!!
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Haha, oh how I agree! After seeing The Wannabe Chef’s dessert hummus, I knew I needed to make something similar, but with oats. It’s kind of like a really thick overnight oats recipe.
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This looks tasty, I love cookie dough! Thanks for sharing with Natural Living Monday!
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