Name: Healthy Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Balls (Vegan GF)
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 18
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 120g smooth, runny cashew butter; 60ml maple syrup; ½ tsp vanilla essence; 70g oat flour; 40g ground almonds; 20g vegan protein powder, or more ground almonds; A pinch of salt; 60g dark chocolate chips

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These Healthy Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Balls are fudgy, smooth and packed with chocolate chips while being made from good-for-you ingredients. Plus, they are vegan, gluten-free and high in protein.

I love edible cookie dough although so many recipes use lots of butter and sugar, whereas this wholefood plant-based recipe focuses on healthful ingredients that are going to give you a natural boost of energy. They also boast lots of fibre, protein, healthy fats and so many chocolate chips, which is very important when it comes to sweets. These were the inspiration for my latest banana bread recipe (coming in a couple of day’s time) as it’s so perfect for a family-friendly bake.

A pile of Healthy Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Balls on a wooden board — Healthy Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Balls

Why will I love this recipe?

These balls are delicious:

Cookie dough-like
Chocolatey, vanilla-y, sweet and fuddy
Melt in your mouth
Easy and quick to make
No baking
Naturally vegan and gluten-free
Easily nut-free
Naturally sweetened and high in protein and fibre
Good for you
A great on the go snack or dessert with tea
Made with 7-8 basic ingredients

If you already love the sound of this cookie dough then skip ahead to the recipe card below. Or, first let’s discuss the recipe in more detail.

Healthy Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Balls on a wooden board — Healthy Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Balls

Three Healthy Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Balls with one bitten — Healthy Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Balls

What ingredients do I need?

This recipe relies on a few cupboard staples and you can see my favourites in the “shop the recipe” section, too.

For the cookie dough:

Runny smooth cashew butter: this naturally tastes like cookie dough as cashews are sweet, cookie-like and nutty. You can also swap this for almond, peanut or walnut butter or opt for tahini or sunflower seed butter to make this recipe nut-free.
Maple syrup: for the sweetness that we love from cookie dough, but making them refined sugar-free. I also love agave syrup or try vegan honey.
Vanilla and salt: for flavour.
Oat flour: blend your oats into a flour at home to make these high in fibre and easily gluten-free (just check your oats are certified free from gluten). It also means this recipe is safe to eat uncooked (other flours will require cooking first).
Ground almonds: I love the texture and nuttiness these add to the mixture although you can use all oat flour if making these nut-free.
Vegan protein powder: I love to use the Macromike salted caramel peanut brittle or cookie dough flavoured protein here or the vanilla buttercream, but use your favourite one. My code AMB-AMY saves you 10% of everything.
Dark chocolate chips: as cookie dough is sweet I love to use dark chocolate but you can use any dairy-free chocolate. If you don’t have chips, use buttons or chop up a bar into small pieces.

One bitten Healthy Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Ball — Healthy Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Balls

Are these snacks gluten-free and nut-free?

Yes these balls are gluten-free, just check that your oat flour/oats are certified gluten-free. To make these nut-free, swap the cashew butter for tahini or sunflower seed butter and swap the ground almonds for more oat flour.

How do I make this?

These are easy to make:

Whisk together the wet ingredients: until smooth.
Add in the dry ingredients: and stir to a sticky mix.
Fold in the chocolate chips: and shape into balls.

Healthy Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Balls with one bitten — Healthy Choc Chip Cookie Dough Balls

A few Healthy Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough one inside a metal cup of chocolate chips — Healthy Choc Chip Cookie Dough Balls

How long will this last?

These cookie dough balls will keep for 1 week in a sealed container in the fridge or up to 1 month in the freezer. Allow to rest for 1-2 hours before eating them.

Do I have to make balls?

No, you can shape this cookie dough into bars, cups or scoop it into small bowls and enjoy with a spoon.

Two Healthy Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Balls in a metal cup of chocolate chips — Healthy Choc Chip Cookie Dough Balls

What else can I make?

If you are looking for more no-bake inspiration, how about: