Healthy Edible Chickpea Cookie Dough!

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This cookie dough is naturally sweetened, high in protein, AND tastes just like the real deal, so if you’re looking for a healthy snack to dive into during quarantine, give this a try!

Who else thinks that licking the batter when you make cookies is the best part?! I can’t be the only one 😉

If you like raw cookie dough as much as I do and want a healthy and edible treat to dive into when that mid-day slump hits, I’ve got you. This cookie dough will be your new quarantine best friend.

Since I’ve been back home from college and have had a lot of down time, I have been snacking around the clock… oops! That’s why I love making snacks that are higher in fiber and protein and low in sugar to keep me fueled until lunch or dinner.

My Favorite Healthy Snacks

When it comes to snacks, it’s easy and convenient to open up the pantry and grab the quickest things, chips, chocolate, pretzels, cheezits, cereal… the list goes on. While there’s nothing wrong with reaching your hand in a bag of your favorite chips from time to time, I like to make a few healthy snacks to have throughout the week. My go-to snacks are ones that I can easily grab when I’m in a hurry and that will leave me satisfied and energized without the blood sugar spikes that you can expect when you eat a bowl of Lucky Charms.

Many of us meal prep our lunches and dinners, but why don’t we do the same with snacks? After all, snack time is designed for grabbing something quick, so do yourself a favor and prep a few staple snacks for the week.

Here’s a list of some of my favorite snack ideas/ recipes that I like to meal prep.

• Apple slices with a spoonful of peanut butter.
• Sliced bell pepper, cucumbers, sugar snap peas (any veggie) with a few tablespoons of hummus.
• Two rice cakes with cottage cheese, sliced tomato, a drizzle of olive oil, and salt and pepper
• Energy snack bites.
  • Check out my Carrot Cake Coconut Energy Bites !
  • I also love to make snack bites with peanut butter, almond butter, cacao, or lemon! Lots of variations and recipes out there 🙂
• This chickpea cookie dough (OF COURSE) with sliced apples or strawberries!
• A slice of toast with nut butter and banana.
• A green smoothie or fruit smoothie.

I’m loving this chickpea cookie dough recipe because it is lightly sweetened, packed with plant-based protein, and complete with healthy fats. AND you can’t even taste the chickpeas, I promise.

So what do you need to make this?

Just a few ingredients, a food processor, and 10 minutes of your time!

• Chickpeas
• Almond Butter
• Coconut Milk
• Almond Flour
• Maple Syrup
• Vanilla Extract
• Cinnamon
• Salt
• Dark Chocolate Chips

If you don’t have any coconut milk on hand, try adding about a tablespoon of coconut oil! You can also omit the almond flour, although I find that if you wan’t a thick batter, like your favorite classic cookie dough batter, the almond flour helps to thicken it up and give you that incredible texture.

I think you’re gonna love this easy-peasy edible cookie dough! Let me know if you give it a try :))

If you’re looking for more healthy dessert and snack ideas, I’ve got lots of recipes for you! Check out some of my latest posts.

• Apple Cinnamon Scones
• Apricot and Walnut English Scones