Cookie Dough Bites // Guten Free & Vegan
Hello there, and welcome to another episode of What I Made During COVID-19! Today I am bringing you guys the vegan and gluten-free cookie dough bites that are sure to trump those store-bought cookies you bought in a panic because they were the only dry goods left in the store…
Anyway, these cookie dough bites are brought to you today in an effort to provide fun and easy recipes that you can make with simple ingredients! I also want to ensure that these recipes are indeed kid-friendly! I have 9 nieces and nephews all under the age of 10, so trust me when I say I would not be afraid to make these with any of them…except maybe the baby, but he would just sit there and sleep anyway so maybe it would work?
Other than the fact that these are delicious, simple, kid-friendly, healthy, vegan, gluten-free, etc. They also allow you to work with what you have! For example, If you are not a sunflower butter family, use what you have on hand! Just keep in mind that if your peanut butter or whatever other nut butter you use is sweetened, It will alter the flavor and sugar content.
If you don’t have almond flour laying around, you could definitely blend up oats and use that flour instead of the almond. Just keep in mind to check in on the consistency. If it is too runny add in more oat flour about one tablespoon at a time until the texture is a little thicker and easier to mold. With oat flour, you can also leave the mixture in the fridge for about 15 minutes and see how it looks as the oats will soak up some of the liquid!
You don’t have agave? Use maple Syrup!
All of these things will change the texture and alter the flavor of the recipe a bit, but when it comes down to it, the same idea applies! This recipe is about being able to utilize what you have on hand and do something fun while everyone is cooped up at home!
SO without further delay, here is the recipe for your Cookie Dough Bites!
Ingredients
1 Cup almond flour
1/4th cup sunflower butter
1/4th cup Agave
1/2tsp vanilla
Pinch of sea salt
1/2 cup dairy-free chocolate chips
1 Tbsp coconut oil
Directions
Combine the Almond flour, sunflower butter, agave, vanilla and sea salt together.
Fold in half of your chocolate chips, reserving the rest of the chocolate chips for your chocolate coating, and put in the fridge.
For the chocolate coating, combine the rest of your chocolate chips and the coconut oil and melt using a double boiler method.
Once your chocolate is melted, remove your dough from the fridge and roll into balls. I used a tablespoon measure, but you can make them smaller using a teaspoon measure.
Once you have formed the dough into balls coat in the melted chocolate and place on a plate covered with either parchment or wax paper.
When you are done, sprinkle with flaky salt or sea salt and place in the fridge or freezer until the chocolate has set.
Serve and enjoy!
