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Wednesday, 15 May 2013

Chickpea Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Bites




 I was recently went up North in the Yukon to visit my sister and nieces.  It was a change of pace being woken up at 6am for stories by my 2 and 4 year old nieces!  I had a wonderful visit full of reading stories, playing princess and fairies and making food.  My sister sent a facebook recipe which is where I got the idea for these chickpea cookies!   These are delicious raw or cooked. I actually prefer them raw but try and do half and half.

Chickpea Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Bites:

Ingredients:
1 1/4 cups chickpeas 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 1/2 cup natural peanut butter (heaping) pinch of salt (if pb is unsalted)
1/4 cup honey, agave or maple syrup
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 cup dark chocolate chips or carob chips
1/4 cup chopped walnuts (optional)

Preheat your oven to 350°F. 


Step #1:  In a food processor Combine all the ingredients (except for the chocolate chips) in a food processor and process until very smooth. You may have to add a tiny bit of water until the mixture clumps into a giant ball (add only a very small amount at a time). 
 

Step #2  Stir (or use hands) to mix in Chocolate chips and nuts



Step #3  Roll all the dough into 1 inch balls.



Step #4

Raw: Eat them just like that as cookie dough bites.

Cooked: Place on a cookie sheet (lined with parchment paper for easy clean up!) and gently press a fork to make marks. Bake for approximately 8-10 minutes. They are delicious when the chocolate is still warm!







*The cooked ones are best while warm!  My nieces also took the leftover for lunches





As my niece Charlotte says "I LOVE IT"






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13 comments:

  1. Anonymous7 July 2013 at 14:37

    HI!
    I love this recipe. I added about a half cup of rolled oats and just a little more peanut butter to help with the additional dried ingredient. They are great and my little one loves them.

    thanks so much for this.

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  2. Anonymous13 July 2013 at 18:20

    Great recipe. I tried it and the cookies are delicious!!! I am going to add oats to my next batch too.

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  3. Unknown17 July 2013 at 20:07

    Was easy to make, I made my own peanut butter and added LSA, very nice!!! Yum yum

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  4. Unknown21 July 2013 at 22:29

    Loved this! Made on Saturday and shared on my blog and Facebook Page This Pecan Princess. Really easy and yummy.

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  5. Erin @ Texanerin Baking23 July 2013 at 14:58

    Hi there! I tried finding your email address but can't find one or any way to contact you other than through the comments.

    This is one of my recipes. I'm happy you liked it! But can you please add a link to the source? You can find the original recipe here: http://www.texanerin.com/2012/04/grain-free-peanut-butter-chocolate-chip.html

    I know it's all over FB right now making the source hard to find. I'd really appreciate it!

    Thanks a bunch,

    Erin

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  6. Anonymous26 July 2013 at 00:27

    Hi there, I was wondering if there is a subsitute for the chickpeas?

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  7. Unknown9 August 2013 at 11:22

    I've heard you can use White Beans as well... Let me know ho it goes!

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    1. Anonymous26 August 2013 at 22:27

      Well I was thinking something non-lentil. I used cashews and they turned out pretty well!

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  8. Gita8 September 2013 at 05:03

    Had to add coconut flour to these Benny, maybe our chickpeas here in Africa are softer or the agave syrup is thinner.

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  9. Unknown8 December 2013 at 11:37

    Your dough looks more dry then mine. My dough is VERY sticky and wet... I may add some type of flour to mine like Gita did before putting them in the oven.... Hmmmm ???

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  10. Unknown8 December 2013 at 11:58

    I added 2 tablespoons of coconut flour to my mixture as mine was VERY wet and sticky. It helped with the consistency a lot. Taste wise... I LIKE IT!

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  11. Anonymous20 January 2014 at 13:12

    Chilling the dough in the fridge really helps to make it more firm and less sticky! I found it much easier to work with after it was chilled :)

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  12. Anonymous7 February 2014 at 14:19

    OMG sooooo good! You can't tell at all that they are made with beans! My dad is really picky and won't try anything new or strange if he is aware that it might be different. I offered him a bite of one of them and he liked them so much he stole my sister's ones! I didn't want to spoil it by telling him they were made with beans. Haha. My new go to peanut butter (chocolate chip) cookie recipe for sure. Thank you! :D

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