2 Ingredient Healthy No Bake Cookies
These no bake cookies are just 2 ingredients. They are simple yet tasty and don't contain any flour, refined sugar, butter or eggs.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup creamy natural peanut butter, unsweetened
- scant 1/2 cup (75 grams or approximately 3 extra large) pitted medjool dates, soaked in warm water for 30 minutes (see notes)
Instructions
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Drain dates from water and place into food processor. Pulse until they become a thick sticky paste.
- Add in peanut butter and mix until ingredients are completely combined and mixture forms a cookie dough ball. If your mixture is too wet and still like a paste, add about 1/2 tbsp of water and pulse again until thickened to dough consistency.
- Use a 1.5 tbsp cookie scoop and scoop out dough balls. Roll dough ball between palms to further compact the dough. Use the back of a spoon or the palm of your hand to press down on dough ball and form a thick round disk. Use a fork to make criss-cross indents on surface of cookies. Repeat with remaining dough balls. You can eat cookies right away or place into fridge for about 1 hour to firm up more. Uneaten cookies should be stored in an airtight container in the fridge or at room temperature.
Notes
- The measurements for the dates are for after they are pitted and before they are soaked. I prefer weighing my dates for this recipe. If you don't have a scale, it is approximately 3 extra large date or a scant 1/2 cup. The dates should just fill a 1/2 cup but with some gaps inside.
- Soaking the dates in warm water will make them extra soft and easier to pulse into a paste. However, if you are short on time, I've found that you can skip the soaking and just add a little extra water into the mixture (about 1/2-1 tbsp while you are pulsing the dates). But this will only work with a newer package of dates that are still soft and not too dry.
- For ingredient substitutions please see the substitutions section of the post
Serving: 1cookie, Calories: 125kcal, Carbohydrates: 10g, Protein: 4g, Fat: 9g, Sodium: 1mg, Fiber: 2g, Sugar: 6g, NET CARBS: 8
The nutrition information provided are only estimates based on an online nutritional calculator. This is not a comprehensive list of all the nutrients in the recipe (i.e., does not include vitamins, cholesterol, etc). I am not a certified nutritionist. Please consult a nutritionist or doctor for accurate information and any dietary restrictions and concerns you may have.
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