3 Ingredient No Bake Chewy Oatmeal Cookies
These soft and chewy no bake oatmeal cookies are a healthy snack or dessert. They are just 3 ingredients and easy to make.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup (128 g) unsweetened natural almond butter, or natural peanut butter
- 2 1/2 tbsp (37 ml) honey
- 1/2 cup + 2 tbsp (54 g) quick oats
Instructions
- Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
- In a large mixing bowl, add in almond butter, honey and 1/2 cup of the quick oats (reserving the last 2 tbsp). Stir and mix with a spatula until the honey is fully incoproated, the oats are fully coated, and mixture turns into a thick dough. If your dough doesn't seem thick enough, add in 1 tbsp of oats and mix again. If it still doesn't seem thick enough, add in 1 more tbsp of oats and mix. Be careful not to add too many oats or your cookies may taste dry. Taste dough and if desired you can add another 1/2 tbsp of honey. Be careful to not add too much because it will make your dough too soft.
- Using a 1 tbsp cookie scoop, scoop cookie dough. Roll scooped dough between the palm of your hands until it forms a smooth ball. Place dough ball onto prepared cookie sheet. Press down on the dough ball with the palm of your hand or the back of a metal smooth until it forms a smooth round disk, about 1/3 inch thick. Repeat with remaining dough.
- Place cookies into fridge for about 30 minutes to one hour to firm up. The cookies will not change much but they will be firmer, making them easier to hold and eat. Store uneaten cookies in the fridge or freezer.
Notes
- Make sure to use natural almond butter or natural peanut butter. This means there are only almonds or peanuts in the ingredient list. No added oils. The cookie dough will not thicken if use an almond butter or peanut butter with added oils. You can also use natural sunflower seed butter.
- These cookies are only very lightly sweetened. If you want sweeter cookies you can add mix-ins like dried fruit or chocolate chips.
- If you want to make these cookies with maple syrup instead of honey, you will not need the full amount of oats because the maple syrup does make the dough drier. I used a scant 1/2 cup of quick oats. If you are making the recipe with mashed bananas, only use 6 tbsp of mashed bananas and about 1 cup of quick oats.
- See Variations section of post for more details on how the cookies differ using honey, maple syrup or bananas.
- Make sure to use quick oats and not rolled oats. If you only have rolled oats, you can try pulsing them in a food processor until they are the consistency and size of quick oats and then use them in the recipe.
Serving: 1cookie, Calories: 91kcal, Carbohydrates: 9g, Protein: 2g, Fat: 6g, Saturated Fat: 0.05g, Fiber: 1g, Sugar: 4g, 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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