4 Ingredient No Bake Cookie Balls
These no bake cookie balls are just 4 ingredients and make a healthier snack or dessert. No wheat flour, eggs, refined sugar, dairy or butter needed. They take just a few minutes to prepare and store well.
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups (140g) superfine blanched almond flour, see note for measuring almond flour
- 3 tbsp (1.5 fl oz/44ml) maple syrup
- 3 tbsp (1.5 fl oz/44ml ) melted coconut oil
- 3 tbsp (30g) dark chocolate chips
Instructions
- In a large mixing bowl, add almond flour, maple syrup and coconut oil. Mix with a spatula until a dough forms. The dough shouldn't be too sticky, but if you pinch some of it together, it should hold its form. If your dough seems too dry and crumbly, add a little more maple syrup or coconut oil. If it's too wet, add a little more almond flour.
- Add in the chocolate chips and stir until they are evenly distributed.
- Use a 1.5 tablespoon cookie scoop to scoop the dough. Pack the dough into the scoop before releasing to help it stick together. Squeeze each dough piece between your palms a few times to compact it and then roll them between your palms into smooth balls.
- While the cookie balls can be eaten right away, I recommend placing them in the fridge for about 30-60 minutes to help them firm up a little. They are then ready to eat. Store uneaten cookie balls in an airtight container in the fridge or freezer.
Notes
- Almond flour note: When measuring almond flour with a measuring cup, use a spoon to spoon it out of the bag and into the measuring cup and then level off the top of the cup. If you directly place the measuring cup into the bag, you'll end up with too much almond flour.
- Chocolate note: If you need the cookie balls to be refined sugar free or dairy-free, make sure to use a chocolate with no refined sugar and no dairy. I made these with dairy-free mini chocolate chips that do contain refined sugar and with sugar-free mini chocolate chips without dairy.
- I used Nutiva Coconut Oil.*
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- Oat flour note: If using homemade oat flour as a substitute, you will need less oat flour than almond flour. I recommend starting with 1 cup and then gradually adding more as needed until a soft dough forms. You may also want to add a little more coconut oil if using oat flour so that the dough tastes more rich. I don't recommend using store bought oat flour.
Serving: 1ball, Calories: 147kcal, Carbohydrates: 7g, Protein: 3g, Fat: 12g, Saturated Fat: 5g, Fiber: 2g, Sugar: 4g, NET CARBS: 5
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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