Cookie Dough Bites (V, GF, DF)
Friday night’s around here are pretty laid back. They usually involve pajamas, takeout, a movie, popcorn, & chocolate! So last Friday I came across the Whole Foods Prime member deals on Amazon. I noticed that Better Bites were on sale so of course I had to try them out! Not going to lie, they were pretty fricken delicious… So delicious that I took this as a challenge to recreate them, but healthier! Better Bites come off as the “healthier alternative” to classic cookie dough, but there are a few things I don’t love about them. Better Bites are great for those with common allergens like gluten, soy, dairy, eggs, peanuts, or tree nuts. But for me, all I really care about are the ingredients! Although Better Bites are free of these allergens, they include ingredients like sugar, canola oils, and a variety of gums. If you’re looking for something quick and convenient, go ahead! But if you have the time (it doesn’t take much) to make your own, then try mine out!
Bonus- it’s way cheaper to make these cookie dough bites yourself!!
What may be even better than the low price point is that there are only a few ingredients in this recipe! Once you get to know me, you’ll realize that I do NOT like to overcomplicate anything, including what I’ve got going on in the kitchen. This recipe is gluten-free, dairy-free, vegan, vegetarian, all the good stuff! To get started you’ll need coconut flour, coconut oil, almond flour, maple syrup/agave or honey (non vegans), vanilla, sea salt, a plant based milk, and chocolate chips!
My favorite chocolate chips are the Enjoy Life Semi-sweet Chocolate Mini Chips! I like the Mini Chips because they melt the quickest. You know how annoying it is to keep checking the microwave every 15 seconds to see if your chocolate has melted? Well that’s the kind of stuff that bothers me these days (lol). So you won’t have that problem with these Mini Chips. They are also great for those who are dairy-free!
Back to the recipe! So you’ll always want to start first by mixing all of your dry ingredients, and then add in your wet ingredients. Wait to add the chocolate chips until you’ve gotten a pretty solid mixture.
Ingredients:
For the cookie dough:
4 tbsp coconut flour
2 cups almond flour
2 tbsp pure maple syrup/agave/honey (whichever you prefer)
1/2 cup almond milk
2 1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract
1/2 tsp sea salt
- 1/3 cup semi-sweet mini chocolate chips
For the chocolate dip:
- 2/3 cup semi-sweet mini chocolate chips
- 2 tbps coconut oil
Process:
Mix all of the “cookie dough” ingredients together in a medium size bowl, waiting to add the mini chips last.
Let your cookie dough harden in the freezer for about 2-5 minutes while you prepare your chocolate dip.
Prepare your chocolate dip sauce and microwave for 30 seconds. The coconut oil will help to melt the chocolate and give it that yummy smoothness.
Take your cookie dough out of the freezer and form about 25-30 bite sized balls. Let them sit on wax paper until you’re ready to dip them in your chocolate sauce.
Carefully dip each ball into the chocolate sauce and place back on the wax paper to harden.
- Throw your cookie dough bites back into the freezer for a couple minutes to allow them to harden more quickly.
- Enjoy 🙂
Store your cookie dough bites in the fridge for up to 1 week (if they last that long)!
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