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Vegan no bake cookies

20 Vegan Desserts Everyone Will Love: Chocolate Peanut Butter Vegan Cookies & More!


  • Author: Sonja Overhiser
  • Prep Time: 20 minutes
  • Cook Time: 15 minutes
  • Total Time: 35 minutes
  • Yield: 9 (18 mini bites) 1x

Description

Truly bliss in a bite, these chocolate peanut butter vegan no bake cookies are made with coconut oil and naturally sweetened with maple syrup. A fan favorite!


Ingredients

Scale
  • 6 tablespoons coconut oil, divided
  • ¼ cup plus 2 tablespoons peanut butter, divided
  • ¼ cup plus 1 tablespoon Grade A dark maple syrup, divided
  • ¼ cup dutch process (or dark) cocoa powder
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 pinch kosher salt
  • 1 cup rolled oats

Instructions

  1. Place 9 muffin liners into a mini muffin tin (or a mini-muffin tin for 18 smaller bites).
  2. In a small saucepan over low heat, melt 5 tablespoons coconut oil and stir together 2 tablespoons peanut butter, ¼ cup maple syrup, ¼ cup cocoa powder, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, and 1 pinch kosher salt. When fully combined, remove from heat and stir in 1 cup rolled oats. Spoon into cupcake liners. Refrigerate while making the peanut butter topping.
  3. In a small saucepan over low heat, stir together ¼ cup peanut butter, 1 tablespoon maple syrup, and 1 tablespoon coconut oil. Spoon the warm peanut butter mixture over the chocolate oat mixture. Freeze for 15 to 20 minutes until set, or refrigerate until serving. Store refrigerated.
  • Category: Dessert
  • Method: No Bake
  • Cuisine: Vegan

Keywords: Vegan Desserts, Vegan Dessert Recipes

About the authors

Sonja & Alex

Meet Sonja and Alex Overhiser: Husband and wife. Expert home cooks. Authors of recipes you'll want to make again and again.

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  1. Just made these peanut butter and chocolate no bake cookies for the first time – they are INCREDIBLE! Thank you for making great vegan recipes!