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Chickpea Cookie Dough

This Chickpea Cookie Dough tastes like chocolate chip cookie dough, but is packed with protein and fiber! This edible cookie dough is a safe to eat, easy, and healthy way to satisfy your sweet tooth. Gluten-free and vegan!
Prep Time10 mins
Cook Time0 mins
Total Time10 mins
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: chickpeas, gluten free, vegan
Servings: 16 scoops
Calories: 106kcal
Author: Jennifer Debth

Ingredients

  • 1 (15 oz) can cooked chickpeas rinsed and drained (can sub with any mild white bean)
  • 1/4 cup all natural peanut butter
  • 1/4 cup almond flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
  • 3 tablespoons pure maple syrup more or less to taste
  • 3 tablespoons packed dark brown sugar more or less to taste
  • 1/2 cup vegan chocolate chips
  • Maldon sea salt for garnish, if desired

Instructions

  • Place chickpeas into a high powered food processor.
  • Process, scraping down the sides as needed, until the chickpeas break down (you should be able to squish them into a paste with your fingers).
  • Add in peanut butter, almond flour, salt, vanilla, maple syrup, and brown sugar.
  • Process again until well combined.
  • Transfer dough to an airtight container, then fold in chocolate chips.
  • Sprinkle with maldon sea salt (optional) and eat immediately, chill in the fridge until cold, scoop into cookie dough bites and freeze (our favorite) or bake into cookies (our favorite).
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Notes

Nutritional information is for 1 cookie dough "bite" (out of 16) using a small cookie scoop.
How to Bake Dough into Cookies
Instructions for How to Serve (room temp, chilled, frozen, as cookies)

Nutrition

Serving: 1scoop | Calories: 106kcal | Carbohydrates: 13g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Sodium: 166mg | Potassium: 76mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 4IU | Calcium: 28mg | Iron: 1mg