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These Healthy Cookie Dough Balls are a healthy snack and take minutes to make. They are filled with nut butter, sweetened with honey, and only five ingredients total.
If there’s one thing I know about myself, it’s that I need a snack in between lunch and dinner or else I will become hangry, and no one likes hangry Erin.
That’s where these healthy cookie dough balls step in and not only satisfy my mid afternoon hunger craving, but also my hankering for something sweet and when I want something not chocolate, I make my Healthy Cake Batter Balls instead!
How to make healthy cookie dough balls video
I always wonder how people can make it from when they eat lunch at around noon until when they eat dinner at around six without any snacks in between, and I mean I typically am eating a filling lunch with carbs, protein, and fat, and while that keeps me full till about 3 or 3:30, I always start to hear my stomach rumble in the afternoon.
When I worked in corporate America (I say that as if it was years ago..) I was the queen of afternoon snacking. I remember my colleagues always making fun of me because I would always have some form or homemade protein ball or granola bar in the afternoon, and then would pair it with an orange or a peach.
Snacks are life. And so are these balls.
They are filling. They fuel me through the remainder of the day. They taste good alone or paired with something else.
So many pre-packaged grab and go options are filled with gross ingredients and packed with sugar, so that’s why I always prefer homemade.
I want to be able to control what goes in them and while that isn’t always the case and there are tons of brands of snack bars and bites that I absolutely love (RxBars, Emmys Cookies, Larabar), I really prefer to make everything homemade.
Plus they are super simple to make and you can make them ahead of time to have for the entire week. It’s a win-win.
This recipe for healthy cookie dough balls only calls for five basic ingredients.
If you don’t have oat flour (which you can buy at any grocery store and it is wicked cheap), you can make your own by pulsing rolled oats in a food processor or Vitamix until completely fine and flour-like consistency.
For the nut butter, I prefer using peanut butter because I am obsessed with all things peanut butter flavored, but you can easily use any other type of nut butter. Cashew butter works great, almond butter will work great, even sunflower butter will work too!
All you need is one bowl, about five minutes, and some refrigeration time and you’ve got yourself the best little healthy cookie dough balls ever.
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Healthy Cookie Dough Balls
These Healthy Cookie Dough Balls are a healthy snack and take minutes to make. They are filled with nut butter, sweetened with honey, and only five ingredients total.
Ingredients
- 1 cup + 2 tbsp oat flour
- 1/2 cup nut butter, I prefer salted peanut butter or cashew butter.
- 3 Tbsp honey
- 1 Tbsp coconut oil melted (add more if needed)
- 1 tsp vanilla
- Pinch of salt if none in nut butter
- 1/2 cup chocolate chips (I used mini)
Instructions
- Mix together all ingredients in a bowl until well combined.
- If too wet to roll into balls, chill in fridge for 30 minutes.
- Roll into balls and store in fridge or freezer. If freezer, defrost for a few minutes before eating.
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Kate says
I quadruple the recipe to last (only) 1.5 weeks. It’s my kids’ morning snack almost every day. It’s one of our favorite of all of your great recipes!
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Erin says
Hi Kate, WOW I am so happy to hear you and your kids love them so much!! Thank you for your support! 🙂
Clarise says
These were delicious and simple ingredients that I always already have on hand!
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Erin says
Hi Clarise, thank you so much for the kind words. I am so happy you love them! 🙂
Rosario says
Hi! This look delicious!! How long do they last?
Erin says
up to 2 weeks in the fridge or 3 months in the freezer!
Suzanne says
This looks delicious, thank you for sharing!
Erin says
Hi Suzanne, thank you for your kind words!!
Madelyn says
Could you use coconut flour? That is all I have on hand. If so, what would the ratio be?
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Erin says
Hi Madelyn, yes you can use that instead. I couldn’t find an exact ratio, but it looks like it isn’t a 1:1 ratio and is recommended to cut down the amount of flour to 1/4 of what you would normally use. I’d try that and see what the consistency is like and add more if it is too wet. Let me know how it goes!
monica says
love these! i am allergic to nuts and i use a splash of oatmilk to substitute the nut butter and it’s great!
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Erin says
Hi Monica, thanks for the kind words. I’m glad you made it your own and enjoyed it!!
MacKenzie Bachry says
Love love love these! They’re perfect for a mid morning or mid afternoon pick-me-up. You can make them however big or small you want. I followed the exact recipe, adding Teddie’s smooth peanut butter and they’re delicious!
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Erin says
Hi MacKenzie, thanks for your kind words!! I am so happy you enjoyed them! 🙂
Hanisha says
It turned out yummmmmmmy
I used almond butter instead of peanut butter
And used maple syrup instead of honey
Loved it thanks👍
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Erin says
Hi Hannah, I am so happy you enjoyed them and made them your own! 🙂
Emily M. says
I used tahini as my ‘nut’ butter, maple syrup (out of honey for quarantine), and replaced the oil with a splash of almond milk. I also used the Bake Believe sugar free chocolate chips from Walmart and chopped them into chunks to stretch them further.
The bites came together beautifully and my husband immediately scarfed a few down. A great healthy snack!! 🙂
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Erin says
Hi Emily, thank you so much for your kind words! I am so happy you and your husband enjoyed them and made them your own!
Gia says
Delicious! Such a quick, healthy recipe – THANKS FOR SHARING.
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Erin says
Hi Gia, thank you so much for your kind words! I am so happy you enjoyed them!
Carrie says
You are a genius! These are so yummy! Finally, I can eat cookie dough without the guilt, lol. I used cashew butter because it’s more neural and I didn’t want PB cookie dough. I added a couple Tbs. of stevia based sweetener because I used a sugar-free fake honey, which isn’t as sweet as regular honey. Mine was a little dryer but that’s probably because it wasn’t real honey. I just needed it to be sugar free. They turned out great! Thank you so much for sharing!
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Erin says
Hi Carrie, thank you so much for your kind words!! I am so happy you enjoyed them and made them your own! 🙂
Laura says
Hi! Love these so much! Quick question, at the top it says makes 12 but then the nutritional facts say 14. Just wondering which it should be! Thanks!
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Erin says
Hi Laura, thanks for your kind words!! It should be 12. Thanks for letting me know!
Carla says
These ain’t it. Super dry and not worth 155 calories per tiny ball.
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Erin says
Hi Carla, so sorry to hear you didn’t like them. Using natural, wholesome nutrient dense ingredients may be more calorically heavy but that’s what this blog centers around – less ‘low-fat, sugar-free’ food.
Katarina says
These were so good! Perfectly sweet and super satisfying if you’re craving something sweet as a pick me up or for desert. Will definitely be making again. I used almond butter instead of pb because that’s what i had at home and really liked it!
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Erin says
Hi Katarina, thank you for your kind words! I am so happy you enjoyed them so much and made them your own! 🙂
Tallinna says
This is amazeballs👌🏼so good!!! you need to have them in the fridge. Erin you are helping me save money buying less snacks🙏🏼
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Erin says
Hi Tallinna, thank you so much for your kind words!! I am so happy you enjoyed them!
Nicole says
I have made these 2x now and my family loves them! They are a great treat for nursing mamas in the middle of the night too! Maybe a little too good..??
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Erin says
Hi Nicole, I am so happy your family loves them!! Thanks for your kind words! 🙂
Kelsey says
I’m pretty sure that I could live off of these.
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Erin says
Hi Kelsey, me too!! So happy you like them!
Angela says
I love this recipe. It is very forgiving and you can switch it up to be any of you yr favorite cookie dough. I made oat flour from oatmeal and it wasn’t as fine but it just makes it seem more like a monster cookie dough and would be great with mini chocolate chips.
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Angela says
Sorry mini M&Ms ?
Erin says
Hi Angela! Thanks for your kind words and so happy you enjoyed them and definitely would be great with mini m&ms!! 🙂
Rachel says
recipe is alright but tastes very heavily of flour and I’d recommend adding more vanilla to combat this
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Jacqui says
So good and super easy! Made them in 10 mins 🙂
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Erin says
Hi Jacqui, thanks for your kind words! I am so happy you liked them!!