Description
These Tart Cherry Chocolate-Covered Vegan Cookie Dough Bites are the absolute perfect treat to turn to whenever your sweet tooth starts goin’ wild! This is a no-bake, one-bowl, easy cookie dough bites recipe that you can prep in 30 minutes or less. Totally vegan, dairy-free, & gluten-free.
Ingredients
Scale
- heaping 1/2 cup old-fashioned rolled oats (or 1/2 cup oat flour)
- 1/3 cup unsweetened shredded coconut
- 1/2 cup runny tahini
- 1/3 cup pure maple syrup
- 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/2 cup Montmorency tart cherries, chopped
- optional mix-ins of choice (e.g. chopped walnuts, chopped almonds, chocolate chips, etc.)
for the dark chocolate coating:
- 6 ounces dark chocolate, roughly chopped
- 2 teaspoons coconut oil
Instructions
- Cookie dough ball prep:
- Line a quarter baking sheet or a large plate with parchment paper. Set aside.
- Make the oat flour: Add the old fashioned oats to a high-speed blender or food processor. Blend until the oats are broken down into a fine, flour-like consistency. Set aside.
- Measure the remaining ingredients. Set aside.
- Mix the “cookie dough”: Add the oat flour, unsweetened coconut, tahini, pure maple syrup, pure vanilla extract, & kosher salt to a large mixing bowl. Use a wooden spoon or spatula to stir until combined & well incorporated into a smooth cookie dough. Add in the Montmorency tart cherries & any other mix-ins, as desired. Stir until the mix-ins are evenly dispersed throughout the cookie dough. (I like to use my stand mixer for this step, though it’s totally not necessary. A wooden spoon & some elbow grease will do the trick!)
- Roll out the cookie dough bites: Portion the dough into tablespoon-sized balls. The dough may be soft at this point – that’s totally fine! Transfer the balls to the prepared baking sheet. Once all the cookie dough bites are rolled, pop the baking sheet in the freezer to set for 5-10 minutes.
- Make the dark chocolate coating: Meanwhile, as the cookie dough bites set in the freezer, prep the dark chocolate coating. Add the chopped dark chocolate & coconut oil to a medium microwave-safe bowl. Microwave in 30-second intervals, stirring well between intervals, until the chocolate is completely melted & the mixture is smooth.
- Coat the cookie dough bites in chocolate: Remove the cookie dough bites from the freezer. (If your dough was a little soft when you rolled it out, now’s a great time to roll them into nicely-shaped balls, as desired.) Working one by one, add a cookie dough bite into the the prepared dark chocolate coating. Coat the cookie dough bite, shaking off any excess chocolate, & transfer back to the baking sheet. Repeat with the remaining cookie dough balls. Once complete, pop the baking sheet in the freezer to let the chocolate set for another 5-10 minutes. Enjoy!
Notes
- Storage: Cookie dough balls will keep, stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator, for up to 2 weeks.
- Freezing: Transfer the cookie dough balls to a freezer-safe container. Freeze for up to 2 months. Enjoy straight from the freezer (my personal fave!), or let them soften at room temperature for 15 minutes.
