No Bake Chocolate-Peanut Butter-Oatmeal Cookies

No Bake Chocolate-Peanut Butter-Oatmeal Cookies Recipe

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Servings: 36
Preparation Time: 10 minutes

1/2 cup coconut cream concentrate
1 cup peanut butter
1 cup honey
1/2 cup coconut milk*
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
4 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
3 cups oats

Over low heat, melt coconut cream concentrate, peanut butter, honey, milk and vanilla and whisk together until well incorporated. Mix in cocoa powder. Last, add oats and let sit over low heat for 5 minutes, stirring frequently.

Drop by spoonful onto parchment paper lined cookie sheets and refrigerate for 2 hours. Enjoy!

* For the freshest coconut milk make homemade coconut milk. (See video at this link.)

Recipe submitted by Carol, Orange, CA

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Published on July 2, 2012

(4 votes, average: 4.50 out of 5)

9 Comments

Ali007 January 27, 2013 at 7:55 pm - Reply

Its official: using almond meal in place of oats is wonderful!  Very tasty indeed!

Ali007 January 27, 2013 at 6:03 pm - Reply

I just tried this today with almond meal, I didn’t have any oats on hand.  I can’t testify to the finished product just yet, as they are now in the refrigetator setting up.  I can however, tell you that they taste amazing!  One other substitution I made was I used agave nectar instead of honey because I don’t have any honey either.  Thanks for this recipe!

Marie August 11, 2012 at 10:32 am - Reply

I use shredded coconut instead of oatmeal, great for those who react to oats.  Delicious!

Sandi July 25, 2012 at 10:09 am - Reply

Haven’t tried these cookies, but I know they’re good.  However, can you use something in place of cocoa powder, as am allergic to cocoa.

Torrey July 20, 2012 at 10:36 am - Reply

Could you use almond meal (or something like that) in place of the oats to make these gluten-free? I react even to “gluten-free” oats, so that’s why I’m asking.
 Like Robyn, I’d use almond butter in place of the peanut butter, too.
Thanks! :)

Robyn July 17, 2012 at 11:03 pm - Reply

I absolutely love these cookies, and I’m so glad there is a healthier version. I make them with almond butter, too. Is the coconut cream replacing something else?

aimee July 13, 2012 at 7:43 am - Reply

my daughter and i made these to use in school lunch instead of the kashi bars that she wants all the time.  we added coconut and unsweetened cranberries together and had fun!  i think that i’ll freeze them and send them in her insulated lunch box, hopefully they’ll keep that way.  so far, we love them!

S Basye July 6, 2012 at 7:58 pm - Reply

No; coconut oil lacks the coconut meat solids that coconut cream has.

Jana July 3, 2012 at 10:56 am - Reply

Can I use coco nut oil in place of coconut cream?

No Bake Chocolate-Peanut Butter-Oatmeal Cookies