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    5 Ingredient Date Sweetened Chickpea Cookie Dough

    Aug 29, 2022 by Faith VanderMolen

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    Sweetened with fruit, this 5 Ingredient Date Sweetened Chickpea Cookie Dough is a healthy, delicious, kid friendly dip for some of your favorite snacks!

    5 Ingredient Date Sweetened Chickpea Cookie Dough

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    I know chickpea cookie dough is an old concept, but for some reason I had a hankering for some recently. But not just any chickpea cookie dough. I wanted simple, fruit sweetened chickpea cookie dough. I wanted something sweet that I could dip my apples or pretzels into, but that wouldn't leave me with a sugar rush or stomach ache if I ate a hearty serving. 

    Y'all know I'm a volume eater. I don't do small portions. I'm all about serving bowl sized salads, voluminous bowls of morning oats and baked sweet potatoes the size of my face. The combination of flavors I love and large portions is what satisfies me...oh and healthy fats of course (ahem, nut butter). That's exactly why I wanted to create a cookie dough that was made with ingredients I'd be fine eating a large volume of in one sitting...if I so desired.

    5 Ingredient Date Sweetened Chickpea Cookie Dough in a bowl on a table
    chickpea cookie dough with bag of chocolate chips on table behind it

    That's exactly what this 5 Ingredient Date Sweetened Chickpea Cookie Dough is...delicious, sweet nutrition that can be scooped up with apple slices, smeared onto banana coins or eaten straight off of the spoon. 

    This 5 Ingredient Date Sweetened Chickpea Cookie Dough is also something I'd happily give to Harper once she gets a little bit older. I'm actually amazed at how excited I am to start feeing her solids. I'm fully aware that it could be a disaster and I may find myself with the pickiest of eaters, but I'm excited to have her try so many of the whole plant foods that I love and enjoy on a daily basis. 

    I'm also excited for you to try this simple 5 ingredient recipe! I would love to know if you give this 5 Ingredient Date Sweetened Chickpea Cookie Dough a try and what you think! Even better I'd love to know if you serve it to your kids and whether they like it or now. Leave a review down below and rate the recipe.

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    5 Ingredient Date Sweetened Chickpea Cookie Dough

    Faith VanderMolen
    Requiring only 5 Ingredients and sweetened with fruit, this 5 Ingredient Date Sweetened Chickpea Cookie Dough is a healthy, delicious, kid friendly dip for some of your favorite snacks!
    4.22 from 19 votes
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    Prep Time 20 minutes mins
    Total Time 20 minutes mins
    Course Tasty Vegan Dip Recipes
    Cuisine American
    Servings 12 servings
    Calories 69 kcal

    Equipment

    • Hamilton Beach Food Processor
    • Vitamix 5200 Blender

    Ingredients
     
     

    • 1 can chickpeas drained, rinsed and skins removed
    • 1 cup packed pitted dates
    • ⅓ cup peanut butter*
    • ½ teaspoon vanilla
    • pinch salt
    • dairy-free chocolate chips optional

    Instructions 

    • Place the 1 cup of dates in a bowl and cover them with boiling water to soak and soften.
    • While the dates are soaking, drain and rinse the canned chickpeas and, if you have time, remove the skin of the chickpeas. This produces smoother cookie dough.
    • After about 10 minutes, drain the boiling water from the bowl of dates. Place the dates into a food processor (or a high speed blender) and process for a minute or so until they start to break down and form a paste.
    • Then add in the remaining ingredients (excluding the chocolate chips if using) and process until a smooth dough forms. This will take a while you will probably have to stop your food processor to scrap down the sides of the bowl.
    • Once the dough is smooth add in some dairy-free chocolate chips if desired.
    • Serve with sweet crackers, pretzels, apple and banana slices or smeared on toast!
    • Store leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for a couple of days.

    Notes

    *If you have a peanut allergy, you could easily substitute the peanut butter for a different nut or seed butter. Almond butter or cashew butter would be delicious!

    Nutrition

    Calories: 69kcalCarbohydrates: 2gProtein: 5gFat: 5gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 2mgSodium: 84mgPotassium: 67mgFiber: 0.4gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 10IUVitamin C: 0.001mgCalcium: 5mgIron: 0.3mg
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    Comments

    1. Skye McManus says

      May 26, 2022 at 4:32 pm

      This was delicious!! It is totally worth it to remove the outer skin of the chickpeas— it is so smooth!!! Yum!!!

      Reply
    2. Andrea says

      May 25, 2022 at 4:02 pm

      Have you tried baking these? to create an actual cookie? Thanks

      Reply
      • Faith VanderMolen says

        May 29, 2022 at 11:00 pm

        No, but I should try that!

        Reply
    3. KRis says

      June 21, 2019 at 8:15 pm

      how many grams of dates would that be?

      Reply
      • Faith says

        June 22, 2019 at 2:26 am

        Hi Kris! I'm sorry, but I'm not sure. I don't have a food scale currently either so I can't check for you. You could just use a mug to estimate if you don't have measuring cups!

        Reply
    4. Chloe says

      November 13, 2018 at 1:00 am

      Looks yummy. Do you list calories on your recipes?

      Reply
      • Faith says

        November 17, 2018 at 1:42 am

        Thanks Chloe! And unfortunately no. But you could try out websites like cronometer or my fitness pal to find the nutrition/calorie information!

        Reply
    5. Dena says

      July 25, 2018 at 12:32 pm

      My husband and I are obsessed with this one!!!! Thank you Faith!

      Reply
      • Faith says

        July 25, 2018 at 3:54 pm

        I’m so glad to hear that Dena! Thanks so much for sharing!

        Reply
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