Cookie Dough Balls
Makes 10-12
- 300g of Cashews
- 15ml of Melted Coconut Oil
- 30ml of Maple Syrup
- 1/4 Teaspoon of Vanilla Powder or 1 Vanilla Pod
- Pinch of Coarse Salt
- 10g of Cacao Nibs or Dark Chocolate
These cookie dough balls are my forever favourite snack. They really, truly taste like cookie dough but they’re mostly made of nutritious cashews so they’re a great source of healthy fats, magnesium and calcium. Make sure not to leave out the vanilla powder or salt.
Preheat the oven to 180’C. Roast the cashews at 180’C for about 8 minutes until golden, then set them aside to cool.
Add the cooled cashews to your food processor and blend on high. Keep blending, scraping down the sides as needed, until you have a very fine cashew flour. Add in the vanilla powder and salt and continue blending until it is so fine that it is starting to stick together like the very early stage of cashew butter. If you’re using a vanilla pod, just make a slit down the side and scrape out the powder.
Drizzle in 1 tablespoon each of melted coconut oil and maple syrup. Blend on high until you have a mixture like dry nut butter- when you pinch it between your fingers it should stick together. Taste it, if you want it a little sweeter and in another drizzle of maple syrup.
Transfer the mixture to a bowl. Add in the cacao nibs or chopped chocolate, mixing them into the cashew mixture.
Use your hands to roll the mixture into balls.
Store in an airtight container in the fridge.
19 Comments to Cookie Dough Balls
We continue to search for recipes for sweets that don’t use nuts or bananas in the recipe, as family is allergic to both.
Any suggestions are REALLY appreciated. Thank you!
These are so delicious my friends couldn’t believe how simple this was to make great recipe thanks!!
So happy to hear that, delighted you all loved them x
Just made these tonight and can say that they are absolutely delicious! Could not believe how sweet and indulgent they tasted, and so easy to make, will definitely be trying these again.
I made these and they’re super yummy
You can switch cashews for pumpkin seeds and they also taste really good!
Ive made these twice now and love them !!!
These are amazing!! I shared them on my Facebook page The healthy family foodie . I’m struggling not to eat them all! So easy and simple to make !
Hi,
I don’t have any vanilla essence but I have vanilla powder. Would one teaspoon of this work well in the recipe?
vanilla powder works great, you should only need 1/4-1/2 teaspoon as it has such a strong flavour. Enjoy!x
Where do you buy your cashews?
I buy mine wholesale in bulk but there are great deals online if you shop around x
Do you know calorie count per ball?
No sorry I don’t have the accurate nutritional data for each recipe!x
They are amazing I’m making another batch!! How long do you think they would keep in the fridge?
They should last about two weeks in the fridge in an airtight container, if you can resist them that long!x
These are the nicest cashew dough balls I’ve tasted!! Delicious !
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[…] 13. Cookie Dough Balls One of my favorite bliss balls to make is cookie dough balls. There are lots of recipes available, but this one is rich and delicious with cashews, coconut oil, maple syrup or honey, vanilla, sea salt, and cacao nibs or dark chocolate chips (mini chips would work especially well). […]