No bake cookies ROCK, plain and simple! Most no bake cookies have peanut butter in them to bind them, these don't. Perfect for a family with nut allergies! Made with delicious coconut butter, honey and rolled oats. it's a perfect way to make a quick cookie for company or the family on any day without heating the oven in warm weather.
They take some time to set up in the fridge so freezing is a quicker way to get to eat these up when you don't have patience to wait. Below you'll find some notes on substitutions and linked within the ingredients the place to purchase some of the products I use.
The first time I made these they were dry but the taste was outstanding! So I adjusted and decided to moisten them with the use of dairy butter. My family loved them even the picky hubby.
If you don't make cookies often in your house, these will be the ones to make when you do. Super easy and no baking required!
Some Notes:
- I have tried this recipe using a full cup of coconut butter and no dairy butter and they were tasty but dry. You could try replacing the butter used for coconut oil.
- You can use whatever milk you like to replace the 1%.
- You could eliminate the vanilla stevia but they will be only mildly sweet.
- Left on counter they will start to soften to the touch. They won't fall apart, but they will be slightly sticky. I suggest keeping them refrigerated until ready to serve.
- You could try replacing the coconut butter used for peanut butter but since my boys are allergic I have not tried this so I can not say for sure they will hold together.
- If you are gluten free, make sure your oats are certified and labeled gluten free.
No Bake Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies {Nut & Gluten Free}
Ingredients
- ½ cup coconut butter
- 4 tablespoons butter softened
- ½ cup honey
- ½ cup milk 1 %
- 4 tablespoons cocoa powder unsweetened
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ teaspoons vanilla liquid stevia
- 2 cups rolled oats* See note above
Instructions
- Melt coconut butter in microwave for 30 seconds intervals until it is soft enough to spoon amount into a bowl.
- In a microwavable bowl, combine coconut butter, butter and honey and microwave 1 minute until mixture is soft enough to be combined well when stirred. [You can also just melt mixture over low heat in a pot on the stove.]
- In another bowl whisk milk and cocoa powder together until smooth.
- Stir in vanilla extract and stevia to chocolate mixture.
- Mix both wet ingredients together until combined well then add the oats and stir to coat them well.
- Drop spoonfuls onto a baking sheet lined with waxed paper or parchment. Freeze or refrigerate until set. Keep refrigerated.
Notes
Nutrition
Other recipes you might like:
- Fudgey Flourless Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies
- Fudgey Flourless Chocolate Brownies
- No Bake Cocoa Quinoa Sesame Bars
About Brenda
Brenda Bennett is a certified Nutritional Therapy Practitioner, certified Sugar Detox Coach, certified Keto Coach and certified Life Coach. She has been Sugar Free & Refined carb free for 17 years and has written 2 cookbooks, Sugar-Free Mom, and Naturally Keto and her 3rd book The 30-Day Sugar Elimination Diet, is a four part program to help you detox from sugar, eliminate cravings, balance blood sugar and lose weight all while eating a delicious, nutrient dense whole foods. Meal plan offers two tracks to follow, low carb or keto. She is the founder of the Sugar Free Fresh Start course and Sugar Free Tribe weight loss membership. Learn more.
JACKY
Have you tried Sunbutter to replace peanut butter. I have a gluten sensitivity, most nuts, and corn. I thought I would have to give up the peanut butter totally until I found the sunbutter. I noticed no difference. :))
Sharon
I just tried this and they came out perfect! Thank you so much! The only changes I made were coconut oil instead of butter. My biggest fear was that they wouldn't set up, but the did!
Sharon
Sorry, that should read, 'but they did, not 'but the did'. But I'm sure you got what I meant...lol!
Brenda
awesome, thanks for sharing you substitutions and results!
Brenda
Can you use SF honey or SF syrup? I know you don't artificial sweeteners but wonder if anyone tried those?
Brenda
I guess if the consistency is the same as regular honey you could. I've never even seen sugar free honey.
Cheryl Crady
Have you tried Sunbutter to replace peanut butter. I have a gluten sensitivity, most nuts, and corn. I thought I would have to give up the peanut butter totally until I found the sunbutter. I noticed no difference.
Brenda
Yes sunbutter is a wonderful option.
Charlotte Clanton
Have you found a good option to replace the milk. I wonder about water but wondered how it would affect the richness? I love what you to help us get rid of sugar!
Brenda
Why not try coconut milk or almond milk? And thank you so much!
Rachel
When I go to the "printer friendly" button it brings you to another page but doesn't have any of the directions on it. :-/
Kathy
I want to use honey instead of stevia. How much honey can be used?
bridget
What is the difference between coconut butter and coconut oil. I have coconut oil. Can I use that? And if so, would I need to change anything? Thanks! -B
Brenda
The coconut butter is more the consistency of peanut butter whereas the coconut oil is oily and not spreadable, but I heard someone say they used peanut butter in place of the coconut butter and it worked well.
Sandy
Any idea how I could replace the butter? I want to make it dairy free.
Brenda
Peanut butter if you can have it.
Deb
You might try some almond butter...or cashew butter...many other options at vitacost.com...if you let them know I referred you, I'd be thankful...I have a large family and trying to do things in a healthy way is very expensive. 🙂
Jenn
Can I use any kind of honey? Are some brands healthier than others to use?
Brenda
I just buy brands at Whole Foods.
Kirsten
If I just use regular liquid Stevia, could I up the amount of vanilla to make them sweeter? I am having a hard time finding vanilla Stevia and want to make them sooner rather than later.
Brenda
Sure, I think that would work for you.
Holly
I use Smuckers all natural PB and it can be thin (oily at times if not stirred through to the bottom). If I omit the dairy butter, would I know before it's too late to add the butter in, that the cookies were going to be too dry w/out it?
Sharon S
Can I just leave out the stevia? I can't handle the aftertaste (and don't like using it in general for the kiddos.)
I am thrilled - beyond thrilled - to find a no bake recipe like this without nut butter!! With nut allergies in our house, all those no bakes were out, unless we subbed in sunflower seed butter, but that made the taste and texture all wonky.
Thanks!!
Brenda
My boys hate the sunflower seed butter and my oldest is allergic to soy so we can't do sunbutter either so coconut butter works. You could simply leave out the stevia if you like, may be less sweet but still good.
Kelly
Hi, what type of oats? - steel oats?.
Brenda
rolled oats
Katie
Could I use honey instead of liquid stevia? How much?
xealia
I too would like to sub honey since I'm not too sold on stevia nor can I find any in this tiny hick town. Not too keen on driving 150+ miles one way to whole foods for ingredients either! 😉 Do quick oats work and can I sub vegan margarine instead of the dairy butter and the coconut butter because we are allergic to dairy and treenuts but not peanuts!
Brenda
A friend of mine used peanut butter and vegan butter and it worked well.
Deb
This website may give you more options and many of the ingredients will be cheaper = vitacost.com. Hope this is a good helper for you, it's been great for me and my family!
Jill
Where do you find coconut butter?
Brenda
At Whole Foods or click the link in the ingredients to buy online.