Home > Desserts > Healthy Cookie Dough Cups Healthy Cookie Dough Cups January 14, 2015 | 31 Comments SAVE TO RECIPE BOX Jump to Recipe This post may contain affiliate links. Please read my disclosure policy. A delicious “energy bite” type of treat – a center cookie dough filling made with natural ingredients like cashews and oats. The cookie dough bites are coated in a rich dark chocolate shell. These delicious treats are gluten-free, packed with protein, and an indulgent treat to satisfy your cravings more healthily. So back when I was experimenting with some other thumbprint cookies, I also experimented with making some cookie-dough-filled chocolate cups. Since the cookie dough used for the thumbprint cookies is eggless and totally edible without being cooked, I thought, why not?! So that’s exactly what happened – out of one of the final test batches for those cookies, I used half the dough to make these little candies. Of course, I fell in love with them. Because what’s not to love – cookie dough + chocolate? I mean that’s straight-up happiness right there. And then I took pictures of them and planned on sharing them, but it’s already mid-January and this whole healthy eating thing is going so well–I mean besides all of the touristy eating I’ve been doing for just about every meal. Okay, right, I am totally failing at this healthy-January thing. But dang. The food and restaurants here are delicious. There’s a little restaurant called Nando’s that I’m mildly obsessed with. It’s been three out of the past five meals for me. So that’s probably classified as more than a mild obsession, but I digress. Ingredients in Healthy Cookie Dough Cups: These treats aren’t full of ingredients you can’t pronounce, and they’re also not full of ingredients you can’t find in the grocery store! Take a gander at the products you’ll need; you could very well already have them in your pantry. Old-fashioned oats: This is what we use to create the flour. Processing the oats in the blender turns them to dust, and that’s the flour for this recipe! Honey: Honey makes a great sweetener. Coconut oil: You’ll find coconut oil in the grocery store near the other vegetable and cooking oils. Coconut oil is high in medium-chain triglycerides; those are the fats that our body needs. Vanilla: Vanilla helps smooth out the flavors and provides a familiar richness. Dark Chocolate Chips: You can get dark chocolate chips in the baking aisle of your grocery store. If you’re sensitive to dairy, check the ingredients to be sure there’s none included. Raw Cashews: OK, you may not have raw cashews in your pantry, but they’re not hard to find. Look where the rest of the nuts are sold in the grocery store, or check where bulk items are kept. More Healthy Treat Recipes: Healthy Crunch Bars Healthy Fruit Tart Healthy Ice Cream Healthy Blueberry Muffins Healthy Pumpkin Cake FOLLOW ALONG! Subscribe to my newsletter and follow along on Facebook, Pinterest and Instagram for the latest updates, recipes and content. Healthy Cookie Dough Filled Chocolate Cups (GF) 5 from 1 vote - Review this recipe A delicious "energy bite" type of treat - a center cookie dough filling made with natural ingredients like cashews and oats. The cookie dough bites are coated in a rich dark chocolate shell. These delicious treats are gluten-free, packed with protein, and an indulgent treat to satisfy your cravings more healthfully. SAVE TO RECIPE BOX Print Recipe Healthy Cookie Dough Filled Chocolate Cups (GF) 5 from 1 vote - Review this recipe SAVE TO RECIPE BOX Print Recipe A delicious "energy bite" type of treat - a center cookie dough filling made with natural ingredients like cashews and oats. The cookie dough bites are coated in a rich dark chocolate shell. These delicious treats are gluten-free, packed with protein, and an indulgent treat to satisfy your cravings more healthfully. Course Dessert, Snack Cuisine American Prep Time 20 minutes minutes Servings 12 servings Chelsea Lords Calories 169kcal Author Chelsea Lords Cost $4.28 Ingredients▢ ⅔ cup raw cashews▢ ⅓ cup old-fashioned oats▢ 1½ tablespoons honey▢ 1 tablespoon melted coconut oil▢ 1 and 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract▢ 3 tablespoons miniature dark chocolate chips▢ 1 cup dark chocolate chips use high quality for best results▢ ½ teaspoon coconut oilUS - Metric USMetric InstructionsLine a miniature muffin tin with mini muffin liners and set aside.In a food processor, pulse the cashews and the oats until they resemble a flour-like consistency. Too little blending and these treats won't be as smooth and too much blending and it can start to turn into cashew butter. Try to pulse just until it looks like flour.Transfer to a bowl and mix in the honey, coconut oil, and vanilla extract.Knead with your hands until a thick dough forms. Knead in the chocolate chips.Squish the dough to form squat balls - you don't really roll it, but more of a squishing process from one hand to the next. (If the balls aren't sticking together well enough, add a little bit more honey.)In a small microwave-safe bowl, combine the chocolate chips and coconut oil. Melt in the microwave at half power for 30 seconds and then in bursts of 15 seconds, stirring in between each burst for 10 seconds until the chocolate is melted.Using a spoon, dot the bottoms of each of the lined muffin cavities with the melted chocolate.Press a small ball of cookie dough into the dot of chocolate spreading the chocolate to cover the bottom of the muffin liner.Pour and smooth the chocolate over the cookie dough until it is just covered.Alternatively, you could just dip the cookie dough into the melted dark chocolate and place the dipped balls on a parchment-lined tray to harden.Allow the cups to completely harden in the fridge.Store any leftovers in an air-tight container in the fridge as these have a tendency to be a bit melty. Recipe NotesCookie dough filling adapted from Averie Cooks Nutrition FactsCalories: 169kcal | Carbohydrates: 16g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 0.2mg | Sodium: 21mg | Potassium: 181mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 2IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 63mg | Iron: 1mg We do our best to provide accurate nutritional analysis for our recipes. Our nutritional data is calculated using a third-party algorithm and may vary, based on individual cooking styles, measurements, and ingredient sizes. Please use this information for comparison purposes and consult a health professional for nutrition guidance as needed. DID YOU MAKE THIS RECIPE? I love hearing from you when you've made one of my recipes! Tag me on Instagram at @ChelseasMessyApron or leave me a comment below.
I love this! So I can have cookie dough in January and not feel like I’m cheating. So awesome. The pictures turned out amazing! Happy Wednesday Chelsea! Reply
I love that you’re able to “healthify” so many sweet treats, Chelsea! These cookie dough cups look incredible! Love the cashew and oat filling. Pinned! Reply
I made some cookie dough bites last week and I can’t seem to get enough! I love this idea because the more chocolate the better! Reply
I love that these are healthy and full of whole food ingredients! Even though it’s January, sometimes you just need something that’s going to kill that sweets craving 🙂 Reply
Is it Nandos chicken?!!? We have that in Canada and it is SO GOOD….so I definitely understand 😉 If you say healthy and cookie dough in one sentence, I say “where do I sign up?!” Love these! Pinned! Reply
YES!!! You understand the goodness that it is haha!! Why do the states not have a Nando’s is my question?! 🙂 Thanks Taylor! Reply
Oh, gosh. These little guys look dangerously poppable, but that’s totally alright because they’re HEALTHY right?! 😀 Need these!! Reply
These look scrumptious! They can totally work with the whole January healthy-eating thing – anything in moderation, right? And these are bite-sized, so they’re practically made for moderation. Except that I’ll probably eat half a dozen in one go…oh well! Reply
There’s no possibly way those can be healthy! Have I died and gone to heaven? I think so. Yum yum yum! Reply
The mini muffin method is genius! I usually make mine into truffles, but you’re right — SO much work. And it’s not like we can leave off the chocolate because… uhm… it’s chocolate and makes everything 100x better. Loving these bites, girl! And the fact that they’re healthy is even better. Pinned! Reply
Oh my gosh, they have Nando’s in Australia too? My husband is a chicken addict and can’t get enough of the Peri Peri sauce!!! SO good! Just like these cookie-dough cups! They look heavenly! Love that they are healthy and GF too! Reply
cookie dough! I’m in! I can’t believe how healthy these are!!! I will definitely be trying these next time the cookie dough craving hits… (which is always) 😉 YUMMM pinning! Reply
What’s not to love, indeed! I am totally into these. I am mentally checking off the ingredient list in my head right now… Reply
Oh my god… these do NOT look healthy! I can’t believe they are 🙂 These bites look sooo indulgent and nothing like health food, I’m so excited they’re good for you! 🙂 Reply
put healthy & cookie dough in the same sentence and I CANNOT resist, these look so good Chels! xx Reply
I’ll take the healthified version, which means I can eat more, right? I’m loving these WAY too much, and these need to happen soon! Who needs Valentine’s chocolates when you can have these? 🙂 Reply
These look delicious- I love anything cookie dough and in chocolate? Even better. and Nandos? Oh geebuz. Expect an email today! Reply
No way! These look killer!! I made the raw cookie dough over the holidays, but I love your addition of the chocolate coating – YUM! Reply
My favorite part of this recipe is that you include tips for the unhealthy version – HAHA! But my husband keeps complaining about me making too many unhealthy treats so I may just be trying these this weekend 🙂 Reply
Totally failing at Healthy January too — There’s just not enough time between Christmas and Valentine’s Day! I love that these are (a) chocolate and (b) healthy! Reply
I love this especially because not only are there no eggs, but there’s no raw flour. I’ve read too much about raw flour to feel okay eating it. Pinning this one! Reply
I will take ANY kind of cookie dough, healthy or not, when it’s covered in chocolate. Even in January. Especially in January when I’m eating so much other healthy stuff! 😉 I’m so glad that it sounds like you’re getting settled in and having fun exploring! I’m basically living vicariously through you the whole time you’re there. P.S. Pinned, of course! Reply
soooo brilliant! I love these cookie dough cups-I’d feel so decadent but good about myself because they’re healthyyy!! Reply
Hi….just wondering where you get your cashews (and other nuts) that are gluten free ? Im having a really hard time finding nuts that are not processed in a gluten facility. Reply