Almond Cookie Dough Bites
Lately with all the time on my hands and staying home a bit more than normal I have been prepping a few things for the week. Something that I have been prepping to have something special to look forward to is a little sweet treat or dessert. I’m not one for buying them because I truly love baking and cooking so much!
This recipe came about honestly just based on some basics that I typically always have on hand, that makes it easy and a lot less stressful AKA much more enjoyable! It also doesn’t take any cooking or baking. A dessert that takes maybe 10 minutes to come together, yes please!
Peanut butter is hands down my go-to nut butter, but in this recipe I used almond butter along with almond extract to get a very forward almond flavor, which I LOVE. It is a really refreshing change of pace. If you like marzipan or almond joys, these almond cookie dough bites will be right up your alley!
Here's the recipe:
Yield: 12 balls
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 10 minutes
Ingredients
- ¼ cup instant oats
- ⅔ cup of natural almond butter
- ½ tsp almond extract
- 2 tbsp natural maple syrup
- Pinch of salt
Directions
- 1. In a blender or food processor add oats. Blend until smooth or flour-like consistency.
- 2. In a glass pyrex measuring cup add almond butter. Place in microwave and microwave until it is a smooth, liquidy, drippy consistency.
- 3. To the almond butter stir in almond extract, maple syrup and salt. Mix well. Add oats in small increments until a dough comes together.
- 4. Using a ½ tbsp scoop, scoop the dough and use hands to form into rounds. Enjoy immediately or place in an airtight container for up to a week in the fridge.
Notes:
Super, super easy right? They are smaller balls, but I think that makes it perfect for a little snack. I personally love to grab one after lunch to end my meal with a little sweetness. This could be used with different nut butters, but it may have some conflicting nut flavors.
If you want to make these a little fancier or you are a chocolate lover like me, you can always cool them and dip them in chocolate to have more of a bon bon type dessert. If the dough isn’t coming together where you cannot roll the dough into balls, add a little more of the ground oats/oat flour.
Hope you enjoy!