No-bake cookies are a quick and easy dessert usually consisting of oatmeal and refined sugar. This recipe uses coconut as the “main” ingredient and uses honey instead of granulated sugar. The cookies don’t set-up quite as fast as traditional no-bakes, but are still a tasty treat!
N0-Bake Cookies
Ingredients:
1/3 cup honey (you can probably reduce the amount of honey even more)
1 1/2 Tbsp. cocoa
1/3 cup coconut oil or butter
1/3 cup almond butter
1 tsp. vanilla
2 cups dried, unsweetened coconut
Directions:
1. Put honey, cocoa, and coconut oil (or butter) in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat.
2. Bring mixture to a boil. Boil for 1 minute and immediately remove from heat.
3. Stir in the almond butter and vanilla until it is incorporated.
4. Stir in coconut.
5. Scoop by spoonfuls unto wax paper or parchment paper and put in the fridge until hardened and set.
*Store at room temperature or the fridge. I prefer the texture of the cookies out of the fridge.
Shared at Allergy-free Wednesdays and Pennywise Platter.
Liz Garrett
Apr 8, 2013 -
I made these tonight and I just ate one out of the frig. All I have to say is, DELICIOUS!! These are right up my alley flavor-wise.
Laura Kuhl
Apr 7, 2013 -
These look really yummy. But, has anyone tried coconut nectar intend of honey? I didn’t read all the posts, so if indeed it’s been covered my advanced apologies. I do however like the idea of coconut nectar as I don’t like to use that much honey in anything.
Kim @ Living, Laughing & Losing
Apr 7, 2013 -
These look amazing! Bookmarking this recipe now.
Lisa
Apr 7, 2013 -
Could natural PB work? Between sunflower and pumpkin butter for school lunches and baking and then PB the odd time I don’t have room for almond butter too in my fridge. Looks good. Lisa
Jennifer
Apr 7, 2013 -
Yes that should work
Nancy
Feb 10, 2013 -
I don’t really like the texture of coconut, so substituted sliced almonds. I reduced the amount of honey a bit. Very yummy. Had to stop making them. Seeing your recipe roundup has made me crave them again! Thanks for your recipes.
Ellen
Feb 2, 2013 -
Love these! Everytime I fix and share them someone asks me for the recipe. Fantastic, quick, yum!
Jim
Jan 2, 2013 -
I made these and they were really “runny”. After spooning the mixture onto the cookie sheet, the liquid ran and I ended up with a thin layer of the chocolate sauce all over the sheet. I’m going to try a bit less honey and letting the final mixture sit for a while and cool before spooning onto the cookie sheets. They are delicious though. Can’t wait to make the next batch.
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Oct 31, 2012 -
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Janelle McCracken
Oct 25, 2012 -
Would it be possible to use pure maple syrup instead of honey? I just don’t have enough honey in the house currently….
Jennifer
Oct 25, 2012 -
Maybe–I haven’t tried it. I would think it would be similar since it is also a liquid sweetener… Let me know if you try it how they turn out!
Ami
Oct 24, 2012 -
Looks delicious. How many servings in that recipe for ?
Jennifer
Oct 24, 2012 -
Well, it depends on how big you make the cookies. Probably around 15 or more cookies
Amy
Oct 24, 2012 -
Hi! Can’t wait to try these! Does your recipe assume pure vanilla and pure cocoa? Sometimes I have to adjust recipes because of only needing half as much of the pure as artificial.
Jennifer
Oct 24, 2012 -
Well, I use Kirkland Pure Vanilla… (Ingredients: Vanilla Bean Extractives in Water, Alcohol and Sugar) and I use either 100% Raw Cacao or 100% Pure Cocoa. Hope that helps! I didn’t know there was artificial cocoa…
Suzanne Johnson
Oct 9, 2012 -
I hope my post doesnt show up twice, first time received an error. My family loves these cookies, so easy to make, only took 2-3 minutes to whip them up. I love having them on hand for the boys to grab when they need a cookie snack. I doubled the recipe when we had company over the weekend and everyone raved about them. No on missed the sugar or oats!
Thanks so much for sharing your wonderful site & recipes!
Sue
Sep 4, 2012 -
Would 2 cups of oatmeal instead of coconut work for this recipe? I don’t like coconut.
Jennifer
Sep 5, 2012 -
It probably would, but oatmeal is a grain and contains gluten…so that is why I use coconut
Kristen
Mar 22, 2013 -
Oats do not contain gluten—they are sometimes grown and/or processed with gluten containing grains and therefore are generally avoided by people who have celiac disease or a strong allergic reaction to gluten. There are, however, brands of gluten-free oats available. Bob’s Red Mill is the brand I use and I’ve made cookies very similar to these in the past with the oats instead of the coconut.
Jennifer
Mar 22, 2013 -
You are right–there are brands of gluten-free oats, but oats are a grain and I am trying to keep my recipes grain-free for paleo eaters.
Shanna
Aug 4, 2012 -
These are so good!! I just made them again. I use sunbutter instead of almond butter, use raw cocao powder instead of cocoa powder and a little more than what is called for, and don’t boil the mixture. I warm it on low just enough to incorporate with out losing all the good stuff. They remind me more of the coconut chocolate girl scout cookies than no bakes, very yummy!
Melissa
Aug 3, 2012 -
It worked! They were great and still retain great enzymes! I just gently heated the oil and honey until it was melted (fast since it’s summer) and then removed from heat and followed the rest of the directions. GOOD stuff! Thanks!
Sarah
Jan 25, 2013 -
Thanks for sharing this Melissa! I was wanting to try these, but didn’t like the idea of boiling my raw honey! Going to make them tomorrow!
Melissa
Aug 3, 2012 -
These look really yummy! But I have a question- why would you boil the honey and coconut oil? I get my honey raw and my coconut oil virgen…wouldn’t want to kill all those great enzymes! Is it necessary to boil for some reason? I’m going to try it now without boiling…hope it works!
Jennifer
Aug 3, 2012 -
Hi Melissa! I started with a no-bake recipe (with refined sugar and oatmeal) that called for boiling…so that is why I did it. That would be great if it worked without boiling! Let me know! I haven’t tried it before.
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Darren
Jun 16, 2012 -
A friend made these last week and they were AMAZING! Tonight I’m making them and pressing them into little cups using a mini-muffin pan and then filling them with my favorite paleo-pudding made of one banana:one avocado in the blender until smooth and delicious. I think they will be SUPER! Thanks for this recipe.
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Apr 19, 2012 -
[...] Paleo “friendly” No-Bake Cookies – First off, there really isn’t a legit paleo cookie. Our ancestors didn’t bake cookies. They may have enjoyed some of the ingredients, but most likely not as a cookie. And sweet things were not a regular occurrence in their diet. Anyway… These were AMAZING. I loved these type of cookies as a kid and these really hit the spot last week when “lady time” was in full effect. I used less honey than the recipe called for and probably could have even used less. If you are in need of something sweet and chocolaty, make these. If you have kiddos, they would love to help, I’m sure. One thing that might be tasty is a touch of sea salt on the top. Just an idea. [...]
Amanda Rossman
Apr 17, 2012 -
These are so yummy and easy!
Jennifer
Apr 23, 2012 -
I’m glad you like them!
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Tosha
Mar 26, 2012 -
These are my new favorite! So good! And super easy.
Yolanda
Mar 22, 2012 -
Such a nice twist to a perennial favorite! A dear friend gave me a similar recipe in 1976 when I didn’t have an oven.
Charity
Mar 22, 2012 -
These are my absolute favorite cookies (with oats). I am so excited to try a healthy version!!
Katie
Mar 16, 2012 -
These look so good. I’m going to have to make some soon!