When you really just want to eat the cookie dough by the bite… Make sure they’re just five ingredients and vegan friendly. Oh, and add some pumpkin spice for some fall flavor!
I know you’re ready for this.
“This” being these cute little pumpkin spice cookie dough bites. You didn’t know you needed them.
But now you do.
If you’re looking for a fun new treat and completely acceptable way to enjoy cookie dough by the bite without fear of getting sick, these vegan and gluten-free cookie dough bites are for you.
Oh, and did I mention pumpkin spice is involved?
Why You’ll Love These
- Just five ingredients
- Easy to make, no baking required
- Edible, safe-to-eat cookie dough that is actually healthy
- Peanut butter is delicious but you can also sub almond butter or cashew butter.
They’re so good!
If you like the Pumpkin Pie Perfect Bar flavor, you will love these little pumpkin spice cookie dough bites. I came up with these after I ran out of a box and I must say, I find them to be pretty darn satisfying.
They aren’t loaded with veggie powders like my muse is, but they are ridiculously easy to make and require very few ingredients – a double win in my book (and hopefully yours too).
What You Need
- all-natural creamy peanut butter
- honey or brown rice syrup (sticky sweetener is best)
- oat flour
- coconut flour (helps hold things together a bit more)
- pumpkin pie spice – you can use store-bought or make your own. It’s simple with just 4 ingredients
Tools
- Mixing bowl
- measuring cups
- small spatula
- parchment paper
- cookie sheet
Ready in 20 Minutes
- All of the ingredients go into one bowl and are mixed by hand.
- You use a small cookie dough scoop and place the cookie dough bites on a lined parchment paper.
- Then you store them in the fridge or freezer to harden a bit.
THAT IS IT.
These Pumpkin Spice Cookie Dough Bites are:
- pumpkin spice-y
- lightly sweet
- soft and tender
- gluten free friendly
- vegan friendly
Can’t wait for you to try these guys!
If you make this recipe, don’t forget to comment and leave a review! I always love hearing from you and it helps others learn about the recipe too. Xx Ashley
Print5-Ingredient Pumpkin Spice Cookie Dough Bites
These Pumpkin Spice Peanut Butter Cookie Dough Bites are the perfect healthy treat – just five ingredients, no bake, vegan friendly and gluten free. You need these!
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Total Time: 10 minutes
- Yield: 20 bites 1x
- Category: dessert
- Method: no-bake
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Gluten Free
Ingredients
- 2/3 cup all-natural creamy peanut butter, nothing added
- 1/4 cup raw honey or brown rice syrup
- 2/3 cup oat flour <– homemade version
- 1 TBSP pumpkin pie spice
- 2 TBSP coconut flour
- flaked sea salt, optional but highly recommend
Instructions
- Line medium cookie sheet with parchment paper; set aside.
- In medium bowl stir together peanut butter and honey until smooth. Add oat flour and pumpkin spice, stirring until just about combined, then add in coconut flour and work into dough until coconut flour is absorbed. Dough will be soft but still hold its shape.
- Using small cookie scoop, scoop dough flat into cookie scoop and dispense dough onto lined baking sheet. You should get about 20 cookie dough bites. Top with pinch of flaked sea salt and transfer to freezer to chill for 15 minutes to harden.
- Pumpkin Spice Peanut Butter Cookie Dough Bites can be stored in freezer or fridge for a softer (but still slightly firm) texture.
Notes
Nut butter of choice may be subbed, such as almond butter or cashew butter, or a blend. If using a homemade nut butter that is a little thicker, add a little melted coconut oil to help the cookie dough come together and not dry out.
Learn how to make oat flour here
You can probably use maple syrup but I haven’t tried that myself.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/20
- Calories: 87
- Sugar: 4g
- Sodium: 148
- Fat: 4g
- Saturated Fat: 1
- Unsaturated Fat: 0
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 8g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 0
Keywords: cookie dough bites, edible cookie dough, healthy pumpkin spice desserts
Krystal Phang says
Do you have an approximate calorie count for one of the balls?
Ashley says
I don’t at the moment but if you plug the URL into myfitnesspal.com it will give you some info. That is how I calculate the nutrition information myself when doing it. I got away from it because I really encourage my readers to look beyond the label, but I understand when it is helpful as well 🙂
Lize-Mari says
Where do you “plug” it into on the app? If you could give a step by step guide i would be veeeeery thankful
Ashley says
Hi Lize-Mari, Could you be more specific as to what information you’re looking for? Are you referring to the nutrition info?
Brittany Audra @ Audra's Appetite says
I literally just had my first Pumpkin Pie Spice Perfect Bar this morning, and it was amazing!!! Love this homemade version 🙂
Cassie Autumn Tran says
Wow, it’s been quite a LOOOOOOONG time since I’ve enjoyed peanut butter. I genuinely miss it. The last time I had peanut butter was on top of an Oreo and it was the Skippy’s creamy kind. Definitely does NOT have the same ring to it as a natural crunchy peanut butter like Laura Scudder’s or those of Trader Joe’s! That being said, I will definitely have to get my hands on a peanut butter jar and make some peanut butter cookie dough! It would be seriously dangerous for me to make this recipe with maple syrup or brown rice syrup because I’d eat the whole batch!
Cami says
Could you use maple syrup instead??
Ashley says
I didn’t test that version myself but because the quantity is on the smaller side, that should be fine! if the mixture seems dry, add a very tiny splash of non-dairy milk or water.
Erin says
These give me life. Made the recipe exactly as written and it’s so hard not to eat five at once!
★★★★★
Ashley says
YAY!
Anna says
Why are my cookies sooooo dry and “sandy”? ?? I did everything as in the recipe ??
Ashley says
Hi Anna, Without being there and knowing the exact ingredients it’s hard to say for sure. You didn’t bake these by chance, did you? These are meant to be cookie *dough* bites, not baked cookies.
If you followed the directions exact it could be that your peanut butter wasn’t mixed well enough. Natural peanut butter, once stirred, should be a little drippier than traditional (i.e. JIF or Skippy). If you accidentally added even just a little extra coconut flour, it will dry out the dough. Hopefully that helps! Let me know if you have any more questions.