Sweet, inviting, and made for sharing, Vegan Cookie Dough Bites (No Bake Gluten-free) is a vegan, vegetarian American, Gluten-free, Vegan dessert, snack made with raw cashews, shredded coconut, and salt in about 15 minutes. The recipe lays out the ingredients and each cooking step clearly, so you can adjust seasoning, texture, and serving size for your own kitchen.

Recipe Snapshot

  • Prep time: 5 minutes
  • Cook time: 10 minutes
  • Total time: 15 minutes
  • Yield: 12
  • Category: Dessert, Snack
  • Cuisine: American, Gluten-free, Vegan

Ingredients

  • 1/3 cup raw cashews
  • 1/4 cup shredded coconut
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 12 dates
  • 1 tbsp brown sugar for sweeter and texture (, optional)
  • 1.5 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1/2 cup almond flour
  • 3 tbsp mini chocolate chips

Method

  1. Process cashews, coconut and salt until fine even meal. Process for 2-3 minutes so the cashews break down well and start to get buttery.
  2. Add dates, sugar, vanilla and process until dates have broken down evenly. Depending on the dates, this may take 1-2 mins.
  3. Add almond flour and process until the mixture is fat doughy crumbs or somewhat doughy. Transfer to a bowl, add chocolate chips and mix
  4. Use a scoop or hands to shape into balls. If the dates were dry, add sprinkles of oil or non dairy milk/water and mix in. Then press between your hands to check if a ball forms. Then use scoop to make scoops or roll between your hands. Store: On the counter for 2 days, refrigerated for upto 2 weeks.

Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note

Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.