Thursday, October 17, 2013

Pumpkin Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Bites

So last week, I shared with you delicious apple oatmeal bites.  And, until I made these, those were my favorite.  Then, I made some pumpkin oatmeal cookie dough, added chocolate chips and called it an afternoon snack. 

They count as a snack because they are wholesome, and they aren’t baked.  They are only a cookie if they are baked, right?! 

Pumpkin Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Bites – Adapted from Chocolate Covered Katie

Ingredients

  • 1 C quick cook oats
  • 1/2 C oat flour*
  • pinch of salt
  • 1/8 tsp. baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
  • pinch of nutmeg or pumpkin pie spice
  • 1/8 C brown sugar
  • 1/8 C honey
  • 1/2 tsp. vanilla
  • 1/3 C sweet potato puree
  • 1/8 C dark chocolate chips

Directions

Begin by making the oat flour – to do so, take roughly 1/2 C oats and grind them in a food processor or blender until a flour forms.  Combine the oat flour with 1 C quick cooking oats in a large bowl.  Add in a pinch of salt, 1/8 tsp. baking soda, 1/2 tsp. cinnamon, and a pinch of nutmeg or pumpkin pie spice. 

Mix in 1/8 C chocolate chips (more or less to taste). 

In a second bowl, combine 1/8 C brown sugar, 1/8 C honey, 1/2 tsp. vanilla and 1/3 C sweet potato puree. 

Stir the dry ingredients into the wet ones until moist.  Then, refrigerate for 5-10 minutes. 

Shape into balls and place into an airtight container. Store in the refrigerator for up to 1 week. 

Makes about 12 1 T bite-sized cookie dough bites. 

Enjoy!

Store the leftovers in the refrigerator for up to 1 week.  Makes about 1 dozen. 

7 comments:

  1. Great recipe, SnoWhite. Do you make/use the oat flour just to keep it gluten free? Any reason you don't use whole wheat flour?

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    1. You can use whole wheat flour, but yes, that way they can be GF (provided your oats can be too). I just thought it would be fun to use oat flour.

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  2. Perfect lil things to have lying around a pinch ! yum

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    1. Thanks Jennifer! It's always such a treat to hear you say hello :)

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  3. Oh yum! I may just have to make these tonight! ;)

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  4. Excited to try these! I'll try some canned pumpkin instead of SP puree. Thanks for a GF recipe :)

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    1. Sounds great! You reminded me that I want to assemble all my GF recipes for easier access.

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