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Healthy Chickpea Cookie Dough Dip

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Here it is, the internet famous original healthy chickpea cookie dough dip recipe!

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Chocolate chip cookie dough dip

This is one recipe that everyone should try, if you somehow haven’t already!

With multiple celebrity fans and thousands of food bloggers posting their own versions of the secretly healthy cookie dough dip, it is definitely worth all of the hype.

Currently with over one hundred million views and shares, this famous chickpea cookie dough dip recipe has been featured by Cooking Light, Bon Appetit, CNN, Shape, Glamour, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Fox, ABC, the TODAY Show, and The Huffington Post.

You’ll be shocked at how much it really does taste like actual cookie dough!

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But will “normal” people like it?

This was my question after first creating the recipe all the way back in 2011.

While I luckily have adventurous friends and family to taste test recipes, they all know by now that anything I ask them to try will be healthier than traditional desserts.

We fell in love with this chickpea dessert dip, making me wonder if the general population not used to healthy desserts would love it too.

My main goal with all of my recipes is not just for people to say they are good, for a healthy dessert.

I want the recipes to be good, for any dessert!

The following is directly from my page About Chocolate Covered Katie.

I refuse to believe one must give up delicious food in order to be healthy. Healthy food can taste incredible when it’s prepared the right way.

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Chocolate Covered Katie Chickpea Cookie Dough Dip Recipe

Healthy cookie dough dip?

I brought the chickpea cookie dough dip to a party, not telling anyone it was healthy or that it was mine.

I simply set the dessert dip down on the table amidst the other classic party snacks.

Something amazing happened…

People tried the dip.

They went back for seconds.

Then thirds.

Everyone kept asking, “Who brought the cookie dough dip? I need this recipe!

And I constantly overheard statements like, “Ugh I need to stop eating this stuff” or “Where are my fat pants?”

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chickpea cookie dough dip

When I finally revealed the secret ingredient, no one could believe it.

Therefore, this chickpea cookie dough dip recipe is absolutely a winner.

It’s like an unbaked form of the popular Deep Dish Cookie Pie.

I don’t know about you, but when I make that chocolate chip cookie pie, quite a bit of the raw dough gets consumed in the process.

So I figured, why bother baking it at all?

Whether in winter or summer, this easy chickpea cookie dough dip is a great way to quickly get your chocolate chip cookie fix without turning on the oven.

Chickpea Cookie Dough Dip

Serving suggestions

For the party, I served the healthy chickpea cookie dough dip with graham crackers and pretzels. Sliced bananas, strawberries, apples, or other fresh fruit are also lovely.

If you are serving it at a holiday event, ginger snaps are a festive dipping option.

Many readers have even written in to say they use it as frosting for pancakes, waffles, cupcakes, or a double layer Vegan Chocolate Cake.

You can of course eat this healthy cookie dough dip by the spoonful.

Or try dipping in any of these Healthy Cookies Recipes.

Chickpea cookie dough dip ingredients

The recipe calls for chickpeas or white beans, pure vanilla extract, chocolate chips, oats or almond flour, nut butter or an allergy friendly sub, milk of choice, and a pinch of salt and baking soda.

You may use chickpeas (also known as garbanzo beans), navy beans, great northern beans, cannellini beans, or butter beans.

Since you will be draining the can and rinsing the beans very well, it is fine to buy either no salt added beans or a can with salt.

If you wish to substitute cooked white beans for the canned beans, the recipe calls for about one and a half cups of cooked beans.

Want to use black beans? Try this surprisingly delicious Chocolate Hummus.

Adding peanut butter will give the recipe a tasty peanut butter cookie dough flavor. If you prefer a more neutral cookie dough taste, go with almond butter, cashew butter, Coconut Butter, or regular butter or vegan butter.

Thicken the recipe with quick oats or oat flour, almond meal or almond flour, or ground flax seeds. Regular flour will also thicken the dip, although it is currently debatable as to whether raw flour is safe to eat.

Why baking soda?

One of the most common questions I receive about this dip is why baking soda is included in a no bake dip.

The short answer is that I had initially intended to bake the mixture the first time I came up with the recipe.

But even more importantly, baking soda adds a slightly salty “cookie dough” flavor to the dish. You can absolutely leave it out if you prefer.

In fact, why not try it both ways to see for yourself, it really does add something extra!

Vegan chickpea cookie dough dip

This cookie dessert dip is easily vegan as long as you use dairy free chocolate chips and plant based milk, such as almond milk, soy milk, or coconut milk.

It can also be gluten free if you choose almond flour, flax meal, or certified gluten free oats or oat flour.

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2015 edit: When I asked readers to vote for their top 5 absolute favorite recipes from the blog to include in the new Chocolate Covered Katie Cookbook, this chickpea cookie dough dip won by a landslide!

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Healthy Chickpea Cookie Dough Dip

How to make the original healthy chickpea cookie dough dip recipe that will shock everyone who tries it!
Prep Time 10 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes
Yield 3 cups
5 from 517 votes

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cups chickpeas or white beans (1 can, drained and rinsed very well) (250g after draining)
  • 1/8 tsp salt
  • just over 1/8 tsp baking soda
  • 2 tsp pure vanilla extract
  • 1/4 cup nut butter of choice or allergy friendly sub
  • up to 1/4 cup milk of choice only if needed
  • Sweetener of choice (see note below)
  • 1/3 cup chocolate chips or sugar free chocolate chips
  • 2-3 tbsp quick oats or almond flour or flaxmeal as needed to thicken

Instructions

  • Sweetener Notes: I used 2/3 cup brown sugar when I first made this for the party. Liquid sweeteners (agave, maple, etc.) are fine as well. You can get away with less sugar – some people will be perfectly fine with just 3 tbsp for the whole recipe! See the following link for: Sugar-Free Cookie Dough Dip.
    Add all ingredients (except for chocolate chips) to a good food processor, and process until very smooth. Then mix in the chocolate chips. (Some commenters have had success with a blender, but I did not. Try that at your own risk, and know the results will be better in a high-quality food processor such as a Cuisinart.) If made correctly and blended long enough, this should have the exact texture of real cookie dough!
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Notes

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  1. Emily says

    I second Carrie’s comment!

    I was reading Food Network Magazine and it said some people have a certain gene that makes them love creamy foods. I think I have it! I like cookie dough more than cookies, frosting more than cake, and ice cream is definitely my favorite dessert.
    And I guess this answers the question of “Are you a chatterbox?”

  2. Patty says

    looks delicious! question: if you don’t have a sweet tooth, why do you only make desserts? I know you want to prove that “healthy can tast naughty” but if you don’t like the taste of “naughty” then what’s the point of replicating it to begin with?

    • Chocolate-Covered Katie says

      I guess it does sound funny that someone who writes a dessert blog doesn’t have a sweet tooth… but all I mean is that I don’t like my desserts sweet. I still like dessert!!! I just love rich desserts better than sweet ones, if that makes any sense. Like really dark chocolate desserts. Or creamy desserts.
      I’m not big on sweet things like candy or syrup-y dessert… or even things like sorbet. (Some of my recipes, like the cake batter doughnuts, were made more with my readers in mind than me.) But I love desserts like chocolate fudge cake or dark chocolate brownies or pudding.

      • Heather says

        You said this a while back, but I have to say that I am glad to find I’m not alone. I like a touch of sweetness but I dislike most regular strictly sweet things. I still crave them at times but I have such a fondness of “creamy”. One of my favorite ice creams is very creamy and milky tasting, but not so sweet. Though, I’m trying to omit non-fruit sugar and it is probably still astoundingly too sugary. Worried if I try this (or your dates version) – I might just get too addicted and literally eat the whole bowl. 🙂

        Thank you so much for healthy, rich recipes – that I feel like I could trust to actually taste good since you have a similar flavor preference.

  3. Cait @ Beyond Bananas says

    Sometimes, I am a chatter box.. and then sometimes I am in silent mode. It is funny – when I am at work, I kind of stay off in my own corner of the building.. because I have stuff to do. I went out with a bunch of teachers a while back.. and there were SHOCKED.. they were like.. WOW.. you talk.. and you talk a lot!

    It depends on the environemnt, I suppose!

    • Chocolate-Covered Katie says

      LOL I saw a TON of bloggers make cookie dough hummus a few months ago, but I never felt an interest in getting in on the trend… I think the name turned me off. But I guess my dip is pretty similar to that; I didn’t even mean to make a dip… the recipe came about by accident when I discovered I liked the blondie BATTER better than the actual blondies I was making! 🙂

  4. Hannah says

    Everything you make looks insanely delicious- I hate my cooking being on hiatus due to exams! My friends and I are planning on having a CCK based celebration picnic after our exams; this dip is definitely added to the list of recipes 🙂
    x

  5. VEGirl says

    Oooooh.. tasty! My personality depends on who I’m with– when with people I;m comfortable with, I can be sort of chattery, like low-key high energy (does that make sense?), and crack lots of jokes. Other times I can have a total diplomatic conversation with someone, like at an event I’m hosting.

    Frankly I don’t even know my personality that well! It feels like the person I’m naturally inclined to be goes in and out sometimes!

    • VEGirl says

      So I made this before I left the house, let it refrigerate for a couple hours, and when I got home I totally dug in.

      Oh. My. Cookies. This is so delicious! I stevia sweetened it, and put in half the falx (I think I’ll only put a tablespoon in next time), and used normal chocolate chips. They provided just the right amount of sweetness to the dip :). I just ate about a third of the batch, with some corn chips and a spoon ad Dippers. I guess I;m a piggy, too (although that is a compliment in my book :D). I love the lovely flavor the pb imparts, and how it thickens perfectly into cookie dough texture in the fridge. I think it would make a fabulous sandwich (peanut butter and cookie dough sandwich, anyone?).

      Thanks again!

  6. Marsha says

    Hi, Katie.
    I really enjoy your recipes and will have to try the blondie batter dip at a social gathering some time soon. Often times I have trouble finding the particular recipe that I’m looking for on your site. I have several favorites and am always having to click through several pages before I can find any of them. Have you considered making one big recipe table of contents or list of links so it is easier? Either that, or I’ll have to just copy each favorite I find into my own CCK word doc.
    Thanks.
    Marsha

  7. Brittany says

    I love that you just set it down to see what would happen! Too many people get the wrong idea if you mention the word “healthy” and it alters their opinions and taste! This dough looks divine!

  8. Julia says

    Wow, this looks DELICIOUS. As soon as I get a chance, I’m stocking up on chickpeas. All the recipes you’ve been posting lately are calling my name!

  9. Hela says

    seriously?? like, SERIOUSLY?????? I am SO gonna make this asap!!! must remember to soak some chickpeas. omg, this looks delicious and I am sure it is perfect!!
    also I must remember your way of sneaking healthy goods to a party 😉
    I ♥ chickpeas and I ♥ your recipes!! (this said a chatterbox who is known for her speed when talking, but who is also a great listener :D)

  10. Karla says

    Katie, I’ll make this tonight or tomorrow for my boyfriend. He’s about as anti-healthy food as they come. I’ll let you know the verdict! I know *I* will like it though 😉

  11. Gen says

    So glad you posted this recipe!!!! 😀 It looks amazing!!
    I’m definitely a quiet person……its actually funny, because I “talk” more on my and on other people’s blogs than I do in real life.

  12. Flower says

    Oh man, you’re a genius!… Are you really from planet earth? 😉

    I’m the quiet type of person. But am therefore very happy when I’m in a group with chatterboxes, makes everything more lively.

  13. Grace says

    I’ve been meaning to try dessert hummus for a while but I had some reservations but your experiment has me convinced:) I’m a chatterbox!

  14. Megan says

    I’m a total chatterbox! I could have a have a 20 minute conversation with a brick wall!
    And that dip sounds SO good! I know what I’ll be snackin on today. 🙂

      • Julia says

        Nope! I taste SO yummy! Even my kids love it 😉 It really taste SO good. I use mini chocolate chips so you get more chocolate it every bite 😀

      • jen says

        I used half the chickpeas bc they had a strong taste, and used more oats, PB and a little coconut butter with agave. My partner was wowed

        • Elyse says

          It is important to wash the chickpeas REALLY well, otherwise they do become a bit of a dominant flavor. It’s worth it, though, this batter is really good! 🙂

        • Holly says

          I only use chickpeas that I cooked for this recipe. Canned chickpeas have a strong funk to them imo. I cook big batches of chickpeas and freeze what I can’t use that day. They have a much cleaner taste this way.

      • Kine says

        Most people won’t. My younger son has a discerning pallet and can taste the chickpea in that it tastes more like a Peanut butter cookie – just something other than straight traditional cookie dough. But anyone else I’ve tested it on (kids serve this to their unknowning visiting friends a lot) and no one else has ever turned it down!

  15. Alex@Spoonful of Sugar Free says

    hehehe…..I love pb chocolate chip hummus 🙂 🙂 It is rather tasty and delightful!!! And duh! of course they liked it 🙂

  16. Emma (Sweet Tooth Runner) says

    WOAH well I know what I’m making tomorrow…!! 😀 YOU ARE SUCH A CHOCOLATE COVERED GENIUS and you can have my legs or whatever any day if I can have that chocolate covered BRAIN of yours!! Totally making this ASAP! 🙂

  17. Brandi says

    I can never tell when your post are too wordy, I just love reading them so much I never notice.

    Also I’m a extremely shy person. I think I am getting better at that though.

    I made the chickpea blondies with the brown rice syrup. They did end up being too gooey almost a persimmon pudding texture. That may be because I used coconut oil instead of apple sauce since I was all out. They also had a slight taste of can chickpeas without the bites of chocolate. Overall though they did taste delicious and I’d definitely make them again and again for a healthy slightly sweet snack. I may blog about them later this week. I was also thinking what if you made a savory version, or would that be kind of gross/weird?

    • Chocolate-Covered Katie says

      Oh yes, I’ve seen a ton of dessert hummus recipes… as I told another commenter, the funny thing is that I never felt an interest in making dessert hummus or paying attention when someone posted a recipe for it… I think the name turned me off. But I guess my dip is pretty similar to dessert hummus; I didn’t even mean to make a dip… the recipe came about by accident when I discovered I liked the blondie BATTER better than the actual blondies I was making!

  18. Holly @ The Runny Egg says

    I would love a bowl of cookie dough 🙂 Sounds great to me.

    I am definitely more quiet and am very observant of what is going on around me.

  19. Ragnhild says

    Ah, I will dream about this tonight!! Cookie dough in a bowl, what could be better?! I need to try this! The only problem is you keep posting all this recipes, I never get around to try them 😛 But please continue, I love it <3

  20. Iris says

    This looks awesome, and I know exactly what you mean about wanting everyone to like your food, not just health nuts! I sometimes make something and think it tastes amazing and sweet, and then I give it to my boyfriend, and he goes, “Uh…could use some sugar.” So the fact that this was a hit with everyone is a sure sign it’s delicious!

  21. Lauren says

    I love that people loved it without knowing it was healthy! I’ve made a variation of cookie dough hummus before too, and it was amazing – I can’t wait to try your version!

  22. Sukee says

    Yumm. I just made this. I added the optional flaxmeal which might have been a mistake for me because it came out tasting a little too flax-ey. But, no worries. I added a couple tablespoons of cocoa powder and a little vanilla and now it’s DELISH. And totally, decadently chocolate-covered. I’m eating it with a spoon.

  23. mariah @ Apples "N" Oats says

    ahh I’m bringing this to my friends birthday this weekend and doing your little test:)

  24. Faith @ lovelyascharged says

    I’m a huge natural chatterbox. I guess that’s good, seeing as I write for a living! I’ve definitely bookmarked this – cookie dough is one of my favorite things ever, so a healthy version? Count me in!

  25. Jennifer says

    Katie, you want to know if “normal” people like your recipes? Enter, my mother. Not a particularly daring or adventurous cook. Not one to try new things. Not vegan or vegetarian. She eats a fairly “healthy” diet, but is generally suspicious of things specifically labeled “healthy.” You get the picture.

    Well, this weekend, I went to visit said mother and brought with me my jar of flax seed (which I had taken from her cabinet a while ago because she NEVER used it). I wanted to try your blondies. Mother couldn’t figure out why the weird flax seed stuff was in the house again but I explained that I wanted to try this recipe I saw. Ok, says she. Then, she saw the recipe. Chickpeas? Flax seed? No flour? What?!?!

    Well, we made it. And after the blondies came out of the oven, she just kept moving the tray around and did not even try one of them (she usually “tests” everything she makes almost immediately). Well, my curiousity got the better of me and I tasted them. They were delicious. I gave her a piece. And she loved them. Like really, really loved them. Like, as soon as we finished dinner she wanted her dessert. No waiting for a mother with blondies on the mind.

    This morning when I went to pack my flax seed, the container seemed suspiciously light. I looked in the refrigerator, and there was a plastic storage container filled with flax seed that she had purloined from my jar. When questioned, she said, “Well, you know I have to make those blondies again!”

    So, yes, Katie, “normal” people like your recipes! Thanks for another great one! (And sorry this is so long!)

    • Chocolate-Covered Katie says

      Wow, this comment made me smile SO much! And oh wow, are you sure we don’t have the same mom? Mine is so suspicious of “healthy” foods, and I often put her green smoothies in a dark glass (with a lid) so she won’t know she’s drinking spinach. But then, after she says she likes something I’ve made for her, and I tell her what’s in it, she doesn’t mind having the healthy ingredients in the future! 🙂

  26. Amber Schaefer says

    You are amazing. AH-MAZ-ING! 🙂 Could you make this dip for one? Just so I don’t have a bunch of dip left over when I make this for myself 😉

  27. Noya - gluttonandstudent says

    I’m loving this recipe just from the looks! I’ve never thought to use chickpeas for a sweet recipe. I seriously can’t wait to make this!

  28. Kelsey @ Unmitigated Grub says

    YUMMM. Good work on being sneaky!

    And I totally wonder that all the time when I create recipes–whether I’m obsessed with it because of my weirdo tastes or whether it’s ACTUALLY a winner that other people will enjoy ha. This one definitely looks like a winner. 🙂

  29. michelle says

    I’m very shy with strangers and almost uncomfortable but with friends and family I can talk all night! This dip looks so good and I’m thinking about adding some coconut milk and making a fruit dip.

  30. Jen says

    I’ve been seeing quite a few dessert hummuses floating around the blogging community for a while now…I think it’s time I give one of them a try! I love garbanzo beans. I wouldn’t underestimate them in ANY recipe, sweet OR savory, therefore I think this usage of my favorite bean sounds delicious.

  31. Veronica says

    Katie, I love you! <3 Yes, I totally do want to eat a big bowl of cookie dough, and I love that this is actually a healthy way to do it! I love that you always have testers taste your food before posting it so we know it's approved–that rocks.

  32. Elise says

    Yum, I made this with banana butter and no sweetener 🙂 It’s chilling in the fridge right now. I think I’ll have some of it later with a toasted mini whole wheat pita sprinkled with cinnamon 😀 I bet if I had used peanut butter and a sweetener it would be even better but I’ll save that for another time!

  33. Parita says

    I am so bringing this to the next get together I go to. I’m going to do exactly what you did and not tell anyone it’s healthy. I can’t wait to see the reactions! Thanks for creating and sharing this!

  34. Kat @ Cupcake Kat says

    I imagine myself eating this with a spoon. I’ve seen similar variations of this on many blogs, i really need to try it! I’m a introverted person and I used to be very shy. I can talk a lot when I want but mostly I like to listen

  35. Moni'sMeals says

    I love this recipe. I made one similiar a few weeks back from a HEAB post. 🙂 I serve mine with ghram crackers.

    I am Not so much a chatterbox… only when I am nervous I suppose!

    I love how you brought this recipe and did not tell anyone what was in it! I do that all the time to prove a point. hehe!

  36. Kristie says

    Um yes yes and more yes?! This looks perfect in every way. I’m often way more of a fan of the dough (for pretty much anything!) than the actual baked good so this recipe has my name stamped all over it. I’ve done the dessert hummus thing before and just love it but this takes it to a new level for sure. SO excited to try it!

    As for being a chatterbox, I’d say normally I’m more reserved. But I CAN definitely be a chatterbox with certain people, under certain circumstances, on certain topics. It really depends! If I’m on a tangent… I might never shut up 🙂 But I don’t talk about myself all that much so that keeps me pretty quiet in a lot of situations. I’m trying to bump it up a bit though, it can be kind of a pain shutting myself off from others.

  37. BD says

    Katie, love your site – it is fantastic, just what I need right now! I’m a newcomer to Dallas (Allen) and find it hard to be one of the few Texans that don’t eat meat/cheese and the rest…think you could sympathize…!

    BTW, have you ever checked out http://www.veganfitness.net? An awesome site…saved me when I first switched over.

  38. Tara says

    I can be a total chatter box, but it depends on who I’m talking to. If I feel intimidated or I’m uncomfortable in any sort of way, I’m really quiet. If I have something in common with someone and I feel like they don’t mind listening, I can go on and on and on…
    This dip sounds like it would be best with the fingers! I don’t think I could even wait for a spoon!

  39. Michelle R says

    I am SOO making this tomorrow! I am actually soaking a bag of chick peas now for hummus, how convenient!! YUMMY Thanks Katie!!! 🙂

  40. melissa @ the delicate place says

    wow that is really sneaky! i wonder if other white beans would work like northern beans since they are a bit milder than garbanzos! i must try!

  41. kate says

    I better start becoming a chatterbox because I just started my job at my university’s telefund! I basically hassle alumni for money and pray that they don’t yell at me lol :'(. I’m excited to get a paycheck from a job for the first time EVER so I can your recipes at my new house near my school :D. Can’t wait to have control over my own groceries!

  42. Marissa says

    OMG you are a genius! I just made this and it was partially because i really didn’t believe it could be that good. I was wrong, it was THAT good! Thanks for another delicious recipe.

  43. BroccoliHut says

    I often have the same concerns about my recipes–I like them, but I’m a self-proclaimed health-nut who will gladly eat a bag of carrots plain. I often wonder if my recipes are only tasty to me!
    I was a chatterbox child, but I became increasingly reserved with age. I’m pretty shy these days!

  44. Averie (LoveVeggiesandYoga) says

    this post never showed up in my reader…Weird but Im here now 🙂

    “But I don’t want my desserts to be good for a healthy dessert. I want them to be good, period.”–AMEN!

    Which is why i admit, i havent done the beans in desserts routine but you give me major hope. I am diggin the recipe! Seriously love anything “cookie dough” so will try this when Im back home!

  45. Sam says

    Oh my goodness, that cookie dough dip looks fantastic! I’m pretty sure I have most of the ingredients to make this already, so after a trip to grab some chocolate chips I should be set.

    I am most definitely a chatter box. I find it difficult to limit the writing in my posts because I could talk for days! In the words of my 92 year old grandmother (to my fiance), “She sure talks a lot, doesn’t she?”

  46. Sara says

    I’ve been reading your blog for a while now and every now and then book mark a recipe I want tory. I haven’t gotten around to making any of them yet, but as soon as I saw this recipe I had to make it. I made it last night and added 4 teaspoons of equal to sweeten. I used wheat thins cinnamon stick thingies to dip. Oh my goodness, this is the most delicious dup I’ve ever tasted. I wanted to eat the whole bowl. The real test though was my boyfriend. I didn’t tell him til after what was in it. He was shocked! He loved it and doesn’t even like chick peas! Now I’m dying to bake the blondies!

  47. Kelsey says

    After seeing the recipe and realizing I had everything needed (which never happens), I threw this together last night and ate about half of it with a spoon before I got out the graham crackers. The boyfriend took a bite and said, “Isn’t raw cookie dough bad for you?” I took some to work this morning and gave a bite to a co-worker who said “Isn’t it too early for cookie dough?” This really is amazing!

  48. Emily @ Glitz Glam Granola says

    Omigosh this looks AMAZING- I need to make it asap!

    And I’m def a chatterbox and always have been. Growing up my teachers used to call me Chatty Cathy, which was a doll that my mom actually had growing up! I think my teachers liked it when I was so chatty about school- not so much when I was too busy talking with my friends 🙂 Oops!

  49. Liz says

    Oh-me-oh-my…you come up with the most fantastic looking desserts…your blog name is sure fitting! Can’t wait to try!!

    P.S. Your hair looks too cute in braids!

    Have a fantastic day!

    Liz

  50. Katherine: Unemployed says

    I’m so moody with if I’m chit chatty or not (probably directly related to my blood sugar)

  51. Nicole says

    Thanks so much for this recipe. I’ve been on a candida-free diet now for about a month and have been going crazy with cravings for sweets. I’ve been greedily poring through your blog and finally went out to seek out some liquid stevia (have not been impressed with the crystal/powders I’ve tried before) to make this. I ended up throwing in cinnamon and cloves to cover up a bit more of the chickpea taste, but I’m wondering if maple extract would too… Also, I got my mom to eat some of it too- I don’t even think the WORD vegan had crossed her lips before, muchless any vegan dish 🙂 thanks for your inspiration!

  52. Kerryne says

    Katie, can this be frozen? I was thinking of making it but I am the only one who will likely be eating it my house and I wondered how long it can be refrigerated for or if freezing it and thawing it out a later time is okay??? Thanks!

  53. Katy sparrow says

    I loved the cookie dough mousse (the tofu one) so much this a.m. and i just had to try out this recipe for cookie dough dip tonight! Oh my gosh yum. I was actin a fool getting all I could outta the blender. Haha. The rest is chilling in da fridge, gonna take it to my friends later, they’re gonna love it and think it’s craze that me, the healthy kid is bringing such a bomb diggity dessert. It is silky smooth! I chose to add a sprinkling of oats
    My (minor) modification: I put in 3/8 tsp of baking soda (loove that cookie flava it gives!) and oh! for sweetener I used 2 packets of Nunaturals stevia and 1 tsp brown sugar and it tastes great!

  54. Becky @ The Bex Factor says

    WOW! So I just made this tonight and it’s AMAZING! Seriously tastes like cookie dough. I’m going to try the fat free version this weekend as I calculated the ratios with the ingredients I used and it’s quite high in fat. But still pretty guilt free and heavenly.

    I’m not sure if stumbling upon your blog will be a blessing or the start of a horrible sweets addiction :p

  55. Veronica says

    OH MY GOD! So good.

    I used agave, and it was great! Thank you! This is going to be a common dessert in my life, I can tell already. totally satisfying and super easy to make.

  56. Kristen @ The Red Velvet Life says

    Katie, I made the blondie batter (with banana for sweetness) and used it to top my cookie dough oatmeal this morning. OHMYGOSH so good. Thank you, Katie!!

  57. Stephanie says

    I just made this the other night for our Bunko group. They were completely surprised when I told them how good it was for you. Not to mention how delicious it was!! 😀 The one question I have for you is: In your photos, yours looks thick like cookie dough, while mine was not thick at all, but more like a salad dressing. The taste was out of this world, but did I leave something out or miss a step to make mine more thin in consistancy? Either way, I’ll be making it again, just wanted to know.:) Thanks..

  58. Marissa says

    I made this last night with cream cheese instead of nut butter, and oh my goodness its so delicious! I should have omitted or used less milk, though, because its definately more of a dip than the thick cookie dough I was looking for… oh well, I’ll just make sure to do that next time… because there WILL BE a next time! This stuff is SO good!

    I wonder if you could freeze it? One of my favorite guilty pleasures is spoonfuls of frozen Tollhouse cookie dough straight from the tub… I wonder if this would take on that same texture, or just freeze like a rock?

    • Chocolate-Covered Katie says

      Hey Marissa!
      I think, also, if you’re omitting the flax (or quick oats), you’ll get a runnier result if you use the milk. I use flax, so that’s probably why I need the extra milk!

      If you do try freezing it, let me know how it goes! 🙂

  59. aly says

    Hi Katie – this was so yummy! I made the lower fat version too and liked it just the same. BUT is there trick to make beans less constipating? It seems no matter how i prepare them ( i do soak and sprout them too) they always stop me up. maybe there is something besides beans to use in these cookie/dip recipes? any idea’s for me 🙂

      • Anonymous says

        Nope gas x just helps with gas. I’ve always had issue with beans, this is first time in years I tried them again. It was so good I’d hate to give up. Combo of fiber and protien do this to a number of people, yet I have only heard to cut them out. Nuts do the same thing to me, I always use more veg in my recipes to counter nuts. I want to try this recipe with another base? used zucchini tonight-not as good.

  60. Shannon says

    Just made this…. addicting and delicious with strawberries dipped it. i had to force myself to put it back in the fridge!! haha your site has inspired my delving into vegan/veggie/healthy desserts. definitely inspiring me and helping me to combat my sweet tooth (or teeth…) in a different- delicious- healthy way! thank you!!

  61. Jillian says

    Katie!
    I’ve tried three of your recipes. This “cookie dough” being the most recent. You are three for three in my book. YUM! Can I get a YUM YUM?? One word for you: Genius. Spreading the word of your awesomeness! 😛
    Jillian

  62. Jillian says

    I have to confess, I laughed a bit at Em’s question….only because I would never have to be concerned with how long this stuff would last….It’s never around long enough for me to consider that question! Either I like this stuff WAY too much or Em has more willpower than I…perhaps both! 😛

  63. Jackie says

    Hi Katie! I made this the other day and took it to a brunch with me. Everybody who tried it said it was good, but my boyfriend may have prevented some potential tasters from trying it by letting them know it had chickpeas in it after I asked him not to! Oh well. I found it turned out a lot more runny than it looks in the picture you posted, though still tasted good. Is this because I didn’t add the oats?

    • Chocolate-Covered Katie says

      I’m guessing that must be it, because I do use flax, so I have to add a lot of liquid… but some others who don’t use the flax/oats say that it’s too liquidy. So I edited my recipe to say 1/4 cup liquid, or more or less as needed. I guess if you’re not using the oats/flax, it’ll be less as needed.

  64. Claudia says

    Hey Katie, I was in bed last night waiting to fall asleep and I had an idea… couldn’t you somehow add cocoa to this recipe, or to the blondie recipe, and make it “Brownie Batter”? Idk if it would work but just a suggestion I thought I’d share 🙂

  65. Chelsea Hathaway says

    Ok, So I have to admit that I made this recipe for two reasons: 1. I LOVE cookie dough. I never actually make the cookies, I just eat the dough and 2. I’m skeptic about healthy food. It’s the reason I have a hard time eating healthy-it all tastes so gross! So I gave it a try and before I even got to stick my finger in it, my husband came up and said “what are you making?”, tasted it, and said, “ooh, you’re making cookies!” Oh my gosh! We dipped apples in it. I now must say I have faith in healthy food, as long as I get the recipes from this site. You are a miracle worker. Thank you so much for sharing your talent.

    PS please please please post the brownie recipes. The one thing I love more than cookie dough is brownies.

    Thank you again and again.

  66. Charlie says

    Both this and the blondies taste bean-y to me. Two other tasters liked them so maybe it’s just me? I don’t know, every bite just tastes like garbanzo beans in my opinions =/ Oh well, it was nothing a little cocoa powder and half of a banana couldn’t fix! And since I didn’t use the flax, the dip is a little runny, so I guess it’s now become chocolate banana salsa?

    • Chocolate-Covered Katie says

      It’s weird; a lot of people have said that they can taste the beans, but no one else can… I think it’s that you can tell if you KNOW there are beans in there, but not if you don’t know.
      Chocolate banana salsa sounds delicious! 🙂

      • Carly says

        I made this and the deep dish cookie with cooked chick peas, almond butter, and rice milk. It was very good. Yes, I could taste the beans but I like beans and loved healthy idea of it. Next time I will use cashew butter instead for more buttery flavor and make it thicker. My deep dish cookie is still cooling so I am excited to try it baked, thanks for creating

    • Katie says

      I was scrolling through the comments to see if anyone else thought this. I just couldn’t get this to taste right and I think it was because of the beans. It doesn’t taste terrible or anything, just not something I would make again. I blindly fed it to my husband to see if it was just because I knew there were beans in it, but he didn’t like it at all either. Oh well, I have loved every other recipe I’ve ventured to make from your blog!

  67. Minerva says

    This was an awesome idea. I mixed some into my oatmeal this morning to make chocolate chip cookie oatmeal. Deeeelish!!

  68. Danni says

    Could I substitute in chia seeds instead of flaxseeds? As much as I love cookie dough, I definitely need this dip in my life! Thanks for another great recipe.

    • Chocolate-Covered Katie says

      A few other commenters have subbed chia and say it works. I’ve personally not tried it, but I have had success using oats in place of the flax OR simply omitting the flax (and reducing the amount of non-dairy milk).

  69. Sarah says

    OK now I have to pull you up on this one and ask how you can be surprised that when you put 2/3 cup sugar in a dip people keep eating it? And how adding that much sugar qualifies it as healthy? Add a bit of sugar to anything and people will dig in (the supermarkets have known this a long time)… OK onto what’s new and the point of this comment, I tried the blondie recipe and sweetened with stevia without any sugar and took that to a party yesterday… people did like it in fact but with nowhere the enthusiasm of your sugar sweetened one, I am still searching that elusive non sugar sweetened baked good crowd pleaser… I am anti sugar it’s true (white poison by my book) but it does nark me when people talk about sugar like it’s harmless and I am going to pull anyone up for calling any recipe that features sugar as the second biggest ingredient “healthy”! OK now rant over!!!

    • Chocolate-Covered Katie says

      Sarah, the following comes directly from my post about deep-dish cookie pie. But it’s relevant for this recipe too:

      “Perhaps calling it “healthy” is a stretch. After all, there’s still sugar, and there are still chocolate chips. But in comparison to your standard cookie pie—with its plethora of butter, eggs, and white flour—the above version is a much healthier alternative, while still tasting just as naughty. Plus, you get lots of fiber and protein from the oats and chickpeas.”

  70. Pam says

    Ok….this was a must try, so I did just that….both kids tried and both kids liked! Not an easy task in my wacky world. My son is a very picky eater and allergic to….well….life, but he loved loved loved this! You are my new picky kid fix. Thank you so much!

  71. Katy sparrow says

    Mmm i just made it with HempBliss and it was fantastic! Added another dimension. Best dish ever, katie! And you are so generous to be taking it to get togethers..I plan to keep this whole batch to myself!

  72. Emma says

    I made this for the Harry Potter premiere this week, as my friends and I stood in line for hours. No one could believe it was healthy, because it tasted so sinful! Love it!

  73. jen says

    I tried this with applesauce, coconut oil and stevia. Running, mushy, nasty. I ended up adding molasses, g-f oats, rice flour, a lot more salt and walnuts. It’s still only mediocre at best. Weird texture. If I were to try this again I’d use nut butter. Seeing as brown sugar isn’t exactly healthy (then again, neither are the chocolate chips), I’d probably try stevia again with molasses. Stay away from applesauce in this. It’s a total flop.

  74. Alexandra (Veggin' Out in the Kitchen) says

    I made your cookie dough batter dip yesterday and I loved it. Like REALLY loved it! 😀 I ate it as a dip, in a sandwich, with a spoon… and I think I dreamed about it last night too 😉 I think I could taste the beans a little bit, but that was probably only because I knew they were there. And I loooove beans so I don’t care if I can taste them a bit! The thickness was PERFECT too! I used 1/4 cup quick oats and 1/4 cup almond milk. I also used peanut butter and then omitted the salt because the pb was salted. Oh and I used six drops of stevia for the sweetener and that was perfect! So yeah, another winner for sure, and I’m already dreaming about making it again! And probably soon since I doubt this batch will last much longer… And my mom liked it too! She even knew it was supposed to be cookie dough! 🙂 She thought it could be a bit sweeter – we have different taste buds when it comes to sweetness. AND it really passed the test because even my dad liked it! (That’s definitely saying something as he can be picky!) Of course, he thought it could use a bit more sugar too, so I’ll have to make another batch for my parents sometime and make it sweeter. And my dad had no idea there were beans in it! 🙂 Thanks, as always, for an incredible recipe!

    <3 <3

  75. Emily says

    Just tried this last week, so delicious! Consistency was a bit different than I expected but that just means I’ll have to try making it again! Thanks for the recipe 🙂

  76. Taylor says

    Is there a single serve version for this? That would be wonderful! Just made the original Chocolate Chip Blondies for my friends yesterday and they were to die for! The chickpeas were my little secret 😉

  77. Dolce says

    I may or may have eaten 1/4 of this dip with an apple for my afternoon snack today 😉 Love this! And I don’t feel sick and guilty after eating multiple spoonfuls of it (unlike real cookie dough!).

  78. Kayla says

    I made the dip for a “potluck” this weekend, and I thought it was amazing! I wasn’t so sure when I opened the can of beans. I thought it would be v-e-r-y BEANY. But it was delicious! I’m going to make it again, for sure!

  79. Ainja says

    Sadly, I also got a big bowl of liquid. Waaaaaah! For some reason when I added the sugar it just became a bowl of bean-flavored goo. So sad! I followed the rest of the recipe but it didn’t become the lovely thick dollop of awesome shown in the main photo. Beans were drained overnight… any ideas on what went wrong, and how I could fix this?

  80. Ainja says

    Yes to oats, no to the extra liquid. I think next time I will try blending the beans, then the oats, then will add small portions of sweetener. Thanks!

  81. Anonymous says

    I know, how weird! I totally drained the beans too. But I am having better success with smaller amounts of sugar. I don’t know why beans + sugar = runny in my neck of the woods. Starting with a thicker mixture and adding sugar gradually is working much better.

  82. Margaret Vasquez says

    i dont really eat beans or chickpeas so i dont really know the difference in them… and ive seen recipes before that call for black beans and i already have those in my house and i was wondering if i could sub those for the recipes that call for garbonzo beans or chickpeas or r they just totally different??

  83. Kristi says

    Mmmm . . . after teaching back-to-back fitness classes tonight, I came home craving this cookie dough dip. Protein and carbs to refuel me! Absolutely delicious. But I’ve learned that I should halve the recipe – it’s too good to have on hand!!!! YUM Katie!

  84. Lauren says

    I made this yesterday! At first it had a garbanzo bean flavor to it…It might be because I used almond butter? I threw in a tablespoon of vegan butter with a ton of cinnamon and used it as a dip for apples! It was so good! I am going to try the original recipe again with peanut butter and see what happens, and hopefully I’ll have better luck!

  85. Amanda says

    I just made this and it turned out delicious, but with one problem- mine is MUCH more liquidy than yours appears to be from the picture- thoughts?

    • Chocolate-Covered Katie says

      I never calculated them/ I gave so many variations/options that there’s no way to calculate. But you can easily do it by adding up all the specific ingredients you used and then dividing by however many servings you eat it in :).

  86. Silver Thistle says

    Just ran out to the shop to get a can of chickpeas, I was so keen to try this out! It’s 9pm here and I should be winding down for the night but I wouldn’t have been able to sleep without giving this a go, heheh.

    Fired it all together in my Magic Bullet and it works like a charm!

    Was a bit worried that my family’s Scottish palate would protest so I didn’t tell them about the chickpea’s, but they all tried it and gave it the thumb’s up so what they don’t know won’t hurt them 😀

    I used peanut butter so that it had a recognisable flavour for them and light brown sugar so it had a similar ‘grit’ to cookie dough but I left out the choc chips and it still came out great! Took about 5 mins in the Magic Bullet. Served it with sliced apples this time and will definitely be making more.

    My husband is a keen cyclist so I’ve sold it to him on the merit of being high protein…and tasty too!
    Thanks soooo much!

  87. Ana says

    I’m LOVING your blog, just an fyi 🙂 . Quick question though. Lately, I have been dealing with a lot of stomach issues and, like you, I’m also naturally small. But now I’ve lost way too much and I’m trying to find a way to get back to a normal weight for me. Due to my issues, I’ve been EXTREMELY limited as to what I can and cannot eat currently my only sources of protein possible are soy products. On that note, could the chickpeas be substituted with tofu?

  88. Aly says

    This is so delicious KT! I just made some in my dorm room (with my snazzy new blender) and now have a jar of it for whenever I need it…and yes, I can be a chatterbox…once I was on a trip with my friend’s family and she and her sister were asleep in the car, so I was talking with her mom for a while, and then there was a slight pause, in which she said, “Talk a lot, don’t you?” It was funny because before that I’d always thought I was more introverted…which is not so after all.

  89. Sheila says

    Oh my goodness…just from this one post I can tell I MUST subscribe to your blog!! Healthy and chocolate…you’re genius!!

  90. Jami says

    Wow, I am seriously shocked. It tasted good, even when I’d forgotten to add sugar (I have a sweet tooth!), after I added 1 tbsp, it tasted exactly like cookie dough.

    WIN!

  91. Jill says

    How do you store this? Should it go in the fridge and how long will it last? I am thinking it will be a great “dessert” in my daughter’s lunch box and would like to make it and use it all week. I am so excited about this recipe!!

  92. Becky says

    I am new to your site and am SO excited to start trying your recipes. I have a question regarding nut butter. In this recipe, which nut butter do you use?

  93. Jennifer says

    This looks and sounds like it’d be really good… but unfortunately, it’s extremely high still in nutritional values. after entering in the ingredients in a nutritional calculator.. the total fat for one bowl of this stuff is 55 grams and carbs are 279 grams (and that’s using light brown sugar in the recipe). I follow Weight Watchers and one bowl about 50-55 points. (I get 29 points for a days worth of food.) Do you have any recipes that are WW friendly? (low fat/carbs)

    • Chocolate-Covered Katie says

      If you browse my recipe section, many of the recipes (especially the newer ones) will have nutritional info listed. And yes, many of them are low-fat. Also, I am planning on posting a sugar-free version of this dip on Tuesday :).

      (And also, the dip is meant to be shared, not eaten as one single serving. Or you could eat it as a spread; it will still have fewer calories than peanut butter.)

    • Danielle says

      Jennifer, I made a few modifications and calculated for weight watchers-I used dark brown sugar and reduced it to 1/2 cup (100 g) and for the nut butter used 3 Tbsp Tahini and 2 Tbsp soymilk-no oats added. That brings the entire recipe to 51 points, but if a serving is a heaping tablespoon, then it’s only 2 points a serving (this way there’s 23 servings in the bowl).

  94. Megan says

    Katie,
    Just a couple questions about certain ingredients. What brand of peanut butter did you use? I made this dip tonight using SoyNut butter, but that gave it a very distinct soy bean flavor. I only ask because, not being a vegan myself, I’m not sure if there are certain brands that work better than others to make this recipe vegan. I’m considering making this for a friend who IS vegan for her birthday. Also, do the oats simply add bulk to the recipe? And finally, I used Stevia in my version of this recipe. I noticed that you mentioned that you had used brown sugar in previous batches. Which sweetener did you prefer for a more authentic cookie dough taste? Any feedback that you can give me is greatly appreciated!

    • Chocolate-Covered Katie says

      Hi Megan,

      Most of the people who tested the recipe did not like the stevia at all. Stevia is definitely an acquired taste, and I wouldn’t recommend it for this recipe unless you’re used to the taste. So I’d recommend the brown sugar. (I am planning on posting a sugar-free version this week.) I’ve never actually tried soybean butter. For this, I usually use plain peanut butter (Whole Foods brand). Yes, the oats are for bulk and chew and because cookie dough has oats. But you can leave them out if you wish.

  95. Ali says

    Wow, Katie – this is amazing!
    Have you tried putting it in ice cream? If I don’t finish the whole bowl first, I plan to attempt freezing it to add to ice cream later to make some vegan cookie dough ice cream! It seems perfectly designed for that…

  96. Leigh says

    Tried this and it was pretty good, but a bit runny and tasted a pretty nutty. Perhaps because I used almond butter and almond milk? Any suggestions on nut butter and/or nondairy milk?

    • Chocolate-Covered Katie says

      To be honest, I’m not the biggest fan of almond butter. I know a lot of people love it, but I much prefer the flavor of pb. (So when I make this, I use pb. I do use almond milk, though.) I think it will taste much different with the pb… I enver detect a nutty flavor. But if it’s still too nutty, you might try subbing oil or even walnut butter for the pb.

  97. Jaime Tyler says

    Question, what type of nut butter do you use when you make this? I was thinking peanut butter would definitely have a strong flavor and maybe almond would be better? Not sure.

  98. Laura (NourishandBloom) says

    This looks crazy good! I can’t wait to try it out! I think my sons will love it too… just the idea of a sweet dip is so new to me … but being protein and fiber filled = genius! Are you working on a cookbook?! I hope they would use your photography too! : ) Thank you!

  99. Jackie says

    I was wondering if you could clarify two things for me.. I feel a bit silly for asking but I want to make sure my dip tastes as yummy as possible. I’m not familiar with your website also, as this is the first recipe I stumbled upon. What is your definition of “nut butter”? Are you referring to peanut butter, nutella, almond butter? Also, nondairy milk such as.. soy, rice, almond…anything specific? Thanks 🙂

    • Chocolate-Covered Katie says

      Not silly at all!! “Nut butter” means any nut butter, really. Some people have used almond, sunflower, etc. Personally I’d recommend either peanut butter or walnut butter.

      As for nondairy milk, again it can be anything. I try to give options in my recipes whenever I can, because I know not everyone will have the same ingredients on hand. I make this with Silk almond milk.

  100. April says

    Hi Katie,
    Just wanted to mention that I made this yesterday after finding it on Pinterest. BTW, thanks for following me. I am on a diet, so I tried to cut back on the PB. Wrong move. I couldn’t stand it–the chickpeas were too overpowering. Finally, I swirled in the PB, and VOILA! it was fabulous–just like everyone said. Thanks for this recipe. I shall give it to my dear husband and check back with his $.02 at a later time. He can ALWAYS tell when I’m trying to pull a healthy fast one on him.

  101. Brittany R says

    This sounds FANTASTIC! I have a couple questions for you…what type of nut butter did you use? And when you say non-dairy milk….do you mean soy, almond, coconut or something along those lines? And LAST question….do you post the nutrition facts for your recipes?? Thanks!!!

    • Chocolate-Covered Katie says

      I usually use pb, but you can use anything. I know a lot of commenters have tried almond butter. And I tried walnut butter once. Nondairy milk, again, can be whatever you wish. I use almondmilk.
      Also, if you read through my recipes, most of them will have a link to the nutritional facts. (This one doesn’t, but most do.)

  102. Tracy says

    First of all, I came across your website via Pinterest. Someone had “pinned” this recipe and and I saw the words “healthy” and “chocolate chip cookie dough”. That sparked my curiosity because I wonder how it could be possible. I clicked the link for your website and that’s when I saw the question, “want to eat a BIG bowl of cookie dough?” Why yes I would! The fact that your non-vegan friends loved it made me want to try it. I am not a vegan nor could I ever be. Sometimes (please don’t take this the wrong way) I feel like vegans have these crazy concoctions and they say that they are soooo tasty, but when I see the ingredients, I want to gag.

    Anyway, I decided that I wanted to try it because I was SO curious.

    Well I just finished making it and…

    It was far better than I could have imagined! Wow. I definitely could not taste the chickpeas! This is going to be a fun one to make and surprise my friends and family. Actually, I can’t wait to have my husband come home from work because I am 100% confident that he will love it.

    Thank you for this delicious and healthy recipe! I plan on trying out some of the other recipes that you have on here as well 🙂

  103. Heather says

    I made these last night. They were pretty good, just need semi-sweet chips next time. I also tried to bake some by adding one egg. It was okay, but do you have any ideas that will help it tast better baked?
    Gonna make some for the holidays 🙂
    Thanks

  104. Mary says

    Love this idea! But…I tried it out using peanut butter (it was all I had) and it tasted a lot like, well peanut butter. Should I use something else to give it more of the cookie dough flavor? It was still yummy, just not what I was hoping for.

    • Chocolate-Covered Katie says

      Hmmm… how much sugar (and what type) did you use? And also, maybe it depends on the brand of pb? Mine never tastes anything like pb! But I’ve also made it with walnut butter, which is good. Maybe, if you don’t have walnut butter, regular walnuts would even work? (Blend them first to make a butter?)

  105. Kim of Mo'Betta says

    I tried this after seeing it on Pinterest (new blog follower now as well!) and I LOVE it!! I do not like beans. at all. However, I love hummus so I thought I’d give this a try and I’m so glad I did! I can’t wait to try different variations. It was good as soon as I made it, but it was fabulous the next day!

    I was wondering – do you ever ‘peel’ your chickpeas?

    • Melissa says

      I’ve successfully substituted cannellini beans in her other bean baked goods. I like garbanzos but the texture of the cannellinis just wins me over, so silky! I’m guessing those would work well here, too!

      Katie, I LOVE all your bean things. I eat them at least a few times a week. The SO goes nuts over them, too. And I only ever use stevia. 🙂

  106. Cherish says

    Wow, I’m totally making this all for myself this week!! I’m wondering though….I don’t like stevia, can I use ideal instead?

  107. Michelle E says

    Saw this on Pinterest and tried it the next day. And then the next and the one after that. 🙂 I used a combination of cashew butter and almond butter, with almond milk. Used about 3 or 4 Tbsp of sugar in the raw. My cookie / cookie dough OBSESSED 10 yr old practically inhaled it. Her eyes grew wide with her first bite, she gasped, “It’s cookie dough!!” and grabbed the bowl and a spoon! Such an awesome recipe and not a trace of chickpea flavor, which still amazes me. I will definitely be trying lots more of your recipes!

  108. leigh says

    This is a genius idea! I made it and it was a bit runnier than in the picture (perhaps oats instead of flax and too much non dairy milk as you’ve mentioned) and it was also a very nutty flavor (almond milk plus almond butter maybe?). Any suggestions? It was almost there…but tips are appreciated!

    • Chocolate-Covered Katie says

      Personally, I like peanut butter better for this. Also, did you drain your beans? I still don’t understand how some people are telling me it’s too liquidy… mine is always so dry! Sometimes I even add over 1/4 cup of almond milk to make it the right consistency! But if yours is too liquidy, definitely cut out the almond milk. (Also, I now make this with oats instead of flax. It seems more realistic; cookie dough doesn’t have flax, right? ;))

  109. Amanda says

    I’m new to your site, but I made this and it was delicious! I used apples to dip and the juicyness of the apples worked really well. One question though – I made a bit much – is it possible to turn this into the blondie batter and actually cook some of it?

    • HealthFoodJunky says

      I’ve found that “cooking” the canned garbanzo beans in water via stove or microwave also helps them soften and makes it sooo much easier to blend. I’ve never tried peeling them though. Sounds like a good idea.

  110. Megan says

    So I tried this tonight and it just didn’t turn out well at all. I followed the recipe exactly – I did 3 rounded tablespoons of peanut butter, 3T of milk (not a vegan so I used 1% cow’s milk), 3T of oats, and 1/2c brown sugar (I have a bad sweet tooth). It tasted like weird hummus to me. So then I started to experiment by adding more vanilla, some ground flax seed (cause it was runny) and some cinnamon and more sugar…still no dice. Then I added flour and that just made it even weirder. I guess I’m a total fail at this one. I put it in the fridge anyway and will see if my kids want to eat it, at least it would be an easy way to get some beans into them.

    • Chocolate-Covered Katie says

      Did you drain and rinse the beans really well? People go crazy for this dip when it’s made the right way, and no one (even non-healthy eaters) has ever told me he/she thought it tasted like weird hummus :(. Hopefully we can figure it out so you can make something you like!! 🙂

    • Wendy says

      Yep, mine tasted like weird hummus, too. Beans were drained and rinsed, I used the oats, everything. Also, the texture was just…off. Chewing on the uncooked oat bits felt wrong, but not in an awesome naughty way. Perhaps soaking them in the milk before processing would help with this, but I’m not sure I’m going to be trying again. Oh well, you can’t win them all, right?

        • Erin says

          I too was so excited for days until I got all the ingredients, but so disappointed when it tasted like weird hummus. I rinsed beans well, 3 T peanut butter, almond/coconut milk, all the small ingredients, and thought I’d try 1/4 c brown sugar to be a treat tonight. Went back and added oats and it was still ewwww.

          DOH! just realized I used a can and a half of beans. (says 1 1/2 CUPS, andnow I see the 1 can). WHOOPS! I will try again, I can’t give up on this yet! Hopefully I didn’t scare everyone in my house off from my mess up!

  111. Megan says

    Made this for my boyfriend! He loved it and had no idea that it was made out of chickpeas! That is, until I told him.. then he threw a hissy fit! I love it though 🙂

    • Chocolate-Covered Katie says

      LOL! That is my favorite thing to do! Once they already admit to loving something, they can’t retract their statement. I made my bf a tofu chocolate pie once and he was so mad when he found out he’d admitted he liked tofu!

  112. Liz says

    Hi there!
    I found this recipe after seeing it all over on Pinterest. I was nervous at first, but after reading all the positive feedback it got from other comments, I went ahead and made it.
    And made it again.
    And again.
    And again.

    I have now made this dip FOUR times! The first time was for a neighborhood party, but the next two times I am embarrassed to say were mine, all mine! I can’t get enough. (Oh, and the fourth time was last night for another party, after it received such raves at the first. It was all people could talk about!)

  113. Liz says

    I’m SO glad I tried this!!! It really is fantastic, so if you’re on the fence (and I was – I did not like my attempt at black bean brownies and I thought my version of white bean cookies were only okay) here are my suggestions: definitely use at least 3 TBS of PEANUT butter but I think 4 would be even better, add at least 4 TBS of sweetener (I went with 2 of brown sugar and 2 of real maple syrup), and add the ingredients in stages. I started with the chickpeas (which I rinsed very well and mostly shelled), then I added the sweeteners and PB, then I added the salt and vanilla. I was happy with the consistency, but went ahead and added 2 TBS of quick oats and then drizzled in the almond milk. Just keep an eye on the consistency as you go and taste test (YUM) so you can adjust for how you want it to be. Also, mini chips help distribute the chocolate throughout. It definitely has an overall nutty flavor and the more and more you eat it, the more you want! I tried mine on graham crackers and banana and can’t wait to try it with apples. I plan to make another batch this weekend with cocoa powder and maybe add peanuts or peanut butter chips. THANKS KATIE!!!

  114. Karyn says

    HOLY COOKIE DOUGH BATMAN! If I hadn’t made it myself, I would not believe it isn’t cookie dough (the fattening kind). One question: did you use peanut butter or somthing else. It has the delicious taste of peanut butter but I think I would like to try it without the peanut flavor. Also, did you use non-dairy creamer or somthing else. (I used fat-free french vanilla creamer.)

    • Chocolate-Covered Katie says

      I do use pb, but I love pb… you could use walnut butter or you might try coconut butter. Or, as I told another commenter, I’d be really interested to know how it’d taste with canola oil subbed for the nut butter. If you try it, I’d love to know what you think!

    • Chocolate-Covered Katie says

      Hmmm… Is coconut butter ok? (Is it ok for people with nut allergies, since it’s really a fruit?) Otherwise, I also know a few readers have tried sunflower butter, but I can’t personally vouch for the taste. And I *think* you could sub vegetable oil, although I haven’t tried this yet either. If you do try it, I’d love to hear what you think!

  115. Susan says

    I just made this for the second time, but the first time using my new Magic Bullet, and it is SOOOO AMAZING!!!! I just keep eating it with a spoon! I love the addition of the oats, too!

  116. Jenn @ Lotus and Pie says

    Katie, My sister and I made this dip on Saturday and we loved it! Next time we make it, we wont put additional salt in (as the chick peas were salty enough), probably add some more nut butter and perhaps blend the oats to make oat flour before putting into the mix. It was sensational and we can not WAIT to make it again. You are a genius! THANK YOU!

  117. Christina says

    Hey Katie! My first visit to your blog 🙂 I can’t wait to make this… in December when I’m done with my low-carb plan. LOL Not sure this would fit in yet. But oh my goodness I want to stick my face in that bowl. It doesn’t taste “beany?”

    • Chocolate-Covered Katie says

      Hi Christina!!

      LOL no, people don’t think it tastes beany… read all the other comments 🙂 :). Every now and then someone who makes it (and therefore knows the beans are in there) says it has a very very slight taste… but no one to whom they serve it can tell at all!

  118. Beth says

    Holy cow! I was skeptical, but craving some cookie dough, so I made this. It was absolutely amazing, and even my meat and potatoes husband loved it! Thanks for the inventive recipe 🙂

  119. Karla says

    Hi! I discovered your website a while ago and have been salivating at all the recipes! I found your recipe for Fudge Babies through Elana’s Pantry and LOVE them – I’ve made and devoured them a few times already. I finally tried this recipe tonight using dried chickpeas which I soaked/cooked. I used PB, a splash of unsweetened almond milk, 1/4c rapadura sugar, 3T of the oats, and 1/4 mini semi-sweet chocolate (though I prefer dark). I’m just eatin’ it by the spoonful – so good! I can definitely see myself playing around with the ingredients, but it’s great as-is.

  120. Jill says

    I just mixed this up for a Bible study I’m going to tonight and, I have to say, it tastes SO GOOD! I was very skeptical at first. I thought, “turn chickpeas into cookie dough…that’s not possible.” Oh but it’s so possible! I can’t wait to see everyone’s reactions when I tell them what it’s made from. Thanks for sharing this recipe!

  121. twobusymama says

    Katie! Hi, attempting this recipe now, I’m at the store but I can’t.figure out what nut butter is or where it would be?! All I see is peanut butter almond butter or regular butter! Help?! I’m new to healthy foods 😉

  122. twobusymama says

    Gotcha!! My store didn’t have any walnut, just almond and peanut. I grabbed the almond – but per your suggestion may use the PB I have here at home. Does it give it a peanut butter flavor, though?? Thank you so much!! 🙂

  123. Jenni says

    This was amazing- thank you! I can indulge my sweets craving without feeling guilty 🙂 Looking forward to trying the snicker doodle and brownie batter versions as well as other yummy recipes from your site!

  124. Katie says

    It’s me again! The other chocoholic Katie, lol. My mom and I tried this dip and we were pleasantly surprised and how yummy it was. We used graham crackers and those fig newton crispy cookie things as dippers and I was tempted to eat it straight out of the bowl too, lol. Great job, Katie! We hope to try more of your recipes soon. 🙂

  125. Erica Giles says

    Oh my gosh, I found this through a picture on Pinterest. My jaw dropped when I read chickpeas. Makes me wonder how it will taste ;-p
    I’m doing a cookie themed party for my son’s birthday and I plan on using this recipe. Thanks!

  126. vicki says

    Katie.. I loved this recipe w/one just one issue… it was more peanut buttery than I was prepared for. Maybe the recipe should be called Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip dip? I should have heeded your note that you can get away w/3 T of PB. I ended up throwing in a banana to try to sublte the pb flavor. There’s no denying it’s a Peanut Butter dip. Is there any way I can make this taste less peanut buttery or do I just need to make a new recipe using less peanut butter next time?

    I do love the recipe and I’m planning to make several of your desserts for company coming soon. My husband insisted I make the deep dish chocolate chip pie for the company and reveal the ingredients after they’ve even it all.

    • Chocolate-Covered Katie says

      Hmmm… maybe it has to do with the brand of peanut butter? I actually don’t taste pb in mine at all! And no one else has mentioned it when I serve it to them; they just say it tastes exactly like cookie dough!
      But you can also try using another nut butter. Walnut butter would be good, without a strong flavor. Or you can even try subbing canola oil.

  127. vicki says

    I used the full 1/4 cup of nut butter. I used Justin’s Organic Honey Peanut Butter. I had Honey Almond and Maple Almond on hand also but I thought the Honey PB would be the least over powering.
    I decided to try baking it. Having added the banana, it turned out wickedly good. Banana, PB, Chocolate chip…blondie? It is soooooooo good– so no tears hear!! You should try it. I highly recommend your own recipe using the 1/4 cup PB/w a banana added baked at 350 for 30 minutes. Yummy. (I ate three bars!!)

    I will try this recipe again w/less nut butter next time. I want to perfect it for company.

  128. Kat says

    Hi I am a little confused. I have a can of beans, 1.5 cups, but it is 425 grams. Where do you get a can 250g can of beans that has 1.5 cups? Thanks!

  129. Jessica B. says

    Ridiculous!!! I rarely take time to comment on posts, but this is FABULOUS. I found it on Pinterest. I am taking it to a church potluck tonight and can’t wait to tell people what’s in it after they devour it. Great job and many, many thanks for creating healthy, vegan DESSERT recipes! 🙂

  130. Joni says

    I just tried to make this and it was the consistency of a runny peanut butter (natural style that you have to stir up). I used 1/4C of almond butter for the nut butter and everything else I did exactly as you said. Any suggestions? And I did just use 1 can of chickpeas… The flavor is good, so I think it’s the lack of dough consistency that isn’t cutting it. Love all your recipes I have tried so far!

        • Selina@CreativeJuicesDecor says

          I had the same problem too! Tastes fine but totally looks like runny peanut butter (but used almond butter) I am wondering if it was because I used the vitamix blender, not the food processor?? I did everything else like Katie….(coconut palm sugar was used as sweetener) I wish I could make it look more like CCC dough……

  131. Amilia Nimblett says

    Wow! I don’t think I would believe that this tastes so good if not for all the comments! I definitely need to make this for my family sometime soon!

    For the milk, is there a type of milk that is specifically “non-dairy” or would almond milk work?

  132. Julia says

    Lovely recipe and a brilliant idea.
    I do however have one question….Why the baking soda in a recipe that is not cooked?
    Sorry just curious.

  133. Wendy says

    Katie! I LOVE your blog! I made this dip today (the sugar free version with dates) and it is absolutely amazing..I stumbled upon your blog from foodgawker and it has by far been my favorite 🙂 Can’t wait to try more of your recipes!

  134. Paris Cole says

    ok…so I just made the dip and put it on a brown rice cake…SOOO YUMMY…and considering I eat very clean..I’m so glad you create healthy desserts that I can incorporate into my lifestyle!!!!…geesh this deep is so yummy lol….I think I already said that lol

  135. vicki says

    The third time is a …charm? My last attempt was the sugar free version. I overblended it, and my additions make it taste like a very fudgey icing. So… don’t know if you already have one of those, but that really rocked as an icing: it was super chocolately and super thick. This time I used a magic bullet instead of my blendtec. I did the chick-peas separately from all the other ingrendients, then blended them together–I should have stirred. I got a very close consistency to your pic and the taste is on point. I did use 2 T Coconut Oil this time instead of a nut butter. Thanks for your tips to help me get this recipe right! I’m not a recipe guru myself, so thanks for the guidance. You, on the other hand are a genious! Hope you are loving your new place 🙂

  136. Jill says

    I’m wondering if you could use pinto beans. Do you just use white beans and Garbonzo in your dishes for the color or is it also a matter of taste?

  137. Emily says

    What kind of milk would you consider non-dairy? We drink almond milk in my house and I’m wondering if this would work?

  138. Sonya says

    I love this recipe and I love your blog!
    I made this for my 2 1/2 and 6year old boys. They ate this up along with my husband who loves cookie dough. I confess I had some for lunch yesterday 🙂 LOVE, LOVE, LOVE

    I’ve lost 78lbs and I’m trying to take the last few off. I’m always looking for new healthy and tasty recipes. Let me know when you come out with a book! I will be buying one! Also if you haven’t already I would look into finding a publisher/agent.

    Keep the awesome recipes coming!

  139. Alice says

    I just made this recipe!
    I live in France and we don’t have nut butter (at least I haven’t seen it, and occasionally there is very expensive imported peanut butter) so I used pâte d’amande instead… it worked, but: I think it’s more similar to marzipan so not really nut butter!
    What kinds of oil would you use?
    I don’t have an oven to bake things in, only a microwave and a hob but I can’t wait to try more of your recipes!

  140. Crystal says

    OMG! I miss eating cookie dough. I just bought some gluten free oatmeal so all I am missing is the chocolate chips. I can’t wait to try, sounds yummy…

  141. Nerice says

    For the last 2 months or so, I’ve been eating 1 sweet treat a week. It’s been difficult, but good. Last night I made this for my husband’ birthday. Wow! He and my male flat-mate devoured it (I may have had a bit/LOTS). It was so so so delicious. Even after I told them it was made for chickpeas, they kept eating – I think they’ve just gotten used to my hippy ways 🙂

    Thanks so much for this recipe. You are amazing!

  142. Anna @ Food Fitness Frolicking says

    Katie, I just made this today and I am IN LOVE WITH IT. I actually ended up using honey to sweeten it and dark chocolate chips. I put it in the refrigerator for a while before digging in because I like cookie dough cold, but ohmygosh it’s SO SO SO good. It’s halfway gone. Already. Is that normal? hehe

  143. Andrea says

    I’m going to go ahead and be the 336 comment on this post 🙂 I made this recipe tonight and rolled the dough into balls, froze, and coated with a chocolate chip/coconut oil mixture. YES. Thank you for the recipe I will definately be saving this and making again and again!

    Going to test this out on my boyfriend by the way, I am NOT going to tell him there are chickpeas in it! At least till after! 😉

  144. LooHoo says

    I really *REALLY* wanted to like this. So much that I did everything “unhealthy” as to make sure it was awesome (I even peeled the chicpeas!). For the nut butter I used Nutella (that’s what I mean by unhealthy), and I used the 2/3 c brown sugar for sweetener. There is no denying the bean flavor. Creative and a great idea though. I don’t think that the recipe is BAD, it is a great alternative snack for those that wish to eat really healthy or have diet restrictions…but didn’t taste like cookie dough to me. I also must include that I really dislike beans. I read all the reviews and so many had said they couldn’t tell the beans were in it, so I was excited to have a way to trick myself into eating them ;). Maybe I just have realllllllllly sensitive taste buds for beany things? Maybe different brands/types of chickpeas have a less distinct flavor? I don’t have much experience with them. Any suggestions and/or substitutes? I know that kind of defeats the purpose, but I really would like to be more healthy!

    • Chocolate-Covered Katie says

      I think that if you already know there are beans in there AND you know you don’t like beans, you might be subconsciously biased against the recipe before even trying it, so there might be no hope. But I have a ton of healthy dessert recipes that don’t have beans at all, so I’d probably recommend trying something with ingredients you like 🙂

  145. Tara says

    Just found this recipe on Pinterest (and promptly repinned it). I’m pregnant, and snatching tastes of real cookie dough is out of the question…so thanks for satisfying my craving! This stuff is amazing and I can’t wait to talk about it on my blog! You’ll get full credit, that’s for sure.

  146. Jo Clute says

    EXCELLENT. My kids loved it and I think this recipe might be the one that FINALLY convinces my husband to let me get a Vitamix blender! I’m officially hooked on the site!

  147. vicki says

    The fourth time was the charm! It always tasted good to mt, but the consistency wasn’t quite right or I had too much of pb flavor or too much of a coconut flavor. This time I mashed the chic peas by hand w/a pastry knife. I used JUSTIN’S MAPLE ALMOND BUTTER for the fat. I mixed that and everything else but the chips in the magic bullet. I stirred that into the chic peas and then stirred in the choc chips. It was perfection and my company loved it! 🙂

  148. Sylvia (My Attempt at Balanced Living) says

    Thank you so much Katie! I did only need 3 T of sugar (and I’m actually a recovering sugar addict!). I used 2 T of sucanat and 1T of Truvia and this is so delicious 😀 I’m so happy to have a dessert that’s low in sugar now

  149. Becky says

    Today, I had two exams. (Junior year college student). I studied for both, but one more than the other, and neither went as well as I had hoped. It was rainy and cold, and I tripped walking to one class and ripped a hole in the knees of one of my favorite pairs of jeans. I was unable to complete homework for one of my classes because of studying for the other two.

    Then I came home, decided to treat myself to a bowl of cookie dough dip (which I have been waiting to make since this summer, or something like that) and some Dancing with the Stars re-runs.

    Suddenly, all is well. 🙂

  150. Julie says

    This is pure genius and so delicious! It was a great way to get ride of my leftover Halloween candy too! I chopped up Reese’s, Kit Kats, and Hershey’s Bars and added them in. It was nice to enjoy my candy in a less-guilt way. But how do you get it so think (like in your pictures)? I’ve been using oil instead of nut butter- is that why it’s thinner?

      • Julie says

        Definitely draining the beans but I haven’t used as many oats because I didn’t have the milk to offset them. Maybe that’s the key, I should use the full amount. Thanks! Either way, it’s addictive and my friends and I cannot stop eating it! The first batch lasted 3 days, the second didn’t even make it 24 hours! It’s as good if not better than real cookie dough!

  151. Sarah says

    Love, love, LOVE this recipe. Made it for the second time tonight and only used 2 T brown sugar, 2 T almond butter, 2 T applesauce and 3 T flax meal. It was perfect.
    I just discovered your blog and am looking forward to making pretty much each and every recipe.
    Have you ever used infant rice cereal? I am just starting to experiment with it, but I make something similar to your pumpkin and banana bread in a bowl with it. I love the flavor and consistency!

    • Chocolate-Covered Katie says

      Haha my mom will be so happy to know that someone besides her eats baby rice cereal! Growing up, I always made fun of her (in a joking manner, of course), because she liked to buy that Gerber baby cereal for herself. Even now, when I go home to my parents’ house, I find that cereal in the cabinet. So you’re saying maybe I should steal some next time and try it for myself? 😉

  152. meagan says

    why am i the only one who thought this was GROSS!!!!? Made it for a football party and everyone hated it! I followed the recipe to a T (except i omited the oatmeal and milk per your alternative suggestion)

    Yuck!

    • Chocolate-Covered Katie says

      Sorry, but there’s NO way you could’ve made the recipe to a tee if EVERYone hated it. Maybe you accidentally changed an ingredient amount and didn’t even realize? I have made this dip many, many times and it’s always a huge hit (yes, with people who are used to normal, non-healthy food), so there’s no way everyone you know has such different taste buds from the rest of the world. If you make it correctly, sure, one or two people might not like it. But not everyone.

      • meagan says

        I’m sorry I’m not trying to be rude, i just can’t figure it out! I have gone over and over the ingredients and am positive that I followed it perfectly. I used peanut butter for the nut butter and 2/3 cup brown sugar for the sweetner. And like i said, i omited the oats and milk as per your alternative instructions.. maybe that would’ve made it better?? I don’t know!

        And okay not everyone said it was gross but the majority of the people used that term and the others said, “it’s not terrible…”!!

        The only chickpeas i could find at kroger was the kroger brand, so maybe they have a stronger flavor?? I don’t know! I’ve never used chickpeas before so I couldn’t tell ya!

        • Chocolate-Covered Katie says

          Oh gosh, I wasn’t trying to be mean either!! I hope it didn’t come across that way! It’s just frustrating to not know what could’ve gone wrong when someone makes something, because I wasn’t there… when I post a recipe, my biggest hope is that everyone loves it. I always feel so badly when someone leave a comment saying one of my recipes was a bust. 🙁 I don’t ever want that to happen at all!
          I’ve definitely used the kroger chickpeas before, but you have to make sure to drain them very well. And yeah, the oats definitely make it taste more like cookie dough. Also, blend very very well because you don’t want chunks of chickpeas. But lol you probably don’t want to ever make this recipe again… I just thought I’d offer some ideas, just in case!
          Anyway, sorry again if my above comment came across as being mean. I really wasn’t trying to be! I’m so sorry the recipe didn’t work for you!

          • meagan says

            no that’s okay! I totally understand! Thanks for the other ideas! Would garbonzo beans work instead maybe?? I know i like the taste of hummus and i saw someone commented that they used that for a similar recipe.

          • Jo Clute says

            You know, at first I was put off by the “bean-y” smell that the canned beans have. But after it’s gotten cold in the fridge I no longer noticed it. I use dried chickpeas that have been soaked now, no bean smell. Maybe that would help?

  153. Liz says

    OMG this tastes exactly like cookie dough! I went with your suggestion to use oil in place of pb because I wanted it to taste like Toll House. And it SO does! I think my boyfriend almost likes it more than me! He keeps grabbing the bowl. And says he doesn’t even like beans!

  154. Samantha says

    Oh.my.Gosh. I have wanting to try this recipe ever since I found it on Pinterest. I am trying to find a hiding place for it so there will be some left for my school aged child and husband. Honestly, I wasn’t sold until I tasted it..I LOVE hummus, but chickpeas and chocolate chips?? I’m a believer!!!! Delicious. Thanks!!!

  155. Lisa says

    I call this Cookie Daux (like faux) and it’s amazing in frozen dollops. Even better would be to dip them in chocolate and re-freeze!

  156. Mike O says

    You are a Genius!!!! I added a couple spoons of wheat germ for a little added cookie dough texture. Its crazy because when you think of garbanzo beans you think of savory but this is quite the opposite.

  157. LifesGood says

    This is great! And FYI for everyone like me..look at the measurments on the chickpea can or you’ll be wondering why your dip is so ‘beany’. Even though the large one LOOKS like a cup and 1/2…it’s way more. :p

  158. Kate says

    Woman. I thought this was going to be a total fail and it was AWESOME! I could not believe it and have been telling people about it ALL DAY. Thanks for thinking healthy and awesome.

  159. Sarah says

    I really do think you should try the infant cereal – it’s a great texture and good canvas for flavor. i like earths best organic, and i use the whole grain one with spelt in it. i add cinnamon, vanilla, a little salt and use almond milk as the liquid. i am going to experiment with adding mashed banana and pumpkin too. it really thickens things up too, so i want to further experiment with that!

  160. Marian @ marianwrites says

    tried this last night — it has been on my “to-make” list since you posted it — and OMG, it is amazing. I had it for breakfast this morning. I can’t get over how delicious it is! I added extra soymilk for a creamier consistency, and extra cinnamon, and only a teaspoon of sugar (it was just sweet enough!) I have plans to make at least two more batches of it to use up all of the chickpeas in my pantry 🙂 thanks katie!!

  161. Priya says

    Hi Katie,

    Just made this recipe while visiting my parents. My mom (who is a health NUT) walked in to see me eating a big bowl of “cookie dough” and about had a coronary. After informing her of what it really was, she tried a bite. She has now comandeered the bowl and taken it to a friends house to enjoy without me. Hahah 🙂 If you knew my mom, this would be the BIGGEST compliment! Thanks for the recipe and keep up the good work!!

    Priya

  162. Laura Bray says

    I found that cashew butter is great to use in this because it naturally tastes very similar to cookie dough, as opposed to peanut butter! Wasn’t a fan of healthy desserts, but your recipes completely changed my mind! 🙂

  163. bitingback says

    Ok, you’ve got me. I’m not a healthy eater by most folks definition, but this looks amazing. I’ve put the ingredients on my shopping list and I /will/ be making this before the weekend is over.

    But, then again, I do like black-eyed pea ‘sausage’, and we make a mean pinto bean pie (folks swear we’re lying about the pinto’s) here at the house, so I’m willing to see if someone’s finally made a recipe that will make me like chickpeas.

    • Chocolate-Covered Katie says

      It’s true that you can’t taste the chickpeas in there (especially if someone else makes it for you and you don’t know they’re in there)… but if you don’t like chickpeas to begin with, I don’t know… lol I can’t guarantee you’ll like it. But I hope you do!! 🙂

      • sam c says

        My fiance HATES chickpeas and even knew they were in it, but he promised he would try it.. and guess who ate the whole bowl while I ran across the street to drop off rent??? 🙂 great job!!! I am now a follower and will be using more of your recipes to incorporate some health to my fiance who is a junk food junky 🙂 thank you!!!!

  164. Yvonne says

    Made this yesterday for the first time and it was AMAZING!! I can’t wait to try the rest of your recipes. My husband & I ate the whole thing in about an hour. Probably defeats the purpose of healthy cooking when you eat all of it in one sitting, but it was great!! I’m trying the healthy chocolate chip cookies and brownie batter dip today! Thank you for creating & sharing all your wonderful recipes!

  165. SStO says

    This recipe is sooooo good. I can’t believe how yummy it really is. I left out the vanilla simply because I was out but still, it’s awesome. My 7 year old loved it and he doesn’t like chick peas! We dipped chocolate Graham crackers in ours.

  166. Erica says

    I was SO excited to try this in my Family and Consumer Science class!!! I made it tonight at home (following your recipe exactly) and all I can say is Hmmmm….
    It definitely does NOT look like the same “batter” that you made in the photo.
    I added the 2/3 cup of brown sugar, 3 tablespoons of oil (we can’t use nut butter in a nut free school setting) and all of the other ingredients that you called for. Mine looks more like brown goop than cookie dough.
    What did I do wrong???

    • Chocolate-Covered Katie says

      Because I wasn’t there when you made it, it’s VERY hard for me to know what could’ve gone wrong. But if you got goop instead of what mine looks like, you definitely did something wrong… are you sure you measured correctly? And did you use the oats? Drain the beans?

  167. Kordi says

    Hey Katie…So Idk what we did wrong…but we tried your recipe, and it didn’t really work….I’m sorry….we tried nutella for the nut butter…maybe that was it…

    • Kordi says

      I’m kind of frustrated that you had nothing to say on my comment to be helpful. Do you only reply to people who love your recipe?

      • Chocolate-Covered Katie says

        Kordi,
        I get hundreds of emails/comments/facebook messages every day, and it’s just me. I do my best, but I can’t answer every single comment as just one person. Please read through the other comments; you’ll see that yes I do try my best to reply to comments of people who need help with the recipe. So please don’t leave accusatory statements without checking first. 🙁
        As for what you could’ve done wrong, I really can’t tell you. I wasn’t there when you made the recipe, and you didn’t even say what exactly “didn’t work” about the recipe. I’m not sure what you’d want me to say.

        • vicki says

          HOLY RUDENESS BATMAN! Let’s temper our temper before posting and maybe clarifying a bit more instead of expecting someone to read our mind and maybe even attaching a kindly written “could you get back to me w/some ideas please”. I’m being all momma bear right now and you aren’t even my kid… but I’d take you! Blame my age. Anyway. I made this no less than 4 times before I found the perfect combination FOR ME. I made it with w/peanut butter, it was too peanut-buttery for me. I made it with coconut oil—fail. The texture was all wrong. I made it with coconut butter—fail, but it makes a nice icing. I made it by hand. I made it with a magic bullet. I made it in a high speed blender. I finally found what “worked” for me was to use the high speed blender, which doesn’t require much liquid. 3 tablespoons of brown sugar is more than enough. I use 3 tablespoons of Justin’s Organic Maple Almond Butter and only a tablespoon or two of almond milk. I lick the spatula clean and as much as I try to make it two servings, I’m lucky if I make it 1 and 1/2. Sadly, tonight, it was only one. And, my very favoriate dippage is apple slices… but now I just chunk those up, stir them in and shovel. Let’s all be nice to Katie as she fills our bellies w/yummy-ness and understand that anytime you create a ‘taste alike’ recipe, it may need to be adjusted to what tastes most alike for each individual and all of the commenters have great ideas if you are stumped you can usually find a good idea there. 🙂

          • vicki says

            Maybe DRAIN AND RINSE CHICK PEAS WELL should be in caps or something because that is the ONLY way this recipe could possibly be awful. Even my fails were entirely consumed. I’ll try not to get all momma-bear again. 🙂

    • Chocolate-Covered Katie says

      It depends on whether there will be other food at the party. I often just make this one recipe, and there are more than 15 people… but there are other desserts too. If it’s going to be the ONLY dessert, yeah you will probably want to double the recipe :).

  168. Ashley says

    I just made this literally 10 minutes ago, and OH MY GOD ITS AMAZING!! I was a little nervous at first since I absolutely hate the taste of chickpeas, but I decided to try it anyway. I can’t even taste them! I don’t have a food processor, and my blender didn’t like the chickpeas either, so I put the mixture in the bowl and used a potato masher. This was my test run for Christmas and I’m definitely bringing it!

  169. Kelsey Brott says

    I must admit, my family was skeptical when I told them I was making cookie dough with chickpeas, but after making it, we are convinced! It really is tasty!

  170. Laura C. says

    Ok……I have to say…I was VERY skeptical and I really NEVER comment on recipe blogs that I read off of, but I have to say this was the best thing I have ever made that surprised me beyond belief! I am so taken back that it turned out so very good! I will admit I have tried several of your recipes…..one of them was the cookie dough pancakes which I substituted white chocolate shavings for the choco chips and it turned out to taste like vanilla cake and the kids loved it….then I was excited and tried the ranch dip (which I love ranch dip in general) and really just didn’t like the tofu taste it had. My daughter loved the dip, but no one else…..so it was 1:1 at that point…..this recipe makes you 2:1 now. I am hooked! Thanks for your posts!

  171. Elyce says

    LOVED this dip:) I’m not vegan, but I am always looking for a way to be more healthy. And your website looks like I have a lot of thing to “healthy” up. Just curious…what’s the serving size and nutritional info on this dish? Trying to count calories:) Thanks!

  172. Andi says

    Katie-

    Thank you so much for this recipe. I have kept it up my sleeve for a while now. Well, I pulled it out tonight as we have a bunch of family over for Thanksgiving. Everyone one loved it, even my picky kids. After they all admitted to enjoying it and some got seconds I told them about the chick peas. My daughter stopped eating mid bite to find out what a chick pea was. I told her she already publicly committed to liking it so she couldn’t take it back. Everyone got thirds. Thanks so much!

  173. Holly - InspirationBeauty says

    Hi Katie, I’ve been meaning to try this for a while, but being on a diet, I was hesitant to try it with the oil and sugar.
    I actually tried this today, and quartered the recipe, subbing the sugar for sweetener and the nut butter for apple sauce and it turned out so well! I could eat the entire serving I made with no guilt 🙂
    Thank you!

  174. Angela Smith says

    I found your site thru pinterest, you have such an awesome site.
    Just made this for a family get together, cant wait for all of them to try it. I didn’t have any nut butter, so I used regular peanut butter. I will definitely pick up some nut butter to try next time.

  175. Scarlett Hathaway says

    So I just saw this and knowing my addiction to cookie dough, there was only a 2 min. window between me and this recipe. I printed it off and dashed down to the pantry to see if by a slim chance, I had a can of chickpeas. Thank goodness my grandmother is the ultimate stock shopper, and I did not have to drive to the store at 8 o’clock at night, just for a can of chickpeas. Phew! I have to say that it is AWESOME. My mom came into the kitchen and looked at me weird when I was making it, “chickpeas and peanut butter?” and a look of disgust came from her face, but I made her try it and even though she prefers her cookies baked, she liked it! I will have to try it with something other than peanut butter next time, but it was defiantly the highlight of my saturday night spread onto a graham cracker!! 🙂

  176. vicki says

    I am so addicted to this recipe. I make it at least once a week. I’ve been making it so long I’ve been able to “dial down” the sugar. I love it best with Justion’s Organic Maple Almond Butter. If you’ve never had Justin’s nut butters you are so missing out. The maple almond is to die for. I butter the back of a chocolate chip cookie w/it for a quick filling treat. There isn’t even a hint of PB taste in the cookie dough when I use that. However, the absolute best way to eat it is to chop up an apple and mix it in. I tried it that way when treating a friend and she didn’t want it w/out the apples. The apples added a perfect compliment of sweetness. I tell myself I will stop eating when the chunks from one apple are gone… not managing to keep that goal very well. This has become a meal staple for me. I love it!

  177. Amelia says

    I just started reading your blog and I want to make SOOO many of the recipes on here, especially this! I am salivating at the thought, hahaha. I wish I had more than one can of garbanzos in my cupboard!

  178. Jess says

    Hi Katie! I made this last night and it’s pretty good (well, I’ve eaten most of it already!) but I can’t *not* taste the chickpeas, which sorta weirds me out. 😉 It’s better today (being in the fridge helped?), and really good with certain dippers (esp. digestive cookies, which are a lot like graham crackers). I used PB, 1/2 c sweetener (brown sugar + agave + splenda), oats and all the other ingredients as you listed. The taste is good, it’s just that the chickpeas tent to overpower it…any suggestions? Next time should I add a bit more vanilla, blend it longer…or…? Thanks! I’ll be making one of your chocolate pies tonight!!

  179. Amelia says

    I made this the first time last night and I CAN’T stop eating it. Soooo good! Awesome work and thanks for an amazing recipe. 🙂

    • Amelia says

      I have this bookmarked, and the bookmark is the title of the page (Want to eat a BIG bowl of cookie dough?) and every time I read I think YES!

      I don’t even need this bookmarked… it’s a staple in my fridge. Stocks in canned garbanzos are going to go up, time to invest!

  180. Kathryn says

    Would using cow’s milk work ok? I just don’t want to buy non dairy milk if I don’t have to. I don’t think we’d use the remaining amount. I’m trying this recipe this weekend. I too am going to set it out and get their reactions before telling them the ingredients!

  181. Kteacher says

    I just wanted to say that I love this receipe…My two year old doesn’t know what hit him! 😉
    Thanks for all you do to keep us HEALTHY SNACKERS!

  182. Erin says

    This was delicious! I didn’t have oats or flax so I blended up the rest of the ingredients (minus the milk), and then slowly added splashes of milk as I blended to make it creamier. It wasn’t quite as smooth as I’d hoped but I think I probably just didn’t blend it for long enough! I’m gonig to try it with the oats and flax next time which I think will make it thicker. I think it’s even better when it’s chilled! I used about 1/3 cup of Agave nectar and could see using even less, it really doesn’t seem to need much sweetener added at all which is impressive! Glad I found your site 🙂

  183. Tanille says

    I made this for me, my husband and my 2 year old. My husband is a chef and can spot an “odd” ingredient on the first bite. He actually watched me make these since he was at the store when I bought the chickpeas. WE ALL LOVED IT!! I was so excited to have something healthy and sweet I could “indulge” in. I still tried to keep it at a minimum with the graham crackers but I really loved the dip. I am serving it at a Mary Kay makeup party this weekend!! Thank you so much for sharing. I am going to be trying more recipes of yours this week!!

    • vicki says

      Tanille, if you dip w/apple wedges, you can indulge more and it tastes awesome! I think the dip and apples were made for each other… and it makes it even sweeter.

  184. Bill says

    I think this is something I’m going to have to “sneak” in for our office holiday party! To see everyone’s faces when I tell them it has chickpeas in it…LOL

  185. Karizma says

    Oh sooooooooo perfect for my naughty food cravings!!!! They are sometimes unavoidable… My workout regimine thanks you….ive seriously never seen these creative recipes and I LOVE the taste of this “dough”….regular desserts in my area seem too sugary or dont use substitutes plus portion control….haha good luck resisting that on a diet….this is genius and thanks for the inspiration so i can get back to before baby bod! 😀

  186. Chey says

    Hi,
    I really love your site! I’m trying to find a healthy way to balance my sweet tooth so this kind of site is perfect. I really wanted to try this recipe but I can’t use nut products, do you have any suggestions for a suitable substitute?
    Thanks!

  187. Melanie says

    I discovered this recipe via Pinterest this afternoon when I was seriously craving cookie dough, and it is DELICIOUS! Can’t wait to check out the rest of your recipes!

  188. Angela says

    Can I just say that your recipes make me want to cry?!?!? We recently discovered that my 5 year old son is gluten sensitive. There are many things he can’t have now but soooo many of your delicious recipes will be just fine for him! It’s especially hard around this time of year where there are so many sweet desserts he can’t have…. it makes me sad for him. But I will replace them with yours and he will be a very happy little boy!! Thank you soooo MUCH!!

  189. Mary says

    This is super delicious!! I’ve tried this one and the brownie batter dip–both are really good, but I prefer the chocolate chip cookie one the best. Does anyone know how many calories there are in this per serving (and what would be considered a serving)? I’ve tried to comb comments for the answer but haven’t found any.

    Any insight would be great! Thanks!!!

  190. Kate Moore says

    I’m just looking through all the recipes on your blog (which I just discovered about 10 minutes ago via pintrest) and Oh My HECK! These pictures and your descriptions are making my mouth water! The look divine! What great ways to satisfy a sweet tooth on a diet! I was wondering if you had any idea about the carb count on any of these recipes?? I cannot wait to try all of these. My daughters and my husband are all allergic to dairy so these are perfect. You are the new dessert goddess 🙂

  191. margaret says

    ok if you have any kind of blender that your even the slightest bit worries about mash the beans first as much as you can! and use extra milk (itll be runnier but o well)… the first time i tried to make this it was just about the most disgusting thing i had ever tasted…. i just made it again and it was pretty dang good unfortunately i cant get over the mental block of the beans though 🙁 but i made my moms junk food addict of a bf try it and he said he really really liked it… just make sure you rinse the beans really well and mash them (:

  192. Heidi says

    I didn’t read all comments below so I’m sorry if these questions have already been answered but does anyone know what kind of oats? is it the quick cook oats? also can I use regular milk? I don’t really have any other uses for non-dairy milk so don’t want to have to buy a container of it for a few tablespoons. I had a friend that made this and brought it to a breakfast meeting….AMAZING! I knew I had to find the recipe and make it myself!

  193. Maggie says

    WOW! I’m amazed that chickpeas can taste like cookie dough when combined with sweet stuff. It took me a while to get a decent texture…I tried to blend the chickpeas in a FP first which wasn’t working very well, so I put them in a blender. Still didn’t work very well, so I added everything else, but I couldn’t get it to blend very high up. I think I just underestimated how long I needed to blend it because I put it back in the FP and just let it go for a while and it finally started to get smoother! I think I’ll leave the oats out next time; I put 2 T in and it was just too much grit for me.

    Can’t wait to try it again and hopefully perfect the texture!

  194. Jayme says

    Thank you! Found your recipe through Pinterest and knew I had to try this! I left out the oats and non dairy and doubled it all for my work’s pot luck and it was a huge hit! No one could believe it was chickpeas and healthy!

  195. Laura says

    Who are you?! I used to joke around, after I first learned about all of my new allergies, and after I had been baking vegan for a while, that I was the Vegan Baking Queen. I think I must step down from my title, however. I am not gonna lie, I make a mean muffin, but darn girl, you are a pro!!!!!

    I had my doubts, because I have always been for flavor when it comes to dessert. Rarely do I consider health when I consider a cookie (because for heaven’s sake it is a cookie!) But then, your Blueberry Pie Pancakes were so darn good…they have become my go-to pancake recipe… that I decided that I just might try this cookie dough recipe. Honestly, I figured it would taste good, but not like cookie dough. Hot Vegan Dog! That is DELISH. The only nut butter I had around the house was Sunflower Seed butter, and so I used half that and half a butter substitute. I am sure it affected the flavor a little. BUT…. I may have already eaten half!!!!
    Hats (or crown as it were) off to you, Katie!

  196. judice says

    hm would that be possible with anything else than chickpeas? like… zucchini for example or pumpkin? just put any vegetable in the mixer and make it taste “cookie-dough-like”?

  197. Nikki says

    I made this today and am scared i did something wrong. I’m hoping that it just needs to sit in the refrigerator for a couple hours. When I made it, it came out much thinner than i was expecting it to be. Also, is there a certain kind of nut butter you should use? I used almond butter. I’m scared that that was the problem. Any help?

    • Chocolate-Covered Katie says

      It should definitely NOT be liquidy at all… make sure you drain the chickpeas completely! I don’t know where else any liquid would come from :-?.

      As for almond butter, I personally don’t like the taste much so I wouldn’t use it. But if you like the taste, there’s no reason you can’t use it in this recipe :).

      • Nikki says

        It actually set up quite well in the refrigerator and it tasted yummy! All my friends at our party last night loved it and could not stop eating it. I don’t know if I would try the almond butter again, but I’m not very familiar with the nut butters. I think next time I’ll try it with Splenda, I just used light brown sugar this time.

  198. Jen says

    Can this be made with a regular blender? I don’t have a food processor or magic bullet. I’m just worried that the chickpeas wouldn’t blend smooth enough.

  199. jenn wilmer says

    This dip is sooooo good!!! What kind of oil can I use instead of the peanut butter? It was good, but just really want a plain choc. chip cookie dough taste.

  200. Joanna says

    I made this tonight for a Christmas Party. I will say it looked great but wasn’t that good 🙁 I am still going to try some of the other recipes because they do look so good

    • Chocolate-Covered Katie says

      Oh no, I’m so sorry you didn’t like it! Can you possibly tell me more about the specific ingredients you used? And did you rinse the beans well? The way I make it, everyone always says it tastes just like real cookie dough! Hopefully if you tell me more about the specific ingredients you used, I can help figure out how you can make it so you’ll like it better :).

  201. Lexi @ A Spoonful of Sunshine says

    Just tried this last night, using walnut butter and almond milk!

    At first, I was pretty skeptical. The dough tasted slightly “off” due to the chickpeas, and the texture was a bit running. I used a heaping 1/4 cup of brown sugar, which made things plenty sweet, but then I also added a little cocoa powder + extra oatmeal to try to fix the taste/texture. I plopped it in the fridge and checked it about later–thicker but still a little weird taste-wise. This morning, I gave it a second change.

    Much improved! I could still taste the beans a teensy bit, but overall, it was much, much better. I ate it both by the spoonful (the best way), and spread on toast. The latter option was AMAZING! Almost streusel-like after taken out of the toaster oven. To anyone having problems with this recipe, I would suggest allowing it to refrigerate overnight 🙂

    • Chocolate-Covered Katie says

      I think maybe people who KNOW the beans are in there can sometimes notice the slight taste. That’s why I don’t tell anyone what’s in it until after they try it ;)… no one (to whom I’ve served the dip) who doesn’t know beforehand can tell.

      Side note: did you drain and rinse the beans well? A few people have said they’ve gotten a runny texture, and I can’t figure out how that could happen. Mine is always so thick… maybe it’s a difference in food processors? 😕

  202. Anonymous says

    I made this and it was so good! Mine kind of had a faint taste of the chickpeas…. I used canola oil in place of nut butter…do you think that was why? Maybe I could just taste them cuz I knew they were in it, lol… Either way, delicious and a big hit with my vegan friends!

    • Chocolate-Covered Katie says

      Did you make sure to drain and rinse the chickpeas very well? I do agree with your thought that maybe it’s because you KNEW they were in there… But also, organic chickpea cans tend to have less of an aftertaste, I’ve found.

      • Anonymous says

        Thank you!! No, I actually did not rinse them well…I will be sure to next time, tho! Still amazingly delicious and naughty-tasting 😉 thanks for the recipe!

  203. katherine says

    i love this cookie dough dip! where do you find nut butter though? i had to use peanut butter but i think i would like it even more without the peanut taste

    • Chocolate-Covered Katie says

      Nut butter just means ANY nut butter you want to try– peanut, cashew, walnut, coconut butter… they make all sorts of nut butters nowadays. For less of a pb taste, try subbing it with an equal amount of canola/veg oil. Or walnut butter, if you can find it and want to try that.

  204. Cadry says

    I made this dip for Christmas and served it with a fruit tray of apple slices, banana chunks, and persimmon slices. I added 1/2 tsp of molasses to the dip, because I’m crazy about that flavor in chocolate chip cookies. It was phenomenal! It’s hard to believe that chickpeas can make such a wonderful dessert-like dip! Thanks!!

  205. Kim says

    Dumb question….what is nut butter? I tried to google it and it came up peanut butter, almond butter, but I couldn’t find just plain “nut butter”
    thanks!

  206. MJB says

    The chickpeas I used (canned organic ones) sort of smelled and tasted a little like dog food….other than that the dip was really good. Are they supposed to have this odor? Did I get the wrong ones?? aghh

    • Chocolate-Covered Katie says

      Definitely not… it sounds like your chickpeas are rancid or something! I’ve used organic canned chickpeas (in many different dishes) and normal cans definitely don’t smell like that!

      (Side note: do be sure to drain and rinse your chickpeas very well, before blending them.)

  207. Drea says

    I just found your website via skinnytaste.com. OMG you are a life saver! I’m trying to do the WW thing, and eat gluten free, AND my hubby-to-be is a diabetic with a sweet tooth. I had played with chickpeas before, but never as a cookie dough dip. This totally made me night. I missed cookie dough so much!

    Drea

  208. Ellery says

    I am ten years old and my mom let me make this dip all by myself because it is healthy. I was astonished that it contained chickpeas in it. My brother is not a fan of any thing healthy. He loved the dip. We didn’t tell him it had the peas in it of course!!! I am soooo reading the rest of your blog and looking forward to making the rest of your recipes. I am sort of a chocolate covered Ellery!!!!

  209. Elizabeth Hayes says

    Ok, I just made this and the snickerdoodle dip and I am in amazement how good they are! You can’t taste the chickpeas AT ALL! I even took the blender apart so I could get to the batter at the bottom and eat it! My only problem was, both turned out a bit runny, probably because I used oil instead of a nut butter. Do you recommend cutting down on the oil when you are replacing the nut butter with it, or maybe using coconut oil instead? I made some gluten free graham crackers to go along with these so my kids could have them too. Thank you for the great recipe!

    • Chocolate-Covered Katie says

      Hmmm… I wouldn’t recommend cutting back on the oil. I’ve made the dip with oil and the batter was always thick anyway. I would omit ALL of the milk, though, and use only 3 tablespoons of the oil. Oh, and make sure to drain the beans :). And blend very well and be sure to use all the oats. Hopefully some of that will help!

  210. allison says

    I made this for a New Year’s Eve party and it was a hit! I could not stop eating the stuff…AMAZING! I added white chocolate chips as well as mini chocolate chips just to use up what I had, and I used brummel and brown yogurt spread instead of any nut butter since I didn’t have any on hand. It tasted exactly like cookie dough! No one had a clue until I surprised them all by telling them what the secret ingredient was…They were shocked and kept digging in!

  211. sabrina says

    Soo totally making this for our after-finals party! now i just have to figure out how to make this without a food processor…perhaps a blender would work?

  212. Taryn says

    This is amazing. I can’t believe how good this is and how close it tastes to cookie dough. I adapted the recipe a bit and blogged about it just now. http://eclecticallymodern.blogspot.com/2012/01/cookie-dough-that-is-intended-to-be.html
    I can’t wait to try many more of your delicious recipes, because I am obsessed with dessert but am always trying to make it as healthy as possible! My husband fell for it, he has no clue it’s vegan or made with beans.

  213. CookingMommy says

    I just found your website yesterday thanks for Gina from skinny taste. Ok, cookie dough is my biggest weakness ever! I am counting my WW points though and I want to know approximately how much does this make? I mean are we talking maybe a cup or two cups? I could literally probably sit and each however much it makes. That’s how much I love cookie dough! 🙂 Thanks for the website and all the cool dessert ideas! 🙂

  214. Erin says

    Hey Katie! I wanted to like this dip so much…but it made my tummy and that of others very upset. I am a vegetarian, so i eat beans and lots of fiber all of the time!! I was shocked…sad, because it tastes amazing.

  215. MamaMooMotherof2 says

    Hello Katie,
    What is the significance of the baking soda in this recipe? I know this is a no bake recipe and leavening has no purpose without baking. My kids really want to make this, but I am skeptical about the ingredients and the raw content. Thank you
    ~MamaMoo

  216. Brittany says

    I am dying to try this but I do not have a food processor, do you have any sugesstions on how to make it without one?

  217. Eryn says

    Do you or anyone else who has made any of the cookie dough dips think subbing unsweetened applesauce for the oil/nut butter would work?

  218. Bonnie says

    I was really excited about this recipe, but I’m getting a really funky after taste. Do you think it may be the brand of garbanzo beans? Or maybe I need to add something else? Thanks for your help!

  219. Nicole says

    Getting ready to make this NOW :0) Super excited to try it! BTW What is the nutritional information? I didn’t see it…but then again I could have missed it..LOL!

  220. Jen says

    Just made this. Yummy! Eating it with graham crackers and apple slices. I used coconut milk since I’m non-dairy. I blended it pretty smooth in my Vita-Mix. May try a chunkier version sometime too. Delish.

  221. indigodream says

    Man, am I the ONLY person that this was a FLOP for?

    My choices: (2oz + 1oz Maple Almond Butter, 1/2c Brown Sugar, 1tbsp Skim Milk, 1.5tbsp Steel Cut Oats)

    The dip turned out WAY dark (the color of the brown sugar, really) and kinda runny. Taste-wise was not even close to cookie dough and the oats made it really gritty.

    I have read CCK’s replies in the comments that seem to suggest peanut/walnut butter is better. Is there a recommended brand? Also, it is the steel-cut oats that make it that weird texture? I REALLLLLY want to make this work!

  222. Amy says

    Finally had the crowd to make this tonight and it was a huge hit! I’ll definitely be making this again in the future. 🙂

  223. Kristi says

    This looks amazing! I’m curious, though- is it possible to substitute the chickpeas for say, some sort of white beans? I’m allergic to chickpeas but I really want to make this!

  224. amy says

    loved this! thanks a million.
    but i have a question for you: what bean do you think has the mildest “bean” flavor. the husband isn’t a fan of the bean taste or texture. i think the blender plus milk (yum yum yum) eliminates the distinctive texture, but do you know if there a milder bean than garbanzo?

    your blog is fantastic. thanks!

  225. Melissa says

    This looks soooo delish! I am new to the healthy eating front. I use ground flaxseed in my breakfast smoothie. Would this work as the flaxmeal? I’m allergic to oats, so that is out. 🙂

  226. Lecia says

    I am so happy I found your website! My husband and I are slowly changing the way we eat, and it is so nice to see healthy desserts! It may not be so hard now. Do you have nutritional facts for all your recipes? Thanks from you newest fan!!

  227. BakingNoob says

    Mine turned out really urny, why is that and what do I do to fix it? I used oil instead of butter so I was thinking that might be why?

    • Chocolate-Covered Katie says

      I’m not sure what “urny” means, but it doesn’t sound good…Do you mean runny? If so, please read other comments. (You can press “control f4” to search the scary amount of comments for keywords such as runny, to see what people have said. Hope that helps!)

  228. Nikki says

    I am always trying to find recipes that include healthy ingredients so that I can trick my toddler into eating good for him food and this one was a hit! Not only did he love it, but so did I and since I am expecting again, I have a feeling that this is going to be made a lot! Thanks for a great recipe! I can’t wait to try your others!

  229. Debbie says

    Just curious, can you actually bake the cookie dough to make cookies or is this strictly a uncooked dessert? I like healthy and have friends looking for gluten free. Thanks for sharing!

  230. Kendyll says

    I am totally new to cooking and baking. When you use the abbreviation T (2 to 3 T oats)
    What does that mean? And if I’m using Stevia how much should I use?
    Thanks!
    Kendyll

  231. Kimberly says

    I am not a “healthy-food” person or anything near it but I absolutely LOVE this dip! I made it for my family to try and they cannot get enough of it. This will be my favorite sweet snack from now on!

  232. Kara says

    I don’t know why, but I tried this and it just tasted like chickpeas. I followed the directions, but I couldn’t eat it 🙁

    • Chocolate-Covered Katie says

      Did you drain the chickpeas? And what sweetener did you use? Did you use all of the sweetener called for? And what food processor did you use? If made correctly, NO one should be able to taste the chickpeas in it… and I’ve tried it on quite a few people ;).

  233. Macey says

    I found this on pinterest, made it last night, and LOVE IT!! It tastes so good… my food processor is small, so I had to blend a bit at a time, but it was amazing… even my husband loved it (and he wasn’t so sure when he saw the chickpeas). Thank you so much for this guilt free dessert!

  234. Rachel says

    I can’t remember how i stumbled across your blog, but i am so glad that i did!
    I am always aiming to be the healthiest version of myself, but sweet foods are absolutely my down fall. I could happily eat cake for breakfast lunch and dinner, with a few chocolate snacks thrown inbetween for good measure! So i was stoked to find your website, and to be able to make yummy foods that i know will be good for me and won’t make me bloated or give me cramps or feel generally icky. This is the first recipe of yours i made, i was totally skeptical because i’ve only ever used chickpeas for savouries, but it works so well! I kept it in the fridge and ate it with a spoon over a couple of nights 🙂
    I can’t help but wonder what would happen to this ‘cookie dough’ if you attempted to bake or otherwise cook it? Like make a chickpea pattie kinda thing out of it and fry it in a pan? Mmm, slightly melty choc chips! Yum!
    Thanks again for your inspirational work!
    x

  235. johannah says

    This is soooooooo good!!!!!!!i am not a vegan but i wanted to try tjis i was a little worried but it is amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!

  236. Amanda says

    I just made this using 1T milk, the oats, and 3/4 c brwn sugar. Also added some PB. The consistency is mediocre, and I must not have drained the chick peas well enough, because it contains too much flavor from them. So maybe consider draining well and rinsing? I don’t have much of the cookie dough flavor because of this. Fail. I will have to try again when I get more beans. I hope I can get it to turn out as amazing as you all have! Any other suggestions?

  237. Carissa says

    I LOVE this dip. I want to make it to bring to a pot-luck at work next week, but my boss is a vegan. Besides the milk substitute, is there something I should be mindful about regarding the chocolate chips also?

    Thanks in advance!

    • Chocolate-Covered Katie says

      Hi Carissa!

      Yes, make sure that your chocolate chips don’t contain milk, butter, butteroil, butter fat, whey… good brands include Whole Foods vegan (green package), Enjoy Life, Sunspire vegan, or even Ghirardelli semi-sweet (the ones in the gold package). Most can be found at a health food store, but I can actually find the Ghirardelli ones even at my local grocery store :).

  238. Lauren says

    Hi Katie!

    I just wanted to thank you for this recipe. I found your blog yesterday and decided to give this cookie dough dip a try. I’ve got to admit I was skeptical as a non-vegan but OH MY GOODNESS – divine! My husband and I ate it right up. I can’t wait to bring this to the next party (“a-la-Katie”) and see what everyone else thinks. Great job!!

    Lauren

  239. Kristen says

    I’ll admit it…I was skeptical…BUT – just made this and it is AMAZING!!
    Thanks so much – love all your recipes!

  240. Sunny says

    Oh.My.Goodness!!! I want to hug you! Just made this and you are a GENIUS!!! I will absolutely be trying some of your other recipes. Soon. Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!!

  241. Julie says

    So, I made the cookie dough dip. I added raw sugar, almond milk, flax seed, and a little peanut butter. I held my breath as anti-health-eating hubby took a bite, sweet-tooth 4 yo bit, and my 8 yo son tried it. All loved it and didn’t even question it being “healthy”! Thank you for sharing your talents!

  242. lanie says

    You are a genius. I just made this for my five kids (and one, picky husband.) Not one of them tasted anything amiss and all were confused and delighted that their mom was feeding them cookie dough in the middle of the day. Once I told them the secret ingredient, I burst out laughing, while they just looked at each other, shrugged and went for more. Great site, so happy I found you!

  243. Heather Stark says

    Thanks for the recipe! I used honey butter (lower in fat and naturally sweet) and I added cinnamon and a little bit of oat flour. It was delicious!!

  244. sierra says

    I am a little bit nervous about trying this….seeing the chick peas and what not. I am really looking for the chocolate chip cookie dough taste but I don’t know if this will taste like it? I am most definitely not worried about my weight in fact I could due to put on a few pounds but I am looking to eat healthier like this. My only worry is that It wont taste like cookie dough.

  245. Casey says

    The single oddest and most AMAZING things I’ve ever made/eaten!!! This is my first “Katie” recipe and I can’t WAIT to make more (in fact, I’m going to make the chocolate chip cookies right now too). So how “healthy” is your stuff if you eat mass quantities of it all at once?!?!?!? 😉

  246. Erin says

    I make this all the time. Especially for a girls night. My favorite thing to do is- roll to dough into balls, freeze and then (if i am feeling really fancy), I’ll make dip it in some bittersweet chocolate. holy cow!!

  247. Cat W. says

    Hmm, I just made this after drooling over it for the past few days, but it just tastes way too salty to me! The can of chickpeas I used was apparently slightly bigger than yours (I measured–it was about 10-15 beans over 1.5 cups, but I threw them in there anyway b/c what am I going to do with 10 chickpeas?). I guess I should have splurged the extra 10 cents for the low-sodium beans? Also, I drained but didn’t rinse them–maybe that was the problem? I kept trying to add some milk (ended up with about 3.5 T total) to quell the saltiness, but it won’t go away. I used canola oil instead of nut butter, so I guess I can’t blame that. This doesn’t taste like cookie dough to me 🙁 Any tips, anyone??

    Also, I don’t have a food processor (had a small one that broke and don’t have the means to get a decent one)–I used a blender. Are there any tips for doing the recipes on this site with a blender?

  248. Lauren says

    This recipe did not work for me. I have sweet/salty/vanilla bean paste with chocolate chips in it. It’s about 2/10 stars so I feel like I’ve wasted a lot of expensive ingredients on this one (will go in the trash). The last recipe I tried from this blog was also a failure. I have plenty of experience with vegan/allergen friendly dessert making. I wonder what I’m doing wrong…(I’ve got my vitamix/food processor and the whole she-bang).

    • Chocolate-Covered Katie says

      Instead of just leaving a comment blasting my blog for bad recipes, wouldn’t it be better to try and tell me more specifics about what you did so maybe I can help figure out where you went wrong? Can you tell me what food processor you used, if you rinsed the beans, and what nut butter you used?

  249. Becky says

    Why do you use the baking soda for this recipe? I’m just wondering because I don’t happen to have any on hand and I forgot to pick some up when I went out for the garbanzo beans. I feel pretty silly for forgetting…lol But I haven’t had a reason to buy it for my boyfriend’s place until now.

  250. Katie says

    Nutrition Facts
    User Entered Recipe ( 0.5C brown sugar, .3C canola oil, skim milk)
    1 Serving
    Amount Per Serving
    Calories 1,656.6
    Total Fat 74.6 g
    Saturated Fat 13.6 g
    Polyunsaturated Fat 19.1 g
    Monounsaturated Fat 38.6 g
    Cholesterol 1.2 mg
    Sodium 3,635.5 mg
    Potassium 1,399.5 mg
    Total Carbohydrate 279.4 g
    Dietary Fiber 21.3 g
    Sugars 178.2 g
    Protein 23.5 g
    Vitamin A 4.2 %
    Vitamin B-12 3.9 %
    Vitamin B-6 88.7 %
    Vitamin C 23.8 %
    Vitamin D 6.2 %
    Vitamin E 60.7 %
    Calcium 33.2 %
    Copper 71.7 %
    Folate 64.7 %
    Iron 53.2 %
    Magnesium 60.2 %
    Manganese 206.0 %
    Niacin 5.1 %
    Pantothenic Acid 16.5 %
    Phosphorus 61.2 %
    Riboflavin 17.1 %
    Selenium 22.9 %
    Thiamin 22.2 %
    Zinc 38.8 %

  251. Jenica R. says

    I made this today and I was pleasantly surprised! It was delicious! I can’t wait to try other healthy desserts!

  252. Lecia says

    I LOVED this!! I made it and took it to our friends house and didn’t tell anyone that it was healthy. I waited for EVERYONE to take a bite and talk about how much they love it, THEN I told them what I made it with. They couldn’t believe it. I was skeptical, but it was excellent. I can’t wait to try more!! Also, both my kids loved it, they still have no idea it was healthy, and my son doesn’t like veggies at all. He normally gags, he’s two, he absolutely loved it.

  253. Sue says

    I love the recipe idea! I’m sure the girls at my Bible study would LOVE this! So when I went grocery shopping the only kind of canned chickpeas I saw was the “salt added” kind. This might be a stupid question, but for the canned chickpeas, should I use the “no salt added” kind? That’s what I’m assuming since I wouldn’t want a salty cookie dough dip and since the recipe calls to add salt. Thanks!

  254. brandy says

    Hi … If I don’t have a food processor, is there another way to miss all these goodies up? I have a small personal sized Hamilton Beach blender but I don’t know if that will do the trick. I am not good in the kitchen so this could be a big task for me. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks for all your healthy options. 🙂

  255. becky says

    I opened up a can of chick peas for the first time and they did not smell all that great. I am hesitant about making a dessert out of chickpeas : /

  256. Julaine says

    OH MY WORD!
    Now i figured this recipe would be good with all it’s great reviews…but I had no idea that it would be THIS good!!!!!!!! YUMMMMO!!!
    great job! LOVE IT!!!

  257. Anna says

    I love this site!!

    Just thought I’d tell you (in case you hadn’t run into this yourself!) I froze some of this recipe. It is pretty good frozen.
    BUT if you microwave the frozen dough for 14 seconds I swear it is even better than the original recipe. I know, not possible right? Try it…

  258. brandy says

    so i made this. it’s more like soup and it was hard to get away from the tast of chickpeas. hopefully next time will be better. thanks and keep em coming.

  259. Katrina says

    OMG! Thank you so much for this recipe! I have celiac disease and I’ve been having a craving for cookie dough, but I’m trying to lose weight and any cookie recipes without gluten have rice flour which has TONS of calories! You’ve found a new fan 🙂

  260. Teresa says

    Made this tonight! Very tasty! Wondering…. couldn’t read through all the comments to find out, but wondering if anyone has tried this with Nutella! Or maybe combo of PB and Nutella.

  261. Kasi Andrade (@spaysirah) says

    This is sooo delicious, super yum. 😀
    I’ve been looking at this recipe for months & kept forgetting to get the garbanzo beans, but I finally did two days ago… Made it for breakfast this morning, teehee. ^.^ My daughter loved it too, thanks!

  262. kim says

    Wow!!! Katie you have changed my world! I made the ‘sugar free” batter and used regular mini-chocolate chips. Overnight in the fridge and this stuff IS AMAZING! I used only 1 cup of the dates (I was afraid of the dates, honestly) and added 1/2 packet of Splenda and a bit more salt. I’m known to eat the Nestle tubes of chocolate chip cookie dough right out of the fridge, so I had such high hopes and it met ALL of them and more!!! Thank you-Thank you- Thank you!!

  263. Lily Fluffbottom says

    Chickpeas and chocolate chips. What a truly magnificent idea. I will have to try this out over the weekend. I wasn’t really planning on having a superbowl party, but perhaps I should.

  264. Nicole says

    Hi Katie, just made the Cookie dough dip and my 4 boys (12,10,5,5) ate it right up! Boy were they fooled! They were a little apprehensive to try it because they thought it was unbaked cookie dough with raw eggs and they hear me say all the time that they can’t eat the dough because of the eggs. Thanks for a healthy treat!

  265. MaryBeth Lonergan says

    Just made this and it is amazing! I am packing it up to bring to work with me tomorrow. Am going to share it with my friends that were calling me a ‘freak” for even pinning it! I’m not even a little worried about them liking it. They’ll love it!

  266. Heidi C. says

    I’ve made this delicious cookie dough dip a couple of times and have found that folks seem to like the dip I’ve made with dry garbonzo beans that I’ve soaked and cooked instead of canned beans…..

    They say the canned beans( drained and rinsed) had a lil taste of beans, while the non canned beans had no bean flavor.
    Not sure if this may help out anyone.

    I used dates for sweetner for both.

    LOVE IT!!!!!
    Thank you Katie!!!!

  267. Kaycee says

    Has anyone ever tried using Garbanzo Bean (Chickpea) Flour instead of the ground Chickpeas? I don’t have a food processor, so I’m thinking of trying it out! I will probably have to add a little more liquid, but it seems like it will work!!

  268. Sheleen says

    Katie! This dip is fantastic! I also used my food processor for the first time in the ten years I’ve had it. 🙂 Not only is this dip tasty, but it gave me the idea to lighten up my peanut butter a bit. Instead of eating straight peanut butter, I combine it with the chickpeas and sweeten it back up a little with Truvia. I like that it’s a little bit lighter and healthier now to eat with carrots, celery, pears, apples, and bananas. I can’t wait to try more of your recipes!

  269. Alecia says

    i was so excited to try this! i’ve done it twice now and it just tastes salty because of the beans. i tried chickpeas first, then white northern beans, and both times- salty and beany! urgh! what am i doing wrong? i REALLY want this to work! hahaha i LOVE cookie dough!

  270. Kathy (Kangaroo Mama) says

    Thanks for the recipe, I can’t wait to try it. Have you ever used dried garbanzo beans? I’m wondering how different my process would be because I have dried beans at home and I try not to use canned stuff due to the sodium. I’m going to try a overnight soak tonight…wish me luck!

  271. Rachel says

    I made a different version of this the other day – with chickpeas, instant oats, stevia, brown sugar, vegetable oil, cocoa, vanilla essence and choc chips. Deeelicious, and it looked just like a brownie mix! Nom nom nom

  272. Shalayna says

    Any tips for those that haven’t purchased a food processor (yet!) I’m going to have to get one soon but would love to make this recipe this weekend for the big game!

  273. Megan Baker says

    Ok Katie…
    I made this earlier on today…ate some…became obsessed. I then left some for my roommate to try and she ate A LOT of it! (haha). I got home from class this afternoon and wondered what it would taste like to microwave it some. OH MY GOD IT IS AMAZING! Have you tried it? I have a new obsession.

    Thank you so much!

  274. Liz says

    OMG!! Just made this recipe and it’s totally fabulous! I was skeptical but wanted to try it out before bringing to a Super Bowl party on Sunday. This batch of cookie dough is mine!! 🙂

  275. Holly says

    Oops! I used a blender and it got way too fluid! My mistake! I tried to add back in more oats but they wouldn’t really blend in! Oh well, I’ll try again soon! I used almond butter and it didn’t quite taste right either. I’m interested to try PB and coconut oil. I could see the merit of the earlier suggestion to grind the oats into flour FIRST. Wonder if mine was just wrong from the blender. I’ll try again to go to a Superbowl party this weekend! I just discovered your wonderful blog and I’m so excited!! 😉 I’ve been vegan off and on for years with limited success so this should really help me! Thanks!! ;D

  276. Aarika Williams says

    Hey Katie this looks awesome!!
    BUT I don’t have a food processor, so is there anything I can use in place of it???

  277. Kathy (Kangaroo Mama) says

    For the sweeteners, are there other sugar-free sweeteners besides stevia that are not artificial sweeteners out there. I get so confused on what is sugar free but not artificial. Would you recommend using liquid or dry forms of these sweeteners? I find that it’s been hard to figure out how to use stevia on things because a little can taste so sweet and it’s hard to substitute in traditional recipes. How do you use your stevia?

  278. Missy says

    Hi,

    Quick question, when you say if you don’t want peanut butter you can sub oil, how much oil? Do you mean in lieu of any nut butter or just in lieu of peanut butter? I happen to HATE peanut butter! Thanks.

  279. Aarika Williams says

    Katie, this sounds delicious BUT I have one problem… I have no food processor. Is there anything I can use in place of it?

  280. Nicole Peltz says

    Okay, I totally want to try this, but I don’t have any nut butter…when you say oil, is that any type of oil???

  281. NV says

    I posted this earlier, but it hasn’t shown up and I’m not sure if you just have a delay to approve or if I didn’t submit it correctly. I thought of a few things I left out.

    I really wanted to like this, but it just didn’t work for me. I made it twice tonight. The first time I peeled most of the chickpeas (I thought I had baking soda, but didn’t so I shelled while my boyfriend did a quick run to the store), used almond butter instead of peanut butter (not a big peanut butter fan), and used chia seeds in place of oats/flax seed. I have old fashioned oats, would that work for oats? I wasn’t sure and saw in the comments that some people used chia seeds and hoped that would work. For the sweetener I used 2T maple syrup and 2T brown sugar, I saw that in one of the comments and thought it seemed like a good mix. I do have a sweet tooth so I’m thinking the third time I make it I will do 1/4 brown sugar.

    For the chickpeas, both times I did rinse them, but possibly not as thoroughly so next time I will be more conscious of that since I saw that was a suggestion of yours to cut down on the chickpea flavor.

    My mistake for the first one was in blending. I tried adding the ingredients gradually like I saw in a few comments. My blender can be a little finicky in blending things, so I thought that would be better. It was worse and I couldn’t really mix everything till I added milk in the end. Then it was fine. 100% my/my blender’s fault.

    It came out a bit too nutty for my taste, but my boyfriend really liked it so it was a mini success. Admittedly, I am not a big nut person, but really hoped I would like it.

    The second batch I didn’t shell (laziness) and I used canola oil instead of nut butter and still used chia seeds. I also blended everything together in one go. Worked SO much better. But the mixture had too much of a chickpea taste to it. I tried adding some cinnamon and some cookie butter from Trader Joe’s but it didn’t affect the taste. Boyfriend’s response: it has some weird spice in it.

    Any other tips people have done to decrease the nuttiness? Also any tips on how to measure super sticky things like nut butter or honey? I seem to fail everytime. I will probably try the recipe again later, but I am currently out of chickpeas. Might try nutella. Also saw a few other subsitutions like applesauce, honey butter, and maple almond butter. I will post (if this shows up) if I find something that works. Thanks!

    • Chocolate-Covered Katie says

      I actually found this in my spam folder for some reason :-(.

      You made a LOT of changes to the original recipe… I can’t guarantee good results if you make changes to the recipe. That being said, I also stress that it’s important to use a food processor for best blending :).

      Sorry again for the delay of the post showing up!

  282. Colleen says

    I just made this for my kids (Ages 6 & 8), I used almond butter, 1/3 c brown sugar and 2 pkts Stevia along with ground flax-seed. I didn’t have any graham crackers, so I spooned into into sugar cones- my kids (and husband who hates garbanzo beans!)- loved it! Love your blog, thanks for making healthy taste yummy 🙂

  283. Ellie719 says

    Katie,
    I love your recipes! I was just wondering…assuming you use peanut butter and a no calorie sweeter, about how many calories would you say this is in this recipe (either total or how many servings and how many calories per serving)?

  284. Jaime says

    Hi Katie – just stumbled across your blog and have decided to make this dip for our super bowl party! Can you tell me, though, what kind of ‘nut butter’ you use (Peanut Butter, Almond, etc)

  285. Sarah :) says

    Hey Katie, I am in love with your blog, im also in love with cookie dough! However, the chickpeas in this recipe put me off so im just wondering that if i made this , would i be able to taste the chickpeas in it? x

  286. Casey says

    Hi Katie! Love your blog! Quick question…my husband has a nut allergy. If I sub oil instead of the nut butter will it make it nasty? How much do you think?
    Thanks so much!

  287. Melissa says

    OMG! Just made this for a dessert dip for the Super Bowl and it is A-mazing! Your website is changing my view on sweets! Thank you Katie!

  288. Alisha says

    Question! I tried making the homemade chocolate bar and froze it for a day but it never got completely hard 🙁 can you tell me what I was doing wrong?! Thanks I hate that I messed up using such expensive ingredients!

  289. Hellana LaRos says

    This is so yummy! I just made it for my daughter and she loved it!!! Her big decision now is to eat it with apples or bananas. Little does she know that she is basically eating hummus!!! Great way to sneak healthy ingredients into an unsuspecting child.

  290. Jessica says

    I made this for our Super Bowl party. My step-daughter loved it so much that she hugged me. I guess it was a hit! Even the guys were in to it, and of course no one could believe it was made out of chick peas! Thanks for the great recipe.

  291. Cookiemother says

    Wow! That’s amazing! I used honey, and some dark chocolate I had, I just slivered it with my chef’s knife. Food processore’d it up, and it’s amazing! I can slightly taste the chick pea taste, but we love them in my home, so that’s cool. Thanks for sharing! I’m signing up for emails! 🙂

  292. Molly says

    This looks amazing and I’ve been wanting to make it for some time now but I don’t have a food processor. I was wondering if this could be made in a magic bullet? Or would that not make it smooth enough?

    Thanks!! 🙂

  293. Emily says

    SO GOOD! The whole room of 20+ non vegans spent the entire superbowl party trying to guess what the secret ingredient was… “nutmeg?” “cocoa?” Nobody had any idea it was made from chick peas, and it got devoured. Definitely making this any time I want to blow away a bunch of non vegans with how amazing and healthy vegan desserts can be!

  294. LouAnn says

    Ok- one more newby question: Recipe calls for nut butter. However, if I dont want a peanut butter taste -what do you use?

  295. Julie says

    I made this last night for a Super Bowl party to serve with animal crackers, graham crackers, and Granny Smith apples; I left out the oats because I wanted a creamier consistency and I used about 4 T each brown sugar and peanut butter. I have to admit, I was *slightly* disappointed with this recipe. I thought it tasted good and everything, but it somehow didn’t taste as much like cookie dough as I thought it would. I’m not exactly sure what I’d expected though. Perhaps I would use more sugar next time? (And there will be a next time.)

    With that said, everybody at the party seemed to love it. I’m not sure if it was just the taste or if they were also wowed by fact that it’s “healthy.” Regardless, I had numerous people ask for the recipe, so I’d say it was a hit. 🙂

  296. Lori says

    Tried this recipe last night as a healthy Super Bowl recipe. OMG, super yum. I basically did not crave any other snacks yesterday and just kept eating a bite when I craved something sweet. Came home today from work, and was craving a snack, so I had a few bites again. I don’t think I will be sharing with anyone. Everyone thinks I am nuts when I tell them I made cookie dough out of chickpeas, but I guess it’s their loss. More chickpeas for me! 🙂

  297. Paigey says

    There should be a warning label on this recipe for the people that don’t have a good blender! I used my bullet and the dip did not turn out too great… But I think it would have if my blender could have made everything really smooth. Mine was super chunky and tasted funny because you could REALLY taste the chick peas that weren’t ground up too well… It was still OK though.

    • Laura says

      There literally are about repeated warnings from Katie in the comments, as well as in the recipe itself, to use a food processor. Seriously, it seems deeply unfair to complain about this when it’s actually noted very plainly in the recipe itself and if you read the comments, even just a few of them, it would have been addressed.

  298. Katie says

    This is the 4th recipe of yours of tried, and I couldn’t be happier. I love turning to your blog when it’s my womanly time of the month, and my cravings are so out of control I’d eat a chocolate covered shoe! You give me a bit healthier alternative to the shoe…Immediately after making it, I tried it with pretzels, Nilla wafers, and graham crackers. Ruined my dinner. Totally worth it!

  299. Allie says

    I made this dip for the superbowl :] My dip looked a bit darker than yours, no idea why. The dip was great, but the best was that I had some leftover dip & mircowaved a glob of it on a plate for about a minute & it made a cookie! All I am saying is it’s the best vegan cookie I ever had. I used soy milk & almond butter.

  300. Marissa says

    I really don’t read blogs (hardly every!) but I discovered yours off of pinterest. I love it and I’ll definitly have to start paying attention to blogs – especially yours. I have yet to try out any of the recipes, but according to the comments I know they’ll all be delicious! Thank you for making this blog

  301. Susan Tempelaere says

    I am so going to make this. But I have to let Vegans know Honey is a good Healthy sweetener choice too! Bee keeping is good for bees! We are bee keepers. Things I have read in books about being Vegan and Honey are very misinformed, and I know no beekeeper would do ever! Like burn the hives because they do not make honey in winter and get new bees each season. The equipment and bees are far to expensive to do that and new hives would not produce as much honey as established hives. Bee’s are the ultimate work alcoholics! If they fill a hive with honey, they swarm to a new place so they can fill it with more work & honey! Way more than they will ever need. We keep them disease free etc…Beekeeping is a good thing! A symbiotic relationship!

    • Chocolate-Covered Katie says

      Thanks, Susan, for your comment. I really appreciate the insight from someone in the know, because I’ve never really understood the vegan arguement against eating honey. As an ethical vegan, I’ve never had a problem with honey… I know a lot of other vegans do actually eat honey (or “mostly-vegans” since technically it isn’t in the definition of “vegan” to eat honey). I don’t go out of my way to eat it, but I won’t freak out if someone makes a dish for me that contains it. Honestly, I think people might get caught up in being “vegan” to the definition… and they forget the TRUE reason they’re vegan: not to live up to a definition, but to cause as little harm to others as possible. 🙂

  302. Susan Tempelaere says

    Thanks Katie, I learned about being Vegan from my son in law. He is vegan for ethical reasons as well and he has influenced me. One example is I only now eat free range eggs that I get directly from the farmer and know how the chickens are able to live. No Store bought ones from chickens living in small cages on top of each other. How terrible! Thanks for such great recipes! I will be checking here often!

  303. Natalie says

    Katie I worship this dip. I made it for a party last weekend and believe it or not people didn’t want to eat because they thought it was actually cookie dough. I had to go and explain your wonderful secret and after that everybody was very willing to indulge. 🙂

    Thanks for the great recipe!

  304. Victoria says

    I wanted to like this so bad! I followed the directions exactly (rinsed the beans VERY thoroughly) and added the full sugar but it still just tasted…eh. Like sugary hummus with chocolate chips. I even tried adding cocoa powder and gluten-free flour but alas it didn’t pass the friend test. It just tastes too odd to me to be a real ‘cookie dough’ flavor. It is growing on me slightly after it refrigerated for a while, so maybe it will get better with a little time. Its probably my fault for not being too crazy about garbanzos in the first place.
    Anyway I do really like your other recipes! Especially the chocolate brownie batter pancakes. Rock on!

      • Victoria says

        I used a magic bullet…heard someone in the comments did the same thing and it turned out just fine, but maybe that was my problem. I really need to invest in a food processor! I used about half of the pb because I have the smuckers natural brand which I consider to be the best pb EVER but it is very robust-flavored. I added the flax too! Maybe I’ll try it again when I have an actual food processor.

          • Victoria says

            Well, you said it could be subbed with oil, so I did half and half to keep the consistency right. I guess I just need a food processor for it to work right. Oh well!

          • Chocolate-Covered Katie says

            Oh oh ok LOL! I thought you meant you did 1/2 the fat. People have done that… subbed 1/2 applesauce and then wondered why it tasted bad.

            I guess yeah it’s probably the fault of the bullet then. I tried it once in a blender, and the chickpeas stayed chunky. It was awful lol! Chunky chickpea cookie dough? Um no, no thank you ;).

  305. Kim says

    Hi Katie!!
    I absolutely LOVE your site! I have been “spreading” the word on this dip to everyone. The girls at work were skeptical, until they tasted it! Now, those calorie-counting crazies want to know about how many calories are in each serving of the dip, and the baked cookies. Can you help me with that?
    Thanks so much for your time and recipes!

  306. Lannie says

    Seems fruitless to add another comment when you have hundreds, but seriously, I made this and I couldn’t believe how delicious this was. I’m definitely planning on doing a post on it on my own little baby blog!

  307. Jacki says

    Chocolate Covered Katie, you are a GENIUS!!!! just had to say that…thank you so much for this recipe it is INCREDIBLE!!!

  308. Kathy (Kangaroo Mama) says

    Can’t say my trial batch turned out successful or not because instead I broke a blender! =/ I didn’t have a food processor so just used my blender to try my luck at the recipe but it was so thick it wouldn’t blend and instead burned up the motor of the blender and smoked up the house! I guess I can’t try it until I can convince my husband to buy me a new blender (#6 of my lifetime)! That’s why I hate cheap blenders! Can’t wait to finish trying out your recipe though!

  309. Rachel says

    I’m not sure about this recipe… It tasted kind of off to me. Maybe I didn’t grind up the beans enough or something. But I’m excited to try other recipes!

  310. Sarah B says

    I tried this recipe this evening, and mine came out really thin and runny. You pictures seem to make it look thick, kind of like icing. Any thoughts as to why this might have happened. I used the 2/3 cup brown sugar, 3 T oil, 1 T milk, and 3 T oats. Any thoughts as to what might have gone wrong?

  311. Kelly says

    I love this recipe! Thank you so much! I’ve made it several times now. I’m a stevia fan, so I tried it with 1 1/2 Tbsp. honey and 1/8 tsp. stevia powder and it was perfect for me. Yum!

  312. Jess says

    I am sooo happy Pinterest lead me to you!! Your recipes are amazing! I loved this one and I even left out the brown sugar and used stevia.. It is really good frozen :). I am tryong the blondies tjis week and the fudge cake today :).

  313. Amy Thoms says

    I made this recipe and it was absolutely amazing. I tweaked it a bit by adding in some vanilla protein powder. I can not believe how much it tasted like cookie dough. Thanks so much for sharing!

  314. Erin says

    Hi Katie!
    you’re a genius, and i absolutely love making (and eating!) your recipes! I just had one question, what would happen if we used a blender with this recipe??

  315. lemonchunk says

    Ok I may be a bit late on this recipe 😀 but i just have to say THANK YOU! it is so amazing! I love love love the fact that it looks and has the consistency of cookie dough, awesome! I used 3 T of splenda, and it is quite sweet, so maybe next time i’ll only put 1-2 T.. Now i’m browsing through your other recipes, and already have a long list of things i want to try 😀
    xoxo

  316. Johanna says

    Love this!! I made this twice already and I just through in whatever adds nicely… some cinnamon, more vanilla, some raisins… it’s such a versatile recipe! I want to make a chocolate-banana version later today, a kind of gingerbready version with grounded ginger, cloves and piment and a serious peanut alert version some time. The only downside of this recipe is, that it is addictive and I get bad sweet hummus (that’s what I call it, love hummus in every form) cravings… 😀

    Thanks for your blog, Katie – it’s an amazing inspiration and a wonderful source for desserts!

  317. Jenn says

    Made this for a 3 rd time and used applesauce instead of nut butter, also added bait extra oats for texture and it was very good. Might need to cut back on sugar since the applesauce add sweetness. Very good! Thank you for the recipe!!!

  318. stephanie says

    I just wanted to chime in and say that this was absolutely amazing! my boyfriend and i have completely changed our eating habits and are very cautious of what we allow ourselves to eat now. i came across this recipe on pinterest and have been DYING to try it. being valentines day, our “splurge” was mongolian bbq- but i thought since we aren’t indulging in “real” cake, cookies, or chocolate it would be a perfect night to make it! i ate a bowl of it (& licked the food processor clean), he ate a bowl of it, and now he is currently eating it on ww bread! i cannot thank you enough because i am a HUGE dessert fan and never allow myself to have it- until now! i am so excited to try something else 🙂

  319. Vanessa says

    Hi Katie !
    Do you know how long you can keep this recipe in the fridge ? Or can you put it in the freezer ? Thanks a lot !!

  320. Katie @ Katie Without Restrictions says

    I got an email this morning from my Mom with a link to this recipe. Sounds like someone she works with brought it to a potluck and everyone loved it, so the recipe was passed around. I just pinned it, and can’t wait to make it! We’re actually having a girls’ night in my family in a few weeks, and the food rule is that whatever everyone brings, each item has to have a redeeming “health” quality to it. I’m pretty sure I just found my item!

  321. Jessica says

    Okay, I have to ask…..does it have ANY flavor of chick peas at all? I cannot stand the taste of chick peas so I’m a little nervous to try this!!

  322. Mary says

    Hi Katie! So happy to have found your blog:) I have made SO many of the recipes already and I am looking forward to making more. The cookie dough dip is my favorite by far! I use the base and add different things. My favorite is to add butterscotch flavoring, a few chocolate chips, coconut and pecans…it makes a fantastic 7 layer bar dip! YUM!

  323. Carly says

    Katie! This recipe is wonderful! I have been doing Weight Watchers for about a month now and still have been struggling with my sweet tooth, but your website really is a way for me to have my cake and eat it too! Lol! I just made this dip and am sitting here eating it while I type because it is so delicious. I also made the Brownie Batter Pancakes and the Chocolate Pie. My fiance has been trying all this too thinking I am some type of Healthy Baking Ninja with ancient secrets! But really its all because of you! Thank you so much! Keep up the amazing and chocolately work!

  324. Tiffany Waid says

    Im loving looking at your recipes! Im gonna try a few especially this one. However what do you mean by nut butter? Also when you say PB is there a healthy one you choose instead of regular sugar PB? thanks Katie!

  325. Aunt Andrea says

    YUMMY!!!!!! People could not believe this had a chickpea base. You need a little less brown sugar and more chocolate chips than it calls for. I used organic sunflower seed butter. Thought about Nutella also. Served it with Vanilla Wafers. I will definitely serve again. Thank you Katie!!

  326. Lora says

    I just found your website via all my gluten free/dairy free web browsing. This is going to be the first recipe I try from your site, and I am hoping it will pass the kid test 🙂 I do not have a very good food processor, and you said not to use a blender. You don’t think the Vitamix would work okay for this? Would love to know your thoughts! Thanks, and I look forward to giving this recipe a try!

  327. Angelli says

    And when I think this couldn’t get better, IT DOES! I’ve been obsessed with this recipe for soo long, but today, my ortho put rubber bands on my lower molars and it hurts so, so much. I can’t eat anything, but then I thought about this, but… could it work? Yes, it can.
    I ussually make different flavours, today I put 1/2 tsp. almond extract, 1 1/2 tbs cocoa, 1 tbs. cinnamon, oats, about 3 1/2 tbs. soy milk (i needed it to be more liquid so it wouldn’t hurt) and of course garbanzo beans. It is (I’m eating it right now) D-E-L-I-C-I-O-U-S!
    I ussually eat it with chopped apple, but since I can’t bite right now, I’m just eating it with a spoon. Thank you soo much Katie, Love from a 15th years old mexican vegan girl. (:

  328. Megan says

    Thank you thank you thank you!!!! I have 2 little girls, one with a ton of food allergies and we just made this cookie dough dip! They are so excited about it and have been using words like delicious and scrumptious! Thank you for posting recipes that my little ones can get excited about and I can feel good about serving them a little special treat!

  329. Christina says

    Hey Katie(:
    I was wondering…can you use garbanzo beans instead of chickpeas? I want to make this recipe ASAP!!! Thank you(:

  330. thea says

    Just had to say that I sent this in for a kindergarten/ grade 1 Valentine’s party and it was devoured! I sub’d in sunflower seeds and sunflower oil for the nut butter to get around the worries about nut allergies. I also baked a bit up into cookies and it was pretty good that way too! This is going to be a regular snack in our house now, and I can’t wait to do some popsicles with it in summer! Thanks!

  331. Allison says

    Katie – did you ever know that you’re my hero? (hehehe)
    So, I made this for Valentines day for a treat –
    and am going to make it tonight because I just really have
    been craving it since the first time I made it…
    Thank you so very much for this recipe! It totally blows my mind!

    cheers,
    Allison 🙂

  332. katie says

    this may have been answered but i didn’t want to search through the 723 comments! can this be baked to taste like a cookie?

  333. Lex says

    I made this with coconut oil instead of nut butter.
    I used coconut milk as the milk alternative
    It was excellent! Thanks for the recipe, I’m going to share your website with my friends.

    • Amanda Kotyk says

      This is good to know….we have nut allergies in our home, so I am was looking for an alternative. Good to know that coconut oil works well.

  334. margo fowler says

    I am not vegan but I am trying to eat more fruits, vegetables and fiber. I love sweets but try not to eat them. I have had a cold lately and have been craving sweet treats and soup. The soup craving I had no problem giving in to but have been trying to ignore that sweet tooth. But it wasn’t going away. So, I tried making this yester. I used the peanut buttter, oatmeal and real milk. I have no problem using soy or but the dairy milk was in my refridge. I wasn’t going to open a container of soy for 1 tbl. And that is all I added. 1/4 cup would be way too much. At first I could taste the chick peas but it still wasn’t bad, just not cookie dough. But after I refridgerated it overnight it thickened up and took on the consistency of real cookie dough. Wow! it is good. Today I’d swear it was the real thing though a peanut butter chocolate chip cookie. I like pb so it is okay with me. For sweetner I used the recommended amt of brown sugar splenda which would be a mix of half and half. Next time I will use less. It was kind of sweet for my taste. But if I were to make it for a group I’d probably use the full measurement most people like stuff sweeeter tasting than I do.

  335. Mimi says

    Unfortunately, I have to join the ”runny and disappointing” group 🙁

    I had such high hopes for this one! I used a little less than 1/4 cup of peanut butter and only 1 tablespoon of milk. I ended up having to add an additional CUP of oats in an attempt for it to have SOME semblance of doughy goodness but even that didn’t help. Would using flax-meal instead of oats make a difference? I’m reticent to try this one again for fear of wasting more money!

    Runny and gritty (due to the massive amount of oats I used) = unpinning from my Pinterest board 🙁

    • Chocolate-Covered Katie says

      Actually, everyone else who’s had the “runny” complaint was able to figure out their error if they responded to the following:
      1. What food processor did you use?
      2. Did you use all the sugar?
      3. Did you drain/rinse the beans well?

      If made correctly, this recipe will not be runny.

      • Mimi says

        I used a Kenwood food processor which I use to make hummus and that always comes out perfectly smooth so I don’t think it’s the FP. I used all of the sugar – lightly packed. Perhaps I shouldn’t pack the sugar? And yeah, I did drain and rinse the beans REALLY well! I read a comment that suggested using dry (reconstituted) beans as opposed to canned?

        I’m an American girl living in the UK and everything is SO expensive here (for instance, the can of chickpeas I bought was roughly $4. OUCH! Also, big bags of chocolate chips are non-existant. I bought what I could find which was about 2/3 of a cup worth of chips for right around $3. UGH!). I want to try this recipe again but my pocketbook is scared.

        Thanks for your help, I really want this to work!

          • Mimi says

            The cans here are physically the same size as back home but I just checked and it says there are only 230g of chickpeas once drained. I guess the missing 20g totally threw this recipe off?

          • Leah says

            I got the “thin and runny” when I used the 2/3 of sugar. Cut it down by a LOT.

            I would go so far as to suggest that you remove the statement in your post about using 2/3 of a cup because it makes a product that’s far too sweet, brown, not cookie-dough-like and runny runny runny. Encourage people to start with 3 T of sugar and go from there! It made ALL the difference in my 3 attempts at the recipe!!

          • Chocolate-Covered Katie says

            lol if you use a food processor (Cuisinart’s a good one), the texture should be fine even with all the sugar. But I’m glad you found a way to make it work with a blender!! 🙂

  336. brittney flores says

    is there anyway you can make this if you don’t have a food processor?? or is it a picky food processor only recipe?

  337. Kate says

    I made this recipe last night for my partner and I and the result was alright. After 1/2 cup of brown sugar I still tasted the chickpea flavor, and I did rinse them well. I used 4 tbsp peanut butter and while I didn`t find the pb flavor overwhelming at all, my partner did. He did not enjoy the recipe and didn`t want to finish his serving, but I tweaked it a bit to make it better and enjoyed it. The chocolate chips are definitely a must in this, and I would say so are the oats! It`s a really neat concept and I will make it again and tweak aroung until I get it where I want it. Thanks for your creative ideas!

  338. Missy says

    Oh Katie, I managed to find a way to screw this one up royally! 🙁 as far as the wet stuff, I used oil (3T), 2T milk (I used 2T oatmeal too), but I subbed in 1/3C turbinado, and bit less than 1/3C agave for the brown sugar…and it’s soooooo liquidy! I tried adding another tablespoon of oatmeal, but it didn’t do much to thicken it…I’m so sad! I stuck it in my fridge after I mixed in the chips (it IS very delicious, though), hoping maybe I could figure out a way to thicken it up a bit. …if not, maybe I’ll try baking it? I dunno what I’ll end up with, but hey…I’ll make it work. If you have any ideas what liquids I should cut or reduce for next time, please let me know. Thanks!

    • Missy says

      Oh my! I may have just found my solution…I was inspired by your single lady cupcakes…so you know what…I just made cookie pie; for one. It. Was. Amazing. I spooned some of my somewhat thickened, but still too runny to be a dip stuff into an oiled coffee mug and microwaved it for 90 seconds. Oh dear. Oh my. It was ooey, gooey, and perfect. I hope I can re-create my mistake in the future, because this is just PERFECT to have as a single-serve snack. Thank you, thank you, a thousand times, thank you!

  339. Brenna says

    I just made this tonight. It came out a little chunky because I don’t have a food processor, so I used my magic bullet. I used the brown sugar you suggested, and left out the milk and flax seed. My boyfriend swears its not healthy, but besides the sugar and random chocolate chips it is!! Thx for the recipe, it’s great!

  340. Liz G says

    I made this the other day and my friends polished it off that same night. As a college student, I like to consider myself well-versed in “drunchies” (drunk munchies)… And this is like late-night pizza killer. No competition. Hands down. Great. Indulgent… And healthy. Oh! Not to mention, no hangover in the AM. Coincidence? I think not! Thanks so much for this great recipe!

  341. Lauren says

    OMG…I finally made this stuff and WHOA! I found chocolate tortilla chips to dip it in. The next day I actually had some leftovers and wondered…would these bake up like cookies? And they did…little dough ball cookies of goodness! I spooned it out, rolled it in a ball and baked them at 350 for about 15 minutes.

  342. Johnni says

    Had a Vegan/Vegetarian Potluck tonight and this was my contribution. Everyone loved it! Only two of the guests were even vegan or vegetarian, but we decided it would be fun to challenge ourselves to make unusual dishes that we hadn’t before.

    I have shared your recipe to quite a few people, because I am in love!

  343. Amanda says

    Looks delicious! Are instant oats okay to use? I did a quick peruse through your comments and didn’t see that question. Sorry if it’s a silly question or if you’ve already answered the question!

  344. garyobese says

    I tried to make this but suffered an epic fail

    Completely messed it up cuz im such a loser…

    Maybe I need a good food processor.

    What I did was…

    Put the drained chickpeas in my kenwood mini chopper in 3 goes, added all the other ingredients to a big bowl, instead of nut butter, I used rapeseed oil, mixed it in a bowl; that werent working so I…

    Added it to a rubbish blender, then I was staring at an epic fail.

    Tasted like chickpeas throughout

  345. Kirsten Bonnin says

    I just made this and the kids ate the whole batch right out of the food processor! I used a tiny amount of stevia to sweeten it and it turned out lovely! My little girl is begging me for more cookie dough! I never let them eat raw dough so they are in hog heaven! Thanks for the recipe!

  346. Larynn says

    This looks so delicious and I can’t wait to trick my husband into eating chickpeas! 😉
    I made it today and the consistency was a little runny?? It tastes great, it just doesn’t look or feel as thick as yours seems in the picture. I followed the recipe and used almond milk. Any suggestions on how I can fix my runny dip??

  347. garyobese says

    What is the best way to make this recipe? Nut Butter or Oil? Milk and Oats or not? Agave or Brown sugar?

    1 1/2 – is that 1 and a half or 1 half?
    1/8 tsp – whats tsp?
    (Start with 1 T, and add more as needed) – what is T?

  348. Kristin says

    I was nervous about the whole chick pea thing at first.. but oh. my. god. this is SO good. I mixed in some Annie’s homegrown chocolate bunny grahams (in case you don’t know what these are, they’re basically mini vegan chocolate graham crackers.) They added a great little cruch, amazinggggggg. I can’t wait to try your other variations!

  349. Taffy says

    Just made the Cookie Dough Dip for my dinner LOVE LOVE LOVE IT!!!! Super Yummy!!!! Best Good For You Recipes…. EVER! Thanks~~

  350. chelsea says

    best. thing. ever. I make it with applesauce instead of any nut butters or oil, 3T of real maple syrup or coconut sugar, and I add cinnamon and call it “sugar cookie dip.” It is amazing. I have it almost daily as my sweet snack, and it helps me get some added protein. I’ve been vegan for 3 years and this is bar none my favorite vegan blog now because of this recipe. I’m making the deep dish cookie for my birthday next week. sooo excited. 🙂

  351. Michelle says

    i don’t normally comment on the blogs I follow but just wanted to say I was SO excited to try this….I, too, am known to bring “healthy” desserts to work/parties/etc. and always warn people if it is healthy or “regular” 🙂 Anyway, I just finished making 2 batches in a row and am very disappointed. I, too, had less than stellar results. My first batch I made with splenda and natural pb and ended up adding brown sugar b/c it tasted so wrong. After the brown sugar it just tasted very peanut buttery. So, I decided to take 2 and try almond butter and brown sugar and not add any milk (I used almond milk the first time). This time it was SO watery. I added oats, but no luck. I am now putting in the fridge to see if it “hardens up” at all, but it doesn’t seem to have a great taste either?? Am doing SOMETHING wrong! 🙁

    • Michelle says

      p.s. will maybe try again, but I did rinse/drain beans, used a cuisinart fp, but did use full 2/3 brown sugar the second time b/c of bad taste the first time?

  352. Nicole says

    Hi Katie! I know this post is old, but I had it bookmarked for ages and never got around to making it because I was nervous. I hope you don’t mind that I’m commenting so much later.

    I just have to say that, as a chocolate chip cookie dough lover and a veggie disliker, I was worried about this recipe. I made it today with the brown sugar, oil, and a generous portion of chocolate chips and OH. MY. GOSH. Sooo good!!! So good simply by the spoonful. My husband is one of the world’s pickiest eaters – he refuses to eat anything that’s not simple, like a chicken breast or something…”weird” food is not his thing…yet he couldn’t stop going back for more!

    Such a winner!!! Thank you for this. Love your blog! 🙂

  353. anonymous says

    Just made this – I’m chilling it in the fridge to see if it makes a difference. I could definitely tell they were beans 🙁 Although, I don’t think I’m a fair judge because I have a HUGE sweet tooth. I ended up adding more than 3 tbs. of brown sugar and had to add white sugar. It just didn’t taste right. I have high hopes for it though, so I’m hoping that chilling it will help. If any of you have a sweet tooth – beware, you’re going to have to add a whole lot more sugar before it tastes slightly similar to cookie dough.

    I hope this doesn’t come across as mean – I have different taste buds…very very sweet taste buds 🙂

  354. Eileen says

    Hi Katie,
    I’ve been very excited to try your recipes, especially the cookie dough. I was wondering about serving sizes because I am trying to be mindful of my portion sizes. About how much does this make? 3 or 4 cups worth? What would you consider a portion? Maybe 2 Tablespoons? 1/4 cup?
    Thanks,
    Eileen

    • Chocolate-Covered Katie says

      Unfortunately, I don’t have the calorie info for this, and I have never measured how much it makes. I do have a very similar recipe for pumpkin cookie dough dip that I calculated to be around 25 calories per tablespoon.

  355. Amy says

    I tried this last night and am not ashamed to say that it very quickly turned into dinner (and breakfast…). I used a few packets of xylitol and it was perfect! I also don’t have a food processor, but you can run the chickpeas through a food grinder, then just mix everything with a mixer. It came out great! And it’s also amazing on apples, but I have to admit the spoon method is may favorite 🙂

  356. Kylie G says

    I just made these with my own adaptation using dextrose. I’m finding my own way quitting sugar with the help of David Gillespie and his book Sweet Poison http://sweetpoison.com.au/, and Sarah Wilson and her ebook ‘I Quit Sugar’ http://www.sarahwilson.com.au/i-quit-sugar-ebook/. Disclaimer: Nope, they’re not paying me to write this and yes, I did buy their books with my own money.

    Here’s my adaptation:
    Cookie Dough Dip

    Inspired by this awesome recipe.

    1 1/2 cups chickpeas (1 can, drained) (250g)
    1/8 tsp plus 1/16 tsp salt
    tiny bit over 1/8 tsp baking soda
    2 tsp pure vanilla extract
    1/4 cup abc butter
    up to 1/4 cup milk of choice (Start with 1 T, and add more as needed)
    Dextrose, to taste. I used about 3 heaped tablespoons.
    2 to 3 T oats

    Add all ingredients (except for chocolate chips) to a good food processor (not blender), and blend until very smooth. Done!

    I did make Katie’s chocolate 3-ingredient chocolate bars (https://chocolatecoveredkatie.com/2012/01/15/three-ingredient-chocolate-bars-1/) adapting with dextrose to use as chocolate chips, but I prefer the cookie dough dip without it. I did try a sprinkling in a little bit of cacao nibs instead, which was a nice change.

    I made Katie’s Graham Crackers (https://chocolatecoveredkatie.com/2011/11/04/smores-graham-crackers/) with this adaptation:
    https://chocolatecoveredkatie.com/2011/11/04/smores-graham-crackers/

    S’mores Graham Crackers

    1 cup white flour (it’s all I had in the house)
    1/2 tsp cinnamon
    1/4 tsp plus 1/8 tsp baking soda
    1/4 tsp plus 1/8 tsp salt
    3 heaped tablespoons of dextrose
    1 tsp pure vanilla extract
    1/4 butter
    2 T water
    Combine dry ingredients. Combine wet in a separate bowl, then mix together. Form a ball with your hands (or, if you don’t want to get your hands dirty, put the mixture in a plastic bag and squish into a ball). Place the ball on a piece of wax paper, then place another sheet on top and use a rolling pin to flatten the dough into very thin (graham-cracker) width. Cut into squares or cookie-cuttered shapes, and place on a cookie sheet. Bake at 350 for 12-15 minutes, depending on whether you like your graham crackers super-soft or crispy.

    I have never eaten a Graham Cracker as I am from Australia and we don’t have them here, so I don’t know how they compare. I can say that these crackers made a fantastic dip for the cookie dough!

    Thank you so much to Katie for all these awesome recipes and making my life so much sweeter without sugar.

  357. Sam says

    Found this recipe on Pinterest. I made it and my family liked it, but they were not as enthusiastic as I hoped. My husband said it was good but something was missing. We finally figured out it was flour, so I added a 1/4 c of whole wheat bakery flour and viola! It REALLY tasted like cookie dough 🙂 Now they are loving it and I will never tell them its got chick peas 😉
    Thanks for helping me get a little protein into my finicky household <3

  358. Laura Carmichael says

    reading through the comments, mine also was much darker than your pictures appear, using the pb and brown sugar and chickpeas, real vanilla extract…not sure why. still tasted good, but definitely did not thicken up until later and refrigerated.

  359. Natasha says

    Wow this is incredible!!! I used almond milk, coconut oil and for sweetener just 3T of maple syrup. I could eat this in one sitting its so good, can’t wait to try all your other recipes. This seemed like a good one to start with. I actually had a real cookie dough dip with cream cheese lots of sugar recently which was delicious but so unhealthy and this one is just as enjoyable, actually more enjoyable because it’s not a thousand calories and mixed with chemicals lol thank you for this!

  360. Marcia says

    I was really skeptical about this recipe. I just couldn’t imagine that anything could hide the flavor of beans, but I made this today with Great Northern Beans (all I had in my pantry), only used 1/3 cup of brown sugar, used the oats, but no milk because it was perfect without it. I cannot believe how good this is! My son is a cookie dough junkie and I cannot wait for him to get home from school and try this. Excellent recipe!

  361. Colleen says

    I’d love to take this to a party tonight, but it has to be NUT FREE – I’m a little hesitant about using canola oil – what would you think of just using plain old butter? Or margarine? Any suggestions for making it yummy without any nuts? Thanks!

  362. Alexandra says

    Just tried it. Yum! I subbed about 2 T of coconut oil for the nut butter, and used navy beans instead of chick peas. It worked fine for me, but there is a slight bean-y aftertaste–though nothing too strong. I added a bit of cocoa powder to the mix, and it seemed to cover most of it up. I’ll definitely try chick peas next time I make it. Awesome recipe, thanks!

  363. Kim says

    In the recipe it says to use nut butter, but if you don’t want to use peanut butter than can substitute with oil….what type of oil would you use and how much? Do you use personally use peanut butter or oil? Thanks for the recipe! 🙂

  364. lynsey says

    Hi Katie!
    I love your website, and have tried several recipes (cake batter doughnuts =AWESOME!). I just made this dip this evening and it didn’t turn out like I thought it would 🙁 I followed your recipe to a “T” and it tasted like chickpeas. I added the brown sugar, still chickpea-ey, I 2 T of Agave, beans, then I added 1 cup of Stevia. STILL wasn’t sweet enough! I have a sweet tooth–but not over the top. My husband tried it, first bite he said “this is REALLY good”, but then didn’t take another bite after the second–he said something tasted “off”. I ended up melting 1/2 bar of milk chocolate and adding it into the mixture and sticking it back in the fridge–I hope it’s better tomorrow. Wonder what I did wrong? I used my Ninja chopper–which works really well. I drained and rinsed the chickpeas well too. ho-hum.

    • lynsey says

      I didn’t mean in there that I added “beans” after the Agave BTW, I meant it still tasted like garbanzo beans. LOL.

  365. Amy says

    Direct quote from Wyatt (a.k.a. “bean hater #2) when I made this for the umpteenth time: “Mommy, when I make the ‘Allergy Scouts,’ you get TWO badges for making this snack, because it has no gluten, soy or peanuts, it’s delicious and HELFY! (Healthy, to those who are not seven and missing a TOOF on top)” Katie, while you may not have any food allergies, you sure make our household a LOT happier! BTW, I didn’t have any garbanzo beans in the house, so I reconstituted some bob’s red mill garbanzo flour with water (with ratios according to the hummus directions) and added a little almond meal for texture, since garbanzo flour is SUPER SMOOTH and not cookie dough-like. We used sunbutter for our nutbutter of choice, amande almond milk plain yogurt in lieu of milk (it made it a little more dip-like), gluten-free oats and Enjoy Life allergen-friendly chocolate chips.

  366. Michelle says

    This looks (and sounds) DELISH! I am a Weight Watchers member, and I was wondering if you have the nutritional stats for your recipes. It would be great to figure out the PointsPlus value on these yummy treat 🙂

  367. Amy says

    Great recipe- took me a few times to figure out a good combination, but I love it. However, I think people take “healthy” as an excuse to eat the whole bowl. Just an FYI for people- when I entered the recipe with 3 tbs of peanut butter, 3 tbs of agave, and 1/2 cup of oats (leaving all other parts of the recipe the same), here are the nutritional stats I found:

    Calories: 1300
    Grams of Fat: 40
    Grams of Protien: 47

    So yes, overall the ingredients are way better for you, but I don’t recommend eating the whole bowl in one sitting. The great thing is that the protein fills you up, so you don’t want to eat the whole bowl.

  368. Marcy says

    This is so awesome! But one question – So what kind of butter or oil is best to get a truer chocolate chip cookie dough taste? I made it the first time with peanut butter, 1/3C of brown sugar and a few tablespoons of maple syrup. Tastes great, but even though I love peanut butter cookies it kind of fell in between peanut butter and chocolate chip. Curious which is best for chocolate chip cookie dough flavor?

  369. Nasim says

    WoW! So amazingly yummy!!!! The best cookie dough ever! Whenever I set out to make cookies they rarely make it to the cookie stage so the recipe is perfect! and it doesn’t taste like I’m eating spoon fulls of sugar with flavor and flour! Thank you for this recipe I’m telling all my friends about it 🙂

    • Nasim says

      I have made 3 batches of this stuff since March 13th when I first tried the recipe.
      I LOOOOOVVVVEEEEE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  370. Rosie says

    I thought I’d experiment by freezing the dip and then putting a spoonful on a plate in the microwave…LIKE A MINI CHOC CHIP MUFFIN COOKIE. Seriously so good 🙂 This recipe is genius & has basically made my life 🙂

  371. Justine says

    Do you HAVE to use a food processor, why not a blender? I don’t have a food processor and they’re really expensive.

  372. Stephanie says

    This is so good!!! I have made it 3 times in the past 2 weeks! However it is so good that I can’t stop eating it and I am worried I am over indulging. Can you list the nutrition information?? Thanks!

  373. aly says

    after staring at this recipe for a month, i finally made this today. by the end, i was licking the batter off the spoon i was mixing with!

    i did it exactly according to the recipe, and i’m going to take it to a study session tonight. thanks katie!

  374. Cheri says

    Wow! My best friend suggested this recipe to me & I was skeptical. Alas, I was able to make it without my husband catching a glimpse of the ingredients. Katie, you’ve successfully turned my meat & potato king into a chick pea eating fool. GREAT recipe! I can’t wait to start adding your recipes into my rotation of meals & snacks. I’m so grateful for your hard work.

  375. DothanRose says

    !!!! I am one of those people that LOVES biscuit or cake mix raw from the bowl 🙂 so much so that in PMS time I mix up a batch just so I can eat it 🙂 how naughty! Will definitely be giving this a go… the chickpeas will probably even meet some of the the nutrients etc that my body is ACTUALLY craving! Thanks so much for sharing 🙂

  376. Rebekah says

    I found your blog, through pinterest, the other day and LOVE it!!! I made this cookie dough recipe for dessert tonight and my children devoured it. So easy to make too. Thank you I will be making this many more times.

  377. janie vezina says

    found your site while looking for weight watchers points plus recipes. lol
    i am guessing at this, but you might not follow ww but maybe inclue some nutritional facts so we could figure them out ourselves 🙂
    i love that you have healthy desserts as that is for sure my downfall. not much of a salty person but if you give me something creamy and on the dessert side i am good 🙂
    thanks for your great recipes.
    janie

  378. Melissa says

    I found this recipe on Pinterest and was extremely skeptical. HOWEVER, I figured I had nothing to lose, but a can of chickpeas, and a few minutes of time. I was completely blown away!!! My husband loved it, and I brought it intonwork the next day and had my coworkers try it, without telling them what was in it. They all loved it, and couldn’t believe it was made with chickpeas! It was a huge success. I’m a believer, and now a follower. Thanks for this incredible site. I look forward to trying ALL of the recipes!

  379. Allison S. says

    I made this recipe yesterday, and while the flavor is very yummy, the texture was an issue for me. It is very “gritty”. I swear I had the food processor going for what seemed like an eternity, it just seemed like it was not going to get any smoother. With that being said, I wonder if there is anything I can do with this dip to salvage it or “repurpose” it? Do you think I could bake it and make some type of baked treat out of it? I don’t want to waste it!!

      • Allison S. says

        I just have a basic little Cusinart, nothing fancy. I don’t know the exact model, but it’s probably one of the more entry-level food processors on the market. 🙂 I used canned beans as well. I did substitute Zsweet for sugar (erythritol; amazing stuff by the way if you haven’t tried it), which has slightly larger “crystals” than regular sugar. I could distinctly pick out the crunch of the Zsweet crystals, but there were also grits that were not the Zsweet, I even saw some oats that did not get blended. It may be an issue w/ my basic food processor, perhaps a need a better one! Will definitely throw the dough in the oven tonight. Thanks! 🙂

  380. Stephanie says

    So would the nutrition information be the same as the blondies? If so how many services would you say the cookie dough dip makes? Just trying to figure out how I can portion it out into about 70-100 calorie snacks. Any help with the nutrition information on this would be greatly appreciated. It’s an amazing recipe 🙂

  381. Amber says

    Ummm….this was absolutely AMAZING!! I dipped an apple in it and couldn’t get enough–I even let my 1 year old son eat it (a great way to sneak protein into a dessert)…Pretty sure it won’t last until the end of the day! I added 2T of brown sugar but could have probably gotten away with 1T just fine….Awesome recipe!!

  382. Veronica says

    Amazing !!!
    My little ones and I had this tonight while we watched the new Muppets movie. We decided in honor of the movie we should rename it Gonzo Dip ! It was so so so so so good ! My boys practically licked the bowl ! Can wait to see what we will try next week for dessert night !

  383. Newbie says

    You are my new favorite web site! I’m not vegan but it doesn’t seem too bad with your recipes. My sweet tooth loves your creations!!!

  384. Kailee says

    im totaly new to vegan/healthy things, but recently ive decided to change my ways. and as a sugar addict i can tell you this stuff is pretty close to the real thing! im only 16 and this was easy enough to follow, even though i used a blender to make it. totaly satisfied the serious cravings i was having! thanks so much 🙂

  385. patti says

    I made this for the first time recently when guests came over, and it was a huge hit!!! I served it with Trader Joe’s coconut cookie wafers, and it was to *die* for! My (omnivore) husband was in awe, and my son thought it was incredible, too. I talked myself out of eating it for breakfast the following 2 days — but it was amazing as a mid-morning snack. 🙂 Thank you for your terrific recipes — I can’t tell you how many I’ve bookmarked! I’ve tried several, and I’m working my way through, but there’s just not enough time in the day! Keep up the delicious work, Katie!

  386. Jessica W says

    I don’t get this recipe. I’m trying so hard! It keeps turning out really thin or tasting like chickpeas still. I feel like i’m following it so closely. Any help?

  387. Kendra Reader says

    Thank you so much for sharing this! It is amazing. My 5 y/o son has wheat and dairy allergies, and your website makes feeding him in a way that doesn’t make him feel like he’s missing out quite a bit easier. I used 2 T each if homemade coconut butter and virgin coconut oil (Nutiva) in the batch I made, and it was superb 🙂

  388. Kilee says

    Mmm…my brother doesn’t even like beans and he almost ate it all! haha I don’t know how you come up with these things but they are amazing<3 I enjoy baking/cooking and I always end up eating the final product but now I can make recipes from your blog and not feel so bad 😀 Great job, keep it up. Oh, and you are very pretty (:

  389. Maureen says

    I made mine last night, with dairy milk and brown sugar, amazing! I put a few tablespoons in my oatmeal this morning so I had cookie dough flavored oatmeal. <3

  390. Paula's oVerhauled says

    I took a big bowl of this dip to work. My dept. devoured it. I served it with apple slices, graham crackers, celery nuggets and prezels.
    I promised snickerdoodle cookie dough dip next week.

  391. Dorota says

    Hi 🙂 I’ve got a question. Can I use soy or sunflower butter insead of nut butter? And (this is probably a very stupid question) what does ‘T’ stands for? Is is tablespoon (or teaspoon)? You can tell I’m new to the cooking world lol

  392. Julie says

    Why has it taken me so long to find your site?? I just made this dip (I used about 1/4 c. honey for the sweetener and I think maybe I will use something granulated next time…or add a bit more oatmeal?). I am totally amazed that chickpeas can taste this sinful! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! I have been dipping banana spears in it…can’t wait to try it on apple slices!

  393. Julie says

    Why has it taken me so long to find your site?? I just made this dip (I used about 1/4 c. honey for the sweetener and I think maybe I will use something granulated next time…or reduce the milk). I am totally amazed that chickpeas can taste this sinful! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! I have been dipping banana spears in it…can’t wait to try it on apple slices!

  394. Bella says

    This recipe is delicious!! I made it for a family party and everyone loved it.. no one even knew it was healthy :). I totally recommend it. Thanks for the great recipes, Katie!

  395. Amber with Slim Pickin's Kitchen says

    Tried this recipe for the first time today while the hubs, and I did nothing but laundry and watch movies on Netflix! As usual, it was SCRUMPTIOUS! XOXO

  396. Nanci says

    This is brilliant!!!!!! I should have taken the 3T first instruction serious with the milk cause mine is a little runny. It’s in the fridge right now to firm up. But OH WOW!! My husband suggested making cookies! always a comic… A big hit for sure and a KEEPER!! Thanks for sharing!!

  397. Anonymous says

    Hey Katie — when you made this for the party, did you use oil or nut butter? If nut butter, what kinda/how much? Thanks!

  398. Abby! says

    So I was wondering if I could use anything but peanut butter? or maybe just leave it out? My boyfriend is highly allergic to nuts and I want to make this for him and his family and well myself too 😉 and I dont really want to kill him lol So any tips Please Please reply!

    Read this! ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

    ~cookie crazy!
    Abby 🙂

    • snenny says

      Hey Jessica – I tried it myself using regular gluten free oats and it worked great! I’m afraid I don’t know whether they were rolled or steel cut, but they definitely weren’t the quick oats variety.

      Hope you also enjoy cookie dough succcess 🙂

  399. Danielle says

    Hi Katie! Love your recipes!! Quick question. Do you think white beans could work for this instead of chickpeas? I know in your Deep-Dish Cookie Pie recipe you can use either, I’m just wondering if they would work here as well.

  400. Zara says

    I recently found your site and I am in love! Not just because we like to eat healthy, but also because we accommodate a lot of food sensitivities in our home, too. I made this for my boys (2 & 4) for “movie night” last night and they loved it! I didn’t have any chocolate chips, so I subbed some cinnamon and raisins – still great! I could spend hours on your site….

  401. Ashley says

    I just tried this, and it is pretty good, although mine doesn’t look anything like yours does in the picture…mine is slightly chunky and a very dark brown?!?! I used 1/2 brown sugar and 1/2 splenda to sweeten, and it isn’t very sweet. Used a Ninja food processor for mixing/blending/processing! Just wondering why I ran into these problems.

    • Chocolate-Covered Katie says

      Sorry, I can’t vouch for the results with splenda. Also, isn’t a Ninja a blender? It REALLY needs to be a food processor… I did not have success when I tried to make this in a blender and that’s why I stress the need for a food processor. I use a Cuisinart. It should be the texture of actual cookie dough!

      • Ashley says

        I thought our Ninja was a food processor, but I could be wrong! If that is the case, then I don’t have one of those, and with as small as our kitchen is/storage space, I don’t see one in our future until we have more room 🙁 Until then, I will try some of your other recipes, because so many look SO GOOD! 🙂

  402. snenny says

    Finally got round to trying this (I know, behind the times, right?) and as usual you’ve created something healthy and crazy delicious! Think I might try making cookie dough cupcakes with this – using the dip recipe instead of making a separate cookie dough to bake inside the cupcake 🙂

  403. Sarah Torres says

    Could I use white beans for this? Not always a huge fan of chick peas in a dessert but maybe I just need to blend it smoother? Thoughts?

  404. Kmmcgrath says

    Hi Katie – I am new to your site and I LOVE it. I wanted to make this recipe as soon as I found the website, especially after all the good results others have been having!
    I didn’t have alot in my cupboard so I had to use a lot of substitutions but it still turned out delicious! I used lentils instead of chickpeas, added a few almonds (ground them first) instead of nut butter and I used honey as my sugar substitute. It was a bit runny because I used a blender so it turned out more like a mousse, and after I refrigerated for an hour or so it set.

    I can’t wait until my next grocery shop visit so I can get the real ingredients and come home and make these the real way! 🙂

  405. Amy says

    I have a question, how did you get your dip so light in color? Did you use light or dark brown sugar for this recipie? Mine came out so dark, i used oats not flax and cows milk and dark brown sugar everything else was the same as you did. Thanks. Taste great just does not look anything like yours 🙂

  406. Rachel says

    This dip is Amazing! So this morning I made regular chocolate chip peanut butter cookies made with white flour, butter, sugar, eggs…typical choc chip recipe. THEN I made your version with chickpeas and only added a few spoons brown sugar as you suggested. Absolutely delicious! I actually Prefer your dip to the old bad-for-me version!

  407. cookiemomma says

    thanks so much for this recipe – it was fantastic! i did part nutbutter and part chunky peanut butter. delish! thanks again 🙂

  408. sarah says

    I’m wondering if you have experimented with besan? I know with hummus it is easier to create a smoother, less chunky hummus and I’m wondering if/how that might work in this recipe…
    I’m also wonder if you have used fenugreek? I’ve started to experiment for maple flavors but I’m trying to find how other people have used it.

  409. Mei says

    I read all 800+ comments and made this recipe for a party. I used white beans, followed the recipe using peanut butter and added cocoa powder, dash cinnamon, chopped up dark chocolate bar and 1/2c coconut flakes. I was so worried with others having issues with runny consistency that I did not add any liquid at first. I eventually added a couple tablespoons of milk. Refrigerated over night and the results…..Yummy!!! We were having taco salad bar so people thought they were refried beans at first.
    Delicious Katie!!! Thank you for sharing!

    • Chocolate-Covered Katie says

      Wow, you read all of them?! LOL my hat goes off to you… oh wait, I’ve read them all too, I guess. But I think we’re the only two who have! I wish more people would read the other comments, because a ton are repeats!

      Anyway, I’m so glad yours turned out well 🙂 :).

  410. Jules says

    Hey CCK!!!! when you say that you can sub oil for nut butter/peanut butter, what kind of oil exactly?
    thanks so much and I LOVE THIS BLOG AND YOU AND EVERyTHING IN IT AHHHHHH!!!

  411. Lorell says

    Katie, I took this to a den meeting tonight (I work with cub scouts). I told them it was cookie dough dip and they all loved it and wanted the recipe for their moms. We talked about the food guide pyramid for one if the achievements they have to sign off, and we talked about how healthy things can still taste good. At the end of our activities, I told them how the dip had beans in it, and they all just gave me this blank look….it was classic! Thanks for sharing the recipe.

    • Chocolate-Covered Katie says

      LOL! That’s always my favorite part… revealing the secret. I think the people who are fooled think it’s even more funny than the person doing the fooling. I wish someone would fool me like that. I’m still trying to find a way to like avocado. If someone could secretly put that in a chocolate cake for me… 😉

  412. Sarah says

    Just saw this posted over on Young Married Chic (youngmarriedchic.com/2012/04/healthy-chocolate-chip-cookie-dough-dip/). She seems to have been quite inspired by your recipe!

  413. Theresa says

    Katie,
    I substituted 1/2 of the nut butter with Trader Joe’s Speculous Cookie Butter…. OH MY GOODNESS! I always get accused of being ‘the healthy one’ at work & we’re having a pot luck tomorrow. I decided to show my coworkers how to have a little healthy fun. I’m not going to tell them until the end of the day! So excited!
    Thanks for the treat:)
    xo,
    Theresa

  414. Cynthia Turner says

    Do you take those translucent “skins” off the garbanzo beans when using them for your cookie dough dip recipes?

  415. Justine says

    I just made this and it is absolutely amazing. Even the boyfriend thought this was delicious (with apples for dipping) and had no idea this was made with GARBANZO BEANS! I may need to make all your garbanzo based recipes! You are amazing.

  416. Amanda Kotyk says

    Hi there,

    I tried to go through as many comments as I could to see if my question was answered, but I didn’t see it anywhere.
    Do you have any suggestions on what could be used instead of a nut butter? My daughter has sever nut allergies (all tree nuts and peanuts)….this recipe sounds amazing and I would love to try it out.

    Thanks so much,

    Amanda

  417. Dee says

    All I can say is wow! I made with almond butter and about 1/3 cup of demara sugar (although I think I will cut that down to just a few tablespoons next time.) Thank you for the inspiration!

  418. Kristen says

    Hi! Why do you suggest using a food processor instead of a blender? What is the difference? Can you also use a magic bullet?
    Thank you!!

  419. Rachel says

    Ok, so I posted recently on your brownie batter dip that (unfortunately) it didn’t work well for me. All I tasted was the bean flavor. Turns out, it was definitely the fact that I was using a blender in a desperate attempt to make it that day (it just sounded SO good). Well, I bought a little cuisinart processor yesterday and attempted THIS recipe and it was AWESOME! I definitely think my problem with the brownie batter dip was my choice to try my blender. I am very excited to try some of your other recipes now that I have the proper equipment! 🙂

  420. amanda says

    Katie you are GENIUS!!!! I am making this dip for my friends tonight and they are never going to believe its healthy(ish-cause i used sugar)!!! i made it with peanut butter-i havent yet brought myself to spend $5 on a teeny jar of almond butter) and it tastes JUST like a peanut butter cookie!! Everyone is going to love it-if theres any left for them!!! Thanks!!

  421. Shannon French says

    Hey Katie!
    While I mocked these cookie dough -dippers at the beginning, that’s all I’ve wanted to eat this week! Been experimenting with a few recipes, and naturally that involves consulting your blog and plethora of options. I also just returned from a few months in the Dominican Republic, and although I’ve made this dip before, it tasted totally different! That’s because there’s this desert Habichuelas con Dulce (sweet beans) that tastes so similar! It’s kind of a delicacy that people made for us a few rimes that has the same sort of thick taste that you don’t recognize as beans until you think about it tasting like beans. Anyways, it is real good and kind of a complicated recipe but if you ever run into it maybe it’ll remind you of this dip. Here’s a link to a recipe for good measure, but thought I’d give your recipe a fun, international spin. Thanks for all the recipes too!

    http://www.dominicancooking.com/979-habichuelas-con-dulce-sweet-creamed-beans.html

  422. Bella says

    I’ve made this so many times, and it is always amazing; but the last time I made it, I subbed coconut butter for the nut butter, and about 1/2 t guar gum in to make it super creamy…. BEST EVER, I could have almost whipped it and put it throught the ice cream maker, or used it for the starter for milk shakes… NOM. Thanks so much for this recipe, I ♥ it!!!

  423. Katie says

    Love this recipe! I made this tonight with a spoonful of peanut butter and a heaping spoonful of nutella, I also used white chocolate chips instead.

  424. Kristen says

    It looks like no one has actually tried it with canola oil instead of peanut butter…does anyone know if that works?
    I got a food processor so now I’m ready to go! 🙂

  425. Kelly says

    Hi! I’m sorry if this has been asked/answered already, don’t have time to read all the comments. Is this better/not any better if made in advance? I’m going to make it for a Mother-Daughter Lunch I’m attending tomorrow and was just wondering if I should make it tonight or wait until tomorrow (or if it’s exactly the same, lol).

    Thanks so much, Katie!

  426. Christine says

    ok so i tried this recipe tonight and the taste is phenomenal, but i can’t get the texture to be as thick as your picture… what should i do differently?

  427. Kristen says

    Just read through pretty much ALL the posts…you are so patient!!!! Thanks for always taking the time to answer the SAME question over and over!!
    Thanks! 🙂

    • Chocolate-Covered Katie says

      It does, but Cuisinart’s good. Now… what beans? Dried or canned? Do you drain and rinse completely? Can you tell me more specifics, because it’s very hard to figure out what could be going wrong, since I’m not there to see. All I can say is that it should be THICK like cookie dough.

  428. Christine says

    I used canned beans and I thought I had drained completely. Also I used better n peanut butter and 1 tbsp of milk. Also, should I have waited to put the oatmeal in after I processed?
    Thanks!!!

  429. laura says

    Is there any possible way to make this without a food processor? We have a pretty good blender, but that’s it

  430. gb says

    i made this for a party last night and layered it with the brownie batter dip. that’s right. layer of cookie dough, then a layer of brownie batter, cookie dough, brownie batter. ohmygoodnesssogood. we dipped strawberries and potato chips (the surprise favorite) and it was a total hit.

    i find it tasted the best after it chilled for at least an hour. cool, creamy, delicious goodness.

  431. Leigh Stein says

    Just wanted you to now, i made this with garbanzo beans instead (because i forgot to read the recipe thoroughly) and it came out tasting awesome! I even had my 3 boys try it, 1 of which who is very picky and they all LOVED it. Little did they know its not the processed cookie dough like they thought. Thanks!!

  432. Kelsey says

    Hi Katie, have you heard of the new peanut butter craze? It’s called PB2 and I was wondering if it fit into what you consider healthy. Also if it would or could be replaced in this recipe.

  433. Leah says

    Do you think a magic bullet will do the trick in blending all the ingredients together?? Have you tried with one?

  434. Erika says

    I am so excited to bring this to a party tonight (definitely going to do the “trick”!)…but I sort of messed it up with the chocolate chips! I soaked and cooked my own chickpeas, and didn’t wait until they were totally cool before adding the chips! They all melted. haha. Oh well, it still tastes good, it is just hard to identify now. . .

    So I made a sign. haha. 😛

  435. Jamie D says

    I have scoured the comments but can’t find the answer to my question. Do you think tahini would work in place of peanut butter? Thanks!!

  436. Keri says

    I LOVE this dip! I am hardcore addicted to it – I make it about once a week! My husband, kids, and I just went mostly vegan (except eggs – we raise chickens!) and cut out processed foods and refined sugar just a couple months ago, and I went gluten-free a month later. But I have always been a dessert junkie, so your website has been such a wonderful source of recipes, information, and ideas for me. Thanks to your delicious, ingenious recipes, I never feel like I’m missing out – in fact, I’ve all but lost my taste for “regular” desserts and I’m a full-fledged healthy dessert convert! You rock!

  437. Emily McIntyre says

    I tried this; it’s amazing! Gave it to my husband and he loved it, even after I told him it was made with navy beans! It’s going to become a regular snack for us.

  438. Leah says

    Soooo, this recipe haunted me for weeks. I saw it online and knew that it had potential to be one of my favorite things EVER as I am a cookie monster. It took me a few tries but I wanted to give some tips that I learned and hope it helps anyone else.

    1. Start with 3tbsp of brown sugar and sweeten from there. I think you’re more likely to get it right the first time if you start with a little and move up. 2/3 of a cup was WAY too sweet for my palate (and I have a huge sweet tooth).
    2. Try both chickpeas and white beans. I really loved the texture and lack of “beany” flavor I got from white beans as opposed to chick peas. You may feel differently, your bean brands may differ from mine, etc. and that’s awesome! Recipes are for modifying!! But if chick peas don’t work, or if you think your recipe could be just *thismuch* better, DEFINITELY try the beans.
    3. Not having a food processor didn’t stop me from making the recipe. You almost have to use milk in there, so compensate with some extra oats.
    4. Add more chocolate chips 🙂 🙂 🙂
    5. I liked chilling my dip before eating. It sort of “solidified” the texture for me.

    Happy eating!!

  439. Mia says

    Katie, I just recently found your blog but I’m addicted! I made this dip with friends at a birthday party, and the four of us gobbled it up with spoons 🙂 thanks for the awesome healthy recipes!
    -Mia

  440. Pamela Frey says

    Love, Love, Love, your site and all your hard work, thank you sooooo much.
    Please add me to your email list if this is possible.
    Happy Memorial Day!

  441. Sheesh says

    I made this for a family get together yesterday, it was a hit! I made it a little thinner (added more non-dairy milk) and cut up a bunch of fruit to dip in it. Soooo good. I think I will attempt the sugar free one for myself soon 🙂 I’m sure you’ve probably done it, but I had an idea to mix it in to a non-dairy ice cream. Will have to go look through your ice cream recipes now!

  442. Julie says

    I calculated calories and came up with 2,073 for the entire recipe… wowzer. obviously don’t eat the entire bowl… but yea.

    I used laura shudder reduced fat PB, 1% milk, light brown sugar, and 3 tbsp oats. I also could not find sugar free chocolate chips, so i used semi-sweet. that obviously brought the number up a lot.

    just to warn everyone.. heh…. but hey… no cholesterol 😀

  443. Carol says

    Love your recipes Katie! Have you tried the sugar substitute Lakanto? It is completely tasty, has zero calories, looks like light brown sugar and has a brown sugary taste, you can bake with it, and it won’t give you gas! lol! I am integrating it into some of your recipes to see how it works out. Lakanto is a bit pricey and only available over the internet (at least here), but it is delicious!

  444. Shelby says

    Just made this and thought I would share my experience, as others’ comments greatly helped me. I followed the recipe pretty closely using the 1 can of cannelini beans, 2.5-3 T flax, 2/3 C brown sugar, a little under 1/4 C almond butter (because you said in the recipe that peanut butter would add its own flavor and I didn’t want peanut butter flavored cookie dough), and 1/4 C coconut milk (give or take a bit, as I let each of my kids add some and the total may have been off). The texture was somewhat runny but thickened to a better consistency after refrigeration. That could have been due to a little too much milk. The real problem was that it tasted “healthy.” I was expecting awesomeness after reading rave reviews and was disappointed that it was only alright. My kids didn’t like it at all. After reading a lot of the comments and your responses, I decided it may have been the almond butter giving it the weird flavor so I went ahead and added a heaping tbsp of peanut butter and it was MUCH better and had no peanut butter flavor. Next time I’m using only peanut butter and I’ll just use a little and add it as needed. I just hope the kids aren’t completely against it forever now. I’ll have to bake it for my hubby to eat it because he doesn’t like cookie dough. I’ll let you know what happens!

    • Shelby says

      I told my 5-year-old it was different now; she tried it and said, “Oh! Peanut butter!” My 4-year-old tried it and told me it needed more peanut butter. So I guess I was wrong about it not tasting like that but it definitely doesn’t taste just like regular PB cookie dough so I still love it. My oldest does, too, now, and I bet the other one will like it more next time without the almond butter. My 2-year-old won’t try it again but I bet he will next time I make it and hopefully he’ll like it, too.

  445. Meredith says

    I can’t thank you enough for this- it has saved me from eating an entire jar of coconut pecan frosting on numerous occasions and is an even more delicious (and healthier) substitute. Here’s to emotional eating!!

  446. Kari says

    I have been reading your blog and gawking at the pictures for months and tonight I finally made one of your recipes and this was it! I’m happy to report that in my four years of marriage, this recipe was reason for busting out my food processor that was a wedding gift and using it for the very first time. Me, my food processor, and my husband (who is enjoying the dip as I type this) thank you. This dip is delicious!

  447. Liz says

    Made it! Loved it! Used stevia and chocolate almond milk. It totally hit the spot and took care of my sweet tooth! Thanks Katie!

  448. LJ says

    FYI – hand immersion blenders DO NOT work…. tasted fine but the texture was a huge turn-off… it’s sitting in my freezer, maybe it’ll be better frozen on ice cream….

  449. Danielle says

    I’ve been a fan of your blog for at least four months now. However, I was studying abroad in Spain for four months – without my own kitchen, which was torture! I was constantly searching your website, dying to try out your recipes. So some family came over for dinner a few days ago and I decided to try a couple out. I knew I would like them since I’m not picky and I know they’re healthy. I was however worried about my family because they’re pickier. I chose this recipe and the chocolate fudge pie. I didn’t tell anyone they were healthy, and served the cookie dough dip first. They all loved it. While they were eating the pie I told them the desserts were healthy. One of my brothers – a very picky eater, doesn’t like anything that is “weird” – was concerned, trying to guess what was in them. When I told everyone chickpeas and tofu (for the pie) they were so surprised. My brother, Kevin, was disgusted, but had already admitted he liked the pie. My other brother, Jeff, had already left, and Kevin called him to tell him what was in the desserts. They all thought it was crazy – and my brother’s were grossed out by the tofu. The next day my brother Jeff called to get the recipes because he wanted to try making them. I just wanted to share my story because I am not a vegan nor is anyone in my family, but we all loved these desserts and they were so easy to make! Thanks Katie!! 🙂

    Here is a picture of how mine turned out..
    http://postimage.org/image/w4aj647uj/
    I used almond butter for the nut butter – turned out really well

    • Chocolate-Covered Katie says

      lol I love it!
      I made the chocolate pie for my boyfriend once, and he claims to hate tofu… so of course I didn’t tell him what was in it. He was so mad when he learned that he’d admitted to liking something that had tofu ;). But then he had another slice, so I guess he got over his anger.

  450. Emmy says

    I have heard some people have problems with the chickpeas. Is there a specific type I should get or way to prepare them pre-food processor to avoid that?

    • Chocolate-Covered Katie says

      I’ve used different brands (generic, organic, etc.) and they’re all fine as long as you rinse and drain very well! No need to pre-process. Just be sure to use a good food processor, like a Cuisinart.

  451. Emily says

    Has anyone had any luck making this then NOT eating it all at once? 😛

    I love this blog because I’m a celiac, a recovering 14-year anorexic, and have lactose intolerance as well. So whether it’s for dietary reasons or neuroses, my diet tends to be really limited. Not only have your recipes introduced me to ideas I never would have thought I could eat, but it has also allowed me to experiment with indulging and NOT feeling guilty about it by exposing myself to “fear foods” that have nothing in them to be scary at all. (Did that make sense?) It’s brought the joy back into cooking, something that I used to avoid like the plague.

    Anyway, so I had a lot of trial and error with this, trying to get the consistency right and then the flavor right… etc. I actually used Better ‘N Butter (this stuff:http://betternpeanutbutter.mybrands.com/Bettern-Peanut-Butter-Low-Sodium) instead of regular peanut butter. (Try as I might, real peanut butter is still scary to me.) And I took a cue from one of your other dip recipes and added a few dry oats (barely even a few tablespoons.) VOILA. It turned out amazing! I can honestly say I have not touched cookie dough with a ten foot pole since I was a child (I’m 28 now); so this was a huge step for me – and it felt okay!!

    Thanks for what you do! Your recipes help people in more ways than you think they do.

  452. Amanda says

    Hey there – has anyone tried freezing this? I just made a whole bunch and don’t think I can/should eat it all within a few days…
    Maybe I could try freezing some and if it works then I can let you know….otherwise it would be wasted anyways 🙁 but it’s sooooo delicious!

  453. Emily says

    This stuff is AMAZING! I had to force myself to stop eating eat because I wanted to save some for tomorrow! Great recipe!

  454. HS says

    I was wondering about the beans in your recipes. What kind of white beans do you use? I looked up “white beans” and it said they are technically “navy beans.” Could I use White Kidney Beans for your recipes? Or does the product come out better if you use chickpeas or navy beans??

    Thanks!

  455. Jill @ Junky Vagabond says

    Hey Katie! I just found your site and tried this recipe today. Loved it! I’m putting your pic of the finished product (it’s prettier than mine), but am linking it all up to you so my readers can see all your fab recipes!

  456. Keri says

    I’ve made this dip countless times now (AT LEAST once a week! LOL), and I recently, accidentally stumbled upon a wonderful tip for smoothness! If you remove the skins from the chickpeas before processing, the consistency is ridiculously, dangerously (because you will want to eat it ALL) silky-smooth! It takes a few extra minutes, but it’s well worth the effort. Just thought I’d share that tidbit! 🙂

  457. Erin says

    Just stumbled across this recipe while preparing for a dessert party. Going to make this with sun butter. I hope that works. My son has a tree nut allergy.

  458. Laura says

    So I tried this recipe out for my apartment warming party for this coming weekend. I don’t have a food processor, so I blended up the chick peas in the blender then incorporated all ingredients using a Kitchenaid stand mixer. It seemed to work pretty well. I added almost the full 2/3 cup of brown sugar right away and found it to be a little sweet, so I added less than 1/8 tsp more salt and a few Tbsp of oat flour to counteract the sugar, and it turned out perfectly! I’m also not going to tell anyone that it is pretty healthy, and see what happens. Thanks for the recipe!

  459. Jacque Foster says

    I made the Sugar Free version and it was delicious–almost too sweet, in fact! So I can’t imagine doing it with “real” sugar. I used 15 dates and otherwise followed the recipe exactly, so next time I will probably start with 10 and maybe increase to 12 after I taste it. (I also used fresh dates–they were easy to pit after I soaked them overnight–just squeeze and the pit pops right out. Trader Joe’s only carries fresh dates, and that’s the only place I shop.)
    The dip is awesome on top of plain oatmeal (I made with coconut milk). My 1-year-old and I both enjoyed it immensely. My son and I ate it on crackers and celery; both delicious.
    After a couple of days I was getting tired of the dip, so this morning I added a few dashes of cinnamon and WOW…the flavors just POPPED! So I will probably add cinnamon to mine in the future.
    THANKS for the sugar-free version. My son has a weak pancreas and we’re doing everything we can to keep the Type-1 Diabetes that runs in our family away from him. All your sugar free ideas will definitely help.

  460. sharla says

    Wow! This is delicious! Made it in the blender and used peanut butter. My only mistake was I should have stirred the chips in..they got kinda chopped up in the blender

  461. Michelle says

    Just came across this recipe on pinterest, looks like it has been around for a while though. I finally made it and I really liked it (my husband did too). Anyway, I don’t normally make things with chickpeas so I was wondering how long this batch would last in the refrigerator? That is if I don’t eat it all right away.

  462. Shelby says

    Katie,
    I have tried this recipe with both SunButter and Almond Butter – both still tasted too “nutty” to pass as cookie dough. Any suggestions other than the link to the other website?
    Thanks!

    • Mia says

      Lol I’m not Katie, but I agree with you, so I tried cashew butter. It gives it an almost exact cookie dough taste!

  463. Lindsay says

    Made this for a Father’s Day get together, it was a huge hit!! I broke my food processor and I can’t wait to get a new one just so I can make this again!!

  464. Riley says

    HELP! I made this yesterday and my chickpeas did not grind (aka the dip is not super smooth), and I can totally taste the chickpeas. I didn’t have any peanut butter so I replaced that with nutella, but the chickpeas are just so overwhelming I don’t know with it. I would love some suggestions (besides adding more sugar because I have already done that) at how to get rid of the chickpea taste.

  465. Bailey says

    I made this tonight with my mom (who is an extreme sweets kind of person) and we both LOVED it. I recently started the Paleo diet and refused to give up on my favorite dessert (cookie dough) and this was just as good or even better than my 24 grams of sugar cookie dough i ate a few months ago. I am now your biggest fan(:

  466. Rachel says

    I make this once a week! And eat it myself!! 😮
    I follow your blog religiously, your recipes are awesome. I love finding healthy, low sugar and whole grain recipes! I feel better about eating sweets and serving them to the kids, at least!
    My sister in law and I think you should have a cooking show on food network!
    I can’t wait for the cookbook!
    Thanks again!

  467. Morgan says

    I just tried this recipe, but I don’t think I left it long enough to mix the chickpeas. It had been blending for about 5 min. But I’m not sure how long you think it should take to completely blend the chickpeas. In the final product I could still see chickpea pieces, and as you can tell, it didn’t turn out well. Just wondering how long you think the chickpeas take to mix in completely! Thanks

  468. Hazyy says

    I just made it and I’m eating it now! (yes! right now!) for lunch! they’re beans aren’t they? it’s a healthy lunch! 😀

    thankssss a lot for the recipe is amazing.

  469. Holly Ford says

    LITERALLY JUST ate this!!!!! It was SO great!!! YOU. ARE. THE. BEST! I come to you to cease any and all cravings!

  470. Anonymous says

    I made a lot of this stuff and put it in the freezer. It does harden up, and when you first try to eat it you do have to try and scrape off pieces, but it does soften up after a couple minutes. It tasted like chocolate peanut butter ice cream! (I put a lot of peanut butter in mine). I actually liked it better frozen. Now, I make this and put it straight into the freezer. It is sooo good on hot days!

  471. Eileen says

    I am so delighted I found your website! I just made this for breakfast with the leftover garbanzo beans I used for my veggie barley soup. My only addition was about a tablespoon of Earth Balance in addition to the PB. I felt this added a nice buttery flavor that went well with the brown sugar and vanilla. Great recipe! Thanks for the share.

  472. Mia says

    I had to comment again.. To say that I made half of the recipe and ate it for breakfast. BEST BREAKFAST EVER HAHAHA! It kept me full for a long time too 🙂

  473. Jill says

    Hi Katie!

    Your blog rocks. Congrats on helping so many folks AND kicking ass at having your own business! Some questions from a new reader. How many servings are in this? And do you have any idea on the nutritionals?

    Thanks!

    Jill

  474. Melissa says

    Insanely skeptical at first, but LOVE it! I made it only with stevia, and it tastes great! Of course, I am used to this way of eating, but a guy friend came over and also devoured it. Congrats on another killer recipe!

  475. Anna Bird says

    HOLY COW! I get cravings for cookie dough ALL THE TIME, and often freak people out when I’ll whip up a half batch with no intention of cooking it. Well, next time I’ll try THIS and stick my tongue out at them!

  476. Kara says

    Hi Katie! I’ve made this a few times now. The first time I really didn’t like it, but being that it is a reader fav, I just had to give it another chance. The first time I made it with PB and very little brown sugar…not for me. So I added more brown sugar the next time, but it tasted toooo much like PB. I made it again yesterday because I was dying for something sweet but didn’t want to go crazy, and I used LouAna coconut oil instead of PB. AMAZING. I also used a mixture of white and brown sugar and that seemed to help the taste (for me, anyway). Next on my list is those mocha cookies you posted today! They sound awesome!

  477. Amanda says

    Hey! I tried to look through the comments but I guess I’m the only one wondering this…so I couldn’t find a can of chick peas but I found a BAG of dry ones. How would I prepare the recipe with these? I was thinking that I should soak them or something? But for how long? Thanks, can’t wait to make this!

      • Amanda says

        I’ve made this twice since I posted (eating some now actually) and I just put the chickpeas in water and let them soak overnight. It worked out perfectly. Thought I’d post this in case others had my problem 🙂 for some reason, I couldn’t find canned chickpeas!

        • Keri says

          I always use dried chickpeas! I soak them overnight and then steam them in a pressure cooker. The dip is always delicious – I make it ALL the time, lol! Did you cook your chickpeas or just use them straight after soaking?

  478. Mia M says

    Before I comment on this recipe, I wanted to say, Katie, that I am very impressed with you! Not only are your recipes creative and health-conscious, but they work, and they’re very good, too. However, what impresses me most about you is your kindness! Never have I run across a blog with as much traffic as yours where the blogger takes the time to respond to almost every comment. Even though this post has over 1,000 comments and was posted over a year ago, you are still responding! Thank you for being consistently friendly and kind (and I know that can be difficult to do when dealing with snarky people!) You are making a difference in the world–not just with creative, fun and healthy food, but with kindness that encourages us all to pay it forward.

    Now, for the recipe! The first time I made this, I tried the sugar-free version with chickpeas, dates, and almond butter. I have a very good food processor, so everything blended nicely…and was a bit runny, even though I omitted most all of the liquid and rinsed/drained the chickpeas well. However….the flavor of that version was just…off. Didn’t remind me of cookie dough, and tasted too strongly of chickpea and almond butter…(which gave it almost a bitter taste, by the way, I am starting to think I don’t like almond butter much anymore.) Sadly, the dip just wasn’t edible and I ended up throwing it away.

    However, because this recipe seems to be such a smashing hit, I didn’t want to give up! I gave it a second try….this time using white great northern beans (the only kind of beans I had on hand at the time.) I used 3 TB of pb, 3 TB oats, and went ahead and threw in a TB of flaxmeal, just for the fun of it. I did not add any milk or extra liquid. Only used 1/2C packed brown sugar, which made it *plenty* sweet (probably can cut back a tad next time, and I have a huge sweet tooth!) and I went ahead and rounded up the amounts of salt and baking soda to 1/4 tsp, since the tiny amounts seemed too miniscule to make much of a difference.

    And I must say….this time, it worked!!!!! I was floored!!! The dip was thick but smooth–no hints of beany flavors, and I couldn’t even detect the pb flavor, either. (And trust me, I have a very discriminating palate, lol.) I suspect the white beans helped, because I think they have a more neutral flavor than chickpeas (I always think canned chickpeas smell like a can of dogfood when I open them, hahaha. Not exactly appetizing.) This is truly delicious and perfect for the inevitable cookie dough craving. There is just the teensiest hint of something “different” about the flavor, but it’s a winner, and I’m so glad I tried it again.

    Thank you Katie!

  479. Michelle Catlin says

    My daughter and I just started a healthy eating program and stumbled upon your website while searching for healthier options for our sweet tooths. My daughter is only 8 years old and was feeling so deprived. We just mixed this up and it was a huge success! She says, “That cookie dough is the best thing that happened to me since I started eating healthy” You can be we will frequent your website 🙂 Thanks again…………

  480. Loreita says

    I substituted an 1/8 cup applesauce instead of the milk. I am making it for a friend who is allergic to gluten and her husband is allergic to dairy and their son is allergic to peanuts and eggs as well as gluten and dairy. So I made it with almond butter and no milk. I am on a stick diet, so I only took a teeny tiny taste and it worked great. I hope they like it:0)

  481. Erin says

    Oh my goodness this is amazing. I cut down on the sugar and added a few tablespoons or so of instant vanilla pudding because I put that in my chocolate chip cookies normally. The dip tasted less peanut buttery and alot like my choc chip recipe. Everybody loved it at the party I brought it to!!

  482. Josefine says

    OMG Katie – you are a genius! Just made this – FOR BREAKFAST 🙂
    Thank you for your amazing blog!

  483. Anonymous says

    can anyone tell me what the nutritional information for this recipe is? how many servings does it produce?

  484. Connor Dafler says

    Hey I just made this and I was wondering if you have the nutrition information. I tried to calculate the amount of calories but it ended up being much higher than I would assume. Please let me know if you have the information! It tastes great!!

  485. Connor Dafler says

    Hi I just made this and I was wondering if you have the nutrition information. I tried to calculate it but the calories ended up being much higher than I thought. Please let me know if you have the information! It tastes great!!

  486. Angela says

    Hey Katie! Love all your recipes!!! 🙂 I wanted to make this one but do you think I could sub the baking soda for baking powder? Im new at “baking” and cooking so not sure. All I have is baking powder right now. thanks!

  487. Gemma says

    You are amazing. I have been trying to give up sugary foods for ages and I just can’t! You blog is pretty much my saving grace, thankyou so much…. I just went and bought some Hershey’s cocoa on ebay because they don’t sell it in Australia hahaha

  488. Holly says

    I made this twice, having made some mistakes the first time and got it right the second. The first time I didn’t process the oats or chick peas fine enough, so there were still crunchy bits which didn’t help mask that it was not actually cookie dough. I also used regular (but healthy) peanut butter, and found it to be too overpowering. So, the second time around, I made sure to really finely mix the ingredients, and used almond butter instead. Also used some Stevia in place of part of the brown sugar. It was AWESOME, and everyone at the party freaked out over it.

  489. joann says

    Please tell me more about Nut Butter. i dont want to use peanut butter – so which one is best to get (or make?) for this recipe? thanks!

  490. Erica says

    Katie, I made these last night and told my boyfriend it was a “healthy” dessert before he dipped in. He guessed that the base was bananas, and couldn’t believe it when I told him it was beans! I consider that a success!

  491. Dee says

    Question about Cookie Dough Dip Recipe:
    Our pediatrician does not want our 2 y.o. twin sons to eat any type of nuts yet. Do I just omit the nut butter or use a substitute instead for this recipe? We want to try it for our sons as a protein source. Our one son does not eat any meat (by his choice). This recipe was suggested by his nutritionist. Thank you!

  492. Madie says

    Katie, how many servings does this make, and what’s the serving size? I’m trying to find the nutritional information for some of my friends watching what they eat. Thanks!

    Madie
    Ps. I’m not a vegan, but occasionally I make some of your recipes and they are amazing!

  493. Tarin says

    I LOVE all of your recipes!!!!!! I tries this one and it tastes soooo yummy but my texture is off. It’s not a cookie dough texture more like a cake batter. Am I doing something wrong?

  494. Michelle says

    I decided to try the ‘cookie dough dip’ for Friday night dessert. I wouldn’t let my husband in the kitchen while making it. After dinner I took the dip out and asked him to try it. (We are stationed in Germany, so I picked up some Belgium wafters at a local store) I am allergic to nuts, so i took a gamble and omitted the nut butter and it turned out just fine.
    I spread some dip on a wafer and handed it to him. He said it didn’t smell like cookie dough and asked what I was really feeding him. He tried it, made some faces, took another bite…. “OH MY GOD!! This is F*@*ing AMAZING” Were his exact words. Then he said he feels like such a fat kid. I told him it was healthy and he didn’t believe me. Then I finally told him what was in it and could not believe it.
    This is by far my new favorite recipe! 🙂
    Will be trying others from your site soon 🙂

  495. Lisa says

    Made this last night. SO GOOD. I did need about 4 tablespoons raw honey + 2 tablespoons brown sugar though to cover up the garbanzo beany-ness. I’m sensitive to certain textures and tastes so the slight bean texture/taste was really off-putting at first. The additional sugar, vanilla extract and dash of butter extract I added did the trick though!

    Surprisingly, it’s filling so I really recommend it to anybody who has a cookie dough craving.

  496. satm says

    I’m new to your blog. It is interesting and entertaining all in one!
    Almost hate to ask, as I don’t see others making this request, but wondered where I can find the nutritional info/ calorie count/ serving size on your recipes…beginning with this recipe.
    Thanks for providing info for sugar free too.
    Great work.

  497. Laura @ Stroller Parking Only says

    I’m obsessed with this recipe. I love it. I’m wondering if it would taste ok if I used either margarine or banana instead of the nut butter (because the nut butter is so high cal). I love peanut butter but I’m just looking for a lower calorie option.

    • Laura @ Stroller Parking Only says

      ps. I tried replacing the nut butter with banana and it was amazing. I also find that this recipe is way tastier with navy beans than with chickpeas, because chickpeas have a pretty strong taste and can overwhelm the other flavours.

  498. Lisa B says

    I made this last weekend and used chickpeas. I liked it but they never got as smooth as I’d have like. Today I made it again and used white beans. The texture is MUCH smoother. I am in fact eating giant bowl with apple slices, pretzel chips and graham crackers as I type this. Mmmmm thanks! 🙂

  499. Dani says

    Do you know if this freezes very well? I found a wonderful recipe for chocolate chip cookie dough frozen yogurt that doesn’t need an ice cream freezer: it’s just a normal eggless chocolate chip cookie dough, and then a couple cups of Greek yogurt stirred in and frozen til it’s hard. It was SO good. And I was looking for a healthier alternative for the cookie dough base. Think this would work, or would the blended chick peas have a weird texture when frozen? Nevertheless I WILL be trying the dip at some point 🙂 You’re a genius!

  500. Brandy says

    Hey Katie! I just made this last night and followed the recipe exactly (using white beans), but I can still taste the beans. Any suggestions?

  501. tayla says

    all i could taste was chick peas with a sickly sweet taste to them :S are the chickpeas supposed to be that overpowering in flavour?

  502. Amanda says

    This recipe is amazing…actually, all your recipes are amazing. I’ve made this many times and a few others as well…I’ve got a whole bunch that I want to make ASAP too! My fiancé loves this one, especially if I use peanut butter chips instead of chocolate. The other day I set everything up to make the “blondies” and realized I didn’t have baking powder…apparently, I had bought an extra box of baking soda the last time I went to the store! So I just made this instead. I featured this recipe on my blog, pinkskyline.com, too 🙂 Thanks for sharing this and keep blogging, I love seeing new recipes!

    • Debi Stangeland says

      Just check out he comments and you’ll see how many people have tried it. Give it a shot. I bet you’ll love it. I’ve done it with both white beans and chick peas. I prefer the white beans myself. But it’s good no matter how you make it.

  503. Anonymous says

    just made this! so yummy 😛 i was going to save it for later….but my spoon didnt agree with that. i ate over a quater of the recipie all by myself! i added cocoa powder though just because cocoa powder makes EVERYTHING better. and this a really random and pointless question but about how many boxes of cocoa powder do you go through in a month? i go through 1-2 (i really pike ti bake)

  504. Brooke says

    I made this dip today instead of the deep dish cookie pie (oven not working!), it was yummy. I added more oats than the reicpe called for, used PB, and a little sweetened condensed milk in place of half the brown sugar. However, I was craving a big warm cookie, so I scooped some out of the bowl and into a mug, then mircrowaved it for 70 seconds. SOOO good!! A big thick cookie ready in a little over a minute..life changing!

  505. Katie says

    I just made this last night! It is so delicious! Thanks for a healthier version of something I love. Now I can eat without he guilt! Excited to try many more of your recipes.

  506. Lauren says

    Why is milk listed as if needed? What determines the need? I would need to use rice milk so I am just curious if I should use it or not.

  507. Dawn Laughlin says

    I repinned this recipe today, Sunday, it is one of my all time favorites!!! Since my food processer died on me I would love to be the winner of the Cuisinart one!

    You are so sweet for buying one and giving it away yourself!

    Thanks so much!

  508. Emily says

    Katie- I love making this every couple of weeks because I LOVEEEE cookie dough! I made some this weekend and didn’t have any creamy nut butters to use, so I used tapioca in place of the nut butter- worked like a charm! Thanks again for this fabulous recipe!

  509. Beth says

    I’m not sure exactly what you mean by “nut butter” I used Almond Butter since you said the peanut butter gave it a peanut butter taste. With the almond butter it still tasted nutty. It was good but not something I’m ready to serve to anyone else yet. They would know something was up. lol What did you use?

    Also…I tried this with a Magic Bullet. Not horrible but there were still chunks of garbanzo beans. haha

    Thank you so much for this website. It is awesome!! I’m so glad to have some healthy alternatives to the junk food I try so hard to avoid.

  510. Lauren says

    Eating this right now, LOVE it! Super easy to make. I used dark chocolate chips and almond milk, and am very happy with the outcome! I will definitely be making this again, thank you for the recipe!

  511. Lauren says

    I made this today, absolutely loved it! My family was apprehensive at first, but after they tried it they raved and raved! Thank you for the recipe, I WILL be making this again!

  512. Lauren says

    I’ve made a bunch of your recipes and love them, but had never made this one until now. I have to say that when I tasted it, I was very confused by the rave reviews. I didn’t like it at all. I thought it still tasted like beans. I stuck it in the fridge and I’m not even sure why. Well, so glad I did! It made all the difference. I decided to taste it again today and it really tasted like cookie dough! I can’t believe what a difference refrigerating it made. So if anyone else is questioning the recipe, stick it in the fridge!

  513. kylie says

    So if you make a massive amount of this dip and decide you don’t need all of it, can you bake it in the oven? Just wondering if I could maybe make it into cookies so I can just leave them out for my roommates to eat!

  514. laura says

    I kust tried this with my new food processor, and I was really sad it didn’t work, because my parents had no faith in it. I rinsed the beans religiously, but I still tasted nothing but sugary beans. It was also really thin, even though I used no milk. Ideas?

    • Chocolate-Covered Katie says

      It should NOT be thin and liquidy at all. Make sure you drain the beans, and use a high-quality food processor like a cuisinart and blend very well. It should have the exact texture of real cookie dough if made correctly. I can’t tell you what you did wrong, because I wasn’t there to see… but I’ve made this dip at least 30 times and it will definitely be thick if made correctly. Sorry I can’t be more helpful.

      • dani says

        I had a similar problem…mine wasn’t too thin, but it wasn’t thick like you would expect with cookie dough. And it tasted horribly of canned beans! I rinsed the chickpeas in water for at least 5 minutes, then drained them super well. And I couldn’t eat more than a couple bites because it was just sweet, peanut buttery beans with chocolate chips. I was so disappointed! What brand of beans do you use, Katie?

  515. Laura says

    So I actually made this about a week ago, but forgot to say it… It actually didn’t turn out, I was so depressed, because a lot of the recipes of yours I’ve tried haven’t really worked for me, and I really want them to. (A lot of your recipes have worked as well though) My dad was like “see, thats what you get for making a weird vegan recipe..” Grrr, I so want to prove him wrong!

    The texture was really loose, but with a bunch of chunks of chickpea(I don’t know if it is supposed to be like that?) I didn’t even add any milk and I did put the oats in. Also, the flavor was just.. really bad. I’ve read comments on here to make sure to drain and rinse the beans well, so I did, religiously so. I did it a bunch while the beans were in the can, and then I did it a bunch with the beans in the food processor. Is there such a thing as rinsing the beans TOO much, or did I just not rinse them quite enough?

    No matter how much pb, brown sugar, or choc. chips I added, I couldn’t make it taste any better. Ideas?

    • Chocolate-Covered Katie says

      Unfortunately I can’t tell you what you did wrong, since I wasn’t there to see. But I CAN say that I’ve made this at least 30 times and it will definitely be thick if made correctly. Sorry I can’t be more helpful. Be sure to use a high-quality food processor and blend very well. It should have the exact texture of cookie dough.

  516. Lena says

    Hello Katie! Your dip is AWESOME! I made it for a party today and I hope they like it. I did. It’s delicious!

    I’ll post the result in my blog then. 😀

  517. Meghan says

    So, I’ve made this now 3 times this week. And eaten it all myself. It’s a problem. Instead of oats, I add 1/4 cup of oat flour. It thickens it up slightly. Also usually replace half the sugar with some kind of sugar substitute, but I’m still experimenting on which one I like best. Really yummy, thanks for the recipe!

  518. Lauren says

    This sounded like a great idea but everyone I have tried giving it to has spit it out..tastes like cookie dough but I guess its just not our thing. Added a few more ingredients and am to bake them now..oh well I like everything else!

  519. Erin says

    Thank you for these recipes! I’m going to try to switch my junk food addictions to vegan recipes to see if helps me lose a little weight. They all look so good! I’m going to make your chocolate frosting recipe today. This one looks great too!

  520. Jules says

    Alright, so, I’m a first time commenter, and a newbie to your blog, so if I sound crazy, I blame that. I am making this for a bake sale for my youth group (basically, a BUNCH of teen guys and girls), and I’m not gonna tell anyone it is vegan or healthy until after they eat it. Wish me luck?
    Also, if anyone knows the nutrition stats on this deliciousness, I would love to know. Pretty please? 🙂

    • Jules says

      Oh, almost forgot! I am also planning to make the Snickerdoodle dip. So, there is gonna be a whole lotta delish coming out of my kitchen pretty soon!

  521. TinyTaniTay says

    I really appreciate this! I’ve actually just now discovered your blog and am hoping to try this sometime soon.

    The reason I was searching for something like this, is because my mom got sick and she ended up damaging a nerve in her forehead that has something to do with the senses of taste and smell: she doesn’t have either of these senses anymore. For a few months now, she’s been eating Pillsbury cookie dough once or twice a night. Sometimes if she misses dinner, that will be all she eats for the night 🙁 She does it because she knows it tastes good and the feeling of the cookie dough (smooth but with sugary crunch) makes her “feel” like she’s eating something tasty. It bothers me, though, because I’m sure Pillsbury cookies really aren’t the healthiest thing to be eating so much, but I hope making this recipe will be at least a little bit healthier for her 🙂 Thank you so much for making this recipe and I’ll be sure to follow up here if it works for her! <3

  522. Kate says

    Hi Katie,

    What is the nutrition info (serving size, cals per serving, carbs, fiber, fat, protein, etc) On this lovely looking dip?

    Thank you so much!

  523. Annie says

    Hey there! I heard about this dip from a radio station I listen to on my morning commute. Someone called in with this cookie dough as the answer to finding the perfect healthy dessert for one of the guys on the show to be able to eat while not scaring off the other guys. (…can you tell I’m a chatterbox too?)

    Anyway, I’ve never eaten healthy in my life, haha, but I was really intrigued and once I get curious about something I can’t stop thinking about it until I’ve tried it. So I just gave it a try. It’s /fabulous/, I have to start out by saying. I don’t have the world’s best food processor but I don’t mind the texture, and really, the oats are the only thing that didn’t blend in all the way from what I can tell. But it tastes marvelous and I can’t stop dipping my graham crackers in it. I think I’m going to bring some to work tomorrow and try it out on everyone there… *innocent whistle*

    I have a question, though–it’s a bit thin. I followed the recipe exactly but I think when I was adding the milk it may have splashed in a bit too much because it’s more runny, like pudding, not like cookie dough. Clearly this hasn’t affected my enjoyment of it, but what would you recommend for thickeners? Anything? Or should I just try, try again?

  524. Leah says

    Hi Katie!

    I’m 17 and I’ve been eating healthy and vegan for three years now and love it! I found your recipe two weeks ago and I’ve legitimately made it EIGHT TIMES!! No joke – I’m seriously on this cookie dough craze right now! My favourite way to make it is to use peanut butter and a little cocoa powder, like a double chocolate (I added the chocolate chips, too!) peanut butter cookie dough!! The cocoa powder also makes it thicker, too. I also really like mint extract and cocoa powder for a peppermint brownie-like consistency.

    Thanks so much for the AWESOME recipe! I made my mom try it (who is by no means a health nut) and she really couldn’t believe it was made of chickpeas, either! Yay!!

    Thanks again,

    Leah

  525. Brooke says

    After looking at this recipe for months, I finally made it with white beans and I love it! The texture is amazing! I used peanut butter and oatmeal because I love them both and it tastes great. Added about 1/2 cup brown sugar but might try less next time, and added some chopped super dark chocolate. My littlest one is a picky eater but she is eating too–glad it is full of beans and not butter, sugar and flour! Thank you for this recipe!

  526. Amy says

    I’ve been DYING to make this recipe for months but didn’t have access to all the staple ingredients and food processor at my apartment in college so when I came home today for Thanksgiving break I made it right away! WOW WAS IT GOOD! I was worried that it would have a bean / hummus taste to it but it literally tastes like pure cookie dough! My family loves it, and my Mom even put it on her chocolate chip pancakes! Thanks for the amazingly addictive dip and I can’t wait to try more of your recipes! You are by far the best blogger / baker I have ever found!

  527. Ashley says

    This got such rave reviews at the last dinner party, it has been requested for Thanksgiving!! Yumm!! Thanks for all your fun healthy recipes.

  528. alessa says

    absolutely brilliant. i’m not a huge chickpea fan, but the PB cuts the flavor. kudos if you were the first to come up with this, and thanks for posting even if you weren’t. i certainly never would have thought of it.

  529. Jessica says

    I went to go make this and realized that I had no sweetener in the house… no dates… no sugar… no agave.. nothing. After much searching a brainstorming (because I was too lazy to go to the store lol) I decided to try making it with some Juice Plus+ French Vanilla Complete protein mix (veggie based, no dairy/whey – check my website if you’d like more info) I was afraid it would make it too thick but I offset it with a bit more soy milk and it was AMAZING! I’m confident that you could do this with any protein powder that isn’t gross [hard to find]. I’m going to see if it passes the boyfriend test tonight! Thanks so much!! I will definitely be bringing this to my team holiday dinner!

  530. Nili says

    Hi:) I love your blog, it’s absolutely amazing! Probably my favorite health food blog so far. I had a quick question, can I use my vita-mix? I know you said some people haven’t had good results, but why wouldn’t a vitamix work vs a food processor? Also, I have steel cut oats and can they be used for the recipe (sorry if obvious question). Thank you:D!

    • Nili says

      Btw, I made this the other day with quick oats and the vitamix, and it was amazing:D:D:D.. Definitely gonna try to make it into an ice cream later on. Btw, if anyone’s worried about using a vitamix, I wouldn’t. All you need to do is use your tamper. *****plus I didn’t add any milk, and it was just the right consistency. Good luck:)!

  531. Serena says

    I made this for the first time today and it was fan-FREAKIN-tastic! So delicious and deceptively healthy 🙂

    i was wondering — would you be fine with me making a Youtube video about how to make this (obviously crediting you and linking to your blog)? 🙂

  532. Rebecca says

    My friend Angela turned me onto your recipes by making this dip for me. Only she used a banana instead of any sweeteners. She served it to me and my four kids. None of us knew there were beans in it. The kids were devouring it when Angela says, “Who wants to know the secret ingredient?” My Katy says “I do.” When Angela said beans, my Katy says, “Are you serious? Oh well, it tastes good.” Then she proceeded to eat as much as we would give her! A whole pan was gone in under 5 mins! Love your recipes. Thanks for your hard work!

  533. Carol says

    My mom’s reaction to this last time I made it was too funny, she’s always yelled at me for eating raw dough as a kid, and I had to keep telling her there are no eggs or flour in it. My dad thought he misheard when I said beans were the main ingredient. I’m making it again for my family, I’m sure the guys will be shocked

  534. Marksnona says

    I served this with low fat graham crackers a a snack on Christmas Eve with several asking “what is this stuff? It is awesome!” Only after the comments did I reveal the ingredients and most did not believe it is made with garbanzo beans. Love it! Will serve it again.

  535. SARAH D says

    made this (again) tonight but with great northern beans instead of garbanzo beans… the consistency was much smoother but also more liquid-y… so i added more oats and some guar gum powder. i also used applesauce mixed with PB2 instead of peanut butter. and half a teaspoon of butter extract. love it!!

  536. caitlin says

    Hi, I wanted to let you know this recipe was really awful. I have tried it twice, rinsing the beans extremely well. Just horrible.

  537. Kellsie says

    Ohmahgosh, I FINALLY made this and the verdict is in……..unanimously awesome! I loved this so much, I even had it for a lunch/snack with mini pretzels to dip in it. So delicious! Thank you so much for this surprisingly well mixed combination of flavors because my brain would never have thought this up.

    By the way, I am eating a small tub of it while I write this. Yum yum yum.

  538. limey says

    I love this recipe! Except I’m a dum-dum and didn’t have any sugar when making this. So I used hot cocoa instead. Chocolate chocolate chip cookie dough! I’m going to take it to work today >.>

  539. Michelle says

    I’m sometimes a chatterbox too! The other day I was out with my friends and I talked soo much lol! Also, my mom can talk anyone’s ear off. Yeah, and my grandma, sister, cousins, aunt and boyfriend are all a bunch of chatterboxes. Sometimes, though, I don’t want to be a chatterbox so I’m more quiet. It kind of goes back and forth, but I can definitely be a chatterbox.

  540. Shira says

    So….I’ve been wanting to try this recipe forever. But I was also skeptical about it actually tasting like cookie dough. But today (a year later? haha) I finally got my act together and made the cookie dough dip and Snickerdoodle Blondies, and girllllllllllllllll you are my new best friend!!!
    (I used Splenda Brown Sugar Mix -just halfed the amount of regular)
    OMG they really do taste like cookie dough! I forced my mom to try it-I literally had to run after her in the kitchen with the spatula because she was like noooooo, ewww! And finally she tasted it and was like, OMG this is amazing!
    Thank you:) <3

  541. Stephanie says

    I tried this tonight! It DOES taste kind of healthy, but it helped my cookie dough craving 🙂 Also, I didn’t have a food processor so I used a blender. I put it on the ice crush setting and once it got mushed a little, I put it on the shake setting for about 30 seconds. That worked perfectly for me 🙂

  542. Jess says

    Do you think this could be made into frozen yogurt like other eggless cookie dough dips are? Those just add it to vanilla yogurt and freeze

  543. Rena says

    I just made this using some liquid stevia and xylitol and flaxseed. I also used water since i didnt have any milk in the house. It came out amazing! My kids are eating it and loving it!

  544. Meghan says

    Everyone raved about this and couldn’t believe it was white beans!! I think next time ill try peanut butter. For dippers, I used nilla wafers and gingerbread apple chips.

  545. Rene says

    Good stuff! I used maple syrup to sweeten (started with 1/3 cup, and added about another tablespoon or so). I also added about 1 tablespoon of whole wheat pastry flour, just to give it a bit more substance and a more “flour-y” flavor. Obviously, it’s not gluten free with the ww flour. It’s good plain right off the spoon, but it takes on a near angelic quality eaten off a graham cracker. Thanks, Katie, for a home run slam dunk!

  546. Eloise says

    Hey ! i love your recipes and i worship your website 😛
    but i was wondering, if i dont have the beans used in your recipe what can i use as a substitute ?
    Thanks so much !

  547. Anonymous says

    I added a teeny weeny bit of flour and then fried up some small pancakes. They don’t really set like pancakes, but the crispier edges and soft insides are delicious. Add less chocolate chips if you’re gonna make pancakes… the chocolate gets real melty and overwhelming. Also, keep the pancakes really small – the dough doesn’t set like real pancake batter, so it can get messy. YUM!

  548. PJ says

    I added a teeny weeny bit of flour and then fried up some small pancakes. They don’t really set like pancakes, but the crispier edges and soft insides are delicious. Add less chocolate chips if you’re gonna make pancakes… the chocolate gets real melty and overwhelming. Also, keep the pancakes really small – the dough doesn’t set like real pancake batter, so it can get messy. YUM!

  549. Chenoa says

    Hi Katie,
    What are the servings in your recipes and also other nutritional facts?? we are low carbers too and would LOVE to try out your recipes if we knew!!!! thank you!!!

  550. Jocelyn says

    What would you recommend as a natural substitute for the brown sugar? I’m debating between agave, honey and pure maple syrup. I don’t like to add sugar to stuff, but I’m thinking if I’m serving this to some men at a super bowl party, they’re going to want it! Just not sure what is best for flavour… as well as quantity?? Want to keep it to a minimum but still taste delicious!

  551. Heather says

    We just tried this with a can of butter beans (since we don’t have any chickpeas right now) and it worked great! I actually may like this better than the chickpea version. 🙂

  552. Kylie says

    Hmm, I didn’t have much success with this recipe. The first time I tried it, the flavor of the nut butter (which was MaraNatha Roasted Almond Butter) hugely overpowered the other flavors, and the second time all I could taste was beans. Maybe the ‘roasted’ part of the almond butter was what threw things out of balance?

    Anyway, I adore your blog and look forward to more recipes! 🙂

  553. Bobbie says

    Made this last night for our Super Bowl party. I only have a small, cheap-o food processor, and had to blend a little at a time. I also only had peanut butter, and you were right about the peanut butter cookie dough taste. Everyone loved it, but would rather go for standard chocolate chip cookie dough next time. Also, it seemed a little “grainy” or “gritty”. I’m guessing that’s due to the el cheap-o food processor though. I also will probably cut back on the brown sugar. Used the flaxmeal because I’m allergic to oats. All in all, though, great recipe. Like I said, everyone loved it, especially the kids!

  554. Nadia says

    this is so addictive. it was great with graham crackers but SOOO much better with strawberries. definitely making this again!

  555. Anonymous says

    Just made this and it is AMAZING! and that’s coming from a full fledged sugar/ gluten / “normal” desserts eater. Can’t wait for my family to come home and try it and see their faces when i tell them its made from beans! (oh and i made it in a blender and it worked great)

  556. Lindsey says

    Hello, just thought I would let you know this looks absolutely delicious…and the recipe is so clever!! It’s so exciting to read through your recipes; I’ve got to try something!

  557. Lindsey says

    WOW!!! I just made this for my roommates- I used white beans, peanut butter, vanilla rice milk, and brown sugar to make up the whole combo. It is AMAZING. My brother said “OMG I can’t stop eating it…..it’s so weird, but so good!! Thanks =)

  558. Devyn says

    I just tried this…oh my, it is so wonderful!

    I didn’t have any brown sugar, so i used honey and white sugar 🙂
    also, the blender did work for me, but it definitely would have been easier with a food processor

    🙂

  559. Christy S. Lube says

    FINALLY got around to making this a few days ago, it is SO amazing!! Made the snickerdoodle version the next day. Absolutely awesome. Yesterday, I made another batch of this one, but instead of chocolate chips, I put in some white chocolate chips and some macadamia nuts. OH my goodness yum! 😀 😀 😀 Still can’t believe it’s beans…

  560. wendy says

    Just made chocolate chip cookie dip, and just ate some! Just excellent, and I can’t wait to try more gf recipes. Thanks so much.

  561. Megan says

    OH MY GOSH. After looking at this recipe for the longesttt time, last weekend finally me and some friends made it and we could NOT. STOP. EATING. IT. Soooo last night I made some more for just myself.. needless to say I had a glass filled with it last night, this morning I had 2 spoonfuls of the stuff, and just now I had 2 more spoonfuls. I can’t help myself- It’s just to darn good!!!! YUM:D

  562. margarita says

    hi katie!
    I was just wondering if you can provide the dietary facts of this yummy looking dip?
    Thanks for all the cool recipes!

  563. Shannon says

    Made this last night, and at first wasn’t happy with it. It smelled and tasted like chickpeas to me when I used 3 tbsp of oil instead of peanut butter.
    Refrigerated it overnight, then added a couple tbsps of peanut butter today, and it was much improved. The pb masks the smell and taste of the chickpeas. I can still detect the chickpeas a little bit though.
    Delicious with apple slices. Next time I’m going to try a different type of white beans rather than chickpeas to see if there is less bean flavour.

  564. Elizabeth says

    I just made this and I was pretty skeptical but it’s actually pretty good!!! Trust. I’m not even like a health foodie or anything, I have pretty “normal” taste buds. I used 1/4 cup of brown sugar for sweetener and I peeled the chickpeas before use and rinsed well. I used my Vitamix instead of a food processor and the texture is really quite PERFECT. I’ve just mixed in cocoa powder and shredded coconut as well. It’s not as saccharine as traditional cookie dough, so bare that in mind, but it’s pretty tasty. Try it!

    • Elizabeth says

      I just tried making this dough into a mug cake as an experiment, not expecting much….. BUT 30 SECONDS LATER AND TO MY SURPRISE, IT DID TURN INTO A LITTLE CAKE! And, it. was. delicious. I might like it even better than the dough version, which yes kind of defeats the purpose of making this dip in the first place. Thank you Katie, you beautiful, beautiful kitchen wizard!!!

  565. Sasha says

    I have been eyeing this recipe for awhile. I just made it. I don’t even understand how it could possibly be this good. I’ve tried a lot of healthy dessert alternatives that “taste great!” and a lot of them don’t. I am just floored right now and totally confused. hahahaha. Love your site, thanks for the great ideas!

  566. Nicole says

    Wow, these sound super delish! I’m always looking for “healthier” dessert foods for my family and my patients – I’m going to try this tonight! Thanks for inventing all these yummy treats. (and I like your writing style) : )

  567. emilie says

    i would love to thank u!! i just got out of treatment from anorexia and my therapist wanted to me to challenge myself. she said i could take it slow and make them healthy and right when she said that i came to ur website, i made this but baked them. and i had one!!! they were so good!! it was awesome to be able to eat a cookie!! thank u so much for posting healthy recipes!! I’m in love with this website! thank u katie! never stop!!

    • Chocolate-Covered Katie says

      Aw thanks, Emilie. Good luck… it sounds like you are on a great path! Just keep remembering that we are all worthy of eating delicious food that nourishes our bodies and makes us strong, as opposed to nutritionally-devoid artificial diet products.

  568. Tally says

    Holy crap this stuff is amazing! I thought it sounded awfully weird, but just weird enough that I had to try it, and now I’ve made it for 3 different events in the past 2 weeks and it’s been a hit every time. Fantastic!

  569. Mikaela says

    Considering Im a poor college student I had to use my friends magic bullet for this recipe. It worked very well. I just split the entire recipe in to fourths before blending, then once all four were contained together I gave it a good stir, added chocolate chips and skor bits.
    Girls night was a major success!!

  570. JB says

    I found your blog about a week after lent started…and guess what I gave up? I have been looking at your website everyday and cannot WAIT until I am able to eat deserts again and make some of these amazing recipes. I am not vegan, or even vegetarian and am really interested to see what these ingredients taste like (chickpeas, tofu, avocado etc.) in deserts!

  571. Randi says

    So, this is so good I want to cry because now I don’t have to feel so guilty about shoveling spoonfuls of cookie dough into my gaping maw. And my kid loves it! Thank you!

  572. Shivani says

    If I froze this, would it basically be cookie dough ice cream? But healthier, of course! P.S. Love all these healthy recipes! (:

  573. Hannah says

    Made this recipe with my 5 year old. Unfortunately, it’s probably not as “healthy” as the cited recipe, because he put in about triple the amount of chocolate chips. It’s definitely different than the cookie dough we are used to, but yummy for sure!

  574. nicole says

    I love the cookie dough dip! fooled so many people lol This has been my go to dip for all the march madness games! thank you for such a healthy lovely blog! : )

  575. Lorna says

    Thanks for this cool recipe! I’m tempted to make it because I’ve been dieting for a year (lost 65 lbs so far) and really miss cookie dough. But, I just put the recipe into my calorie counter and a quarter of the recipe is over 425 calories. Yikes! Think I’ll save it for a cookie here or there 😛

  576. Marissa says

    This was absolutely delicious! I was out of graham crackers, so I used Ritz instead. Mine was a bit thin, so I used 6 tablespoons of oats (no milk), used PB2 instead of peanut butter. Will definitely be making this again!

  577. claire jeanfreau says

    After reading the comments and experimenting ourselves, we found that the flax makes a HUGE difference but also changes the flavor quite a bit until really mixed in at the beginning. Also, we were wondering if you used chick peas that were originally dry? Because ours came out runny too, but we’ve noticed that amongst different brands chick peas can be more or less moist. So it will vary how runny the cookie dough (or any chick pea entree) will come out! Hope that helps 🙂

  578. Anna says

    THANK YOU! THANK YOU! Oh my word, i’m trying to stop eating dairy and my first thoughts were…. I’ll never have cookie dough ice cream again!! So thankyou very much for the idea of a cookie dough dip! I never would’ve thought of this that is flipping amazing! You have made me very VERY happy! I can’t wait to try this out!
    Thanks again! Whoo!!! You’re a genius!

  579. Anonymous says

    Use stevia or natural sweetns( honey, 100% maple syrup or aguave instead of sweeteners…they are Not good for you! Do your research!

  580. Alana says

    I made this last night and it turned out really well! I substituted flax meal for the oats. When I first made it, it was quite runny, but then I left in the fridge overnight and the flax meal set and it now has a great consistency!

  581. Brittany says

    I just recently discovered your blog and I have to say- I’m hooked! Yesterday I made the Cinnamon Bun Oatmeal Bake and I made the Cookie Dough Dip today. Both are delicious! I look forward to trying many more of your recipes.

  582. Ruth says

    I love your strategy of blind testing your food! I’ve gotten my hopes up with recipes on low fat vegan blogs that readers said were delicious… And I ended up concluding that it’s delicious if you haven’t had the unhealthy version on a long time. But you make desserts that are delicious, period. Awesome!

  583. Danielle says

    Ok, so I am officially in love with you now. My mom introduced me to your blog last year when I was looking for a vegan nutella recipe, which by the way, is amazing. I rediscovered your recipes a couple of days ago, and in that short time I have made your chocolate oatmeal (served it up cold for my incredibly picky almost 3 year old, and it was an absolute hit!), lentil sloppy joes and just now the cookie dough dip. I can’t say enough good things about your recipes! The cookie dough is delicious, even my picky daughter loves it. And if you can please her with anything that isn’t mac and cheese, you’re a hero in my book! Thank you so much for sharing your recipes, I can’t get enough of them. My goal is to try them all =)

  584. Ashley says

    I attempted this recipe twice. It’s not something I would want to eat by the spoonful. It doesn’t taste remotely close to cookie dough as I hoped. I used canned white beans & agave, but it came out a dark brown. I omitted the peanut butter & milk but it was soupy. I am going to try with chickpeas next time but the canned beans is not a winner in my book.

  585. Ashley says

    I did use peanut butter the first time around. I also used oats but it was like soup. Very very off putting. The second time I omitted the peanut butter & increased the oats but it was still very runny, nothing like the picture. I rinsed & drained the beans well as suggested, even letting the beans sit in the colander for 15 minutes to be sure there was no excess water. Maybe the chickpeas are thicker? I really really wanted to like this recipe since I’m starting to eat cleaner & in need of adding more protein to my diet.

    Other than that, I really like your blog & I’m interested in trying your other recipes. It’s so hard to find clean eating desserts that include chocolate

  586. Ashley says

    I have a Kitchenaid processor. I’ll try it again with chickpeas and let you know if it’s still runny. Crossing my fingers it’s better next time.

  587. Tiffany @circusofhumaniT says

    How much damage does it do if I eat the whole bowl plus the graham crackers?
    It’s nearing midnight and I’m feeling hungry. I wonder if looking at your recipes has anything to do with it. Good think I loaded up on dark chocolate bliss squares and milk chocolate cashew clusters at Costco tonight!

    Now, the trick is to leave some in the bag.

  588. Matt says

    I have to say I followed this recipe carefully, except for the canned garbanzo beans. I booked my own. It tastes barely like a dessert and not really like cookie dough. I can definitely still taste the garbanzo beans… Could the canned stuff make all the difference? Thoughts?
    I am thinking maybe I should try to bake the mixture because it doesn’t really taste like something I want to just sit down and eat with a spoon, as I would real cookie dough.

  589. alysa says

    its not bad. i was a little underwhelmed by it but i didn’t follow the exact recipe. i didn’t blend the chickpeas, i mashed them with a potato masher. it would probably taste better if i did it the right way.

  590. Elisa says

    I can’t even tell you how much I love your website. I made your Healthy Chocolate Chip Cookies today and they were amazing. You have a million other recipes I would like to try too. I hope that my blog will be as successful as yours one day. If you’re interested (or even have the time) I would love to have you do a guest post on my blog. I’m in the process of making changes on it and doing a bit of redesigning. Thanks again!

    Elisa

  591. Brandy says

    This was amazing…tastes incredible! I used low sodium chickpeas and sub’d brown sugar blend for the sweetener… Thanks for sharing!!

  592. Ashley says

    Retried this recipe using canned chickpeas & it came out sooooo much better than the first couple times when I used white beans. It is nice & thick, not a runny mess. I’m super ecstatic that this is going to keep my sweet tooth in check! 🙂

  593. Deborah says

    Hi, I made your healthy version (with the dates), except I got tired and soaked the dates overnight. What a great idea…for every 5-6 dates you are adding 3 grams of fiber to the recipe. After reading about a few of the entries stating it turned to mush, I decided to hold the milk to the very end. In fact, I didn’t even need to add it. I also just swapped the reg chocolate chips with the mini chips…so they would mix more consistently. I took a cookie scoop and scooped all the dough onto a plate and froze them, then put them in a Ziplock baggie. I added up all the calories and then divided them by how many scoops and for those weight watcher peeps (depending on the scoop size), it’s really easy to figure out the points. I just used the scanner on all the ingredients and with my large scoop it was about 125 per scoop but very high in fiber. What a fun recipe and it didn’t taste beanie at all, nor did the PB overwhelm the taste and I have a very sensitive palate. I think the trick is in the food processor… thanks for this absolutely fun recipe.

  594. Karen proctor says

    I was wondering if you had had nutrition content of your recipies? If so could you please post.
    Thank you
    Karen

  595. Isabel says

    Oh. My. Lord. This is the BOMB! Just made it for the first time with peanut butter (btw the peanut flavor isn’t strong at all). I sweetened it with 3 Tbsp of maple syrup and ~2 tsp stevia powder. SO GOOD! I am about to eat it with rice crackers for dinner yum yum!

  596. Jen says

    Katie, I love this recipe!!! I subbed plain Greek yogurt for the milk, went back and added a splash of milk and it made it even more creamy! Keep up the great work!

  597. Lisa says

    It came out heavenly!!! My picky son said, “Hmmm peanut butter?” And I said, “I needed to get the cookie dough to be gooey and have that cookie dough color.” And he said, “Well, that was yummy!” YAYYYYYY!!! A high fiber healthy snack!

  598. Ruby says

    I don’t see broccoli, spinach, lettuce, or grilled chicken anywhere… Therefor, this is still junk food. And Junk food is never healthy.

  599. alison says

    i subbed with great northern beans, 1/4 c pb2 (5 T dry, plus water), 2 T brown sugar and 3 T stevia. it was actually too sweet — will start with 1 T stevia next time. it’s delicious!

    what a sweet way to eat vegetables.

  600. Ellen says

    Hey Katie! I made this dip and a black bean-cocoa (double chocolate:D) dip yesterday for a cast party, and people attacked it as soon as I took off the cling film. People LoVED it and couldn’t BELIEVE it was made from beans. My mom and I are obsessed with your recipes, thank you SO much for posting – we love you!!!

  601. Brittany says

    I just made this recipe and OMG!!!!!!!!!!! It is sooo wonderful, Katie! I’m overweight and currently made a lot of healthy changes to my diet in order to lose weight. Your recipes help me stay on track and I look forward to having one of your desserts at night! This cookie dough dip tastes amazing and I will definitely be making it again! Thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!

  602. Amber says

    I had to add a LOT more sugar, and it still wasn’t very good. It was kind of runny (maybe I should’ve drained the white beans better).

  603. Kimbo bee says

    I caught this recipe on pinterest and now I’m fascinated with your blog…I’ve been eating pretty healthy for the past few years, but vegatarian/vegan lifestyle has always seemed so daunting! But I am truly intrigued now and excited to try some recipes! I want to make this dip and sneak it to a party also! Since I’m new with some of these grocery items, what other nut butters are a good option besides peanut butter? What have you uses successfully? Thank you!!

  604. heather says

    Can you bake these? do you have the directions for baking?
    What about calorie content? I have to work this afternoon and I am going to ask my hubby to make this while I am gone. It will be a great treat to come home and enjoy. I am not a fan of chick peas I hope you can’t taste them.

  605. Anonymous says

    My kids love sweets and we have been working hard at becoming healthier. It has not always been easy. Some tears have been involved. Every weekend they are aloud to pick an “unhealthy” old favorite instead of the new healthy choices during the week. This morning my ten year old says, “Can we have the cookie dough dip and can I help you make it.” Meanwhile little brother is saying , “thats what I want too” My response….”We can make two batches!” Thank you katie!

  606. Anna says

    Do you ever use dates to sweeten your recipes? 🙂 Refined sugar kind of freaks me out and I love the idea of using a whole food like dates with nutrients and fiber to sweeten desserts!

  607. Abigail James says

    You don’t have to apologize for this being a “wordy post.” This is sooo not wordy! It’s actually perfect! I do get tired of reading an encyclopedia worth of words on some blog posts, but this is not that. You’re great sweetie 🙂

  608. Anna says

    I LOOOOVE this dip.. TOO MUCH!!! hahah 😀
    This evening I made it with just chickpeas, oats, PB + little bit of maple syrup and it still tastes great 😀 Huge fan of your recipes!! <3

  609. Narconon Fresh Start says

    That looks like the PERFECT summer breakfast. I’ve been meaning to try one of these – so easy and portable! And your presentation makes it look even more appetizing, if that was possible…

  610. Em says

    I thought this was good but accidentally bought soy nut butter and you could really taste it. Still pretty good for me and my friends but not something my husband would care for! Next time I’ll try peanut butter!

  611. Jessie says

    Hi katie!
    Just wondering if you have the nutritional breakdown of this recipe? fats? sugars? calories?
    Thanks so much!
    Jessie

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  614. jill frd says

    so after reading your blog for ages I finally tested out a recipe…and it was amazing!! and not only amazing but I managed to get my husband to eat it. and he had no idea. NO. IDEA! this is a man who lives on meat and cheese and white bread and can eat an entire box of cookies in one go. (hence why we have no cookies in our house cuz he eats them all). and I got him to eat the cookie dough dip….and by eat i mean devour. and i turned away for a minute and came back to find half of MY dip gone too…and his with a sheepish look on his face. THANK YOU KATIE!! you have restored my ability to have desserts at home because they are healthy (for me) and tasty (for him).

  615. Marty says

    Lives up to the hype!

    I used Pbutter and took apples to dip and it was perfect. Also, I saw someone spreading it on a banana muffin. Thank you!

  616. Kristen says

    I tried this recipe out on my skeptical husband. He loved it! I featured our reactions to it on my blog. We loved it! Thank you-you healthy treat genius! It was just what I needed for my sweet tooth.

  617. Hannah Seibert says

    My Mom and I just made this for Father’s Day! SOOOO yummy!!!! I can’t promise I’ll be sharing though 🙂

  618. Skole says

    I’ve got a friend who’s desperate for “cookie dough therapy” as she calls it, after long work days…I want to mail her some of this, but I’m not sure it would survive the trip! Any thoughts or tips on mailing the completed recipe?

  619. Dany says

    Needless to say I am crazy over this recipe. I’ve done it quite a few times, with white beans, PB as butter and honey as a sweetner and it tasted like sweet heaven on earth. Today I made it differently, though, with that type of moisty brown sugar, chickpeas and also with walnut butter I made the previous day by myself (only 2 ingridients in a food processor – walnuts and water) and again, the consistency was different, but it tasted really friggen good. Sincerely – thank you.

  620. Taylor says

    I made this last night. I followed the recipe almost exactly, except I subbed coconut oil for the nut butter. I also used 2 packets of stevia and flax. It tasted very beany to me, so I made some alterations. I added more vanilla, coconut flour, stevia and maple syrup. I still detect a slight taste of bean (and coconut now too), but it’s still pretty good!

  621. Heidi42 says

    Did I do something wrong? My family wouldn’t eat it – I even added heath bits, because the lady who made it at work (unhealthy with cream cheese added heath bits to hers). I am a sugar fiend (trying to quit). I do love most beans, but I don’t like garbanzo beans, but I do like spicy hummus and I am a cookie dough nut, but hate peanut butter cookies, so I subbed butter for the nut butter. I could still taste the garbanzo beans – maybe the butter sub was my mistake????

  622. applegirl says

    i’m thinking about making this for a party do you have any dip suggestions? what kind of milk and nut butter did u use?

  623. Briana says

    Wow! I was skeptical about this because I happen to be cookie dough’s #1 fan, but it was delicious! Thanks for the fabulous recipe!

  624. Shanasy says

    Katie, no words can ever thank you for all the great ideas and recipes I have received from you. You REALLY should be on the Ellen Show – she would just adore you! The chocolate chip cookie dough recipe…..is beyond delicious! I have made it more times than anything else (dessert wise) – that is the best! I omitted the baking soda though. I also discovered that if you don’t have flaxseeds, that almond flour works just as well as a replacement. Also I replace the peanut butter (due to high mold content of commercial peanut butters) with sunflower seed butter (found at Trader Joes or any health food store) and it tastes JUST like peanut butter. It actually, in my opinion, does NOT make the cookie batter taste ‘peanutty’. Thanks again Katie! Keep up the great work!

  625. Angela Shafer says

    Katie!! LOVE this recipe!! I’ve made it twice now. It’s DELISH! My only problem is, I can’t seem to get it thick enough. The first time, the cookie dough was actually hot from being in the food processor for so long. It melted the chocolate chips.

  626. Bree says

    I tried this and was soooo excited. I thought it tasted okay, but it was a total bomb at my party. It was obviously not real cookie dough and people mostly left it untouched after a taste. So bummed. I loved the idea of a healthy dessert like this. 🙁

  627. Jennie B. says

    Just made this today, DELICIOUS! I did add 1 tbl of brown sugar, which I typically don’t do but I really wanted it to taste like chocolate chip cookie dough! I also added more vanilla. Worked great in my Vitamix, super creamy. I am eating it out of the bowl as we speak! 🙂

  628. Kaitlyn says

    Would you be able to use chickpea flour instead of the whole chickpeas? I imagine since you put the chickpeas into a food processor they pretty much end up turning into flour, so I was wondering if I could just put the chickpea flour into the food processor and I will just have to blend a bit less?

  629. Whitney says

    I am posting a recipe for Healthy Cheesecake Dip, and will be linking to your Cookie Dough Dip because I love it so much! I make it almost as often as I make my Cheesecake Dip (contains dairy so not exactly up your alley unfortunately). Thanks again for this recipe!

  630. Sandra says

    What is this craziness and how did I end up here?
    Cookie dough dip that’s healthy? Made with chickpeas?
    I think I’m in love. And this post is 2 years old. Think of all the wonderful things to be discovered on here. Oh me, oh my!

  631. Rachel Tousignant says

    Been DYING to try this recipe since I saw it on Pinterest, but I was always missing an ingredient. Well today I had a sweet craving and for once had all the ingredients so I whipped it up and OH MY it is so yummy! Can’t believe it’s healthy! Will definitely be making it for friends!

  632. Briana says

    Such a fantastic recipe! I have to admit, I was skeptical at first but now this is a regular dessert at our house. I dream about this cookie dough dip!

  633. jen says

    I made this for some non-vegan guests and they loved it. The brown sugar surely does the trick. I love chickpeas but you can’t even taste them! So tasty thank you!

  634. Andrea says

    Hello! I love you and your blog! I am newly gluten, casein, oats, bananas, and a whole bunch of other stuff free… and its really hard. You are making it easier.

    Here is the bummer, I cannot get this recipe to turn out right! Each time it taste sort of, ick. It looks like cookie dough. But it taste like a semi sweet sort of peanut butter hummus. I’m using truvia, natural Krema peanut buter and dream blends almond milk. I’m trying to keep it as healthy as possible to lose weight, but at this point I don’t really mind as long as I can find something yummy to eat. I cant have butter, and I’m not really supposed to have chocolate, but I’m cheating just once in awhile, since I cant have like, anything. (Or maybe i’ll just make a peanut butter cookie?)

    Any help would be great.

    Thanks!

      • Andrea says

        Thanks for your swift reply Katie! I thought Truvia was less stevia like for some reason. I am newly trying to get away from splenda so I have never used any of these other sweeteners before. I’ll going to look for the other one you recommended in other recipes, xyletol? Is NuNaturals any better? If not I’ll save all that for my coffee and not for my treat making!

  635. Stephanie says

    You are a genius…I’m obsessed w/this now. Can eat as much as I want w/o having to worry about salmonella, as with “real” cookie dough. I used Trader Joe’s cookie butter instead of the peanut butter (I loved that stuff, although I love peanut butter too). And, may seem weird, but instead of oats, I used a small amount of buckwheat pancake mix. This was my afternoon snack, using about 1/2 cup of the beans, and I think I’m going to have the rest tonight for dessert, perhaps making some alterations!!

  636. Kim says

    Just made this and it was amazing! I used almond butter as my nut butter and it turned out delicious! Thanks Katie your blog is awesome

  637. kelsi says

    I wish i was from planet chocolate!! 🙂 do you have any coffe cake recipes? I want to find a good recipe for coffe cake… I AM A MAJOR CHATTERBOX!! 🙂 🙂

  638. Sarah says

    This looks so good! I was wondering if you have ever tried making it with sunflower seed butter? I want to make this for a friend who has a nut allergy, but am afraid that the strong flavor of the sunflower seed might ruin the whole thing. What do you think?

  639. jessi says

    today i made icecream with this recipe, i just added milk so it got more liquidlike, its so frikkin delicious!!! <3

  640. ana says

    hiii i was wondering if i could make these into balls and place them in the freezer so i can make it a quick snack that lasts ?

  641. Alice Beck says

    Hey Katie! I LOVE your blog <3
    I've been a vegan for 8 years now, and I am also an athlete and health-geek, so trying the lovely vegan. healthy recipes on your blog always makes my day <3
    Today I made the cookie dough dip, but I made a few alterations and it came out so delicious I wanted to share!
    First off, I wanted this to be a good post-workout snack, so I added a scoop of chocolate vega performance protein powder and adjusted the liquid with flax milk. then I added a few drops of hazelnut extract and took out the chocolate chips…. and viola! nutella-esque cookie dough!
    I used stevia as a sweetener, and man, was it delicious!!!
    Thank you so much always for sharing your culinary prowess!!!

  642. Tracey Herman Wackerbarth says

    Wow! Talk about addicting!!!
    I used 1/3 cup of brown sugar (like you did for your party) and it was super-sweet. I think I’ll only use half that amount next time.
    Thanks for posting!!

  643. Araj says

    Hey Katie!! I just tried this recipe and LOVE IT!! i am munching on some apple dipped in chocolate chip hummus at the moment and I am loving every second of it! but sadly i can’t fool anyone here cuz I’m from the middle east and hummus is eaten every minute in this house. But again I LOVE <3 this recipe so much and am really glad you posted it!! 😉

  644. rachel says

    I love this dip! My 1 year old loves it too!
    I was craving it this morning, but thought it might be a little too much sugar for breakfast with the chocolate chips so I made a chocolate pumpkin version instead. In addition to the chickpeas, vanilla, baking soda, and salt, I added 1 TBS peanut butter, 2 tsp cocoa powder, 1 TBS brown sugar, and about 1/4 cup pumpkin. It was pretty good!

    Here is another one of my favorite recipes. I can tell from your blog you like pumpkin and oatmeal, so I think you’ll like this one!
    Ingredients

    2 cups water
    2 1/2 cups milk of choice
    1 cup pumpkin puree
    1 teaspoon pumpkin spice
    1 cup steel cut oats

    1. Place all the ingredients in the crock pot and stir to combine.
    2. Cover and cook on low for 5-7 hours (note that the cooking time can vary depending on your crock pot. Crock pots without non-stick surfaces tend to get hotter, so you’ll want to stick closer to a 5 hour cooking time).

  645. Zolazoo says

    Sad face. 🙁

    I think I have to try again. Maybe someone will know right away what made it not-so-nummy. 🙁

    I went with some of the “you could get away with” instructions. I used the alternatively suggested 3 tbsp of nut butter, because the taste of the almond butter I bought wasn’t delicious.

    For sweetener of choice, I used my favorite: a blend of Splenda and brown sugar, which I’ve used in lots of things and really loved. (Sometimes when the Sensible Me is not looking, I just eat this sugar blend cut into a bit of butter and raw oats as an evilly delicious treat.)

    I used no milk because it said “as needed,” and I didn’t need any.

    In the end, my sad dip had a similar texture to what was pictured, but didn’t taste like cookie dough at all to me. As a reminder, I picked a few frozen cookie dough nuggets from the cookie dough ice cream in the fridge.

    My concoction tasted beany. I added a bit more vanilla and sugar.
    I tasted the ice cream again… the ice cream cookie dough was a bit more salty and had a… like a bitterness? I added a pinch more salt and baking soda.

    The baking soda seemed to hit the flavor I called “bitterness” in a good way. The salt didn’t really change much.

    I just can’t get the flavor close to cookie dough. 🙁

  646. Steph says

    I tried it out but it tasted like chickpeas D: It even smelled like chickpeas, what did I do wrong? I used canned chickpeas and they had salt added in them, but I couldn’t find any without salt. I drained them really well too. Although I did use a blender.. I don’t have a food processor, maybe that’s why? This looks absolutely amazing and I really wanted it to work 🙁

  647. lollorosso says

    Thank you so much for sharing this, Katie. I have tried several vegan chocolate chip cookie dough recipes, and this was the only one that didn’t lack sweetness or boldness and did not have a weird aftertaste. The best thing is that it’s healthy and filling, which is why my hubby and I just had this for dinner. – Not for dessert, but as a mean meal. 😀

  648. lollorosso says

    Thank you so much for sharing this, Katie. I have tried several vegan chocolate chip cookie dough recipes, and this was the only one that didn’t lack sweetness or boldness and did not have a weird aftertaste. The best thing is that it’s healthy and filling, which is why my hubby and I just had this for dinner. – Not for dessert, but as a main meal. 😀

    P.S. Sorry if I double-posted. I tried to correct a typo (“main” instead of “mean” even though “mean” works as well 😉 ) but the comment had already been published.

  649. Vanessa says

    Sooo.. I made it yesterday and its gone today.

    I started dipping in strawberries and bananas.. and half an hour later.. went in with the ladle.

    I think that’s a success?

  650. Kendra says

    My friend introduced me to this last night. Due to food restrictions, we have been struggling to come up with something her daughter and I can eat, that also tastes good. Instead of using nutbutter we used sunbutter (from sunflower seeds) and honey as the sweetener. It was amazing and really if you hadn’t seen it made, you wouldn’t know it was a ‘healthy’ dessert.

  651. Hannah says

    I love this, I recently made Black bean brownies they are Delicious and you would never know they had beans in them. My kids wolfed down the brownies they loved them. Beans are fantastic in deserts. Who knew? well I guess Katie 🙂

  652. caroline says

    ive been meaning to try this out for the longest time and I finally got around to it. absolutely delicious! I added sprinkles to make a sort of “funfetti” dip. it has a bit of a chick pea taste, but im almost entirely sure thats due to me not rinsing them out well enough. ill definitely be making this again!

  653. Ace says

    I tried this the other day, and could not stand it! While I do like chickpeas (served in rice or bulgur usually), the taste of the chickpeas was brought out more with the peanut butter I used and tasted way too much like the dried chickpeas my parents forced me to eat as a kid. I’ll try again with white beans because a cookie dough dip sounds way too good to pass up!

  654. Amy says

    In the real world, I’m a chatterbox. Online, I like to be concise. Same as you.

    This recipe looks so tasty! I’m a piggy, too, so I’ll be eating this with a spoon.

  655. Mary says

    Hey, I love the idea of this but I’m not sure you can call them “healthy” using 2/3 c of brown sugar….how does the taste differ using an alternative sweetener?

    Thx.

  656. Kathy says

    Hey Katie,

    For whatever reason my recipe isn’t turning out like cookie dough, can you tell me EXACTLY what you put in it? I used chickpeas instead of white beans along with almond butter and almond milk and I’m thinking I should try making it differently so I’d love to know exactly what you put in yours.

    Thanks!

  657. bethany says

    This was delicious and magical. you’re right about the PB making it peanut butter cookie dough though. What nut butter should I use to make it just take like regular? Also, I am new to food processing and didn’t realize I should wait to add the choc chips. Mine all melted as the dough was still warm from mixing. Thanks for this and all your fab recipes!

  658. Katja Lemermeyer says

    This dip is absolutely to die for! For some reason, I don’t really like the chocolate part of chocolate chip cookies, so I omit them from this recipe. I put it on my oatmeal in the morning along with some sliced up apples and the protein from the chickpeas keeps me full until lunch! Thanks so much, Katie 🙂

  659. Jen says

    I made it with sun butter and it did taste like pb choc chip dough, what did you use to not make it taste like a pb dough? Cashew butter? Also, if I don’t eat it all right away, how long will it last?

  660. Sarah says

    Have you ever tried to roll it into skinny tubes, then freeze it to slice for and ice cream topper? I might try that tonight 🙂

  661. Michelle says

    I can NOT wait to try this, but I was wondering if you know the nutritional info for this? and serving size? Also, how long does it keep in the fridge for? Thanks!

  662. Michelle says

    omg, so I had to recomment- this is INCREDIBLY delicious! I just told everyone I know about it! I don’t have a food processor, I do have a blendtec blender though and that worked perfect, you just hit the batter button. SO so good!

  663. Gosia Maryniak says

    Hi Katie
    This recipe looks totally crazy and very exciting:) I’m going to have a go with it. I just wonder why the recipe calls for baking soda since the dough is not baked? What does the baking soda do to the dough?
    Many thanks!
    Gosia

  664. Angel says

    This recipe has quickly become a family favorite around our house! Thank you! My daughter has a friend coming that has a nut allergy, is gluten free and dairy free! Switching the chocolate chips is easy — but I am curious about the nut butter — have you made this with the sunflower butter? Is there something else that works that’s all nut free? Does flax contain gluten? Thanks for any help.

  665. Rachel says

    I love your blog. I’ve been revising my lifestyle to incorporate clean eating and running and your blog has helped the transition tremendously!

  666. Kayla says

    Thanks so much for this recipe! My students (I’m a Family and Consumer Sciences teacher) made it as part of their Whole Grains and Beans lab and it was a hit! Even my picky high schoolers couldn’t taste the beans. Many of them plan on tricking their friends and parents with the recipe. 🙂

  667. Lynda Beaulieu says

    So, I just tried your chocolate chip cookie dough dip, and I must say, you are pure genius! I have been trying to incorporate chick peas into my diet for their nutritional value, but one can consume only so many falafels you know? And hummus is just o.k., so, when I read about your “cookie dough” I was intrigued. I sampled the first batch, with Nature’s Promise Organic Honey Graham Bears, turned around, emptied the food processor bowl, and with out even washing it, made the dark chocolate brownie dough dip. I’m trying the frosting shots next, but that, for another day. Now I better clean up my kitchen and get dinner started. Thank you for convincing me that good-for-you food chould taste good!

  668. Nicole says

    I love this recipe so much it is super tasty! Thanks for all of the awesome recipes. I am about to try adding pumpkin to this one in celebration of the pumpkin everything season 🙂

  669. Lindsey says

    Just tried this and so far everyone has liked it! Question for you. I used almond butter and my ‘dough’ came out quite dark. Yours looks very similar to cookie dough. I know you stated you used peanut butter but the pb is almost the same color as the almond butter. Any ideas how you got it so light?

  670. Sophia says

    Do you have any suggestions for making this with chickpea flour? O keep a couple bags in the pantry for savory dishes, but I would love to use some for this recipe!

  671. Winona says

    Oh my goodness this dip is AMAZING!!! I wasn’t so sure about the white beans but you can’t tell at all! I used the version of brown sugar (organic) and LOVE eating this with sliced apples! The consistency is just like cookie dough & the taste is spot on! Soooo good & definitely a must have in my fridge now. Thank you!!!

  672. Elisabetta says

    Totally worked with the magic bullet! I used 2 tbsp of water and 3 tbsp of agave as liquid parts! Also with 3 tbsp of agave and 1 packet of stevia was already really good sweet-wise

  673. Christina Ventura-DiPersia says

    Just curious….does this taste like the batter for the deep dish cookie pie? Because I didn’t like that raw at all

  674. Naomi says

    I have noticed that you often put baking soda or baking powder in things that you don’t bake. I am just wondering why you do that? Is there some advantage? Just curious! Thanks for all the great recipes–my favorite recently is the black bean protein bars.

  675. Audrey says

    How many servings does this make? I know it can subjective, but on average, how many? I did the nutrition facts for this (pretty good!), and I wanted to see how impressive the protein count will be once divided (33 for the whole thing 🙂 ). Either way, this is one my weekend baking and cooking list 🙂

  676. Faith says

    I happen to come across your website when I was looking up how to make homemade coconut butter on google. Where have you been all my life?? LOL More like where have I been but this website is just what I needed. I am a desert lover! It’s my weakness. I am happy I found you! I tried this Cookie Dough Dip and it was fantastic! You don’t even taste the chickpeas! I used my Vitamix blender and it worked out fine for me. I so excited to try more of your recipes. I signed up for free recipes to my email so now I won’t miss any. Thank you so much! You’re amazing!

  677. Adam says

    Thank you so much for this recipe! My boyfriend is allergic to both milk and eggs but loves cookie dough. Usually the vegan recipes we’ve tried have left something to be desired, so we are always on the lookout for safe recipes for him to try and he LOVED this one! We just used vegan (dairy-free) chocolate chips and peanut butter (he’s also allergic to tree nuts). It came out a little thick but we added a little water instead of milk. Thank you again!
    -Adam

  678. Rachel says

    Hey there! First of all, that you *so* much for all these amazing recipes!

    I made this delicious recipe this evening and found it still had a relatively strong chickpea flavor. Do you have any suggestions on what to do (I followed the recipe exactly). I was thinking maybe I needed to rinse the chickpeas longer (I let them sit in a strainer under running water for a pretty long time), or perhaps add a tad more oats? Do white beans have a less strong taste?

    Thank you for your help! I’m hoping to make this again for my tea party (!!) on Friday 🙂

  679. Anja says

    Hey Katie,
    I heard about “clean-eating” for the first time earlier this year & as I had been wanting to lose some pounds I kept trying to eat clean but I always fell back into old patterns. During this stage of my eating habits I tried to make this recipe (i don’t even remember if I had all of those ingredients, haha) and when I tried it, I was kinda “disappointed” because it simply didn’t satisfy the cravings I still had back then – the cravings for sugary, grossly sweet unhealthy food. I have been committedly clean-eating and completely changing my eating habits for 3-4 months now and as I had some chickpeas left in my kitchen I remembered this recipe. It wasn’t even out of my food processor and I’d already started eating like half of the batch (this is my way of saying HOLY MOLY, this is GOOD.) I think it’s really funny how your taste buds and preferences change when you actually change your eating habits (reminded me of the concern you mentioned when giving your “unhealthy” friends some of your recipes to try). but seriously, you saved my cookie dough craving – which can be pretty dominant and hence pretty tempting to me not-so-healthy! thank you so much! what i did is i took only 3 tbsps of PB, then added some vanilla whey instead of the vanilla extract (bc A i didnt have any at home and B I told myself I just made it a little bit healthier haha) and I used 90% dark chocolate. as a sweetener I used 1/3cup of stevia & 1/3 cup of a mixture of agave syrup & honey. & what can I say? I’m gonna try and save the other half for tomorrow but the chance that there’s still gonna be something left the day after that pretty much equal zero. your blog & recipes are so, so great – please keep up the outstanding work! XO

  680. Fiona says

    I made this for company with a lot of modifications. In my opinion, this has a taste and texture of beans, and I followed the recipe to a T, including the 2/3 cup brown sugar. It just didn’t have the rich mouthfeel of a non-vegan, unhealthy dessert made with tons of butter and/or full-fat dairy. I added quite a bit more cane sugar, maple syrup, roughly 1/3 cup whole wheat pastry flour, roughly 1/4 cup oats, a couple T coconut oil, and some other minor modifications. It ended up turning out really well though. I stirred in the chocolate chips as well as M&M’s. I would cut down on the amount of chickpeas next time and keep my other changes.

  681. Karey says

    This looks delicious but I’m wondering if you have a substitute for nut butter? My daughter has a peanut and tree nut allergy and she hated the sunflower butter I bought her. She is also on a gluten free diet so I’m so glad this recipe could be made GF! I know she will love this.

  682. Karen says

    love love love this. just made it! I decided to add softened dates (I use majool dates soaked in water) when making this as the sweetener. the texture of dates makes it even more doughy. 🙂

  683. Angelique says

    Wow – just made this with left over mung beans and mostly raw ingredients and it is still, so tasteee! (raw honey for sweetener, cacoa nibs, raw seed butter and home made cashew milk) YESSSS!

  684. Victoria says

    omg… omgomg… im rediculously excited right now because I tried this recipe for the first time today and it was EXACTLY like cookie dough :O i cant even believe it! i used white beans, left out the oats, two tablespoons of PB one of apple sauce, a few drops of liquid stevia and the rest the same. i HIGHLY recommend this recipe.

  685. Courtney says

    Thank you so much for this recipe! I tested it on my 9yr old (who HATES beans) and he and his friends cleaned my bowl! I added a pinch of cinnamon to mask any remaining bean taste. Sneaky mom one…picky kids zero!

  686. Nicole says

    Hi Katie! I recently found your site and am having a blast bookmarking treats to experiment with. This recipe sounds divine! But… I have a bit of a problem. My mother is my tester. She has the most difficult tastes imaginable. If it isn’t what she’s expecting by description or previous taste, it’s gone. ::heavy sigh:: That being said, and knowing that I’ve been looking into vegan and paleo cooking because my little sister has Celiac, most of these recipes call for nut butter of some sort… and my mom’s allergic. It’s been the biggest stumbling block for most of the things I’ve wanted to cook recently. I considered exchanging regular butter, but I’ve found information that says that’s a BAD idea. Likewise, I’ve tried coconut butter in recipes, but everyone in the family has a dislike (my dad and I can tolerate it, but that’s it) for the flavor, and when using a coconut product, the end product tastes like coconut. So, is there any way to make this without nut butter? One of the comments here recommended cream cheese, which I can easily get. I would like to try it that way, but I’ve always been a believer in trying a recipe as it was written first, to get a feel for how it is supposed to turn out, before making changes.

    So, with that ramble out of the way! Any help? And thank you, Thank You, THANK YOU, for your blog!

    Nicole

  687. Gretchen says

    I just made this and it is absolutely amazing!!! I love peanut butter so I used the whole 1/4 cup. I only had 1/3 cup of sugar so I added a 1/4 cup of maple syrup and it worked perfectly! I’m going to serve this at my next holiday party 🙂 Thank you so much for this recipe!

  688. Kim says

    Holy cow! This is amazing. I used raw almond butter, an extra tsp. of vanilla, 1/3 c. coconut sugar and about 1/6-1/4 c. xylitol, but still found it to be a little sweet for my taste (I often cut the sweetener in recipes by about 1/2), but still very yummy. I didn’t have to use any milk and I used mini chocolate chips. Love!

  689. Geena says

    I understand why this is one of your most popular recipes. I make it a lot and bring it to school for lunch with graham crackers. My friends are always so surprised to hear it has beans in it. It’s an awesome way to have a little bit of chocolate in your lunch and it brightens up the school day. Great recipe! Your website is awesome.

  690. Shelly says

    My kids are allergy to peanut butter. We use an alternative made with soy. Do you think I could just substitute using that??

  691. Jessi says

    I wanted to leave a note about evaporated cane juice. It is my understanding that evaporated cane juice can be essentially just white sugar with just a touch more nutrients/vitamins, but still has much of the molasses portion (with the nutrients/vitamins) removed. I use sucanat (in the US) as an option. It’s similar to brown sugar, but drier somehow. I’m still figuring out the best way to use it while maintaining the integrity of the recipe I’m using. 🙂

    http://www.processedfreeamerica.org/resources/health-news/405-the-truth-about-evaporated-cane-juice

    http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2012/10/18/163098211/evaporated-cane-juice-sugar-in-disguise

    Wikipedia also has a concise blurb: http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sugarcane_juice

  692. Momofours says

    I made this & it tastes pretty good, except it is so dark–not light & pretty like yours! I’m wondering if it is because I used almond butter & brown sugar? Doesn’t really matter, just curious! Thank you!

  693. chana says

    I assume i can also BAKE the healthy cookie dough dip? any particular tips?
    LOVE the idea of healthy and tasty – that ‘s what keeps people coming BACK to healthy eating – the Tasty part!
    Savta (grandma) Chana from Jerusalem

  694. Lenora says

    Just tried the cookie dough, and I wasn’t too sure at first, but it is absolutely delicious!! Thank you so much for sharing, I can’t wait to try your other recipes!

  695. Robin says

    I tried this as soon as I saw it; it looked so wonderful! I can’t have nut or seed butters, so I subbed avocado. I used 1/3 c. coconut sugar and about 1/2 T Truvia, and served it with celery sticks. I think the nut butter probably gives it a nice flavor, which ours is missing. I mostly taste the oats. But it’s good, and great to know it’s healthy. 🙂

  696. Tara says

    I made this this weekend and it was very good! My kids like it. My husband took some to work and they thought there was sour cream in it.. lol! Thanks for the recipe!

  697. Kimmy bird says

    I think I’m going to make this tomorrow and be eating it by the spoonfuls as my husband gets home….just to freak him out! And then he can join in on the deliciousness!

  698. Julie says

    I made these the other night and the oats didn’t blend in well. I used quick oats. Should I have used old fashioned oats? The picture looks so good and I want to try it again, but I didn’t like the texture that I ended up with. What did I do wrong?

  699. Belle says

    I love your website so much! i stumbled on it while searching for peanut butter curry. I suggest you make an instagram account and post pictures of you food in there! you’d inspire so many followers for sure. Goodluck! :)-Belle from the Philippines

  700. Nancy says

    Can I refrigerate this? How long will it stay fresh in the fridge? I just made it and it’s TO DIE FOR! Unfortunately, my daughter doesn’t like the peanut butter flavor so I’d like to save it for an upcoming party. (Of course, it’s fairly likely that I’ll finish it one spoonful at a time before then!)

  701. Jesse says

    Just wondering if cannelloni beans could be used to make for a more creamy dip? I find the chickpeas don’t blend very smooth in my blender.thanks

  702. Gabi says

    Yum! I just made this for dessert for my family and no one could detect the beans. I absolutely despise beans, but after making successful black bean brownies I decided to give this a shot. It was so good, and I love that I’m getting lots of protein as I eat it. Served with apples or bananas, this dip is to die for!

  703. Cait says

    Hi! I’ve been wanting to try this recipe for ages and I think I’m going to make it for super bowl Sunday 🙂 just wondering about how many people it serves? Should I double it for a party of about 15 – 20?

    Thanks so much,
    Cait (or should I say chocolate covered Cait? Haha!)

  704. Julie Sarnoff-Clark says

    I made this last week and fell in love with it. It was gone in two days and my husband didn’t even get to try it. I made it again yesterday, quadrupling the amount and it’s going fast.

    J

  705. Erin says

    So…I rarely ever comment on recipes. I’m more of a lurker than a participant, but for this, I made and exception.

    OMG

    I could not BELIEVE how amazing this was! It tasted exactly like cookie dough. My husband could not distinguish it from regular cookie dough. And he KNEW ahead of time what was in it! 🙂

    The reason I’m commenting is to give everyone a little tip on the nut butter. Here’s what I did. I didn’t actually have ANY nut butter on hand because the hubby ate the last of the PB, lol. Soooo…what I did was this:

    I threw 1/2 cup of RAW PECAN HALVES into the food processor and blended it until it was a nut butter (about 10 min). I have no idea if that reduced to the 1/4 called for amount, but it worked beautifully. I then added the rinsed chickpeas and blended that together with the pecans. The trick here is to to rinse, rinse, rinse, soak, and rinse again. Trust me, I think it makes the difference. You don’t want the slightest hint of metal flavor from the can. I doubled the salt, vanilla. Used 1/4 cup light brown sugar and a splash of COCONUT milk (from the carton). I used 3 T of rolled oats.

    So, again, the trick is PECAN butter. Trust me, you can make your own so easily by starting the recipe with raw pecans in the food processor. Well, I hope my comments help even one person. Like I said, I’m not very practiced at commenting. So, I hope I didn’t ramble on too long… 😉

    And THANK YOU KATIE! Wonderful, brilliant dish. I’m so impressed with your creativity and grateful that you take the time to share it with us!!!

  706. Emily says

    Hi! Do you think if I subbed the nut butter with Earth Balance buttery spread it might give it a buttery cookie dough taste or does it need the nut butter for texture? 🙂 Cant wait to make it either way!!

  707. Symone says

    Dear sweet intergalactic space octopus, this is delicious. I had to put it away or it may have all ended up in my belly. I’m super excited to take this to a super bowl party tonight, and see what everyone else thinks!

    • Unofficial CCK Helper says

      I think it’s safe to say you didn’t really follow the recipe as much as you thought. Maybe you messed up somewhere accidentally? Like forgetting an ingredient unknowingly? Or using a blender? Or maybe you got a rancid can of beans. This recipe rocks!

  708. Mari B says

    I’m very excited to make this. I was just wondering what kind of nut butter you used. I’d rather not have the PB taste but, i’m really not sure what other nut butter to use? Guess i’ve never used anything beside PB in recipes. Suggestions please? (no hazelnut!)

  709. Julia Volzke says

    Hey Katie! Great recipe! Anyways I was wondering if you’ve ever substituted for the white beans. I currently have a can of kidney beans and am too lazy to go out and get a single can of white beans at the moment. Would it still work if I used those instead of the white beans or does it have to be the white beans? Thanks!

  710. Vivi says

    This is seriously my new favourite way to eat chickpeas! I used a magic bullet and it was still creamy 🙂 I totally skimped on the sugar which makes devouring it all guilt-free :p

  711. Dawn says

    I tried the sugar-free recipe exactly the other day. It came out pretty good, but today I made a couple changes and it is PHENOMENAL.
    I used Cannellini beans in place of chickpeas. This made for a much smoother texture.
    I also used regular dates (not dried) and didn’t soak them. I just threw it all in my Ninja. I did leave out the salt. I used three spoons of vanilla.
    It has the perfect flavor and texture.

  712. Alecia says

    This is AWESOME! I think i’m gonna make some reese’s-like cookie dough cups out of this or some chocolate covered cookie dough hearts for v-day! Thanks for the recipe!

  713. katie drebes says

    Hi chocolate covered Katie. So recently I found out that I was gluten intolerant. so this recipe is awesome but I cant eat graham crackers. is there something else that is good to dip in besides graham crackers and fruit

  714. Unofficial CCK Helper says

    It should not be soupy at all. What food processor did you use? Also did you check out CCK’s troubleshooting faq page at the top of the blog?

  715. amber says

    I’m so excited to try this out! I don’t have a food processor so I guess I’ll blend it all and omit the milk until I see the consistency without it. I’m curious…has anyone considered using this “dip” as a cupcake filler? I think it’d be delicious to throw in once a cupcake is baked! 🙂

  716. Jill says

    WAAH!!! I hate being the lone dissenter, especially since I have enjoyed so many of your other treats, but this just didn’t work out for us. I may not have used the best food processor (I used my small Kitchenaid), but it wasn’t the texture that bothered me. It was the fact that I could definitely taste the garbanzo beans (Trader Joe’s canned). I even put more sugar, oats and almond butter in, but this one just doesn’t do it for me. Do you think if I plopped it into my big Cuisineart FP it might actually change the taste, too? I am willing to give it another shot with the white beans if you think the beany taste will not be as strong with white beans? Sooo bummed!!! I actually have been taking a scoop of cold Justin’s Vanilla Almond Butter and mixing with chocolate chips (bittersweet is pretty rad) and getting a very satisfying cookie dough nibble, but beans would be a healthy touch if I could get them to hide their taste! Thank you for being so creative with your desserts!

      • Jill says

        Sure have! And I even transferred the dip to my super awesome food processor (same one CCK has) and it did not improve the taste for me. The texture was smoother, but that wasn’t my issue. Oh well. I guess this is just too “beany” for some of us. Sometimes if things look to good to be true, they are!

        • Kris says

          Have you tried adding more chocolate chips – or maybe the mini chocolate chips (more than what the recipe calls for, maybe), or maybe a different kind of sweetener?

  717. Samantha says

    Can you make this with white beans? I made it with the chickpeas and it was really hummusy to me, even though it was delicious. Just curious if you had tried that or if you think it would too drastically change the flavor? Thanks!

    Oh, also, I am working on my eating habits, and I was wondering if you have a suggestion on a food blog, like meals, etc.

    Samantha

    • Unofficial CCK Helper says

      White beans are fine. I know CCK says she doesn’t really read other food blogs, but try findingvegan.com for a great picture gallery with links.

  718. Merrin says

    I don’t know how a peanut butter flavor could ever possibly be a bad thing 😉 In fact, I added plenty of extra to mine today to achieve a definite PB flavor! It’s delicious!! I used cannelloni beans and it worked out great 🙂

  719. Melissa says

    OMG!!! This is AWESOME!!! I always make chocolate chip cookies just so I could lick the spoon! And finally yes!! Love it!!!

    • Unofficial CCK Helper says

      As it says in the recipe, it is best to not use a blender at all.
      If using a food processor, it is probably best to use a metal blade.

  720. Amy says

    This dip is so good! I’ve made it a few times, but I’ve recently started counting calories. Do you have the nutritional information for this recipe? Or a good estimate? Any ideas on how I could figure out a serving size? Thanks!

  721. Katie says

    Thanks for the easy recipe! What kind of nut butter do people recommend? I used soy nut butter and feel it kind of overwhelms the taste.

  722. Kris says

    This was a hit with my kids (and my husband, and he’s a tough one to get to eat anything that is a “healthy” dessert), and just served this at my company potluck – didn’t last long that’s all I can say! Thank you for sharing this fabulous recipe!

  723. Stephanie says

    hi katie!

    i don’t have a food processor and i want to sneak this into my not-so-healthy-eating boyfriend’s diet for when he gets a sweet tooth. i know you said no blender…but i have a pretty good one. what happened when you tried it in yours? did the consistency change it?

    thanks!

  724. Jennifer says

    After reading this over and over I was craving it so, off to the kitchen I went. I used 2 T of PB2 powdered peanut butter and 1 T of almond butter to cut down the fat and calories. I went with the stevia version and added 2 T cookies and cream protein powder. OMG! I’m in heaven! This is so tasty, I can’t wait to try some of the other versions.

  725. holly says

    just made this (i admit, i was skeptical) but it is super yummy. i actually only used 1/3 cu sugar and thought it was plenty sweet.

  726. Ang says

    This is amazing… As always. But after making many of your goodies, this is the first time I have posted. Thanks for this one and so many others!!! Perfect post long run treat.

  727. Jo says

    I adapted the recipe to fit my liking and macros/calories/etc. I omitted salt, baking soda and oats. Added half a scoop of protein powder, used only a tablespoon of almond butter but everything else was the same. Good news, I absolutely loved it.

    Bad news, I thought I’d be able to sit down and eat a whole serving. Boy was I wrong. This is coming from someone who can eat the biggest portions ever. 1/4th of the way into my dough I was already full, 1/2 way I started to feel sick! It was the same feeling I used to get when I ate too much raw batter. I’m not complaining at all though, the ingredients are healthy so I don’t feel ‘guilty’ in the slightest. This is my new daily snack, might reduce the portion but then again I might not because it’s just too good to stop eating.

  728. Rachel says

    Hi I’m wondering of pinto beans would work for this recipe?
    I’m just being lazy, because I don’t have any garbanzo on hand right now lol.

  729. Auden says

    I absolutely hate chickpeas, but love cookie dough! So I was wondering, this recipe doesn’t have a strong chickpea flavor, does it? If it does, would dried chickpeas make a difference? If so, how would I make it with dried chickpeas?
    Thanks!

    • Marissa says

      If you need to use dried chickpeas you will have to soak them overnight. Putting it in the fridge when done will give this less of a chickpea flavor. You could always use a white bean that you like more though.

  730. Jo says

    if anyone still reads these comments id love to know what beans worked best for you! i’ve tried this with chickpeas and was wondering if cannellini/white kidney would be ‘better’ since they’re supposedly more mild.

  731. Megisha says

    No way I LOVE hearing your stories and listening to what you talk about! I think it is fun and for the record, I am not allowed to touch the oven yet so I basically look at the photos and read everything (except the recipe and instructions because I am can’t cook without “Adult Supervision”) then I show them to my mom and say ” Look it’s OREO PANCAKES that are HEALTHY for you! GENUSE!” (I literally said that). I myself am a chatterbox and a blogger as well.
    PS. LOVE your blog the stuff you do is GENUSE :^{D

  732. sae says

    I made this tonight in a not very good food processor and it was so amazing. Thank you, no one would ever know that it was made with chick peas. Because the processor wasn’t very good it made the “dough” warm and when I added the chocolate chips they melted a little. It was heavenly.

  733. Jo says

    another update from me:
    i’ve tried this with chickpeas and cannellini (white kidney beans)
    definitely enjoyed the cannellini more, the flavour was less beany! at first i made the dip and always refrigerated it and it was pretty good but then i thought about how itd taste if i microwaved it… so much better… the ‘bean’ flavour completely vanishes.
    i microwaved it for a bit too long today and it came out like a mug cake! SO YUMMY. i guess it’s a similar result as if i were to bake it and make the chickpea blondies. but seriously i love it so much!

  734. Carolina says

    Great post! Now I know what I will cook for family on this Easter. Just discovered your blog and enjoying everything you do, my lack of imagination is now fed by your great posts! Thank you

  735. sunnysideupsoph says

    ooh I have my own healthy cookie recipe on my blog! I never thought to just eat the dough as a dip :p Although I did half the mixture with a spoon before it got close to the oven! I bet it would taste amazing on apple slices.

  736. Maddy R says

    Hi do you have nutrition facts posted for this recipe!? I don’t see the link for that anywhere. Thank you and I love all your recipes! =)

  737. Amanda says

    Katie there are so many people out there using this recipe! I just came across another version of this on MindBodyGreen and I’m pretty sure they stole the cookie dough recipe from you. There’s no way they just happened to come up with the same proportions of ingredients, and you posted this 3 years ago!! Does that ever make you annoyed? There was a variation of it that you might want to try sometime to bring it over the top though! They rolled the dip into balls and then froze them. Then melted chocolate chips and dipped the frozen balls into the melted chocolate. Then put them back in the freezer to harden. (only takes a few minutes) Then EAT! And they can be stored in the fridge and either eaten cold or room temperature. Anyway, just wanted to tell you about it because I know you love chocolate like me, so this is a fun treat. I used half of my batch as a dip and the other half to make some into the balls dipped in chocolate. 🙂 I used your tip about the stevia. I left out all of the sugar and used 1.5 teaspoons of NuNaturals stevia powder (3 packets). Still DELICIOUS!!!! And sugar free other than the chocolate, so I can feel a little bit better about devouring half the batch on the first day!!! 😀 Thank you for being so awesome and having so many amazing, delicious and healthy recipes! What would we do without you?!?!

  738. yvonne says

    I meant to drop a note…last year! My teen son has food allergies and a sweet tooth so I used the agave option, etc. Throughout the week, he ate the entire bowl! I don’t have to sneak beans into his pasta sauce anymore. I just mix up a bowl of this and stick it in the fridge.
    Thank you, and thank you again for every time that bowl has emptied!
    Y

  739. Brianna says

    I can’t explain how good this dip is. I made it last night and I thought it would taste terrible because I put too much nut butter in. I had it this morning for breakfast and it was literally perfect, though. Katie, you’ve seriously outdone yourself this time. This is actually the best cookie dough I have ever eaten.

  740. Sadie says

    I love this recipe. It is awesomely healthy with sliced apples!!

    It is truly a great one. I found that a food processor is essential to the success of the recipe. Also, peeling the bitter membrane off of the cooked/canned garbonzos is really important. Maple syrup or coconut sugar taste awesome as the sweetener.

    A fair warning, this dip always turns green for me when stored. It hasn’t gone bad, it’s just an unattractive color. The best fix is to secure some plastic wrap right on the dip to eliminate contact with air.

  741. Meghan says

    Hi Katie! Love this recipe!!! I’ve made it several times and it’s super good. Do you happen to have the nutrition information for it? Thanks!

  742. Casey says

    So I calculated the nutritonal facts for my version which was:
    1 1/2 cups Low Sodium Canned Chickpea
    1/4 cup Almond Butter
    1/8 tsp 100% Pure Baking Soda
    1 1/2 tsp Pure Vanilla Extract
    1 tbsp Truvia Baking Blend
    1 tbsp Organic Coconut Palm Sugar
    1 tbsp Dark Brown Sugar
    3 tbsp Quaker Oats
    1/3 cup Special Dark Chocolate Chips

    Read more: http://www.livestrong.com/recipes/chocolate-chip-cookie-dip-2/#ixzz2zkY9k7NG

    Nutrition for 1/4 of a bowl:
    Calories: 316
    Fat: 15g
    Carbs: 42g
    Sugar 19g
    Protein: 10

  743. edie says

    This is amazing! I am not even a huge chickpea fan so I was very skeptical. I will definitely bring this to my next party and trick people. Most amazing I thought I’d be eating the whole batch but, it filled me up. I love it!

  744. Stephanie says

    I just made your cookie dough dip. I cannot believe it has beans in it!! I have seen your recipe for sooo long and had wanted to try it, but I didn’t have a food processor. 🙁 So I finally went to the store to buy a food processor and end up buying a blender/food processor in one. I was kinda worried that the food processor wouldn’t work as well since it was a combo. However, I have only had fantastic results. Of course, I couldn’t wait to try your dip. I have a class party tomorrow so I decided to make it for that. My first taste was a real shock. I expected a slight bean aftertaste, but I couldn’t taste the beans at all! My 18 year old brother (who didn’t know the secret) really likes it! I hope the others like it as much! Thank you for your wonderful recipes! 😀

  745. Kaitlyn says

    I finally got around to trying this since I’m having a major craving for something sweet. I was very skeptical and prepared to break out the ice cream in the back of the freezer, but darn it girl, you are good! It actually does taste like cookie dough! The things you can do with beans never ceases to amaze me!

  746. Natalie says

    Katie you clever thing! This is wonderful!! The small food processor piece of my hand blender worked ok for this 🙂 I’m happy it did! What’s healthy to dip? I’m trying apples and they’re ok… Thanks again for a fantastic recipe

  747. linkthehylian says

    Hi, Katie!

    I know this recipe was posted pre-nutritional facts inclusion days 🙂 But, I was wondering if you have nutritional facts available/worked out at this point by chance. I realize there are a lot of variants in use of ingredients and that it would just be a best estimate – perfect example: I’m making it for the nth time and decided to try out dark brown sugar and golden raisens as sweetener. But even so! Just wondering…do you? 🙂

    All the best to you!

  748. Kimberly says

    Ok, we don’t really eat healthy around here. I kind of like old fashioned Betty Crocker cookbook food, but this was delicious. My family of 7 ALL loved it. I admit, we used regular peanut butter and brown sugar for the sweetener, but all in all it was awesome!

  749. lennon says

    Hey there! This dip sounds delightful. What are some good ideas for what to dip into it? Any healthy options to try?

  750. Aarini says

    Hi! It looks soooo good! I just wanted to ask you whether you have to soak the chickpeas for a while, or should you just blend them when they’re still hard? Because, the ones I bought were not in a can, but in a package. So they’re very hard!

  751. Tamera says

    Mistakes not to make with chickpea cookie dough: not rinsing the beans. Blechh.
    I’ll have to try again sometime when I’m not so oblivious!! I’m sad that this whole batch has this disgusting inedible smell 🙁

  752. Rachel says

    I tried this and it tastes VERY beany…what kind of white beans did you use? And what kind of nut butter?

    • Unofficial CCK Helper says

      Read CCK’s FAQ page at the top of the blog for troubleshooting. Also, read through the other comments on this post.

  753. Amy says

    Katie I FINALLY bought a food processor after months of gawking over this recipe (and the cake batter one and the snickerdoodle dip) and it turned out AMAZING! You really can’t taste the chickpeas at all. This is hands down the healthiest recipe I have made that whole heartedly tastes like a decadent dessert! You’re so awesome I can’t wait for your cook book to be published!!! 🙂

  754. lennon says

    Hello! I was wondering what you could sub in for the peanut butter for those allergic to all nuts? The Deep Dish Cookie Pie seems not to be as healthy.

  755. Anna says

    This recipe had mixed reactions. I liked it, as did my little brother and friend. The people I made it for hated it. They thought it was bland and too peanut-buttery. Next time I will add cinnamon and sub half the PB for coconut oil.

  756. Deb says

    I just made this a few days ago and it was delicious. You can taste the peas but it is not overwhelming. Will be making again!

  757. Aria says

    I made this using maple syrup as the sweetener and it came out almost like a smoothie. It’s still good but it’s definitely not a cookie dough dip. More like…liquid cookie dough. Any suggestions? Idk if it was the maple syrup or what :/

  758. Taylor says

    I was so worried when I first began making this that it wouldn’t turn out (I’ve had bad experiences with raw recipes so I’m always on the edge when trying them) but this turned out FANTASTIC. I just indulged on some for supper and it was perfect with graham crackers! Thank you so much for the amazing recipe! It feels good knowing I can eat such an awesome dip without having to feel guilt for the ingredients.

  759. Kristal says

    I made this recipe twice and it was SPECTACULAR!!!!! I actually used it for ice cream one time. Love this recipe…. Will make again (x10:-)BTW I didn’t taste the beans and the baking powder added a good taste to the dip as a whole. Thank you 999,999,999 x’s!!!!!!!!!!!!

  760. Mari says

    I tried making this tonight and it was really good! I don’t eat chickpeas a lot, other than store bought hummus, but when I tried making this recipe the chickpeas had skins on them or something and it felt stringy in texture. Is that supposed to happen or did I do something wrong? haha

  761. Olivia says

    I only have classic white beans in hand, will it taste the same or do you get better results from garbanzo beans?

  762. Jenn says

    I made this last night, although I added a bit of flour and increased the oats to almost 1/2 cup. It was okay. I wasn’t really impressed. And then… THEN, I ate some after work today and, holy cow, is it amazing!! I don’t know what it did in the refrigerator, but whatever it was culminated in pure magic!! Everyone in this house loves it!!

  763. Cheryl says

    A friend turned me on to your site and the next day I went out and bought a food processor – I’d never owned one before! Last night I used it to slice potatoes (uh-mazing) and today I used it make this dip. Oh Em Gee so good! I cannot believe my taste buds! My only complaint with mine is I got chocolate chips from Save-A-Lot and they don’t have much taste to them so I’m going to splurge on better chips next time.

  764. Amanda Collier says

    Katie,
    Since these aren’t baked, I wondered if the baking soda were entirely necessary. Can we leave that out, or does it lend a baked cookie taste to the dip?

  765. Bri says

    Just wondering, has anyone made this with an immersion blender? I’m considering buying a food processor just for this recipe but I keep finding that immersion blenders are supposedly better for pureeing.

  766. Marissa says

    Katie: I made this three years ago and it’s still one of my favorite dip recipes. Kudos. Also, more importantly: what is your hair regimen?!

    • Chocolate Covered Katie says

      Thanks 🙂
      I try to not do very much to my hair at all and don’t ever blow it dry (mostly out of laziness…). I condition it almost daily but only use shampoo every three days or so. And ponytails only when I absolutely can’t avoid it; they can break your hair off!

  767. Megan says

    It’s good, but has a strong hummus aftertaste of which I am not fond. Just means I’ll have to put another bite in my mouth. And another…

  768. Caitlin says

    okay, so i’ve been making recipes from your blog ever since i found it about a year ago – and i’ve made TONS of stuff from CCK! (including other chick pea and bean based desserts). Well, it’s my TOM, and so i was craving something …like chocolate chip cookie dough! and i’d seen your recipe but never made it til just now…and i LOVE it! i didn’t have any chocolate chips 🙁 BUT i have dates so i made chocolately date dough (dates+cocoa powder) and added little balls of them to the dip (if i had any chocolate chips in the house right now that’d be dangerous lol). anyways, just had a spoonful or two and it’s GREAT! really helps the something sweet and unhealthy craving :D. thanks again for ANOTHER great recipe!

  769. Ellen says

    All I can say is I have just consumed an entire can of beans….wow I am going to have the runs really bad tomorrow.
    Besides that it was delicious, I can’t believe how much it truly tastes like cookie dough!!! The only thing was the slight tinny flavour… I want to find out how to combat this.

  770. Steph says

    Just made this- SO good!!! My good friend is getting married and has sworn off sweets and junk food, so I made this with dark chocolate shavings for her wedding shower- HUGE hit! Now I have to make all the other versions too!

  771. Susan says

    I just made this. We only had Nutella, so it probably ended up a little less healthy. I will get some almond butter for next time.

    My kids loved it and so did I.

  772. Brenda Kiefer says

    Surprisingly delicious! I made this dip for a get together this weekend. My friends really liked it, even one 9 year old boy. He said, “I love it.”

  773. Monique says

    I absolutely LOVE this recipe. Only yesterday I brought it along to a vegetarian party and it was really yum! Anyway, I read you have started working with protein powders as well if I’m not mistaken and I have made this recipe with some vanilla-flavored casein. You could check out the recipe on my website but mostly I would recommend you to try it, it is reallyreally good and the vanilla flavor works really well.

  774. Keara says

    I love your blog so much, I recommend it to everyone! I personally found that I prefer white beans to chickpeas because they have less of a flavour, if anyone wanted to know 🙂 I plan on making this tonight to have with cinnamon sweet potato crackers. Hopefully that makes for a good combo…

  775. Eveline says

    OMG I just made it and it is awesome! And way more than I thought it was going to be! And I love the little peanut butter after taste 🙂

  776. Denise says

    What is the nutritional value of this? I can’t find it anywhere, and I would like to know how many calories I’m about to eat in a single sitting. Haha!

  777. Fern says

    I swapped the chocolate chips for dried cranberries and topped with a bit do desiccated coconut! Really nice addition and made it look nice too 🙂 thanks for the recipe!

  778. Traci says

    I just made this dip, it is so good. We taste tested it before tomorrow because I am bringing it to my bible study group. After my two picky kids ate it and said how much they loved it, I laughed and told them it has beans in it. They were shocked. They are begging for more but I had to put it away for tomorrow. I was a little skeptical at first but really happy to have a healthy treat.
    Thanks so much for your website. My family is trying to make positive dietary changes and your recipes are a great help. We are totally addicted to junk food but taking steps in the right direction. Thanks again! Sorry for the long post.

    • Unofficial CCK Helper says

      Everything that is written in blue letters on Katie’s site is actually a link to a recipe. So just click on the blue letters to see the recipe 🙂

  779. Paige says

    Yay, thanks! I just whipped some up (so easy! so yummy!) and it’s chilling in the fridge until tonight’s “Pinterest Party”! We’re all supposed to bring a food that we’d pinned but never actually made. I do feel bad, though, because after I’d decided on it and started making it I realized that one of my best friends is allergic to peanuts and won’t be able to have any.
    Oh well…more for me. lol. (clearly I’m a great friend).

  780. Naomi says

    Katie, you’re super awesome for developing things that I want to put together. I’m super excited about trying this recipe and seeing if my husband or kids can figure out that it’s not junk food.

  781. Sarah says

    Hi there.
    Thank you so much for your recipe.
    I must say I did try it this morning and it was SO delicious, and so filling. Like you would never think hey..I would usually be hungry by now but I am not.
    :DDDDDD
    Love your work!

  782. Donna says

    Hi Katie, love your blog! This recipe looks absolutely delish. I would love to make the sugar-free version for my family, but can’t get the link to work. Tried searching the archives, but no luck. Can you direct me to that version? Thanks ever so much!

  783. Shar says

    TY for allowing us to pin your recipes. Pinterest pins are where I found your blog! I generally spend a fair amount of time here because of it. 🙂 I LOVE your blog and recipes. Your writing style is awesome and fun. GREAT JOB!

    • Unofficial CCK Helper says

      A few days in the fridge. I’m not sure it would do well in the mail unless you bought dry ice or something to keep it cool.

  784. Nicole says

    So I made this today with a can of lentils, I used 1/4 cup of pb2 a little light vanilla almond milk and about a 1/4 brown sugar, used 3 tsp flax and 2tbs oats then mixed in some mini chocolate chips and is delicious! I’ve been craving sweets so bad I needed something that at least had something healthy in it andthis is perfect!

  785. Kevin says

    This is fantastic!

    I like the bit you put about “normal” people liking it. Over the past year or so, eating healthier (and eventually now becoming vegan) my palate has changed considerably. Things that I think are absolutely to die for, others who do not consistently eat healthy think they are not so scrumptious.

    Nonetheless, the “normal” people in my life find this dip as delicious as I do. Although, I never told them what was in it 🙂 which has a tendency to change people’s minds

  786. Kat says

    I made it with kidney beans and added a little more vanilla and 1/3 cup of maple syrup + 1 tbs brown sugar…it was perfect 😉 like a red velvet cookie dough! I may have snuck in some cocoa powder too, so it was basically the brownie dip in the end 😀

  787. Emily says

    Quick question… Is this something that I can make in the morning to serve in the evening or do I have to serve it right after making? Also do you store it in the refrigerator?

  788. Caitlyn says

    I was finally able to muster up the courage to make this today, and had everyone try it before revealing what was in it. Everyone said it was good! It tasted like peanut butter cookie dough with chocolate chips…I was impressed. For my sweetener I used a quarter cup of maple syrup. I would make it again!

  789. Sara says

    Thank you can’t wait to try this. FYI, for some reason your Sugar Free link isn’t working. It actually lets me edit the page, which I’m sure you do not want.

    THanks again

  790. Alessandra London says

    This is so amazing!! THANKS Katie, you save my diet forever!!!
    My little one love this as well, thanks…thanks

  791. Alyssa B says

    THIS IS SO GOOD, HEALTHY OR NOT!!

    I’m not kidding. To sweeten, I used 2 T brown sugar, and 1/4 cup of an erithritol/stevia baking blend. (I make it myself. I put 1 cup erithritol, 1 tsp pure stevia powder, 1/4 tsp xanthan gum and 2 T white sugar in the food processor and pulse until the crystals are the size of sugar. Use 1:1 with white sugar.)

    Also, I used 2 T peanut butter and 2 T cashew butter. It didn’t have a pb taste at all. (I think a little pb is necessary in eggless cookie dough recipes. It does something magical gives it that “cookie dough” taste.)
    I tossed in 1/4 cup each of oats and chocolate chips at the end and pulsed several times. It was PERFECT!

    You don’t need a “fancy” food processor for this recipe to turn out. I have a Hamilton beach that came with a bowl scraper that I got for like $40 on Amazon that I love. It makes hummus, nut butter, and CCK recipes like a dream. I would NOT put this in a blender. I tried to make hummus in my blendtec one time and it was a disaster. Way to thick.

    P.s. I guess this basically is “dessert hummus,” but that just sounds gross.

  792. Shelby says

    Hey Katie! I just wanted to let you know that I absolutely LOVE your recipes!!!! Thank you so much for putting so much time into making them super delicious! I visit your site often and recommend it to everyone I know 🙂 You’re amazing!

    Have a wonderful day!

  793. Katarina says

    If you want a blender-friendly version, I had to improvise one. Basically, combine just the chickpeas and milk in the blender and puree as for a smoothie. Transfer it to a bowl to stir in the other ingredients. If you want, you can pulse the oats to grind them a little; I stirred them in whole because I like their texture.

  794. Michelle says

    Hi! Can you tell me about how many cups this will make? I am trying to guess at a serving size so that I can type the recipe in and get some nutritional info. Thanks!

  795. Shannon M says

    This was so good we’ve made it twice this week! The first time we used white beans, powdered peanut butter, and maple syrup. The second time we used garbanzo beans, Cinnamon Raisin Swirl peanut butter, and stevia in the raw. Both times we used dark chocolate chunks. Thank you for the recipe!

  796. germankate says

    I am writing this comment while my kids (meatlovers aged 3-12) munch away on a big bowl of cookie dough dip served with fruit. They requested me to make it at least once a week now so “eating apples is less boring”

    Needless to say: I…, WE, are big fans of your recipes and the blog!!

    By the way, trying to cut down on sugar, so I used soaked dates as sweetener, it’s just as good as the original recipe. Thanks a bunch!

  797. Bridget says

    This dip is delicious! I’m so glad that I finally tried it. I had some of it with sliced pears last night and then an apple for a morning snack, but I couldn’t resist the rest of it so I finished it off with a spoon! I definitely don’t regret it since it’s so healthy!. For the sweetener I opted for 3 tablespoons of honey and it was just the right amount of sweetness as I don’t have a big sweet tooth. Cannot wait to make this again!

  798. Casey says

    Just made this for the first time today. Mine came out a bit runnier than actual dough….but I suppose I could add more oats and maybe less milk next time? Either way, tho, still tastes great!!

  799. Lynda says

    My partner and I stumbled over here by a different web page and thought I may as well check things out.
    I like what I see so i am just following you. Look forward to going over
    your web page for a second time.

  800. Sarah Jane says

    Oh my goodness! SO GOOD! I was pretty doubtful to be honest because of the beans in this recipe – but wow, this recipe turned out delicious! Cookie dough is my favorite snack, LOVE the healthy recipe!

  801. Jasmijn says

    I just made this..
    OMG..
    I have to force myself to not eat all of it.
    Thank god people like you exist.
    So much love!

  802. Flo says

    This recipe is somewhat different from the one I use. I want to try this one, but thought I would say that I use cocao nibs instead of chocolate chips–not quite as sweet, but gives a nice crunch. They do lose some if that crunch if not served right away and refrigerated for several hours.

  803. Rachel says

    Hi Katie,
    This isn’t the first recipe of yours I’ve made (without telling family what’s REALLY in it) but It is the first time I’ve made it for my partner. Despite putting almost double the oats in (by accident-oops) it went down quickly and lip-smackingly.
    I’m begging everyone I know for your cookbook this Christmas, thanks for letting me bake without feeling so guilty!

  804. Cetta says

    Made this today and …. WOW!! The husband and son loved it! So glad to sneak in some healthy beans in without them knowing!! They really did not believe the main ingredient was beans!

    I opted for cannellini beans (just had them on hand) – turned out amazing! Definitely a thorough wash is needed for canned beans. I also used my Ninja blender and it worked just great. The consistency was that of cookie dough!! I used the 2/3 cup brown sugar and next time I will cut that down a bit as I feel the recipe is delicious and doesn’t need as much.

    I chilled for an hour before severing with suggested graham crackers! Thank you so much for such a great recipe!

  805. Dean (365 Designs) says

    Finally made it!!! Yay! So I used 1/3 C. Honey then decided to add an additional 2 TBSP Granulated Splenda. (I know Splenda may be defeating the whole ‘health’ aspect but I didn’t want to add any more honey and I wanted to eliminate that little last bit of ‘bean’ taste.) I also used Sunflower Butter. Added a lot of chips…prob. 3/4 C. I think they came out really good. No one has tried them yet (it’s late) so I’ll have to wait till tomorrow to see what everyone thinks. Thanks for the recipe! PS I was wondering if you’ve heard of anyone making Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Ice Cream using this recipe?

  806. Michaela says

    How well does this store? Would you recommend keeping it in the fridge? Looks delicious btw – can’t wait to try it!

  807. Bretta Thompson says

    I JUST made this. OMGOSH! Talk about delicious! It tastes like COOKIE DOUGH! I used a full can of Chickpeas, 1/8 cup of coconut palm sugar, 1/4 cup of natural peanut butter, (it is nothing but peanuts, no additives) and I didn’t need any milk. I added the salt and baking soda and vanilla, and I used DARK chocolate chips but only half the amount because my food processor chopped them up nicely, oh and 2 tbsp of raw oats. ITS AMAZING! Incredible!!! My new go to! Thank you so much!

  808. Lizz says

    This was DECADENT! Can you bake this version, too? If so, how long at what temperature would you suggest?

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  810. Luiza says

    Sorry, this doesnt work with stevia. I dont know if it would work with sugar, but with stevia was just unedible. I tried adding more nut butter (used cashew) and still tasted really bad, then I roll the dough into balls and baked them! Still, I had to throw the whole cookie batch away. So sad.
    Most recipes here are great though. I baked the flourless cheese bread today and it was great with some marinated tomatoes and onions on the top.

  811. clueless canadian says

    Katie!!! I’ve made these several times for friends and family and they never guessed it was healthy! (I still haven’t told them heheh)
    Thanks for another great recipe!

  812. Melody Fawssett says

    I just want to say: Katie I think you’re a genius!
    Your recipes are so yummy and nutritious! Thank you for generously sharing them.
    Sincerely,
    Melody (in Australia)

  813. Lise says

    I whipped some of this up the other day and there’still a little bit sitting in my fridge! I doubt it will last long! For anyone who doubts this tastes exactly like cookie dough, let me just tell you…..this fooled a couple of teenage boys! It’s truly delicious, I’m sure I’ll be making more in the near future!

  814. Sabrina says

    I made this tonight and I enjoyed it. I followed the recipe for ‘normal people’ but my daughter thought it tasted weird. She had no idea what was in it either. I just told her it was cookie dough dip (she’s normally all about junk food) but she didn’t like it.

    I read the comments about it tasting beany so I rinsed it in a strainer, then I dumped it in a bowl, filled it with water and strained it again. I did this six times. Then I rinsed it off in the strainer for another 30 seconds. There’s definitely a hint of beans.

  815. Hannah says

    I have to admit, I was weary of this recipe. I’ve had chocolate chickpea dip before, and it wasn’t that great.
    But this recipe is. So. Amazing.
    I honestly don’t know how you did it.
    It’s one of the best things I’ve ever tasted. Now, the problem is, not eating the whole batch…

  816. Loretta says

    I have made this before per your recipe and it was great. I used a vita mix at the time, because I didn’t have a food processor. I still don’t have a food processor, but now have a Nutribullet. Well, I don’t know what went wrong, but it came out like a cookie dough milkshake (all my fault). I didn’t have almond butter and when you said you can use oil, I opted for coconut oil, same amount as nut butter ingredient. So, I don’t know if it was the oil, the nutribullet or what! Anyway, it is pretty thin and I put in the freezer and some in fridge to see if it thickens and hardens. On another note, I want to try making again, just won’t leave it in the nutribullet so long, however, I am out of dates now. Do you have a suggestion for a substitute, please? Thank you for sharing all your recipes. I can’t wait to get your cookbook!

  817. Angie14 says

    Hey! I love your blog, and have tried several recipes and LOVED them, but I made this today, and did not like it at all. I’ve read a lot of the reviews on this, so I know that when you make it right, it really does taste like cookie dough, but mine tasted really weird. Was it because I used Peanut butter? or where my garbanzo beans bad? It had small chunks and was kinda slimy and had a weird after taste. Please tell me so I can try again! The reviews make it sound sooo good! thanks so much!
    p.s. what is the baking soda for?

  818. Catherine says

    Thanks so much for this! The kids (ages 6 and 11) and I just made it today for snack because they were rammy and bored. They chose the sugar-sweetened version, but we only put in 1/3 cup brown sugar and then tasted it. They were happy with it, so we stopped there! They declared that there was no chickpea taste at all, and I agree. I would definitely bring this to a party, stand back, and watch with glee as people snacked it down.

  819. Karen says

    After lusting over this recipe for several months, I finally worked up the courage to try it. It’s SO worth the food processor clean-up. I’m pregnant and have no shame admitting that I did spoon this over my coconut milk ice cream. Yummy!!!

    One note, I used coconut sugar as sweetener and think I’ll try a different option next time because it tasted faintly burned. Could be my brand of coconut sugar, but it will definitely be great with maple syrup next time. Highly recommend this recipe and Katie’s site.

  820. Kate Smith says

    What kind of nut butter did you use? I would like to create this the first time the exact way you did for the party, so I will be using the 2/3 cup of brown sugar, but I do not know what nut butter to recreate this with.

  821. C Tern says

    Oh gosh, this is making my stomach growl.. if I had beans in the house now, I know what I’d be eating right now! Your pictures are phenomenal, by the way 🙂

  822. Cookie Monster says

    After looking at this recipe for probably a year – finally made it. You are genius!

    This really, really does taste like Cookie dough. Having made humus all my life, I decided to use Northern Beans instead, if only because of the mental picture I’d get that I was eating humus with chocolate chips (eeew). LOL.

    I added MCT oil instead of any milk at all (probably made it richer/creamier?) and went to town with the cuisinart. 4 mins on low 3 minutes on high. If you go nuts like I did, chilll your “cookie batter” a bit before adding the chips. I hadn’t realized the pulsing had warmed it enough to actually start to melt the chips when I was folding them in. ha ha!

    I made it with very loosely packed brown sugar 3/4 cup, put a full 1/4 tsp of salt – I like the savory/sweet play but even with the extra salt it was very sweet. I might even lower the sugar to just under 3/4. When she says you could use less sugar you really can!

    If you’re doubting this recipe in any way – DON’T!!! No bean taste whatsoever. It tastes decadent. I might even try it with humus- I mean chickpea next time. 🙂

  823. Mikea says

    This was so awesome! I just made it and my husband said “this is healthy?” Haha literally one of the best things we’ve ever had! We had it with club multi-grain crackers and graham crackers. My 3 year old kept licking it off the cracker then dipping again! Haha i will be making this for my 1 year olds’ bday party. Thank you for a great recipe. Looking forward to exploring your site!

  824. Danielle says

    5 stars
    Every once in a while there is a conversation in my house that goes a little bit like this:
    Mom/sister/friend: “I want cookie dough.”
    Me: “We have the ingredients. And the electricity.”
    M/S/F: *blank stare*
    Me: *sighs* FINE I’LL MAKE THE COOKIE DOUGH DIP

  825. Carole Ann says

    5 stars
    I made the cookie dough dip for a football party with 4 boys between 13 – 17 and they loved it! I put a little more brown sugar in because I was making it for the boys and it turned out a little runnier and darker, but they ate the whole bowl! I used cannellini beans. Definitely a keeper!

  826. Mish says

    5 stars
    I have made this twice, I don’t need half so much maple syrup and I absolutely love it. The boyf has eaten a ridiculous amount with the rationale “it’s basically hummus, i can eat as much as i want” best hummus recipe ever

  827. Tracy says

    This is so easy and delicious. I used my Wolf Gourmet blender with no problem at all. Very smooth. Kids love it (didn’t tell them the ingredients).

  828. Anna says

    This stuff is AWESOME! I’ve made several times now, its even good with out the chocolate chips. Thanks for sharing 🙂

  829. William Keith says

    5 stars
    Hey Katie This recipe is amazing, I didn’t have any Chocolate chips so It was Just dough But It is delicious I love the texture. I do have one question though, have you posted any nutrition facts for this recipe I noticed that you usually do. Did I just miss them is time?

  830. Jenna says

    I just finished making it, and I like it just fine, but there’s something about it that’s just not my favorite. I can’t put my finger on it unfortunately, but I think it may be the type of sugar I used or the amount, because it was tasting just fine before I added the sugar (which I added last because I forgot it ?) it just wasn’t sweet enough. Anyway, thank you for this recipe, can’t wait to feed it to my family!!

  831. Lindsay says

    5 stars
    My new favorite post long-run breakfast. I used just 3 tbsp Aunt Jemima’s syrup for sweetener and 3 tbsp shredded coconut in lieu of flax or oats. Found the vanilla a little overpowering; I think 1 1/2 tsp would have been sufficient. But delicious!

  832. Andrea says

    I know this sounds like a strange question, but the only legume I can have is lentils, do you think lentils might work as a substitute for the chick peas? Thanks!

  833. Carrie says

    5 stars
    LOVE THIS DIP! ! I’ve tried it with many different nut butters, but I like it with cashew butter the best. I think it tastes the most like regular cookie dough. I use homemade cashew butter, and I’ve never needed to add any milk to it. I give the oats a whirl in the food processor first, before adding the other ingredients, as I think it gives the dip a smoother consistency which I like. I use a just a couple tablespoons of dark brown sugar as the sweetener because again, I think it gives it the most authentic cookie dough taste and I think it is plenty sweet.

  834. Nicole says

    5 stars
    Ohhhh my gosh this stuff is good!! It is so smooth and creamy and you can’t taste the chickpeas at all! And it’s filling, too, which makes it a great snack choice. Thanks, Katie!

  835. Genevieve says

    4 stars
    Can this be frozen and then defrosted ok? And how long does it stay good for in the fridge? I’m heading out of town and don’t want it to go bad. Made this with almond butter and half agave, half Lakanto. Super yummy. Got some gluten free graham crackers and the crunch with the dip is perfect! Would love more ideas of what to dip in it.

  836. Lisa says

    5 stars
    Heat up a couple tablespoons of this stuff in the microwave for up to 10 seconds (more if refrigerated, less if room temp), and you will swear that you are eating the inside of a freshly baked chocolate chip cookie, still hot from the oven. MMMMMMMMM

  837. Allen Green says

    Katie,

    This recipe looks awesome! I decided that for the new year I’m going to learn how to cook. After looking at a few of your recipes I think I may need to add baking to that as well.

    These treats will be a heck of a lot better for me than the ice cream I’m so addicted to.

  838. Elaine says

    5 stars
    I wanted to try this dip, but I didn’t want the people eating it to know that it had chickpeas in it (everybody knows that one friend who won’t touch anything healthy). Therefore, I made a batch at home and brought it to school the next day, with no explanation. The entire batch was finished by the end of our half-hour lunch period, and I was being called names like “goddess” and “my angel” and receiving hugs from people I have never hugged before. I guess you could say that the dip was a success!

  839. Maddy says

    5 stars
    Made this stuff for a group of friends that came over for New Years – it was awesome! I was just wondering, if I wanted to make this for myself to have on hand at my apartment for when my sweet tooth attacks (that sounds like a horror film, haha!), how long might it keep in the fridge? Any idea? Or maybe the freezer? Thanks so much for the wonderful recipe!

  840. Sarah says

    Hi! My 9yo is a type 1 diabetic, so serving size & carb counts are important to us. This recipe looks like it would be a great fun treat (for everyone!). How many cups does this recipe make? I can figure out the serving size/carb count from there. Thanks for your help!

  841. Karen says

    5 stars
    I’m late to the party on this website, however, I made this earlier this morning for a party tonight. I used white beans and have it in the fridge for the flavors to meld. It is amazing, I can not taste any hint of beans, tastes like raw cookie dough!! I had to use my vitamix since my processor died.

  842. Ami says

    5 stars
    Fan-freaking-tastic. Fed to my 9 month old and she wanted seconds and thirds. My sister will be the real critic though, she’s tough.

  843. Raechel says

    5 stars
    Hi Katie!
    I just made this and it was awesome, but i used white beans instead of chick peas. Do you know the macros for this recipe?
    Thanks!
    Raechel

  844. Felicia says

    5 stars
    Hey, Katie, even after all these years, I just wanted to say that this recipe is still great! I made it yesterday and I swear I could have had the entire thing right then and there. Thanks for the great idea! I love your recipes. 🙂

  845. Mary says

    Sounds great – i’m wondering about the oats called for – would whole oat groats work and would they be ground/unground/cooked/raw/soaked? Thank you – can’t wait to make this!

  846. Pam says

    5 stars
    I just made this for our superbowl party tomorrow. After I let my hubby taste he he tried to run me down for the bowl and used the only thing readily available to dip with…which was noodles. I took the hint and made another batch! This was while it was all still in the Ninja bowl attachment. The only thing I would do differently is next time I would chill it then put the chips in as all ours melted. But the ninja really does warm things a bit. So we have chocolaty peanut butter cookie dip instead!

  847. I says

    5 stars
    This is an amazing recipe! I also believe that you should not give up yummy food just because you want to eat healthy! I made this for a Super Bowl party and am loving it:) my only issue was I could taste little pieces of oats in the dip. Could I pulse these first to make them into a “flour”, and then add the ingredients? I will definitely be making these again, and would love for there not to be chunks. Great recipe overall.

  848. Christine says

    I have a request? Can u make a healthier version of a s’mores dip? That would be awesome!! By the way I love your recipes!! Just made your homemade pop tarts!! My mom even surprised me by buying me your chocolate covered Katie cook book as a gift she saw the book at Barnes and Nobles and thought about all the recipes I made and just had to get me the book!

  849. Cynthia M. says

    5 stars
    Made this for a Super Bowl Party… it is pretty amazing stuff… I needed way more than a 1/3 cup chips. I didn’t really like the look of the big chips in it, so I went and bought mini-chips to add and to decorate the top…much better. Now if I could figure out something healthy to use for dipping….

  850. Unofficial CCK Helper says

    They are listed in her cookbook if you have it. You could always look at that page at the bookstore if you don’t want to buy it. Barnes and Noble should have copies!

  851. Tess says

    5 stars
    Just made this recipe for my BF. I wanted to make a healthy dessert for us to eat on Valentines day and he was skeptical at first but when he tried it, absolutely loved it! I cut up some apples and squeezed some lime over them and they pair really well with the cookie dough dip! Thanks for the recipe, Katie!

  852. Erin says

    Hello! I am super excited to try this recipe. I was wondering where I could find the nutritional information for this recipe.

  853. vickie says

    5 stars
    made this but with 3/4 can of cannellini beans and a tad more oats, vanilla, and brown sugar. So good!! It came out extra creamy, my daughter loved it! Dip apples in it or rits crackers, SO DELISH! Thanks so much, your healthy dessert recipes really help me stay on track!

  854. Kirstyd says

    5 stars
    Have you ever made this (or any of your other chickpea recipes) with dried chickpeas? just looking for a way to save money and reduce packaging but not sure how to use them in sweet recipes. Thanks
    ps really do love this and all of your other recipes, so good!

  855. Tricia Powell says

    I’m allergic to peanut butter, so what should I use instead of nut butter or peanut butter? Thanks for the help.

  856. Stephie says

    5 stars
    I’m thinking of making this for my class at school, but one boy is allergic to nuts…any suggestions for a substitute for peanut butter? I’ve made this so many times and my whole family loves it!! Thank you so much!

  857. Stephie says

    5 stars
    I want to slyly serve this to a non-vegan crowd, but one of the people is allergic to nuts. Do you have any suggestions as to what can be used as a substitute for nut butter? Thank you so much! I’ve made this many times and it is always delicious!

  858. Diane says

    5 stars
    Hi Katie!

    Happy Friday! I was wondering if you had any suggestions on what you I substitute in this recipe for the nut butter. I LOVE LOVE LOVE this dip. I have been making it for the last couple weeks and have made slight modifications for myself here and there…. I am a Group Bootcamp Trainer and I have shared it with numerous clients, as well as several people from my office. I am now thinking about bringing this to a Baby Shower and the Momma to Be is allergic to nuts…. please help! I love Sharing new Fun HEALTHY recipes with as many people as I can! 🙂

    Thank you!!!!!

  859. Elisabeth says

    5 stars
    I AM SO IMPRESSED WITH YOU. I am not used to eating something delicious and being too full of fiber to finish it off. Man. I am very pleased to say that this tastes so miraculously good that I wonder if I did not mistakenly purchase a can of cookie peas instead of chickpeas. THANK YOU

  860. jennifer says

    I don’t have any chickpeas or white beans at my house..can anything else be possibly substituted in for that?

  861. Kara & Raine says

    5 stars
    Dear Katie, my son and I have been following your recipes for 3 years and even have your book, but I was wondering, why the Baking Soda? We never add it if we aren’t baking anything.

  862. Milda says

    5 stars
    Tasted great. I used dates instead of the sweetener and it came out very tasty. Can you make actual cookies out of this dough?

  863. Cerulean says

    5 stars
    My husband has sensory issues due to ASD so his diet is limited (and unhealthy) but I’m trying to broaden his culinary horizons. I fed him this dip with some cinnamon graham crackers and he was surprised that it was healthy – he hadn’t heard of chickpeas – he loved it. I will make it again. I’m not really a fan of cookie dough myself but I liked it enough. Maybe a double chocolate chip version would woo me.

  864. Sarah says

    Katie,
    I am SO thrilled to have found your blog. I plan to make your this dip for Father’s Day this Sunday! Let’s see if my family will be able to detect that it is dreaded “healthy” food 😉
    I also absolutely LOVE that you present so many options in all your recipes to make them as dairy-free/gluten-free/vegan as each person desires. Many blogs are pushy on what types of foods people should and shouldn’t be eating – I think it’s really cool that you cater to the variety in people’s preferences 🙂

  865. Darcie says

    I was *really* craving some cookie dough, and I’m really trying to eat cleaner and healthier (and lose weight), but I don’t own a food processor yet (single mama budget….darn it!). My blender is also pretty blah, but I was determined and decided to get creative!

    It was definitely more work, but I ended up slightly heating up the chickpeas after rinsing, and peeled all the skins off, then heated them again for about 30 sec or so in the microwave. I added about 1/4 cup of vanilla almond milk ,then used a hand potato masher and mashed away! Once they were good and mushy, I added in the rest of the ingredients. Turned out heavenly (and even better once refrigerated for a little bit)!!!!

  866. L Gray says

    I’ve made this before and loved it! This time, however, I am considering making it as part of my toddler’s school lunch. The problem is that the school is nut free, and I would not be able to follow the recipe 100%. Any suggestions on what could possibly work as a nut butter substitute?

  867. Chloe says

    Dear Katie,
    What is the difference between the cookie dough dip and raw cookie dough recepie? Trying to decide which to make.
    Thanks

  868. Heather says

    Hi Katie,

    I really appreciate your recipes – and moreso just the ideas. I am a bit shocked at this one though. I made it exactly as the recipe called for except a little extra vanilla and about half a tsp of almond extract (I’ve gotten in the habit of making real cookies this way). I have been greatly minimizing my added sugar intake but I wanted to make the recipe the way you did, brown sugar and all, to see how much it tasted like cookie dough.

    I was shocked how sweet it tasted with the 2/3 cup brown sugar. Not saying I’m shocked how sweet 2/3 cup brown sugar is, but I was expecting that maybe the beans would absorb some of the sweetness so that it was undetectable, but that didn’t quite happen. I realize you say that different people will take different levels of sweetness, and that’s certainly true.

    I don’t particularly think this tastes like real cookie dough because it’s missing many key components of real cookie dough – the buttery brown sugar taste, and even the taste of flour. I also wasn’t a fan of the pieces of oatmeal. I have a Cuisinart food processor but you can still detect the bits of oats. I also could clearly taste the nuts in it, despite using cashew butter (which had a very mild and sweet flavor).

    What I really liked this for though, was making vegan ice cream and throwing in vegan “cookie dough” pieces. I added extra oats and eventually also flour until it was literally the consistency of cookie dough, a little firmer even. I rolled them into balls and stirred them into the ice cream and let it firm up. They taste better to me mixed into the ice cream and have a texture of cookie dough pieces.

    I appreciate the recipe and as I said, the idea itself as I’d not heard of cookie dough dip before but it made me think (my favorite two desserts are chocolate chip cookies and ice cream) about cookie dough ice cream.

    Next time, I think I will omit the oats (or grind them into oat flour prior to adding) and the nut butter, use the beans, use real butter, and brown sugar, with some flour and then still the salt and baking soda.

    Please don’t take this comment as being overly critical. I’m not vegan, I’m not vegetarian even, I was just trying my hand at a vegan cookie dough ice cream because a place over here makes some and it’s amazing and my dad prefers vegan to regular dairy, so I was trying it out for him. Since I’m used to Nestle Tollhouse cookie dough, that’s what I’m comparing it to and writing to let other people who might be in the same boat that it’s not going to taste like Tollhouse, but it’s still good. Even though I don’t like it, my boyfriend and my nephew really do! Thank you again!!

    • Heather says

      **I’m using Pillsbury flour and I’m not too concerned with it but if I had to omit the raw flour I’d still want more oats or another type of flour (something to dry it out to make the balls since I’m not using it as a dip).

  869. MaryScott says

    Seriously, SO good! Made it last week as something sweet to snack on instead of the usual brownie or cookie I buy at the hospital cafeteria… she wasn’t lying, it tastes JUST like cookie dough. I used coconut sugar and didn’t add the almond milk and refrigerating it really gave it that cookie dough texture. I’ve already had 4 people ask for the recipe!

  870. Gina says

    Absolutely wonderful recipe! I used vanilla stevia and Lilys chocolate chips for a low glycemic option. I just made it again and had run out of vanilla extract so I used maple extract instead and its just as good.

  871. Karen says

    We have made this more than a few times as a healthy alternative to cookies/cookie dough (cookie dough being my youngest son’s kryptonite), but I had to comment on this particular occasion. My son made this on his own for the first time & didn’t bother to add sugar. It came out really, really good and we are going to leave out the sugar from now on, which works out just fine, as we are quite heavy-handed with the chocolate chips anyways. It also gives it a great taste between the subtlety of the dough & the decadence of the chips. We also saved the water from the chickpeas to make Katie’s vegan marshmallow fluff 🙂

  872. Kelly says

    Just wondering if anyone has made this without the nut butter and what they substituted. We have no nuts in our school but I know my little one would love this for a treat.

  873. Mauren says

    AWESOME! I just made this dip and I can tell you, if I hadn’t been the person processing the chickpea, I wouldn’t be able to tell there was chickpea in this dip at all. Great idea!

  874. Meghan Leroy says

    This recipe turned out amazing. I only have a blender and it turned out so creamy and smooth and delicious. I used navy (white?) beans and low calorie no sugar added syrup plus a little white sugar. I’ve been eating it with graham crackers and have decided this can be a dinner substitute seeing as it’s mostly beans and peanut butter haha. Thank you so much for this recipe!

  875. E. says

    I just made this and it tastes exactly like puréed chickpeas with chocolate chips.

    And it has a fraction of the chocolate chips to batter ration as shown in the picture.

    I fed some to my toddler and she literally shuddered when she ate it, I asked if it was good, she said “it has
    Choc-ate chips.”

    Damned with faint praise by a 2 year old.

  876. Melanie says

    I just made this and it’s surprisingly good. Especially with the graham crackers.
    I’m standing over the sink eating this. 😉
    My question is how long can it keep in the fridge? I added cashew milk if that makes a difference.
    Thank you.
    And thanks again for this great treat. 🙂

  877. Ryan says

    At first, people were confused by calling it a dessert hummus, but once they tried it they were hooked! We paired it with Trader Joe’s cinnamon sugar pita chips. It was a huge hit at our pot luck, so much so that we made it for the next few ones!

  878. anonymous says

    hi Katie!
    This recipie sounds super good and im so excited to make it. I was wondering though if I can cook them to make actual cookies. If so, at what temperature and how long? Thanks!

  879. steffi says

    oh my freaking god, this sounds so amazing! i’ll have to try it tomorrow, already making a list with all the ingredients! thanks for the recipe!

  880. Virginia says

    Just made this…SO good! I used chickpeas (no salt added, natural from Whole Foods and rinsed really well), organic unsalted peanut butter (added extra too!), 1/2 cup coconut sugar, 3 T oats, cinnamon, and a few tablespoons of almond milk to thin it a bit. Dark chocolate chips stirred in and served with chocolate graham cracker sticks!

  881. Cassie Schelldorf says

    I made this for a Super Bowl party on Sunday. Everyone LOVED it! They could not believe it was chickpeas (neither could I for that matter)

  882. Emily says

    I was hoping to make this for an office party but one of my co-workers has a PB allergy. Has anyone tried this with an alternative nut butter? Or is there an ingredient completely different that will still give it that same texture?

    Thanks!

  883. Lauren Folk says

    Hi Katie!

    My name is Lauren, and I’m a writer for FitU, which is a fitness and health website written by college students ( I go to Northeastern in Boston)! I’m writing an article about my favorite healthy dessert recipes, and I’m wondering if I can include your recipe, as well as your pictures. I’ll be sure to link back to your blog and give you credits! Let me know, thank you!

  884. Karen says

    We’ve made this recipe so many times now! Today I made it with a little twist, I added raw cacao powder to the “batter”. It’s so delicious. Btw, my son, who has a sweet tooth of epic proportions makes this batter with no sweetener at all. Now that’s amazing!

  885. Ethel says

    OMG loved this recipe! So good, you can’t even tell it has hummus in it! If you Bake at 375 for 7 minutes it basically makes “toll house” cookies. ITS AMAZING! #imabeliever

  886. Ethel says

    OMG! This recipe is AMAZING! You can’t even tell it hummus. If you put in the oven at 375 for 7 minutes it basically makes “toll house” cookies! FABULOUS! #iamabeliever

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  888. Bronwyn says

    This is so good! I’ve made a few of your recipes now and they have all been amazing! The only bad thing about this recipe is that I can’t stop eating it! Haha

  889. Jackie says

    Hi. My 6 year old has been begging me to make this for him again and I just made it to surprise him after school. This and the pizza hummus are our favorites and I love to bring them to get together to open people’s minds to atypical hummus flavors. And I enjoy getting the credit for the execution and for finding your site and recipes.

    Love your blog and recipes and how they’re so adaptable (and you don’t have to be a vegan to make them). Hope your day is great.

  890. PJ says

    I wonder, has anyone tried tahini as the nutbutter? Thinking of Halva, and wondering if it might have less flavor impact than peanut butter….I may try halfsies with half the recipe using pb, half using tahini, and compare. Of course, now there is soynut butter and even brown pea butter to wonder about!

    • Jason Sanford says

      This is one of my favorite recipes and I can vouch for it being a hit at parties of so called normal eaters. Did you possibly mismeasure or leave out an ingredient? I’ve done that with recipes many times before! However, if it’s just not for you that’s okay too. Not everyone has to like every recipe. Tastes are just different.

  891. W.Z. says

    All of your recipes look fantastic! I don’t have a food processor (yet)-what size food processor would work for most of your recipes? I’m looking at a 4 C processor, but I’m not sure if that is going to be big enough. Thank you for your help!

  892. Kate says

    Mine turned out with a very distasteful bitterness. I used maple syrup and actually some chocolate protein powder as a sort of sweetener. I tried adding vanilla yogurt and now it has a yummy sweet/vanilla and light cookie dough flavor, so maybe for others add vanilla yogurt to the chickpeas

  893. singapore foods says

    Thanks for sharing this! My family love it! My wife ask me how do i make such a nice tasty cookie, i told her i read it from your blog 🙂

  894. MishDelish says

    Sheer yummy-ness in a bowl!!
    We used 1/2 cup of coconut sugar as a sweetened and peanut butter along with a can of white northern beans. SO yummy. I can’t even tell you!
    5 stars from our house with 2 kiddos(-:

  895. Patti says

    Finally tried this recipe and it is great! Used a Vitamix to combine it – kept it on low on level 1-2 and it totally came out smooth. However, would suggest since the vitamix tends to warm everything up a bit due to it’s power, to take the mixture out and let it cool before adding the chocolate chips. I added minis and they melted! This will definitely be made for my next get together. And yes, the sugar can be reduced. Will experiment with that next time too.

  896. Christine says

    Katie I want to thank you for this recipe! I bought one of your books a long time ago and I completely LOVE your recipes! My mother can’t eat certain things for health reasons, so these recipes are extremely helpful! One of my friends has a gluten allergy so her dessert choices are pretty limited even though she has a sweet tooth (kinda limited in variety when we go out unless it’s homemade). Since I make this all the time, I wanted my friend to try it because I knew it would be safe for her to eat and she LOVED it! Now whenever my friends come up to visit, they BEG me to make this! Plus I’m glad my friend and I don’t have to worry about her food allergies. So just know I mean what I say. You. Are. A. Hero!

  897. Katya Prescott says

    OH MY GOSH! How have we n ver tried this before?! It’s amazing! I only used 1/4 brown sugar, no milk, and added a bit of fresh ground nutmeg and dash of clove. It might not last the day!

  898. Susan says

    This recipe is AHHHHHMAZING!!!! I’ve made it so many times and just love it! I prefer using white beans since I think you get a smoother texture. I am currently making a double batch, and I was wondering how long Will this dip keep in the refrigerator?

  899. Melissa Pierpont says

    Just made this with freshly cooked (unseasoned) navy beans and cashew butter, and added cinnamon. Oh my gosh! Its still runny since the beans were warm, but tastes soooo good that way too! I’m sure it will be just as amazing once it’s cord and thickened. Thank you for a fantastic and easy recipe!

    Oh, also, I blended it with my immersion blender – I choose that over a good processor or standard blender almost every time. It worked perfectly, and I didn’t even need to add milk!

  900. Barbara says

    I made this as listed except used 1 banana and 1 T honey in place of sugar. I also found with this modification it did not require milk, it was plenty moist without! Delicious! Guilt free! I divided the batch in 6 portions and it came out to 230 calories per serving.

  901. Kristina says

    I just made this dip and I wanted to love it, but honestly it tastes nothing like cookie dough to me. Maybe I did something wrong? I washed the chickpeas VERY well and even removed all the skins. I put in 3 tablespoons of maple syrup (to keep it paleo-ish) and I used dark chocolate chips. I tried it and didn’t really like it so in order to try and make it better, I added cocoa powder and still not a big fan :-/ thanks for the recipe, I was so excited for this. Maybe it’s just not for me.

    • Jason Sanford says

      I guess I’m confused, and not trying to be contentious, but if you only used 3 tbsp maple syrup, that is cutting the amount called for by A LOT, and no wonder it didn’t taste good. I would always recommend making a recipe as written, at least the first time.

      Jason

  902. Riana says

    Just thought I would let everyone know I used my Vitamix and it came out beautifully. I put it on 8 to start then down to 4 at the end for a final cream. This recipe is delish!! I used almond butter inserted of peanut and coconut milk as my milk.

  903. Elisabeth says

    Peanut butter is the only nut butter I buy but don’t want the peanut butter taste.
    Is there something I can sub for here? If I want to make this recipe and not the pie recipe?
    Thanks!

  904. AB says

    Just made this, this was wonderful, thank you! Just found your blog yesterday. My husband, who doesn’t even like real cookie dough (insane), said it was great. Half an hour after trying it, he said “I’m pretty amazed chickpeas can taste that way” 🙂 I’m excited to give it to my 2 year old when she wakes from her nap.

    I used 3 Tbsp of Maple Syrup, but think next time I could even half it! I don’t have a normal food processor, but my Nutribullet handled it fine. My chickpeas were pretty moist as I made them from dry in my slow cooker, not sure the Nutribullet could handle canned chickpeas, but maybe.

  905. Meagan Neumann says

    I love peanut butter but don’t want any PB taste with my cookie dough. You said to make the ‘deep dish cookie pie’ unbaked if you don’t want to use a nut butter. Could you also use this same recipe for cookie dough dip but instead of 1/4 c. of nut butter, use 3 tbsp. of oil?

  906. Olivia says

    Hey! Have already had this at an event and loved it. I want to remake. Quick question, do you think it will keep outside of the refrigerator for a few hours? I am making it then traveling about 3/4 hours with it in the car…

  907. Katie says

    Awesome recipe Katie, just made it and it’s so delicious. I didn’t have oats or flax on hand so I omitted that, but im curious, what do they add to the recipe? Is it for texture or just as a nutritional boost?

  908. Barbara says

    Dear Katie,
    I found your blog through this cookie dough recipe and have liked all your recipes that I’ve tried since. My vegan friend also keeps asking for my recipe and I keep sending her links to your website. 😉
    So now my question: what size food processor do you use?
    I have a 2 cup processor of good quality, but I’ve really been putting it through it’s paces. Especially for Deep Dish Cookie Pie. I make your recipes enough that I’m considering buying a larger food processor. Please let me know your recommendation. Thank you!

    • Jason Sanford says

      Katie has the regular Cuisinart Pro Classic 7 cup Food Processor. It shouldn’t be more than $100 🙂

  909. bianca bowman says

    I’m so lucky to have found this. You are so generous to share this recipe. I have been looking for years for a dessert hummus recipe. It just seemed like the perfect medium for a sweet dip like this. I had no idea where to start. I looked online many months before I just gave up. Today, on a whim I looked it up again and found this and your Brownie Batter recipe. I couldn’t be more pleased. Thank you so very much for sharing this with the world. It is about time.

  910. Lisa says

    Hi Katie! What kind of oats are best for this recipe? Quick oats, old-fashioned oats, steel cut? Does it matter what kind you use? Thanks!! 🙂

    • Jason Sanford says

      Quick oats are definitely best because they will give it the best texture. Rolled will work. I’m not sure about steel cut.

  911. Sarah says

    Katie! I’m obsessed with this dip and it’s now my go-to for pretty much any event where I’m contributing a dish. I was planning on making it this weekend for a football tailgate and realized I have a friend attending who is allergic to nuts…do you think subbing tahini or sunflower butter for the nut butter would be okay, or would it completely throw off the flavor?

  912. D says

    Katie! I just watched a 2017 episode of Shark Tank. A girl was there to pitch her dessert hummus dip. My husband hadnt heard of it a thing and I naturally brought up your recipes. The lady was asked how did you invent this concept? She pretended she did and basically regurgitated your story! Was so mad!

  913. Lauren says

    Hi Katie,
    Thank you for your recipes. Recently, given that it’s the pumpkin-flavored everything time of year, I attempted an egg-free, edible pumpkin cookie dough. I used white flour, and amended a few recipes I had found online. I thought I’d make a suggestion to you to possibly consider making a pumpkin version of your edible cookie dough. If you have already, I apologize for the suggestion. If not, I’m sure you could create one! Maybe an unbaked version of your pumpkin pizookie, perhaps, scaled back inside. Again, I apologize if this has been done.
    Kindly, Lauren

  914. Victoria says

    I’m not sure why this didn’t work out for me. I could still taste the bean flavour. I used white kidney beans, and I thought I rinsed them a lot. I used (natural) peanut butter and cane sugar. Added a bit extra peanut butter too. I added the sugar to taste since it said that some people are fine without any sugar at all. I think I probably added 1/2 a cup of sugar in total. Eventually added some maple syrup because I thought that would help mask the flavour. In the end, I’m pretty sure people could tell it wasn’t real cookie dough. They may have liked it, but they knew it was something different.

    Is this supposed to taste exactly like cookie dough?

  915. Melissa says

    I wonder if this would work with white kidney beans. I have made this many times with chickpeas and it’s amazing. I have a craving for a sweet treat and no chickpeas! Boo.

  916. Tyler Andrews says

    Total success in the vitamix! So good! I fed it to my husband and he couldn’t believe it was healthy. Just curious if you have nutritional facts on this recipe? Thanks again, can’t wait to share with others 🙂

  917. Laura says

    Not that I have any self-restraint with this “cookie dough”, but I am wondering how long it stays good. And, can it be frozen??

  918. Anna G. says

    Hi all! If you don’t do too well with beans (like me!), this recipe works well with hominy! I added extra oats and almond milk to help with the texture, but it ended up delicious!! Thanks for a great recipe, Katie!

  919. Kate says

    It doesn’t really taste like cookie dough to me. I have a strong sense of fast so that could be why, also I used sunflower seed butter and maple syrup for sweetening. It tastes good, but disappointing for how I wanted it to taste. Also it was runny, but it either had to be runny or not blended well enough (I added 1/8 cup coconut milk) so I wasn’t thrilled with the texture.

  920. Maddie says

    I was curious, what is the serving size and nutrition facts for the healthy cookie dough dip? It looks so good!

    • Jason Sanford says

      Hi, what about sunbutter? Coconut butter is really good here too. Or make the dough of her deep dish cookie pie and use that as cookie dough dip instead. I might like that one even better!

  921. Meena says

    Oh yes Katie, I’ve made it with much Yummy Success. And guess what??? You’ve just reminded me to, make it again!!!
    I’m gonna make it sooon. Thanks Katie

  922. Stef says

    Tried this yesterday and I could definitely taste the chickpeas. My husband was also not a fan before I even told him the ingredients.

    • Jason Sanford says

      Hi! Sounds like you need to just rinse them more thoroughly. There should not be any chickpea taste whatsoever. If you want to use dried chickpeas that are then cooked, that works too!
      Jason

  923. Fathima Shyma Fazal says

    Hi how long will this keep in the fridge? And can you freeze it? Loved your deep dish cookie pie?

  924. Ellie Mclean says

    Love what you’re doing here Katie, Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough is one of my long-time favorites. My mom prepares them every month. So delicious! Every bite is heaven in mouth.

  925. Joe says

    Love this recipe and all your recipes we’ve tried, so far. I am curious, though, if you have tried this with something other than chickpeas? Cashews are used as a creamy base for many vegan recipes and seem like they may work here as well?

  926. Katy Piotrowski says

    Hi Katie, thank you for your awesome work! This recipe is SO GOOD and I’ve made it several times. Have you tried making it as chocolate dough, with cocoa in it? Just wondering. I may experiment, but if you have any tips, I’d love them! Again, thank you!

  927. Brigitte says

    Hi Katie! Thanks for this recipe! I would like to increase its protein content. Have you tried including a scoop of protein power in the recipe before? I prefer asking before potentially screwing up the recipe. Thank you :):)

  928. Ronna Draper says

    Can you use coconut sugar instead? I have many food sensitivities, and really coconut sugar is the only thing that works for me…. Will that wreck the recipe?

  929. Sabrina Arciuolo says

    To make a double batch do I just double the amount of all the ingredients? Thanks ! ( I literally make this once a week I love it!!)

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  931. Cheryl S Lewman says

    The texture wasn’t right, but I did replace the peanut butter with cashew butter and the brown sugar with maple syrup. I’m thinking the texture would be better your way, but I don’t eat peanuts. It also tasted a bit like garbanzos; not bad, just a bit beanie. I’m thinking the cashew butter’s flavor is probably a lot milder than peanut butter, which would cover the mild bean flavor. I think this is one of those rare instances where you really can’t replace the peanut butter with another nut butter. Even still, definitely worth eating. I can’t wait to try some of your other recipes!

  932. Lisa H says

    I loved this…and I caught my 13 year old son cleaning out the food processor bowl and licking the spatula when I put it in the sink, so he obviously had no idea it was made with chick peas! 😉 I did have something weird happen though. I followed the recipe exactly as you posted it…and after sitting out at a party for few hours, the dip started to turn green! It reminded me of what happens to guacamole when it sits out. It was just the surface, but it was definitely green. Any thoughts on this? I’m hesitant to make it and take it anywhere again because of this… Thanks.

    • Jason Sanford says

      Hmm I’ve never heard that before, but what nut butter did you use? I have heard–in other recipes–that using sunflower butter turns baked goods green.

  933. Bridget says

    This was delicious!
    But mine came out a bit watery. Do you know which ingredient I should use more of to make it look like your pictures? Thanks!

  934. Jackie says

    I made this cookie dough recipe in the blender so the texture isn’t as creamy but it is JUST as good as cookie dough. I love it!!! So delicious with such little ingredients.

  935. Kayla says

    How many calories would be in this recipe in total? It looks so good! Thinking of using maple syrup instead of brown sugar as well! How many people do you think this dip would serve? 🙂

  936. Larson says

    If you want to bake this into regular cookies… would you just add a teaspoon or so of baking soda or baking powder?

  937. kya says

    Really good recipe although I put to much almond milk so I had to put more oats and I also put some ready to eat chestnuts to better the texture. I also wet my hand with water you can probably do butter/oil and I rolled them into balls and then froze them and covered them in chocolate.

  938. Emily says

    This is delicious, but unfortunately the calories definitely didn’t add up for me. I only used 2 tablespoons of oats, 3 tablespoons of brown sugar, and about a tablespoon and a half of skim milk and all the other measurements were the same. It yielded about one and three-quarter cup of cookie dough with a quarter cup serving being 170 calories. So I was a little bit bummed out that a quarter cup was almost double the calories that were listed. I still think it’s a delicious recipe! It’s just not the low-calorie recipe I was looking for.

    • Jason Sanford says

      I would look at two things – the skim milk (quadruple the amount of calories as unsweetened cashew milk) and if you used an online calculator, the big ones are notoriously incorrect on beans. Hope that maybe helps get your numbers lower!

      • Emily says

        Could I possibly have your calorie breakdown? I referenced the calories of the chickpeas on by bag of dried chickpeas, a can of chickpeas I had, and an online source. If it’s too much trouble, no worries! 😊

    • Arlene says

      Is this a dough to make cookies…or a dip? What do you dip into it? And if it’s a dough, how long do you cook it? I’m sure it’s fantastic, but directions aren’t clear to me. Too many pop ups maybe.

  939. Abi says

    Very excited to try this recipe but I hate food waste. How long does this dip keep for in the fridge? Can I freeze it? 😊

  940. Linda Center says

    Amazed that this really does taste like cookie dough and it’s great. For sweetener, I used honey and it works very well, just added a few more oats. I’m using graham crackers as dippers. So good!

  941. Julie says

    How about using PB2 or PB2 w/Cocoa to reduce the nut butter calorie count (along with reducing sugar)? Have you tried this by chance? (Yep, I’m counting WW points 😊)

  942. Rachael says

    Well, it has finally happened – I am officially a vegetarian now. I’ve tried off and on for years to kick meat out of my diet with no luck because every vegetarian thing I’ve ever eaten has been middling, at best. Then I made this dip and it was fabulous – even my daughter loves it! Then I started poking around the rest of the blog and discovered your enchilada soup recipe and that turned out amazing, too. I took the time to pull up a dozen or so recipes from the blog and it turns out there is a ton of delicious, meat-free food out there. Who would have thought? We are still doing dairy and eggs, but this is a huge change for our household and it is all thanks to Katie!

    • Jason Sanford says

      Ha, love this! I’m not a vegan either, but I am so much closer than I was now that I work for Katie and am eating vegan desserts all the time!
      Jason (media relations)

  943. Hollee says

    Maybe this tastes like cookie dough to people who haven’t eaten sugar in years, but to me it tastes like the sum of its parts and nothing more. I ended up using a full cup of brown sugar and a half cup of oatmeal and it was still too runny and lacked cookie flavor. Instead, it tasted like sweet peanut butter and chickpeas. I won’t make this again.

  944. Nicole says

    Been making this for over a year now! I rinse the chickpeas beforehand to get rid of salt/ flavor, add cinnamon or fall spices, and always add a helping of oats, flax, chocolate chips, and sometimes shredded coconut. Great with any nut butter!

  945. Jenna says

    I made it with a can of white cannellini beans, sweetened with 1/3 cup of maple syrup and it was AMAZING. Very liquidy though so next time more oats (I used 3tbs). Didn’t even need the chocolate chips. Delish!!!

  946. Torri says

    This is great! I omitted the chocolate chips and went with peanut butter for my nut butter. Peanut butter cookie dip! Also I went with 3tbps brown sugar. It truly adds to the yummy cookie flavor and the sweetness goes a LONG way

  947. Torri says

    Peanut butter and brown sugar (3tbsp). For me I’d rather have a little real sugar then a substitute and it was delicious. I’d do almond or cashew butter if you can’t do peanut

  948. Victoria says

    I love this! I never tell people what is in my cooking until after they’ve tried it, and the response is usually “Seriously? I can even tell that [healthy ingredient] is in there!”. Question about the nut butter: What kind do you use so it doesn’t end up with a nutty taste (I imagine adding peanut butter would just make it taste like peanut butter)? And what kind of substitute would you recommend for a nut allergy? Can’t wait to try this recipe!

  949. Rachel says

    I’ve mastered this recipe in a blender, with ONE additional step: after draining the chickpeas, remove the filmy skin from them. I do this every time I roast chickpeas and it makes a HUGE difference. For this recipe, it creates a smooth “batter” without chucks! (Use a little water or milk as you blend. ) We love this recipe!

  950. Claire says

    I have made this twice now, one with chickpeas and once whith cannelini (white) beans. The cannelini version was much much smoother and more like cookie dough, especially after being in the fridge overnight. If I made it again with chickpeas I think I would take the time to peel the chickpeas – annoying but I think it would improve the texture a lot. All of that being said i LOVED this recipe. so good.

  951. Ines says

    I just made this exactly as it’s written, and I like it, the problem is that it still tastes a little bit like chickpea. I assured the brand of the can of chickpeas was good, but still… but I’ll try to do this recipe again with homemade chickpeas. Even so, I like this recipe, it has potencial!

  952. Rebecca says

    I’m noticing that your nutrition for this recipe links to “peanut butter dip”, but then the paragraph below the nutritional info talks about the cookie dough dip; but if I search up “cookie dough dip nutrition” it gives a totally different nutritional value! Could you please clarify the nutritional info for this?

  953. Alyssa says

    Easy and delicious.. can barely believe it. For sweetener I used 1 tablespoon each of pure maple syrup, honey, and agave nectar (just because I had them all on hand). Made in my Vitamix blender. 10/10

  954. Katie says

    I love this dip, it’s amazing. It is still a little high calorie-wise for me. Has anyone tried subbing PBFit or PB2 in place of the peanut butter? Would love to be able to eat this with no guilt.

  955. Brandee says

    I agree with Emily it was delicious even my kids ate it but the calorie count for 1/4 cup wan an entire meal replacement for me! I could only enjoy one tablespoon to stay on track! Healthy ingredients for sure but 489 calories per 1/4 cup is crazy for a snack!

  956. Meagan says

    HI! I just have a few things I’d like to clarify. If I were to use bagged and dry chickpeas would I have to cook them first? Would it be the same amount? Thank you in advance!

  957. Serena Young says

    LOVED them!! I blew my entire family away with this dip and we ate it all up in one night! I used Hü chocolate gems (only 3 ingredients) as my chocolate chips and they came out delicious! Definitely will give this one another round!

  958. Janette says

    My daughter requested this recipe as frosting on a chocolate cake for her 16th birthday. It turned out fabulous especially if you don’t care for overly sweet cake frostings. Thanks for this recipe.

  959. Lo says

    I just made this and I was curious if the thick liquid from cooking my own chickpeas might work in place of the peanut butter. It did! It needed a little more thickening so I used 5 tbs flax meal and a a tbs oatmeal. Swerve brown sugar for sweetner. Baking powder instead of baking soda because someone in my family is sensitive to that baking soda flavor. Thanks for the recipe.

  960. Jackie says

    I looked at the nutrition information provided and I don’t understand how the “90 calories per 1/4 cup” was calculated. Calculating only the 4 main ingredients, I get:

    1 1/2 cup Chickpeas 315
    1/4 cup Peanut Butter 380
    1/3 cup Semi Sweet Chocolate Chips 373
    2/3 cup Brown Sugar 463
    TOTAL 1531

    Once everything is blended, it only makes about 2 cups, which would be 8 servings of 1/4 cup. That’s 191 calories per serving with just the 4 main ingredients. Am I missing something???

  961. CJ G says

    I was BLOWN AWAY at how good this is. I don’t even like chickpeas but wanted to give it a try and it was actually delicious. Plus it has protein from the chickpeas, which we could all use more of! Thanks for sharing this with the world!

  962. James says

    “Health food” blogs/companies always base the calories off of the lowest calorie count ingredients or methods they mention. If you look back at the recipe you’ll notice she says “or sugar free chocolate chips,” and “some people will be perfectly fine with just 3 tbsp.” It also conveniently says “sweetener of choice” which technically could be a zero calorie option such as stevia or Splenda. The nutrition table is based off a zero calorie sweetener (or none at all) but does specify below it that caloric sweeteners bump the calories up from 60 to 90.

    1 1/2 cups Chickpeas = 360 calories
    (Almost every brand has 120 per 1/2c on their labels)

    1/4 cup Peanut Butter = 360 calories
    (PB is typically 170/180/190, I’m going middle ground with 180)

    1/3 cup SUGAR FREE semi sweet chocolate chips = 240 calories

    3 Tbsp brown sugar = 135 calories

    Total comes to 1,095. For her calculations she said it yielded 3 cups (12 portions), but that really depends on how loose or thick you make it. 1095 divided by 12 is 91.25 calories.

    But let’s be honest. If you put one batch made with 2/3c of sugar and regular chocolate chips next to another batch with 3T of sugar and sugar free chocolate chips, 99% of people will prefer the sugary batch.

  963. KM says

    This is amazing! I’ve subbed PB with rehydrated PB2 or unsweetened applesauce to lower the cals – either works perfectly. I know some ppl question the baking soda but IMO it really gives it that true cookie flavour. (And bonus – helps with chickpea/bean-related tummy issues!)

    The only problem is now whenever I’m making garlic hummus or anything else with blended chickpeas, I instantly have a craving for this cookie dip! 😂

  964. Annabanana says

    This is awesome. I used PB2 powder (and soy milk instead of water to make it). I did 1/3 cup brown sugar and less than 1/4 c choc chips. I definitely needed to add extra oats to mine to make it thick enough which I love anyway. it’s delicious.

  965. Caps says

    I made the cookie dough but actually I wasn’t a big fan (maybe I added too much baking soda) . I ended baking them 176 C for 15/20 min , I flattened them and let them cool down a bit. SO GOOD!!! Thank you Katie

  966. MPPSC Coaching in Indore says

    hello, good article nicely shared thought thanks.&I loved this recipe and I recommend it to everyone who wants to learn it too.

  967. Nikki says

    I have been thinking of trying this recipe for some time now. I made it today. It does not taste healthy at all – i don’t think anyone eating it would know that it has ingredients that are good for you 🙂

  968. Sophie says

    I am planning on making this recipe but I don’t have a food processor. I have a vitamix, Would it works?

  969. Chris says

    I am not a fan of faux recipe things. Cauliflower pizza, cauliflower rice, get that crap outta here. I tried this tonight and it’s definitely not cookie dough, but it is so darn close.

    I made mine and had my son, who is super picky try it and he liked it. So I am going to try this in my frozen yogurt for a low weight watchers point dessert. My tip is use golden monk fruit sweetener as your sugar.

  970. mahi patel says

    5 stars
    Thank you so much, nice to see such a post to write such a beautiful post, and when I saw this post of yours, I was very happy to see its design and when I read it, I love to appreciate it. Because those who write such a beautiful post must get credit for it

  971. Christa says

    5 stars
    Ok, I was skeptical but had to try it. SO GOOD! Tastes just like cookie dough! I soaked dry chickpeas overnight then pressure cooked them and measured out 1.5 cups. I only had peanut butter on hand so I used that, and I sweetened with homemade date puree. So good and healthy! I found I had to use quite a bit more liquid (almond milk), maybe because I used the dried chickpeas rather than canned? I also couldn’t get it creamy enough in my food processor so I finished it off in my Vitamix. Great recipe!

  972. Dre says

    5 stars
    Ok… I SO wanted to love this. But I have to warn people, DO NOT use flax meal as the recipe suggests (use the oats or almond flour). It absolutely ruined my dip. It went from “Wow! This tastes amazing!” to “Wow! This tastes like grass!”. 😅 I tried rebalancing the flavour with more vanilla, extra sweetness, bit more salt, etc. Nothing at all can cut through the flaxseed flavour. Both family member taste testers agreed, though one said they didn’t care and one was already suggesting hiding this dip in smoothies or yogurt bowls. I’ll definitely retry with oats and hopefully that will go right!

    • CCK Media Team says

      Hi! Is your flaxmeal rancid by any chance? Flax should not have a strong flavor (but it does go rancid quickly!)

  973. Rakel Joyce says

    5 stars
    If I bring this to a party, should I make a head and chill or should I make as close to the party as possible and serve room temp?

  974. Joan says

    The nutritional value lists it as Peanut butter dip instead of chickpea cookie dough. Are they the same? Also you list it as 12 servings…how many cups does it make?
    Thanks

  975. Rae says

    I make this recipe all the time. It’s too sweet for me, so use little sugar (maple syrup) and always sub raw cacao nibs for the chips (just sprinkled on top, not blended). I like oats, so add more. Today was the first time I used tahini–used just 2T with 1/4C oats and 1T maple syrup. Then, added 1/4C oats to the bottom of a bowl, plopped bean mixture on top and sprinkled with 1T nibs, 2T pumpkin seeds, 2T chopped up non-crystallized ginger chunks, and 1T date syrup over the top. It turned out pretty good! I don’t like the taste of tahini at all, but it’s barely noticeable in this mashup.

  976. Grace Comber says

    4 stars
    My yield was a scant 2 cups, although I followed quantities given in the recipe, adding a few more chocolate chips even. How long does this dip keep in refrigerator? Can it be frozen?

  977. Marianne says

    5 stars
    My mind is forever blown by this recipe. So great. I stick with 3 T of brown sugar to sweeten. Perfection. Cookie faux dough. Great recipe. Thank you!

  978. Kristie says

    5 stars
    It’s hard to find things for my son who has a host of anaphylactic food allergies. I made this using ingredients he could have and he LOVED it. He opted for a spoon instead of graham crackers after his first taste! I used Bob’s Red Mill gluten free flour, sweetened almond milk, WOW butter (about a giant spoonful more than the recipe called for) and and an extra splash of vanilla extract, and brown sugar as the sweetener when we made our version. It was really good, and everyone else that tried it had no idea that is was “fake” (in their words)!

  979. Tammie says

    I have been looking for Hungryroot’s Almond chickpea cookie dough recipe and came across your recipe which is somewhat similar. Their premade dough does not have milk or flax egg. In the ingredient list there is coconut sugar instead of brown sugar, Tahini, and baking powder. I would love to duplicate it using your recipe as a base but I’m not sure how to figure out dry:wet and sugar:fat proportions. As a baker, can you tell me what has worked for you?

  980. MamaTree says

    5 stars
    Deee-lish & a great way to get some plant fiber into my picky 6yo. Subbed in pumpkinseed butter because of nut allergies; finished product was therefore greenish. So I threw in 2 tablespoons of cocoa powder & called it Chocolate Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Dip. Huge hit with kiddo & hub, especially with apple slices & graham crackers for dipping. Thank you Katie!

  981. Jen K. says

    Made this today because I had a major craving (have made the deep dish cookie pie before and holy cow), and decided on a whim to try a couple swaps. I added a scoop of vanilla protein powder (because I needed some today) and used the whole 1/4c milk. I also used 4 Tbs of PB2 cashew powder instead of the regular nut butter. I added 1/3 c oat flour and used liquid truvia as my sweetener (used 3tsp, would probably do 2 next time. I did make mine in my blendtec and it was AWESOME. Can’t wait to try your other chickpea cookie dough recipes this way! Pretty much just ate it with a spoon, it was so good!

  982. Shawn says

    5 stars
    I made this in the food processor using 1 can of well drained rinsed Cannellini beans. I used 4 tablespoons plant based butter spread instead of a nut butter and a little less than 1/3 cup brown sugar. I ground up 3 tablespoons quick cook oatmeal into flour consistency and added to thicken. I followed recipe for all other ingredients. WOW! Pure decant delight! — Wonderful with apple slices OR just by the spoonfuls. I didn’t have any choco chips for this batch but will put some in next time.

  983. Debra says

    5 stars
    My whole family LOVES this and I don’t mind them eating because I know it is good for them! Our desired taste, is to leave out the vanilla and we use different nut butters for a variety of tastes. And a helpful hint is to use one can (small amounts) at a time in your food processor. Mix the chick peas, then mix after adding each ingredient– for best consistency.

  984. Sarah Yager says

    Can I ask why the baking soda is needed? I’ve made a version if this but without the soda and just wondering what I’m missing. Thanks, love your recipes!

  985. Jessica says

    5 stars
    I don’t have a blender so I mashed the beans by hand (which is easier if you add some of the liquid ingredients to them) and used oat flour to thicken (which I toasted on the stovetop first so it’s safer to eat raw) as well as some rolled oats for texture. Maybe not as smooth as in the blender but still more or less cookie-dough like. I also used chopped dates instead of chocolate chips, since I sadly cannot eat chocolate. The lower end of the sugar range (3 or 4 tablespoons of brown sugar) worked fine for me. I think I’ll try less vanilla next time, but overall I love it! I ate far too much of it for dessert straight up with a spoon and a nice cold glass of milk.

  986. Kristina says

    5 stars
    My kids and I absolutely love this recipe! It has become our favourite treat to take along on road trips and picnics! My daughter loves chickpeas so this was another way to enjoy them and is the only way my son will touch them😉 we use less sweetener and tweak things a little to adjust to our sensitivities. It’s so good on its own we never use it as a dip but eat a few spoonfuls as is😁 thanks for sharing your delicious recipes!

  987. Frank says

    5 stars
    Wow, a guilt-free indulgence! Your Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Dip is a genius idea. Now I can enjoy the irresistible taste of cookie dough without the baking guilt. Thanks for turning a craving into a deliciously simple treat!

  988. Ashley T says

    5 stars
    Ok I was skeptical of using chickpeas in a sweet, but it came out sooo much better than I expected! I used 5 small dates as the sweetner and am very happy with the mild sweetness. New obsession snack, for sure! I paired it with fresh strawberries and some dark chocolate as my dessert in my lunch, and now allI want to do is go home and make myself another snack haha

  989. LauraMA says

    5 stars
    Super yummy! Used peanut butter, almond flour and 1/3 cup brown sugar. Fun snack and perfect for a party! Will make again and again…

  990. Linda Brown says

    5 stars
    Hi Katie, love your stuff! But how in Gods name do you stay so skinny when you make all of those delicious desserts????? 🙂

  991. Melanie Berkowitz says

    5 stars
    This is a great tasting “Chocolate Chip cookie dough”!! I expected to detect a slight chickpea flavor- and it’s undetectable! The secret is peeling the skins off the chickpeas which is a bit time consuming but worth it. Now I just have to stop eating it ….

  992. AJ says

    5 stars
    I have been making this recipe or variations of it for 10+ years now and it is still sooooo delicious! Today I made oatmeal raisin with cinnamon.

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