Gluten-Free No Bake Cookies - Chocolate, Peanut Butter, and Oats

I have been making your recipe for two years now. I've lost count of the number of batches that I've made - this is now the GoTo treat recipe in our house. (I'm estimating it somewhere in the double digits.) There are two reasons I love this recipe: one, it tastes fantastic. Two: I often make these for my students who are on any number of dietary restrictions, and I love how it covers so many bases. (Gluten free? check. Can't have dairy? use almond milk. Peanut butter? use almond butter. ) I get rave reviews from everyone (on restrictions or not) every time - the combination of honey, chocolate, peanut butter is just fantastic. For that reason I never substitute out the honey, which makes this a non-vegan item. Someday I will try a small batch with agave nectar and see if that does the same for me. If so, then bam, I'll have the vegan version too. But if it's not as good, then it has to be honey. Once I didn't have oil so I used butter. It tasted great that time too. I do make one tweak: I only use 5 cups of oats. I found that with 6 it was a tiny bit dry for my taste. I shared this recipe with someone else and they found that to be true as well so we both use only 5 cups now.

i actually like the gooey feeling ( i know i'm a weirdo ) lol .. and it's a really good recipe for my cheat days ! thank you :)

I first chose this recipe because I already had all the ingredients in my kitchen, but now I'm addicted. I use honey and almond milk and make half batches, which is still a ton of cookies.

Thanks for the recipe! Peanut butter and chocolate, you can't go wrong! I love love! these! Substitute the agave nectar if possible :-) I eat a vegan diet and prefer grade B maple syrup or dates (I soak them in a little bit of water or coconut water to make them the consistency of nectar). Both maple syrup and dates are more nutrient dense than agave nectar. Even though agave nectar has a low glycemic index, it has a high fructose content, which makes it hard for your body to metabolize. Anyway, try maple syrup or dates instead, they are both tasty and healthier alternatives to agave nectar!

My Mom used to make these for us when I was young and they were my all time favorite but she used sugar. These days I stay away from sugar and was so happy to find this recipe with honey and the option to use agave as well. I also added a little coconut to this recipe and they were wonderful. Thanks!