You will not believe these peanut butter cookies are made with only 3 ingredients! They are similar to my Vegan No-Bake Cookies and No-Bake Almond Butter Cookies but even simpler and quicker to make. Yes, the chocolate shell is optional, so technically, you don’t need this fourth ingredient to make these no-bake cookies! It is the cherry on the cake, up to you to add this or not. Plus, they taste like real vegan peanut butter cookies without the hassle of using your oven! They melt-in-your-mouth, slightly sweet cookies are 100% vegan with a keto-friendly option!
Ingredients and Substitutions
The 3 ingredients you need to make these easy peanut butter no-bake cookies are:
Natural Peanut Butter – This refers to pure peanut butter with no added sugar, and no added oil in the jar. You need peanut butter just made of peanuts! It’s ok if salt is added, it won’t compromise the taste of these vegan no-bake peanut butter cookies. Coconut Flour – this is an amazing healthy gluten-free flour. Plus, it is safe to eat raw coconut flour. So it makes it perfect to use in no-bake cookies. It’s also a healthy flour as it contains a high amount of fiber, protein, and iron! Indeed, 1/4 cup of coconut flour covers 20% of the iron daily value. Also, it has very few net carbs (8 grams per 1/4 cup of flour. It means it is a very fulfilling flour that releases energy slowly to your body and stabilizes your blood sugar level. As a result, coconut flour is great flour for diabetic or keto baking. Maple Syrup – or any unrefined liquid sweetener you love like agave syrup or sugar-free maple-flavored syrup made of Monk fruit for a keto option.
How To Make No-Bake Peanut Butter Cookies
The secret to this amazing texture is a simple combo of peanut butter and coconut flour!
Making Chocolate Shell
To make chocolate peanut butter no-bake cookies, as seen in my picture above, you need to create a chocolate shell. To do so, melt the 2 ingredients below in a small bowl in the microwave:
Vegan Dark Chocolate Chips – 1/2 cup is enough for the whole recipe. Coconut Oil – This is optional, but this helps the chocolate melt. Use 1 teaspoon. You can use refined coconut oil to avoid coconut flavor.
Remove the cookies from the freezer and dip half of them into the melted chocolate. Return each cookie to the lined baking sheets. When all the cookies are dipped into chocolate, bring the sheets back to the freezer until the chocolate shell is hard.
More No-Bake Peanut Butter Treats
If you love easy no-bake peanut butter cookies, I recommend you also check my Healthy peanut butter oatmeal cookies. It is a delicious vegan breakfast cookie with peanut butter chocolate flavors and nutrient-dense oatmeal!
