I love making no-bake cookies like my Vegan No-Bake Cookies, No-Bake Coconut Cookies, or No-Bake Almond Butter Cookies. No-bake pumpkin cookies are an easy recipe made with oatmeal and packed with pumpkin puree and pumpkin spices. They are perfect to enjoy a sweet treats this fall, or to bring to your Thanksgiving table without spending hours in the kitchen baking.
Ingredients and Substitutions
Peanut Butter – Feel free to use any nut butter you like, such as almond butter or cashew butter, or seed butter if you have nut allergies. Canned Pumpkin Puree – This is not pumpkin pie filling! Pumpkin puree has no added oil or sugar. It’s pure pumpkin. You can also use homemade fresh pumpkin puree – learn how to make your own pumpkin puree. Coconut Sugar or soft brown sugar – Both options work the same. Coconut Oil or plant-based butter. Cinnamon Pumpkin Pie Spices Old-Fashioned Rolled Oats or quick oats
How To Make No-Bake Pumpkin Cookies
You will be surprised to see that all you need to make those no-bake pumpkin cookies are 5 ingredients. These no-bake pumpkin cookies are probably one of the most easy pumpkin recipe to bake this fall.
Add-Ons
If you like, you can stir in 1/3 cup of:
Dark chocolate chips Dairy-free white chocolate chips Chopped pecans or walnuts Shredded coconut
If so, make sure you completely cool down the cookie batter before adding the chocolate chips or they will melt in the batter.
Decorating
You can serve these no-bake pumpkin oatmeal cookies plain or add a drizzle of icing sugar and water on top or melted white chocolate.
Storage Instructions
These pumpkin spice no-bake cookies can be stored in the fridge for up to one week in an airtight container. Also, you can freeze them in freezer bags or in an airtight container for up to one month. Thaw in the fridge the day before eating.
Allergy Swaps
Here are some ingredient substitution options if you need.
Nut-Free – You can swap peanut butter for pumpkin seed butter or sunflower seed butter. Coconut Oil Free – You can use plant-based butter or melted cocoa butter. Gluten-Free – Use a gluten-free certified oat brand.
Below are my answers to your most common questions about making no-bake pumpkin spice cookies.
