No-Bake, Nut Butter, Oatmeal Cookie 
14 | Posted on January 19, 2010 ‹ newer older ›
Let's be honest. Nobody has time to bake. Okay, if you have time to bake, you are in the minority. My favorite snacks are one that are just assembled from readily available ingredients and served with no mess.
The no bake cookie is a great way to get a healthy snack in a VERY short amount of time. The only catch is that you have to wait it to chill for 2 hours - but that isn't so bad is it?
The concept, introduced to me by Fitnessista is simple. Use rolled oats (not instant), nut butter, and assorted yummy foods to add in, a little milk and mush it together on a plate. The liquid will be absorbed by the oats while the cookie sits in the fridge.
This cookie makes a great breakfast. Make it the night before and grab it with your coffee. Also, kids totally love the idea of a breakfast cookie - and you can get them to mix in healthy things (and they get to use their hands!).
You can add slivered almonds, chocolate chips, dried fruit, honey, mushed banana, or whatever suits you.
The calorie content is going to depend on how much nut butter you use to hold it together. Nut butter is super healthy, but it is calorific, so if you are watching your weight you can use less.
Make a few cookies, toss them in the fridge, and you have a delicious and whole grain snack for any time of day.
No-Bake, Nut Butter, Oatmeal Cookie Recipe
(Serves 1)
1 small plate
1/3 cup oats
1 1/2 teaspoons nut butter
1/8 cup milk (soy milk, almond milk, etc.)
1 teaspoon raisins
1 teaspoon maple syrup
Mix all ingredients in a small bowl with your hands (kids will love this!). Mush onto plate, wrap with plastic wrap, and place in refrigerator for 2 hours or overnight.
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14 Comments:
Looks yummy, just like overnight oats!
Jacqui on January 19, 2010
yummy! I just made this with my 13 year old picky eater daughter. was delish! added brown sugar/cinnamon and dried cranberries. will definitely make it again
grydawn on January 20, 2010
I'm going to try this recipe tonight. It looks yummy and so easy to do. :) I have a question for you though: my little guy is 21 months old and never had any types of nuts. I'd like to keep him nut-free for awhile longer because my husband has severe nut allergies. But I'm always looking for good snack ideas for my son because he loves to eat. What would you recommend for the nut butter substitute in this recipe?
Bubblybunny on June 3, 2010
Bubblybunny -Have you tried sunflower seed butter? or sunbutter? It is not made with nuts - but seeds. I think it is a GREAT alternative. Lisa
Snack-Girl on June 4, 2010
Oh this sounds fantastic! Can't wait to offer it to my 4-year-old -- he'll love making it with me too. And THANKS for the nut-butter substitute ideas! -- My 20-month-old isn't ready for nut butters either.
Mitra on June 8, 2010
just want to mention that this recipe is AMAZING. i think i put a little too much soy milk in mine (and i got vanilla soymilk (with cane juice unfortunately) and i was using housemate's, er, expired peanut butter (don't ask me, she didn't even realize it expired 3 months ago...and it wasn't just peanut unfortunately) BUT BUT BUT! it was a bit gooey but i ate it this morning, and i'm not hungry at all and it's already 11:15! i ate it with an egg, and more regular morning green tea and a cup of cherry black tea. either the black tea is suppressing my appetite (which i doubt, and i know the green tea doesn't really work super well because i drink at least 3 cups of green tea every morning and that never stopped me from feeling starving by 10...) or your recipe is really helping me feel full until lunch. I'm so happy! :D now i just need to buy some pure peanut peanutbutter and i'm good to go! Sweet!
Kai on June 24, 2010
I recently discovered these "cookies" and the best one I made so far had oats, peanut butter, milk, 1/2 a smooshed banana, a heaping tablespoon of canned pumpkin, cinnamon, raisins, and just a couple of chocolate chips on top. It keeps me full til almost lunchtime, which is a miracle. I am usually snacking by 10a.
Jaime on October 27, 2010
this sounds great for me because i don't really like eating cereal. can you tell me the points plus value in this by chance? Also, where do you get nut butter.. sorry never heard of it. Oh yea, can you use 2 per cent milk?
thanks.
cathy on January 29, 2011
this is awesome.
i love everything about this snack, i would eat all the things separate that go into this cookie but now i can have it all together.
Who said you can have it all just not at the same time? They didn't know that they can :))
blogberrygarden blogspot on February 23, 2011
@cathy: An example of a nut butter is peanut butter. There's also almond butter, and apple butter (but that's not a nut), it's basically a nut turned into a paste so I'm pretty sure you could get it anywhere. And you could use 2% milk, the calories would be higher though, not by much since it's only an 1/8 of a cup.
Kathy on March 12, 2011
Just made it, it's in the fridge right now. I used one of those maple brown sugar oatmeal packets, and used a tsp of honey instead of maple syrup. It smelled so good!!
Kathy on March 12, 2011
Only 1 day has passed, and I've made it three times already (I premade one for tomorrow). I think I have problem now.
Kathy on March 13, 2011
Thanks for the recipe Kathy. Oatmeal + dried fruits + peanut butter is a winner. I could make this in just a few minutes and it could be completely healthy -especially since I work out and in need of high protein, low fat, low sugar snacks.
Jeff on April 18, 2011
Love this recipe..it's kind of like overnight oats recipe from KERF but in cookie form! I can't wait to try it tonight. Thank you.
Lynda on May 13, 2011
