A healthy peanut butter cookie dough dip you won’t feel bad about eating. It’s vegan and gluten-free so everyone can enjoy some!
I’m pretty sure sugar should be classified as a drug.
Granted, I’ve never tried any sort of illegal substance, but I’d put good money on the fact that it has you addicted as quickly, if not quicker, as the most hardcore stuff out there.
Prior to Friday, I hadn’t had a real dessert in three weeks and I didn’t really even miss it.
Fruit or a tiny sliver of dark chocolate did the trick if a craving hit.
Then we went away, a 5 course tasting meal and my birthday happened and within 2 days I had consumed more sugar than I probably had in the entire previous month.
And now I want more.
And more.
And more.
For as good as those vegetables tasted when we got home, I got hit with an intense craving for something sweet yesterday afternoon.
I tried to shut it up with lunch, but it came back 2 hours later.
Then I tried to shut it up with a smoothie and it laughed in my face an hour after that.
So here we are with the solution that actually worked – healthy peanut butter cookie dough dip.
And there’s only half a tablespoon of actual sugar in it.
I’ve done the healthy cookie dough dip before and it was good, but this one is on a whole other level thanks to the peanut butter.
Peanut butter does an excellent job of masking the “healthy” in this and makes it much smoother than beans ever could.
It’s sinfully delicious and there’s seriously not one ingredient to feel bad about in this peanut butter cookie dough dip.
Sorta like these peanut butter jelly muffins – another great recipe you can feel good about eating without the guilt!
There are a bunch of ways out there to make cookie dough a bit “healthier”. This recipe uses tofu as the base.
Now, don’t knock it until you try it. I promise, just like when using beans in these Vegan Black Bean Brownies, you can’t taste the tofu once it’s blended together with the oats, peanut butter, vanilla and little bit of sugar.
Plus, the cacao nibs give it a nice chocolaty crunch too.
Use apple slices, graham crackers, cinnamon spiced pita chips or any other vessel you can think of to grab a scoop of this healthier peanut butter cookie dough dip and you’ll be loving this as a fun new afternoon snack.
More cookie dough recipes to try out:
I’ve made a bunch of cookie dough recipes on here so if you prefer eating your cookie dough in bars, give these Cookie Dough Bars with Chocolate Chips and Tart Cherries a try.
If you like cookie dough bites, Pumpkin Cookie Dough Bites (great for fall!) or Healthy Cookie Dough Bites (great for any time of year!) are both good options.
And then, if Nutella is more your style instead of peanut butter, give these Nutella cookie dough balls a shot!
Healthy Peanut Butter Cookie Dough Dip
Ingredients
- 5 ounces tofu, drained & pressed (1/4 of a block)
- 1/4 cup oats
- 2 tablespoons peanut butter
- 1/2 tablespoon turbinado sugar, sugar in the raw
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon cacao nibs
Instructions
- Combine all ingredients except cacao nibs in a food processor and process until smooth, scraping down the sides once or twice.
- Add cacao nibs and process for 10-15 seconds more until incorporated and chopped up just slightly.
- Keep refrigerated.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Gina Matsoukas is an AP syndicated writer. She is the founder, photographer and recipe developer of Running to the Kitchen — a food website focused on providing healthy, wholesome recipes using fresh and seasonal ingredients. Her work has been featured in numerous media outlets both digital and print, including MSN, Huffington post, Buzzfeed, Women’s Health and Food Network.
Ahh isn’t it crazy how that works with sugar cravings?? You gotta quit cold turkey :)
Sugar is definitely addicting. I was doing really well on the no sugar thing too until I had a little handful of jelly beans. That was all it too for the ugly sugar monster to rear it’s head. This dip looks great. I love using tofu for stuff like this. I even made a chocolate PB pie using tofu and no one knew!
I like the tofu in this. I’ve tried the other version with the beans and while good, I can always taste the beans. I’ve got the sugar monkey on my back, too, so I think I’m making a batch of this today.
I just started picking up tofu for random reasons to attempt to integrate it more and this (along with the banana bread I posted today-YUM!) seem to be great reasons to keep it on hand! I can’t wait to make this for family, watch them gobble it up and then say “it was made with TOFU!!! HAAAA!!!!” (My family won’t eat anything if they know its healthy so this is a perfect sneak in!)
I’m with you that sugar can be addicting but that there are also so many great healthy alternatives. This looks like a GREAT one!
Oh, I am right there with you re: the sugar. I can’t have even a pinch of it or I go on sugar binges for days. Right now, I am on day three of my endless sugar banishment routine. I feel so much better without it, but it always somehow manages to taunt me and drag me back in to its circle of evil. It’s all or nothing with sugar as far as I’m concerned!
YUM. That actually looks exactly like the PB Crave Cookie Nookie.
Hmmm, Tofu in it? I never bought or used tofu, but if it’s a peanut butter dip, I am betting I would LOVE it!!! I understand about sweets, once you start to eat it, you can’t stop! I’m currently trying to stop the sweet train!!
WHAT?! TOFU?! holy crap. you could’ve fooled me!!! never in a million years would i have thought this was made with tofu..i was reading this and then got to the recipe to see what was really in it to make it healthy and i was completely blown away. consider yourself awesome!
wo wasn’t expecting the tofu- interesting! I find if I get a good sized meal with lots of protein and fat that I don’t crave sugar, but I do agree that once I start its hard to stop!