I can’t get my 9 year old to eat my healthy snacks at all. I was so pleasantly surprised when I made this Easy Kid Friendly Chickpea Cookie Dough Dip and she couldn’t wait to dig in! She had no idea it was laden with protein-rich chickpeas. AND a bonus is that she is always asking to eat cookie dough and I never allow her to because of the eggs – there are NO eggs in this recipe!
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Easy Kid Friendly Chickpea Cookie Dough Dip
Even if you are a chickpea skeptic, you have to try this chickpea cookie dough recipe. When I made my delicious chickpea oatmeal cookies, my sister-in-law thought I was nuts. But having a grain-free and protein-rich snack made me so excited and I love being able to create and share other chickpea recipes!
This chickpea cookie dough dip is so yummy with graham crackers or animal crackers! My kids are always complaining about always having the same snacks. This is one way to give them something new while only spending mere minutes preparing it!
It definitely gets the kids excited to eat it and makes mama happy knowing they are having a healthy snack.
Here are some health benefits of chickpeas
Chickpeas are so healthy and super good for the following:
- Helps Control Blood Sugar Levels
- Increases Satiety and Helps with Weight Loss
- Improves Digestion Thanks to a High Fiber Content
- Helps Protect Against Heart Disease and Cancer
- Provides Essential Vitamins and Minerals
- Great Source of Plant-Based Protein
As little as 3/4 cup of garbanzos per day can help lower our LDL-cholesterol, total cholesterol, and triglycerides in a one-month period of time.
While the recipe calls for agave syrup, you can use whichever sweetener you like – honey, maple syrup, steevia, etc.
Easy Kid Friendly Chickpea Cookie Dough Dip
- 1 cup chickpeas (skins removed, patted dry)
- 1/3 cup natural peanut butter
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 tablespoons agave nectar
- 1/3 cup mini chocolate chips
- Combine chickpeas, peanut butter, vanilla extract, and agave in a blender or food processor.
- Blend until it’s a fine puree.
- Remove cookie dough mixture from blender, and place in a large bowl.
- Add chocolate chips on top or mix together.
Protein Chickpea Cookie Dough Dip Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 cup chickpeas skins removed, patted dry
- 1/3 cup natural peanut butter
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 tablespoons agave nectar
- 1/3 cup mini chocolate chips
Instructions
- Combine chickpeas, peanut butter, vanilla extract, and agave in a blender or food processor.
- Blend until it’s a fine puree.
- Remove cookie dough mixture from blender, and place in a large bowl.
- Add chocolate chips on top or mix together.
- Sit down and eat and enjoy this amazing healthy snack!
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Emily
Sunday 23rd of February 2020
Oh my goodness! SO good!
I do however have a question. What is the serving size and nutrition information?
Stella
Thursday 21st of February 2019
Nice use of the chickpea. My kid will love this for sure. Thanks for sharing!
Khayrie
Sunday 17th of February 2019
Thank you for sharing this recipe! I love sweets and it's is nice to add new ingredients like chickpeas because of its health benefits. I will try this with dark chocolates chips as I found out that dark chocolates good for lowering cholesterol and risk of diabetes.
Aika
Monday 11th of February 2019
This looks really delicious and healthy! Can't wait to try it, especially when I saw that chickpea can help control blood sugar levels. I have gestational diabetes so I'm cutting down on rice, sweet stuff, and bread. Thanks for sharing this recipe!
Miz Helen
Tuesday 6th of November 2018
Your Cookie Dough looks great! Hope you are having a great week and thanks so much for sharing your awesome post with us at Full Plate Thursday! Miz Helen