GirlsGuideTo | Healthy Girl Recipe: Guilt-Free No Sugar Cookie Dough Dip

Sure, being a healthy girl is about sticking to whole grains and veggies. But even the healthiest of girls will have a sweet tooth craving every now and then. That’s when you find healthier alternatives to the treats you know you shouldn’t have. Let's just say, we were ecstatic to find this sugar-free cookie dough dip.

Instead of actual cookie dough, you’ll be combining chickpeas or white beans with pitted dates and nut butter. It might sound crazy, but we promise it’s a great substitute for the real thing and MUCH healthier. So, instead of spoiling your diet, indulge in this guilt-free pleasure!

No-Sugar Cookie Dough Dip

Ingredients
1 1/2 cups chickpeas or white beans (1 can, drained) (250g after draining)

heaping 1/8 tsp salt

tiny bit over 1/8 tsp baking soda

1 tbsp plus 1 tsp pure vanilla extract

1/4 cup nut butter of choice (You can get away with using only 3 tbsp. If you use peanut butter, some people say it has a slight “pb cookie dough” taste, so you can sub oil if you don’t want that.)

1 and 1/4 cups pitted dates (I used SunMaid, from a regular grocery store)

1/3 cup chocolate chips* (see below for sugar-free option)

2 tbsp oats (You can omit if desired.)

milk of choice as needed (depending on the consistency you want. I used a few tbsp.)

Directions
In a bowl, cover the dates with 1/2 cup water. Let this sit for at least 8 hours. Then add all ingredients (including the dates’ soaking liquid), except chocolate chips, to a food processor (for best results, not a blender) and blend until very smooth.

Then gently mix in chocolate chips with a spoon.

This can be served as a dessert dip, as a spread (maybe in between apple slices or crackers?), eaten with a spoon, mixed into oatmeal, stuffed into cupcakes, or even used to top pancakes!

*If you wish, you can use: Sugar-Free Chocolate Chips.

{Source: Chocolate Covered Katie}