With St. Patrick’s day coming up, I was trying to think of some vegan friendly desserts. This recipe came to me after I made my No Bake Vegan Nutella Bites. These bites remind me of eating mint chocolate chip ice cream. They are like Thin Mints without the guilt. These little balls of goodness are vegan, dairy free, soy free and can easily be done gluten free by using gluten free oats.
The best part? They can be made in 5 minutes. You can even eat the dough straight out of the food processor. I had to stop my daughter before she ate most of it! They would go really well with a glass of my Homemade Hemp Milk.
Chocolate Mint Cookie Dough Bites
1 cup rolled oats
1 cup cashews
10-12 medjool pitted dates
3 T cocoa powder
2-4 T milk (I used hemp milk)
1/4-1/2 tsp peppermint extract (I used 1/2 tsp)
In a food processor mix the cashew and oats until they are a powdery consistency. Then add the dates, cocoa powder, 2 T milk and peppermint extract and mix until a dough starts to form. If the dough looks dry, add a bit more milk. Roll into balls and place on a parchment lined baking sheet. Set in the fridge to firm up. I got 12-14 bites out of my batch.
Raw or roasted cashews? Salted or unsalted? Thanks!
I used raw and unsalted, but roasted and unsalted would be okay too.
I love this recipe – pinned!
They are addicting!
These look amazing. I love the addition of peppermint extract. Love your blog, can’t wait to browse more recipes
Thank you!
I love such bites.. they are so addictive:)
Me too!
I don’t have a food processor… this may be a dumb question but can I use my blender?
You can try. Sometimes the blender has a hard time with the dates so be careful not to burn out the motor.
I make something like these too! My girls say they are their very favorite flavor! http://fresh-you.blogspot.com/2011/10/calling-all-girl-scout-thin-mint-fans.html I like how you use oats in your balls too, lowers the fat and calories in the balls, not that I count fat grams or calories! Have a great weekend!
Thanks, you too!
Do you ever use coconut milk in your recipes?
I have used it for my Coconut Pumpkin Curry and also for ice cream, but I usually don’t. I have nothing against it. I just don’t always keep it on hand.
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Wow! These look amazing! I have to try out this recipe.
Thank you for sharing.
You’re welcome! I hope you enjoy them.
Hi. Made these today with the addition of semi-sweet chocolate chips. Not too bad.
Glad you liked them!
Do you think this recipe would work with almonds in place of the cashews?
I think that would work great. Please report the results if you try!
These were super yummy!! I used almonds instead of cashews because I had some. I have been trying to use a blender for some of your recipes that say to use a food processor & it has been ALOT of work!! I went to a thrift store today & bought a food processor for $3
It makes a world of difference!! I am so excited!! I went to the store & bought ingredients for several of your other recipes 
Yay! So happy you liked them! These are a fave of mine too! What a steal on the food processor too.