Healthy Cookie Dip

By GratefulSea

This is from a great blog, worth checking out: ChocolateCoveredKatie.com Her description of this recipe is super-tempting and the reviews are enthusiastic. She even has a no-sugar version at http://chocolatecoveredkatie.com/2011/09/27/new-recipe-sugar-free-cookie-dough-dip/

Ingredients

• 1-1/2 cups chickpeas or white beans (1 can, drained and rinsed very well) (250g after draining)
• 1/8 tsp plus 1/16 tsp salt
• just over 1/8 tsp baking soda
• 2 tsp pure vanilla extract
• 1/4 cup nut butter of choice (If you use peanut butter, it will have a slight pb cookie dough taste)
• up to 1/4 cup milk of choice, only if needed
• Sweetener of choice (see note below, for amount)
• 1/3 cup chocolate chips
• 2 to 3 Tablespoons oats (Ground flax will also work)

Details

Adapted from chocolatecoveredkatie.com

Preparation

Step 1

Add all ingredients (except for chocolate chips) to a good food processor, and process until very smooth. Then mix in the chocolate chips. (Some commenters have had success with a blender, but I did not. Try that at your own risk, and know the results will be better in a high-quality food processor such as a Cuisinart.) If made correctly and blended long enough, this should have the exact texture of real cookie dough!

Sweetener Notes: I used 2/3 cup brown sugar when I first made this for the party. Liquid sweeteners (agave, maple, etc.) are fine as well, as is evaporated cane juice. You can get away with less sugar– some people will be perfectly fine with just 3 tbsp for the whole recipe!

Serve with graham crackers or apple slices. . .