Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Balls (Raw)

By amberwherley

Ingredients

• 2/3 2/3 2/3 c raw cashews
• 1/3 1/3 1/3 c oats
• 2 2 2 Tbsp Agave(Can use corn syrup)
• 1 1 to Tbsp Maple Syrup (Omit and use Agave to preserve true Raw Status if you care)
• 1 1 1 Tsp Vanilla Extract

Details

Servings 17
Preparation time 10mins
Cooking time 10mins
Adapted from pinterest.com

Preparation

Step 1

Blend the cashews and oats in a Vita-Mix, food processor, or high speed blender until they're a fine powder. Don't overblend or you'll wind up with cashew butter very quickly.

Add the agave, maple, vanilla and blend until incorporated. Be careful to just blend in short bursts and only until combined; don't over-process.

Stir in the chocolate chips by hand.

Form into balls and serve. If dough is sticky, chilling it in the refrigerator or flash-chilling it in the freezer helps make it easier to work with.

Optional Tweaks:
Add a dusting of cocoa powder, carob powder, or powdered sugar to the finished balls
Roll in raw cocoa nibs or shredded coconut
Rather than adding in chocolate chips, add raisins instead and add a dash of cinnamon to the batter for Oatmeal-Cinnamon-Raisin Raw Cookie Dough Balls
Flatten or mold into larger cookie shapes
Dehydrate for a more “cooked tasting” version of a chocolate chip cookie. But gawd I love the raw dough taste so this is out for me!