Tart Cherry Chocolate-Covered Vegan Cookie Dough Bites

Tart Cherry Chocolate-Covered Vegan Cookie Dough Bites
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These little bites are chock full of tart cherries, shredded coconut and old-fashioned rolled oats. You won't be able to stop at just one!Recipe courtesy of Jess Larson, Plays Well with Butter, provided by Choose Cherries
Prep Time
20
minutes
Cook Time
10
minutes
Servings
18
servings
Tart Cherry Chocolate-Covered Vegan Cookie Dough Bites
Total time: 30 minutes
Ingredients
  • heaping 1/2 cup old-fashioned rolled oats (or 1/2 cup oat flour)
  • 1/3 cup unsweetened shredded coconut
  • 1/2 cup runny tahini
  • 1/3 cup pure maple syrup
  • 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1/2 cup dried montmorency tart cherries, chopped
  • optional mix-ins of choice (e.g. chopped walnuts, chopped almonds, chocolate chips, etc.)
  • 6 ounce dark chocolate, roughly chopped
  • 2 teaspoon coconut oil
Directions
  1. Line a quarter baking sheet or a large plate with parchment paper.
  2. Set aside.
  3. Make the oat flour: Add the old fashioned oats to a high-speed blender or food processor.
  4. Blend until the oats are broken down into a fine, flour-like consistency.
  5. Set aside.
  6. Measure the remaining ingredients.
  7. Set aside.
  8. Add the oat flour, unsweetened coconut, tahini, pure maple syrup, pure vanilla extract, & kosher salt to a large mixing bowl.
  9. Use a wooden spoon or spatula to stir until combined & well incorporated into a smooth cookie dough.
  10. Add in the dried Montmorency tart cherries & any other mix-ins, as desired.
  11. Stir until the mix-ins are evenly dispersed throughout the cookie dough.
  12. (I like to use my stand mixer for this step, though it’s totally not necessary. A wooden spoon & some elbow grease will do the trick!)
  13. Roll out the cookie dough bites: Portion the dough into tablespoon-sized balls.
  14. The dough may be soft at this point – that’s totally fine!
  15. Transfer the balls to the prepared baking sheet.
  16. Once all the cookie dough bites are rolled, pop the baking sheet in the freezer to set for 5-10 minutes.
  17. Meanwhile, as the cookie dough bites set in the freezer, prep the dark chocolate coating.
  18. Add the roughly chopped dark chocolate & coconut oil to a medium microwave-safe bowl.
  19. Microwave in 30-second intervals, stirring well between intervals, until the chocolate is completely melted & the mixture is smooth.
  20. Remove the cookie dough bites from the freezer.
  21. (If your dough was a little soft when you rolled it out, now’s a great time to roll them into nicely-shaped balls, as desired.)
  22. Working one by one, add a cookie dough bite into the prepared dark chocolate coating.
  23. Coat the cookie dough bite, shaking off any excess chocolate, & transfer back to the baking sheet.
  24. Repeat with the remaining cookie dough balls.
  25. Once complete, pop the baking sheet in the freezer to let the chocolate set for another 5-10 minutes.
  26. Enjoy!
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