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    Home » Desserts » Cookies & Bars

    Healthy No-Bake Maple Cookies Recipe {Vegan}

    Published: Mar 28, 2014 · Modified: Jun 21, 2019 by Dara · This post may contain affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. · 15 Comments

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    Spoil your family with these healthy no-bake cookies. Sweetened naturally with maple syrup and banana. And if you follow a vegan diet, these treats are for you, too! 60 calories and 2 Weight Watchers Freestyle SP
    Spoil your family with these healthy no-bake cookies. Sweetened naturally with maple syrup and banana. And if you follow a vegan diet, these treats are for you, too! 60 calories and 2 Weight Watchers Freestyle SP #nobake #cookies #weightwatchers

    These healthy no-bake cookies use one of our favorite natural sweeteners. We call it liquid gold at our house, and our stinginess roars to the forefront when our boys start liberally pouring the maple syrup over their waffles. We become highly unreasonable guardians of the sweet amber liquid.

    "Pour slowly! That's enough! That's the good stuff, you know?!"

    Almond butter and almond milk in a small saucepan.

    When it comes to baked (or no-bake) goods, pure maple syrup is the ideal sweetener. It's an unprocessed sweetener, it imparts a rich flavor and a little goes a long way.

    Maple syrup, almond butter and almond milk mixture, simmering in a saucepan.

    If I'm going to tempt my older son and husband with any treats, there has to be some redeeming "healthy" factor. And these healthy no-bake cookies have plenty...they're full of protein-rich almond butter and almond milk, and fiber-filled oats and they're sweetened with maple syrup and a ripe, mashed banana. If you follow a vegan diet, this treat is for you, too!

    The trick to getting these cookies to hold together is to boil the mixture until it thickens and reaches about 205 degrees F, which takes about 10 minutes. This also caramelizes the maple syrup, which lends a caramel taste to the cookies.

    That's never a bad thing.

    These healthy No-Bake Cookies are sweetened with banana and maple syrup, and are a fantastic guilt-free treat. 60 calories and 2 Weight Watchers Freestyle SP #dessert #healthy

    Other maple recipes:

    Healthy Seasonal Recipes' Maple-Chipotle Flank Steak Tacos
    The Spiced Blog's Maple Pecan Coconut Granola Bars

    Spoil your family with these healthy no-bake cookies. Sweetened naturally with maple syrup and banana. And if you follow a vegan diet, these treats are for you, too! 60 calories and 2 Weight Watchers Freestyle SP #nobake #cookies #weightwatchers

    Healthy No-Bake Maple Cookies {Vegan}

    Spoil your family with these healthy no-bake cookies. Sweetened naturally with maple syrup and banana. And if you follow a vegan diet, these treats are for you, too! 60 calories and 2 Weight Watchers Freestyle SP
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    Course: Dessert
    Cuisine: American
    Keyword: Cookies and Bars
    Prep Time: 10 minutes
    Cook Time: 10 minutes
    Total Time: 20 minutes
    Servings: 32 Cookies
    Calories: 60.2kcal
    Author: Dara Michalski | Cookin' Canuck

    Ingredients

    • 1 ripe banana mashed well
    • ½ cup + 2 tablespoon almond milk
    • ½ cup almond butter
    • ¼ cup + 2 tablespoons pure maple syrup
    • ⅛ teaspoon salt
    • 2 ½ cups old-fashioned oats
    • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
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    Instructions

    • In a medium saucepan, combine the mashed banana, almond milk, almond butter, maple syrup and salt. Heat over medium heat.
    • Bring the mixture to a boil, stirring frequently.
    • Cook until the mixture thickens (if using a candy thermometer, the temperature should reach about 200 degrees F), about 10 minutes.
    • Stir in the oats and vanilla extract.
    • Drop the mixture by tablespoonfuls onto a baking sheet lined with waxed or parchment paper.
    • Let cool to room temperature. Serve.

    Notes

    Weight Watchers Points: 2 (Freestyle SmartPoints), 2 (Points+)

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1Cookie | Calories: 60.2kcal | Carbohydrates: 8.6g | Protein: 1.5g | Fat: 2.5g | Saturated Fat: 0.3g | Sodium: 3.2mg | Fiber: 1.2g | Sugar: 3.5g
    Tried this recipe?If you make this recipe, I'd love to see it on Instagram! Just use the hashtag #COOKINCANUCK and I'll be sure to find it.

    Other healthy dessert recipes:

    Cookin' Canuck's Whole Wheat Double Chocolate Chip Cookies
    Cookin' Canuck's No-Bake Carrot Cake Granola Bites {Low Sugar & Gluten-Free}

    Disclosure: I am a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for me to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites.

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      1. Paulette

        October 11, 2020 at 1:45 pm

        1 star
        I was so excited to try this. Love the old chocolate peanut butter ones but since I started eating vegan I needed a healthier choice. Also live maple. But all I could taste was the banana. I felt like I wasted so many oats on this. They’re not bad but definitely not maple.

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      2. Ashley

        December 31, 2018 at 1:27 pm

        5 stars
        These were so tasty! I wouldn’t classify these as healthy with all the sugar & carbs but I just loved the simplicity, taste, & texture.

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      3. Sandra

        December 06, 2016 at 10:11 am

        5 stars
        Definitely follow her instruction to let the syrup thicken and reach about 205 degrees. It makes a difference for holding the cookies together. We really like the flavors in these cookies, and appreciate that they’re sweetened with maple syrup.

        Reply
      4. Shannon

        January 22, 2015 at 9:00 pm

        I wouldn't say that pure maple syrup is "unprocessed." That's not exactly true. Having made maple syrup, there's quite a bit of processing that goes into boiling down 40-50 gallons of sap from a sugar maple tree (for many hours, I might add) to get a mere 1 gallon of syrup. Is it healthier than white sugar? Sure! But it still needs to be moderated as any other simple sugar. Just wanted to point out that it can't be used as freely as one wants without detriment to health. 🙂 Thanks for the recipe, though! Looks yummy!

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      5. Erin @ Texanerin Baking

        May 09, 2014 at 1:06 pm

        I'm impressed that your son can only be tempted by healthier sweets! That's awesome. 🙂

        And these look so, so good. I absolutely love the ingredients!

        Reply
      6. Cathy Cicek

        April 09, 2014 at 3:38 pm

        They look delicious. Do you think that using regular milk and peanut butter would work? Thanks 🙂

        Reply
      7. becky

        March 31, 2014 at 11:29 pm

        These are on my list to make!! I love no bakes but actually would prefer maple to chocolate any day! Perfect recipe for me!!

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      8. Courtney @ Neighborfood

        March 30, 2014 at 9:50 am

        I absolutely love these Dara. Maple and banana is one of my favorite combos. I definitely need to keep these around for those days I'm craving a sweet snack.

        Reply
      9. cheri

        March 28, 2014 at 10:40 am

        These look and sound delicious, love that they are only 60 calories.

        Reply
      10. Ari @ Ari's Menu

        March 28, 2014 at 9:57 am

        Loving the banana/almond butter/maple syrup combo--they all go so perfectly together!

        Reply
      11. Norma | Allspice and Nutmeg

        March 28, 2014 at 9:17 am

        Oh wow, I would definitely make these.

        Reply
      12. Amanda

        March 28, 2014 at 7:35 am

        A perfect snack! Healthy and no-bake is a great combo 🙂

        Reply
      13. Jenny Flake

        March 28, 2014 at 7:23 am

        What a great looking cookie! Will definitely be trying these with the boys!

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      14. David @ Spiced

        March 28, 2014 at 7:21 am

        These look absolutely delicious! I seriously wish I could just grab them off of my screen. I love the fact that they're healthy, too...afternoon snack, here I come!!

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      15. Yankee Kitchen Ninja (Julianne)

        March 28, 2014 at 6:20 am

        Healthy AND no-bake? Well, I don't mind if I do! These sound like the perfect treat to satisfy my afternoon cookie cravings. Thanks!

        Reply

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