West Coast Chels

Bake Along with Chelsea: Healthier Homemade Oreos

The Leaning Tower of Healthy Oreos!

“Oreos that you can eat NOT in moderation” – @plentysweet200

I am not much of a cooking person but during quarantine, I have come to love baking! I have so many healthy baking recipes saved but this might be one of my favorites so far. These are deemed “Healthier Homemade Oreos” by Instagram account, @plentysweet200. They are vegan/gluten free and they taste amazing! Below, I will share the original recipe as well as a few changes I made based on what I already had in my kitchen. Enjoy & let me know how yours turn out!

Ingredients

Cookie dough (do not eat raw):

  • 2 tbsp any oil (I used vegetable oil)
  • 1/4 cup creamy/nut seed butter (I used peanut butter)
  • 1/4 cup + 2 tbsp maple syrup
  • 1/2 cup cocoa powder
  • 1/2 cup flour (I used all purpose flour; I believe different kinds of flour have different densities so I don’t know if other kinds of flour will or will not affect this recipe)
  • 1/4 tsp baking soda

Cream Filling

  • 3 tbsp (vegan) cream cheese
  • 3 tbsp powdered sugar

Note: I already had leftover cream cheese frosting (same ingredients) from making carrot cake cupcakes a few weeks before so I just used that for my filling. I made that frosting with regular (not vegan) cream cheese so this part of my “healthy oreos” were not vegan.

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350˚F and line cookie sheet with parchment paper.
  • In one bowl, mix oil, nut butter & syrup.
  • In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, cocoa, baking soda & a pinch of salt.
  • Combine the two. Splash a little nut milk if you need to (I used cashew milk).
  • Roll out on parchment paper and cut cookies. Repeat until there is no dough left.
  • Bake for 8 mins.
  • Cool completely and sandwich with the filling.
  • Enjoy your healthy oreos!

Let me know in the comments or DM me at @westcoast.chels if you make these and let me know how they turn out! Also if there are any other recipes you would like me to try out, send them to me and I will put them on my list. Stay tuned for more treats! With Halloween season upon us, I have a few spooky themed recipes in store 🎃

-West Coast Chels

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