The easiest healthiest vegan Oreos with a 3 ingredient crunchy chocolate cookie and lots of filling options. You won’t believe how simple and tasty they are!
Did you ever watch the Magic School Bus? My fellow nerdy 90s kids where are ya? Do you remember the haunted house episode about sound? Well before I lose most of you, the moral of the story is less is more. You have to take things away. You have to start with simple and only add what is absolutely necessary. That is the approach I took with these cookies. The result: easy peasy perfect gluten-free Vegan Oreos made with only 5 ingredients!
My first concern when I got this recipe request was crispy cookie?….how to make a crispy crumbly oil-free cookie? We can’t have soft chewy vegan oreos, then they’d just be whoopee pies pretending.
Based on these oatmeal cookies, I knew maple syrup had to be involved. And of course cacao powder is an integral ingredient too because chocolate. So from there, using my Magic School Bus knowledge, I added as few other ingredients as possible. And all they ended up needing was brown rice flour. Yep, just 3 ingredients and you have crunchy chocolate cookies–the ‘bread’ to our sweet sandwich.
Filling your Vegan Oreos
There’s no better creamy white filling then coconut cream. However, since I know many of you are high carb vegans, I wanted to include some lower fat options for the filling as well…
–Powdered peanut butter. It sounds like a higher fat option, but with powdered peanut butter it’s actually a lower fat way to go!
–Chocolate peanut butter. Utilize the thickening action of powdered peanut butter to make a chocolate filling. Powdered peanut butter + cacao powder + water.
–Banana. If you size your cookies just right, then one banana coin will sandwich in between two cookies perfectly. It’s almost the right color too!
–Nicecream. Blend up some frozen bananas, dollop on a cookie, sandwich, freeze, you have an ice cream sandwich! And of course you could make the nicecream any flavor you want–strawberry, chocolate, cinnamon, gingerbread, chocolate chip, lemon, endless ice cream-abilities!
–Date caramel. My favorite sweet filling or frosting: dates + water.
I love these little sandwich cookies. Fresh from the oven: love them. Cold from the fridge: love them. With cream: love them. Without cream: love them. Three days old and starting to get a little soft: still love them. I hope you love them too!
The easiest healthiest #vegan Oreo made with just 5 ingredients! #glutenfree #oilfreeClick To Tweet Print
Prep Time:
Yield:
Print
PinIngredients
Cookie
- 1/4 cup + 1 tbsp maple syrup
- 1/2 cup cacao powder
- 1/4 cup + 2 tbsps brown rice flour
Filling
- 1 can of full fat coconut milk chilled overnight
- 2 tbsps powdered sugar (store-bought or homemade in the blender)
Lower fat filling options
- Powdered peanut butter
- OR powdered peanut butter + cacao powder
- OR 1 banana (sliced)
Instructions
- Cookie: Preheat the oven to 350F.
- Combine all the ingredients. Mix to form a thick cookie dough.
- Roll into 16 balls. Arrange on a pan (or two pans) lined with parchment paper. Cover with a piece of wax paper and flatten with the bottom of a cup or jar to about 1/2 inch thickness
- Bake for 8-10 minutes at 350F.
- Let them cool, they will become crispy as they cool.
- Filling: Scoop out the cream from the can of coconut milk leaving behind the liquid. Add the powdered sugar and whisk till smooth and creamy.
- Spoon onto your cookie, smush, and enjoy! Keep any leftovers int the fridge for up to 3 days.
Nowwwww I want to watch Magic School Bus and snack on these beauties haha! Would make for a perfect Friday night in my opinion. Loooove how simple these are! I just got brown rice flour too, so these are definitely going to happen soon and I cannot wait!
Sounds like a party to me haha! No but really, I totally be down for that 😀
???. Magic school bus ❤. Used to watch that with my boys when they were little ✌?
HELP. I AM A VEGAN BUT I LOVE MEAT. WHAT TO DO???!!!
★★★★★
not be vegan
★★★★★
I used to love meat, but don’t anymore. In my case, I just got a bit disgusted by the thought of it. Try seasoning meat alternatives with the same spices as you used to season your meat, because plain meat isn’t what you like. Also don’t trap yourself in this mindset. Most vegans used to love meat and cheese. We eat them for so long we become accustomed. Also make sure you reward yourself for eating consciously and sacrificing something you like for the greater good of everything. Ask yourself if you love meat or animals more, maybe. Just make sure you always remember your reasons for going vegan. Try to associate living animals with meat in your mind. That way there will never be disconnect, and you won’t fall under a sick illusion.
There is a documentary on YouTube called “Dominion”. Watch that, and you will never want meat again. 😭 Soy curls, jackfruit, tofu, eggplant, and tempeh are all great replacement!
Watching documentaries about animal abuse and conscious eating isn’t the only way – maybe you are having certain cravings because you need comprehensive nutritional testing that will personally profile your nutritional levels. My integrative/functional MD ordered one (which is covered by my insurance since a Medical Doctor ordered it – you will pay for most testing ordered by non-MD’s out of pocket even if it is covered) and I’m super excited because I’ve been having major problems gaining muscle! I suspect low amino acids are imbalanced among other things. After receipt of test results, I’ll be able to fill all the nutrition gaps via supplements and/or diet!
WHOA!!!! I came to your blog to pin those cinnamon rolls, but then saw these!!!! Holy YUM! I can’t believe that’s all the ingredients for the cookie part…I NEED to try these asap! Obviously Willow watched the video with me and her eyes got so big. When you pulled the cookie sandwich apart I could not believe how much they looked like the real thing!!! Mmmmm!!! Looks amazing! xo
I kinda can’t believe it either! I really thought it’d be a complete fail, I made like a 4 cookie batch to start while I was testing it and was totally shocked that they actually baked into cookies not just weird blobs. Ahh yes Willow my fellow fanatic, she would love these I think! I never even ate my oreos by separating them, but ya know…tradition 😀
Oh wow I can’t wait to try these! This is probably the first recipe I have come across for homemade oreos that are actually baked and without oil? Wow, just wow! Now to get some brown rice flour…
I wasn’t sure the oil free part was going to be possible and still have that Oreo texture, but thank goodness for maple syrup! I hope you try them 🙂
Is there any chance I can sub the brown rice flour for almond or oat flour?
Oat flour will make for a much chewier cookie so I don’t recommend it. Almond flour may work, but you will need probably double the amount. Good luck!
Can I use coconut flour????? How would I substitute it
Not for this one, it’s too crumbly they will just fall apart😕
What about gluten free flour ?
You could try it, but I think it will still make them more chewy and less crisp!
Wow! I can hardly wait it’s morning here and I can go to by brown rice flour. I don’t think it’s possible to have any left overs of these though.
Nope, no way! In fact I might suggest doubling the batch there weren’t enough. I can’t wait for you to try them 🙂
These are just little chocolatey pillowy cakes with fluffy white cream between <3 So funny since I knew these were coming and another blogger friend posted gf/vegan oreos and I was like wow! Double recipe love <3
You know what I always hated about them though was that they cracked and crumbled so you could not just bite in.. You HAD to remove one cookie to eat it effectively which I guess was the point!
OOO do you remember those 200 cal packs of :oreo thins" those were so gross! It was like a stale chocolate disc of sadness speckled with a few white dots of who knows what!
But I did always weirdly like the mini oreos (not the 100 cal ones) but the small bite sized ones that were always all destroyed in the package and seemed to be given out at school, parties, or Halloween. For some reason I thought they tasted best!
Okay…sorry for this novel of a comment 😉 xoxoxo
Who else posted oreos, I’d love to check them out? I never took my oreos apart actually, always a biter! The secret to the clean crumbly cookie bite is to suck in a little bit as you bite so you can not drop any crumbs! Try it next time, it works. And I LOVED the oreo thins!!! Those were my favorite, I actually think I liked them better than actual oreos. I have no clue what the white stuff was either, probably just sugar, but those were the bomb haha! Not sad to me! Mini oreos were awesome too, more cream I think plus just the bite size means no mess 🙂
You are amazing! Your ability to create healthy yet simple recipes is so inspiring! I love these. Especially the peanut butter option 🙂
Thank you Aimee! The PB was great, I kinda want to make a mint version now too 🙂
OMG!!!!! These remind me of OREA CAKESTERS!!!! Do you remember those short lived oreo treats in the early 00s?! But I’m guessing these are ten times better. In fact I know they are cause you made them! I am so excited. THREE INGREDIENTS!!!! How did you do it? You continue to impress me more and more every time you post a new recipe. Also, Magic School Bus?! LOVE.
YESSSSS!!! I remember cakesters! Those were the bomb, I remember when they were like the coolest thing to have in you lunch box 😀 These do look like them! They aren’t that soft, much more crunchy, but totally lookalikes! Wow you just brought back so many memories in my head ha! Magic school bus was the bomb, I still have it on DVD lol…that’s nerdy 😀 Thanks girl!
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. YOU ARE MY HERO! Love all of your recipes! Keep them coming 😀
Thanks Kat, you are so sweet! I appreciate all the support <3
Beautiful photos!! And cookies of course:) So YUM!
Thank you Faith 🙂
Hello. Is it possible to make without brown rice flour? I’m not sensitive to gluten, and I only have spelt flour at the moment. Thanks.
You can certainly try other flours, my only concern is the cookie might not be quite as crispy. Brown rice flour doesn’t absorb much moisture so it make for a great crisp texture. The spelt flour might make them a little chewier, but they will still taste fine!
I’ll try them with regular (white) rice flour. Can’t find the brown stuff anywhere around here (smalltown in the south of Sweden:).
It is certainly worth a try! Let me know how it goes 🙂
Oh my gosh Nat, you’ve blown my mind with how EASY these cookies are! And I love those filling options – how perfect are banana coins 😀
I loved the Magic School Bus too haha, I wonder if I can find the episodes on Youtube or somewhere…it would be fun to show my kids “this what what I used to watch on TV!” 😀
★★★★★
The cookies blew my mind too! And the moment when I though “hey, a banana coin would work!” yeah that was pretty happy-making too 🙂 So Magic School Bus was international then?? Wow, who knew! I still have a few episodes on dvd, but i’m sure its online somewhere. That was a great show…although your kids will probably think its weird because that what I thought when my parents would show me what they used to watch haha! It’s the generational thing, we can never agree on music or tv or movies 😀
I used to LOVE oreos! Love the rich chocolatey cookie with a sweet cream center…I could never stop at one though and would eat half the bag, LOL! I love that you used brown rice flour, that is the exact flour I used in my classic chocolate chip cookies to get that crispy exterior as well, my exact reasoning, so I know these would be crispy too, YUM YUM. And oreos have to be crispy! These would be great with the peanut butter or heck, even a chocolate ganache, you know for major chocoholics like myself, lol! Oooh that’s giving me ideas. I’m not really a fan of coconut cream because of the strong coconut flavor, so I love that you added a peanut butter option. Great and simple recipe Natalie!
I used to love them so much too! I ate them in my school lunch mostly so that was good portion control since my mom only sent 2 haha! The brown rice flour is perfect for crispy things! I knew oat wouldn’t work and BR was the only other one I had on hand when I was making these at like 8pm at night, but logically it makes sense. There are lots of times when I hate brown rice flour in breads and things, but here it’s perfect. I wish they would stay crispy though, have you noticed that. The maple syrup thing works, but after a couple of days they are soft 🙁 Kinda like tiny whoopee pies, so still good but not as oreo perfect. GANACHE!!! That’s a great idea, you chocoholic brain works in delicious ways 🙂 Thanks Brandi!
Haha! Chocoholic brain….sooo funny! Yup, it’s always “on” LOL. Yes, I know what you mean, most cookies don’t stay crispy very long, especially non-fat ones, but that’s ok, just eat them faster 🙂
Natalie these look amazing (per usual), and I love that they are only made with 5 ingredients! 4 with real peanut butter (psssh low fat… lol I can’t do that)! I ADORE your recipe video too!
Magic School Bus + Oreos was such a great combination when I was younger, and I’m sure it would be now too (but sub the packaged 5000 ingredient Oreos for these 4-5 ingredient ones!). Now I want to watch Magic School Bus! I loved the episode when Arnold was sick and they went inside him- it was so cool to a science nerd like me! I want to see the Haunted House one now… Is it on Netflix?? Haha.
Well you are Peanut Butter and Ellie so I can’t blame you 😀 I thought about using real pb, but I was worried it might be too runny :/ All I have is one of those natural ones, I need some Justin’s or something with some staying power! I don’t think I ever ate Oreos while watching magic school bus because I ate most of my oreos in school lunches but it sounds like a great afternoon! And I’d totally still be down for that 😀 I liked the arnold one too! The one where he ate too many carrots and turned orange right? And the frog one! And the recycling one! And the outer space one! So many good ones, it would be fun to rediscover them now. Idk if they are on netflix, they should be so children of today can experience the magic lol! Thanks for nerding out with me <3
Hehehe true- I need my peanut butter! Sometimes I’m “bad” and use regular (like Jif) peanut butter- it’s definitely not as good for me as natural pb is, but it’s cheaper and (not going to lie) yummier, especially straight out of the jar!
That’s so cute that your mom put 2 Oreos in your lunch! My mom always put a piece of candy or something in mine (never Oreos though! I had to go to a friend’s house to get Oreos 🙁 ). My favorite was when she had time to bake and she’d put 2 homemade chocolate chip cookies in my Ariel lunchbox along with a note! Ahh I miss elementary school and having my mommy pack my lunch for me (pb&j, fruit, and dessert, which is STILL my go-to packed lunch lol).
Hahaha I love the one where he ate too many carrots and turned orange because that’s basically my life. One of these days I’m going to post a picture of my feet (right after I get a pedicure hahaha) on my blog because they’re straight-up ORANGE.
Okay I REALLY want to have a blogger meet up and bake and eat Oreos and watch “Magic School Bus” (and maybe “Cupcake Wars” too since we’re food bloggers?) xoxo
Also sorry for the novel comment. That’s our thing, though, right?! 🙂
Totally our thing lol 😀 Have you ever tried the Peanut Butter and Company PBs? They are really close to the “regular” ones I’ve found. I don’t blame you, the texture of regular PBs is so much better to me, I hate when they get all oily. Perhaps it’s just because I was raised on Peter Pan lol! I always loved homemade baked things in my lunch box better too! I actually really wasn’t that excited about oreos or cosmic brownies or those other creepily sweet packaged things. It’s funny how much you don’t care when you are a kid. But I am a little bummed because I never got a character lunchbox!! I always just had a boring solid color one 🙁 lol the things that matter 😀 2 homemade chocolate chips definitely beat 2 oreos though!
Wait really!?! Your feet are orange!?! Omg I have to see this, you gotta take a pic! How many carrots do you eat??
Mmmhhh yep a Magic School Bus/Cupcake Wars/baking party is definitely in order!
I have tried PB & co. peanut butter- I LOVE their chocolate peanut butter since it’s two of my favorite things in a jar. 🙂 Do you have a favorite brand/ type of peanut butter/ nut butter or a favorite homemade nut butter recipe?
I was always jealous of my friends for getting cosmic brownies… HoHo’s on the other hand? More like NoNo’s!
It’s crazy what we eat when we don’t realize what is in our food or where it comes from- and how much better natural food tastes than unnatural (aka super processed) food once we know the difference!
Yes my feet seriously are orange!! I eat like a bag of baby carrots a day or 3-5 big carrots. I can’t help it- they pair well with lots of different foods (hummus, peanut butter, guacamole, salsa, salad,etc.) and they taste good! 😀
Have a great weekend, Natalie! I’m thinking about you <3
Yes the dark chocolate one is dangerously good! The white chocolate one is pretty amazing too! Truth be told I”m actually kinda scared of homemade nut butter making. I’ve done it a couple times and it always feels like I’m about to break my food processor or blender, so I just buy it. There are so many options out there that I’m cool with letting someone else do the grinding 😀 But freshly ground almond butter with raw almonds is probably my favorite nut butter. I love raw almonds because they are a little bit sweeter, mmmm <3 Although peanut butter is a very very close second. And carrots are the perfect snacking vegetable! With hummus to dip them in one bag is nothing. Guacamole--that's a good idea I've never tried that! But I do wonder why all the pigment goes to your feet lol??
Fellow nerdy 90s Magic School Bus kid right here!! These are beautiful and I can’t wait to try them! I was kind of excited to find out that Oreos are Vegan, but there is so much processed junk in them and I’m not that big of a fan anyway. These look delicious and I can’t wait!!! Nerds unite! 🙂
Yes!!! I can hear the theme song in my head right now haha 😀 Loved that show. It is still pretty awesome that Oreos are vegan, awesome for the animals, but more of a once in a while thing for me. It’s nice to have a junk-free option too for eating more often 🙂
Absolutely!! Have a great day!!! I am certain that your Oreos trump the packaged ones!
I’m really intrigued by these, as always with your recipes. Looking forward to trying them…
This is a super easy one, not as healthy and all fruit sweetened as some of the others, but still good! Thanks Katie 🙂
I’m going to be late for work but just had to say YUM! and of course WOW! These look so freaking good and I love the ideas for the other fillings. The date caramel and nice-cream and definitely on my list 😀 😀
Oh no, I hope you made it on time! Thank you Margaux, although now all I can think about is how much I want to try them with the passionfruit curd! Passionfruit is really hard to find here, but if I can I’m making that for sure!
Yummmmm!!! Healthy, easy and vegan oreos – yaaaaayyy!!!!! I am so excited to try these Natalie! They look and sound wonderful! I am in heaven! Pinned <3
★★★★★
Thanks girl! Maybe not quite as easy as opening a package…but close 🙂
Mhhh! Natalie, you did it again! Making a formerly completely unhealthy treat, healthy and with natural ingredients. These little oreo cookies look absolutely amazing. And I love all those different filling ideas, especially the banana slice ^.^
Thank you Bianca! I have to admit I felt pretty clever with the banana slice one haha 😀
I’m so excited about these!!! And you made them so unbelievably simple <3 I'm just starting to experiment more with rice flour so this is definitely going on my list of must makes 🙂 and OMG I used to LOVE Magic School Bus 😀 granted, I watched it in Czech but I'm a fellow nerdy 90s kid all the same 🙂
★★★★★
I used to think I hated rice flour but I’m learning it has it’s time and place. I still need to experiment with white rice flour more, haven’t used that yet. And they had Magic School bus in Czech?? That is amazing, I had no clue it was an international thing! Woohoo for the nerdy 90s shows 😀
I only have white rice flour at the moment so I’ll have to give it a try and see how it goes. Brown rice sounds a lot healthier though. Yes, I know right? I still have some ancient episodes on VHS 😀
I think I’m in love. I could easily eat an entire section of Oreos (at least I used to be able to…I’m sure I still could!). These are just gorgeous. I can’t believe it’s only 3 ingredients! I just bought more brown rice flour the other day because I was running dangerously low…these WILL be happening. Can’t wait!
Thank you Jenn! Oh I could easily down an entire section too, processed food goes down so easy. But these are a bit richer so perhaps that will help with portion control…or your kids will steal them and “help” with that I’m sure 😀 I hope you give them a shot!
You are my hero (and my kids’ hero too 🙂 )!! This is MAGICAL!! And I find it really inspiring that you used Magic School Bus teachings to come up with this recipe. Julia watches the show on Netflix!! So I’m happy to say I know what you’re talking about. But let’s dwell on these magical cookies for a while…hmmm..The cookie is just pure genius!! And the cream options are pretty cool too. I’m adding these on my “TO BAKE list” NOW. The list is looooong (and mostly filled with yours and Audrey’s creations) 🙂 But as these are soooo easy to make I think these might be the first I’ll try. I can already see Julia&I munching on these WHILE watching Magic School Bus. I bet you didn’t see that coming!! 😉
★★★★★
So it is on Netflix! After writing and chatting about Magic School Bus so much I really want to watch it again now. With oreos in hand of course 😀 I had no clue it was international either, which is awesome! My to make list is so long I can’t even find the beginning of it anymore, but easy always takes precedence for me too. Which basically just means that the poor complicated things never get made till it’s a special occasion and I feel like being fancy 😀 But that’s okay, simple can be just as magical your recipes are proof of that! If you do get around to trying them then I can’t wait to hear the verdict from both you and Julia 🙂
That’s pretty damn impressive. How people have the creativity to come up with these kinds of things always blows my mind.
Thanks Rob!
Whoa! I can’t believe how ridiculously simple these are! And they look like they have just the right crisp! My kids love Oreos, but we don’t let them have them very often. These would be great instead and they would be so excited! My oldest loves Magic School Bus too!
Thanks Melissa! While I love soft pillowy cookies, the crisp was a must to call them Oreos. I know, I keep getting people telling me ‘but oreos are already vegan’. Vegan maybe, but still not exactly something I want to be putting into my body very often :/ And I love hearing that your kids are still watching the magic school bus, I feel much less old that way haha! I hope you give them a try!
These look amazing! I can’t wait to try them out. Is there any way I could use a non gluten free flour? Thanks so much
I have tested them with all purpose flour and the gluten in there causes them to rise and become a much softer cookie. The brown rice flour keeps them nice and crunchy. So you are welcome to do it with a different flour, but they won’t be as Oreo-like.
LOVE this! I can’t believe the cookie part has only 3 ingredients TOTALLY my kind of cookie!!! 😉 I am SO trying this with the PB2 powder Y-U-M!
★★★★★
I know right, easy is my favorite kinda recipe 🙂 Thanks Michele and enjoy!
Excellent! I used your lower fat options as I didn’t have any coconut milk. First we used it as a bottom crust for nice cream and then we tried it crushed up and mixed in the nice cream. Everyone loved it! Then I tried it with banana which was fantastic and then I tried peanut butter (also fantastic) and then I tried with both banana and peanut butter which was ridiculously fantastic! The cookie/banana/pb combination is great if you want something sweet but don’t want to eat too many sweets as it is quite rich and decadent tasting so one cookies with the pb and banana is very satisfying. Thanks for sharing Natalie!
★★★★★
This comment just made my day! I love all your fantastic ideas, especially the mixed into nicecream part…sounds likes cookies and cream! And pb with banana sounds fantastic too, they are rich little cookies! I’m so glad you tried them and that everyone loved them, thank you so so much for the wonderful feedback 🙂
This comment just made my day! I love all your fantastic ideas, especially the mixed into nicecream part…sounds likes cookies and cream! And pb with banana sounds fantastic too, they are rich little cookies! I’m so glad you tried them and that everyone loved them, thank you so so much for the wonderful feedback 🙂
I didn’t know you made a vegan Oreo recipe. This looks and sounds absolutely delicious and worth to try. I’m looking forward to trying it! Love the lower-fat version :). A big Hug coming your way,
xX Annelina
I did! And I’m glad they are enticing, the whole 5 ingredient easy peasy part makes them hard to resist. I’ve gotten lots of good feedback on them so far, so I hope you enjoy them too! Thanks girl <3
Do you think I could use white rice flour instead?
You can, but they will be chewy not as crunchy. Sorry.
Hi! These look awesome. Think buckwheat flour would work?
Thank you!
I do think it will work with buckwheat. Will it be quite as crunchy, I’m not sure, but they will still be pretty close I think!
What a great recipe! I am so going to try it asap
★★★★
Yay!! Let me know how it goes 🙂
Having troubles locating brown rice flour! frustrating but will keep searching. I adore your blog, is really one of the best i have ever seen (so now have added to my ‘list of blogs I read’, hope you don’t mind.
Have you thought about ordering it online? I often order dry goods like that online from Amazon or Vitacost since I don’t have many good natural grocery stores nearby. Sometimes it’s even cheaper that way! Just a thought, it might not work where you live idk. Oh thank you, of course I don’t mind! That is very sweet <3
Yes I think I will try online, if I cant find it from Holland & Barret, which is a british natural / gluten free etc shop, they have so many different ingredients, I am confident I will find it. Fingers x!
I have lots of food allergies including dairy, and I am also celiac…when I found this recipe I got so excited because it has been years sense I had an oreo!! i used carob powder and Had to make mine with regular rice flour as I am allergic to brown rice and they came out delicious!!! Thank you for such a aimple recipe!
I am so happy to hear that they worked for you and your diet!! A carbo cookie actually sounds quite delicious, I might have to try that now 🙂 Thank you for taking the time to come back and leave me a comment, I really appreciate you!
Question: I am making this for my daughter and the batter for the chocolate “cake” part is quite runny. I double checked my measurements based on the recipe. I can’t form into balls. It is more like cake batter than like a cookie dough. Should I add more brown rice flour?
Yep, more brown rice flour! I would add the flour 1 tablespoon at a time until it is just solid enough to pick up and shape. Good luck!
Hi! Tried making these for the first time today and the “dough” was too wet so I added a touch more brown rice flour to get it to the consistency so I could pick it up. It was so sticky I couldn’t even roll it into a ball. Ended up having to put a drop of coconut oil on my hands and fingers so it would roll up. But they taste great! Any advice?
★★★
Hi Theresa! You had the right idea, more brown rice flour or less maple syrup until you get a rollable consistency. You can also spoon it onto a pan and spread it if it’s too thin, but just thickening it is probably better. Also you can use a little water on your hands instead of coconut oil, I use that a lot with sticky doughs. It will just evaporate as they bake and works quite well. I hope that helps!
Is there any way we could sub honey for the maple syrup? I live in the Middle East and finding maple syrup isn’t always easy.
I don’t use honey so I can’t say for sure whether it will make them as crunchy as the maple syrup, but I think it’s worth a try!
These are crazy good. I was skeptical that only three ingredients could taste like an Oreo but they really do! I put a chocolate peanut butter filling in them and they were so tasty. I am curious to try to use the recipe as a crust for a cheesecake or pie.
Yay! I am so happy you like them? I know right, I was totally amazed when this super simple recipe worked too the first time. Oooh yes, I really like the sound of that chocolatey crust idea??
Wow, I came for your pretzel recipe and saw these! Unbelievable that they bake into cookies with such few ingredients! I am so trying this. I wonder if they would be ok raw as well, I wanted to make sandwich cookies and need a firm yet raw cookie. Hmm…you are such an inspiration Natalie. And I didn’t know that about rice flour and I have some! Ha! Take care my friend, Dee xx.
Oh these crazy little cookies, they still kind of shock me too actually 🙂 Hmmm they could work raw! Not sure they would really be firm though. I imagine a date-based raw cookie would be better. Date based raw cookies when frozen get a really nice texture but since dates don’t really freeze they still stay bite-able. I saw Audrey do a raw ice cream sandwich with a cookie very similar to this recipe actually, so it could work for a sandwich cookie. Good luck with the cookie experimentation! xo
Hi Natalie
Looking forward to trying this recipe. Instead of the maple syrup can I use date syrup ( which I make by blending dates and some water)?
I’m afraid date paste will not work in this recipe. It would make the cookie really chewy, not snappy at all like an oreo should be. And probably not sweet enough either. Sorry!
making these – just put the cookies in the oven (the batter i licked off the bowl was amazing)
I’m going to use your recipe for filling with a coconut butter as well (blended coconut) just to cut down on the sweetness.
i looked at about 10 recipes before yours looked the easiest, and the tastiest (and possibly the healthiest!)
Yay!! I hope they came out of the oven looking perfect 🙂 I like the coconut butter filling idea, that’s a new to me ingredient I’ve been enjoying a lot. And yes, great fro natural sweetness. Enjoy!
I have since made these AT LEAST 10 times. They’re SOO easy. Last night we made them and had chocolate ice cream in between two fresh from the oven still sorta warm cookies. It was amazing.
★★★★★
Omg that sounds SO good!! Now you have me craving that cold + warm combo😋 I am so happy you like them and have them on repeat, thanks for taking the time to leave feedback Kea!
I made this recipe so many times, my family loves!! But i want your help. My brother wants a more ‘chewy texture’ for this cookie. I have quinoa flour and tapioca flour. What is the best for the chewy? Have a good day Natalie 🙂
I am SO happy to hear that Steph, truly made me smile 🙂 For a chewy texture tapioca would be best! The amount might vary a little bit though, so don’t be afraid to add more flour/maple syrup if necessary to get the right dough texture. Thanks for the lovely comment!
My husband is allergic to coconut. What else could be used for the filling?
Just a basic buttercream frosting recipe would work fine! Or the banana and peanut butter filling options in the post are both coconut free 🙂
Hi! I was wondering how I would store this to keep them oreo-like 🙂
Hi Jamie! The best way to store them to keep the cookies crispy is to actually store the cookies and frosting separately and then just assemble before eating. And make sure the cookies are in an airtight container too. Or if you don’t want to keep the filing and cookies separate, then in the fridge is best 🙂
Weirdly enough…I offered these to a vegan friend, and she informed me that OREOS (the store bought ones) are actually already VEGAN! Isn’t that weird? But these DO definitely taste better!
★★★★
Crazy right!? Just goes to show you that that “cream” filling isn’t cream at all lol. I’m glad that you liked this homemade version too though 🙂
I loved the recipe. Just one question. You said they started getting soft on the 3rd day. How do you get them to last 3 days??
Whenever I am testing a recipe I save a few pieces/cookies on purpose just to test the texture and flavor after a few days of storing. But with a batch this size it does seem a little unnecessary, huh?? So happy you liked them!!
Just made them and they are AMAZING!
★★★★★
Yay!! Happy cookie munching to you?
hey we don’t have maple syrup here can i use date caramel instead ?
Date caramel will change the texture of these cookies quite a bit, making them much more soft and chewy instead of snappy. Date nectar would work though, as would agave or honey if you can find either of those. Sorry!
Could I substitute the coconut milk with chilled coconut cream?
★★★★★
Yes, that would be perfect!
I just tried this, but I used whole wheat flour. I had to add a bit more maple syrup, and water, as I suppose that flour was more absorbent. But it worked, and was great! Thanks.
★★★★★
I am so happy you liked them Heather! Yep brown rice is much less absorbent than wheat, which is why I hate it for a lot of things but love it here. I’m glad the tweaks worked though, enjoy 🙂
Hi Natalie,
I tried this recipe today with white rice flour and it didn’t form into a dough at all. I eventually added 60g of water and it still didn’t form into a dough. I melted 50g of coconut butter and added that to see if it would bind together. It was still a little dry so I added 20 additional grams of water. I was able to form it into a ball of dough but when attempting to work with it the dough would crumble easily. I’ve left it in the fridge to settle overnight. Any suggestions as to why it wouldn’t have worked with the initial recipe? Thanks.
Hi Sam! The recipe calls for brown rice flour, not white, and I think that is the issue. White rice flour absorbs A LOT of moisture, much more than the brown rice flour. I’m so sorry for all your trouble and ingredients used🙈
Will black molasses do the job on making them crispy and/or sweet? Thanks!
Also, since you are the healthy baking queen …when you mention maple syrup in your recipes will other syrups (black molasses and date syrup)do the same when it comes to consistency?
And specifically to this recipe, should I go for maple syrup if I want the oreo taste you achieved or would date syrup or black molasses do the same?
★★★★★
Sometimes yes and sometimes no. I know that is an annoying answer, but in many recipes swapping the liquid sweetener will be just fine but in others the maple syrup really is best for acheieving a crispy crunchy texture. Like these Oreos for instance, since they are oil free I am using the maple syrup to make them snappy and crisp which molasses will not do as good a job of. You can still try it but the texture will most likely be much chewier. The taste is different as well, but it’s mostly about texture. Hope that makes sense!
Hello, there way too many comments to read if my question has already being answered.
Can I use Agave instead of maple syrups ??? just for preference, I dont like syrup to be honest
Thanks
★★★★★
Yep, that will be fine! Happy baking 🙂
Why did my Frosting not turn out good? I used the boxed kind, is that the problem? I used a cup then added more sugar until my whole bag was gone.😮
I don’t use maple sirup. If i use dates what would be the amout to use? I also don’t eat cacao powder. Using carob powder how much should i use? I don’t easily find rice flower here, and it is very expensive. What other non gluten flower can i use. Thank you and congratulations for your gift.
★★★★★
Hmm since you don’t want to use any of the ingredients called for, perhaps just finding a different chocolate cookie recipe would be a better idea. I cannot tell you all the substitute amounts without testing it, sorry!
Ok, thanks anyway. 🙂
Hi! Thanks for the recipe! Haven’t tried it yet but looking forward to it as my boys are crazy about oreos and would like to offer them a healthy alternative. I am not sure though I will find brown rice flour here. Would it not work if I used an organic whole meal emmer flour for example?
Hi Sophia! Since there are so few ingredients in this one, any change will affect the texture and likely make them weirdly chewy. I would suggest going with this recipe instead and subbing 1/3 of the flour for cacao/cocoa powder: https://www.feastingonfruit.com/homemade-vegan-golden-oreos/. And yes, you can use whole wheat flour in that one instead of oat. Hope that makes sense and I hope your boys love them 🙂
Hi! Would another flour not work if we can’t find rice flour?
Other flours will work, but will change the texture and I can’t tell you exactly how much without testing it. You could try this cookie recipe instead that uses oat flour and just sub 1/3 cup of the flour with cocoa powder: https://www.feastingonfruit.com/homemade-vegan-golden-oreos/. Hope that helps!
These look wonderful! I don’t have any maple syrup, so can I use brown sugar or cane sugar in the cookie instead?
Hi Jennifer! Since maple syrup is the only liquid ingredient in this recipe, it really won’t work without it. And if you added water or non-dairy milk it would make the cookie much chewier unfortunately. Sorry! Other liquid sweeteners would work like honey or agave if you have either of those on hand.
Or if you wanted to adapt this recipe (https://www.feastingonfruit.com/homemade-vegan-golden-oreos/) to be chocolate you could try replacing the maple syrup with more coconut butter, adding brown/cane sugar (about 1/3 cup) and replacing 1/2 cup of the flour with cacao powder. I hope that makes sense. I haven’t tried it, so it may take a little experimentation, just an idea 🙂
How long do they usually need to cool?
Just like 10 minutes or so, you’ll know because they harden as they do 🙂
Hi! I just came across your recipe linked to the PETA website. I was looking for easy vegan cookie recipes to make with my son (he’s 3.5 and very into baking). This week we have tried 2 recipes, but not very so successful so far. I want to give yours a try! I was wondering if almond flour would work instead of brown rice flour. Also, could I use agave instead of maple syrup? Thank you in advance for your answer and Happy New Year!
Hi Rose! Sorry to hear you guys haven’t had any cookie luck yet. Agave will be just fine instead of maple syrup, and almond flour will work but the amount will be quite different as it is much more naturally moist so it’s not a 1-for-1 sub unfortunately. A better idea would be to just try this recipe instead: https://www.feastingonfruit.com/almond-flour-sugar-cookies/ and replace 1/3-1/2 cup of the flour with cocoa powder. Hope that makes sense and they turn out delicious!
I love this recipe! I’m planning on baking this for a project in my food technology class, but I need to know the shelf date. If you don’t mind me asking, how long would it last packaged in a pantry and freezer?
★★★★
Hi Audrey, I’ve never tried freezing them but in an airtight container at room temperature they will last at least 4-5 days although do dry out with time as all homemade baked goods will 🙂
Made these today for my church’s bake sale tomorrow and let me tell you AMAZING!!! They are delicious my kids are trying to inhale the whole tray and are made because I only allowed one 😂😂😂😂 thank you for coming up with such an amazing easy recipe
Hahaha!! Well that’s a very good sign, I’m so happy you guys liked them 🙂
These look great! Can I replace brown rice flour with oat or spelt flour?
You can but that will make them more chewy and less crunchy🙂
Hi! These look great I can’t wait to try them! Do you happen to have the nutritional value for the cookies!?
★★★★★
I haven’t had time to calculate the nutrition stats for my older recipes, but you can plug in the ingredients here and figure it out for yourself quite easily: https://www.myfitnesspal.com/recipe/calculator 😊
Thank you so much!
How would one use the PB2 Powder for the centre filling…
Many thanks…
Just mix it with water and make it extra thick so you can dollop it in the middle and it won’t run out 🙂
I was out of brown rice flour so I subbed teff. I used PB2 mixed with water for the filling. They taste fantastic!. Not too sweet. They’re still warm so I don’t know if the teff flour will mnke them less crispy than brown rice flour. Awesome!
★★★★
Yay, I am so happy you liked them🤗🤗 I’ve never tried this one with teff, so good to know it worked. May be a little less crispy, but I love chewy chocolate cookies too😋 Thanks for the feedback Lesley!
The edges got crispy. I only baked my cookies for 8 min. they were smelling very chocolate-y and I didn’t want to overbake them. perhaps going the full 10 or baking at a lower temp for a couple extra minutes would make them crispy. 😊 And I do love teff flour in chocolate things. The flavours play well together.
Do you have any flour alternatives to rice flour for this recipe??
Not that I have tested, what were you hoping to use?
I used all-purpose flour and they were excellent.
I used all-purpose flour and they were excellent.
Thanks for sharing, good to know 🙂
Hi was wondering about changing filling, do you replace the powdered sugar with the peanut butter powder or add to it, it’s not really clear, thank you!
You can just use powdered peanut butter (the sweetened kind) mixed with water but keep it a little bit thicker than normal and use that as the filling–no need for the powdered sugar or coconut milk!
Do you have a vanilla version with vanilla filling and lemon filling?
I do have a vanilla version, and I think you already found them but right here: https://www.feastingonfruit.com/homemade-vegan-golden-oreos/
Hi, i was wondering if there was another type of flour i could use instead of brown rice flour because i don’t really like the texture.
You could try buckwheat or oat flour or a gf blend, but any may make the cookie more chewy. Since these are oil-free it’s very easy to turn them chewy/soft if you mess with the ratios/ingredients at all. Hope that helps!
not good at all. I did everything to a T. Including the cook time, arrangement and flattening. they were awful.
They did not taste good, and they are so hard my little one is saying yucky she can barely bite into it. My teeth are killing me right now from eating one. I definetly wont be following any more of your recipes, as Ive made a few from your website and that Ive seen on youtube and they all turned out bad.
also they looked nothing like the pictures and rolling them was a nightmare. Way too messy. wish I could give this recipe 0 stars. all these people have rated this recipe and they CLEARLY havent even made it LOL. This recipe should say 0 stars not 4.
★
Hi! Do you have any flour substitutions for the rice flour? I’d prefer not to buy rice flour for one recipe. Can I use a standard GF flour? Almond? Coconut? Thanks!
I would try the GF flour instead, almond or coconut would both need other adjustments to make it work 🙂