If you love gingersnaps, than I think you’ll enjoy this no-bake recipe. They are full of flavor and quite addicting!
I’m really loving these vegan raw cookie balls, if you haven’t noticed this is my fourth recipe within two weeks. They’re all easy to make, healthy and so delicious!
Plus, I love the idea of it being a doughy cookie. Along with that, I love all the natural ingredients that go into this style cookie. It does harden a bit once refrigerated, becoming less doughy and more of a chewy style cookie.
You only need a few to satisfy your craving, and if you have too many, you won’t feel guilty!
Without further ado, let’s make raw ginger snaps!
How To Make Raw Ginger Snaps
What you’ll need:
- 3/4 cup oats, regular or quick (I used GF)
- 1/2 cup almonds
- 3/4 cup dates, pitted and chopped
- 2 tablespoons fresh ginger, minced or 1 1/2 teaspoons ginger powder
- 3 tablespoons pure maple syrup
- 1 tablespoon unsulphured organic molasses, optional
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/8 teaspoon nutmeg or ground cloves
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- sesame seeds & cinnamon, for rolling
Start by pulsing your oats and almonds until a somewhat fine consistency.
Next, add in your remaining ingredients (shown above) and blend until it clumps together forming a dough ball (shown below).
The dough is amazing, try not to eat too much before you roll your balls like I did. I would have gotten 12 balls but I couldn’t resist eating some of the dough only leaving me with 11 of these delicious spiracle treats.
Roll the balls in sesame seeds or cinnamon for a finished look (shown below), or leave them as is. Super easy and delicious!
More No-Bake Cookie Inspiration
If you love this style of snack or dessert, you’ll love these other raw no-bake cookie bites. You may find a new favorite guilt-free dessert!
- Almond Vanilla Chocolate Chip Bites
- Cranberry Pistachio Oatmeal Bites
- Chocolate Pistachio Oatmeal Cookie Bites
- Hemp Heart Energy Bites
- Coconut Lemon Bombs
- Raw Coconut Brownie Bites
RAW GINGER SNAPS
A delicious no bake cookie treat with a combination of oats, almonds, ginger, cinnamon, molasses and dates. Full of flavor and healthy as can be!
- Prep Time: 25 min
- Total Time: 25 min
- Yield: Makes 12 Balls
- Category: Dessert, Snack
- Cuisine: Vegan
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup oats, regular or quick (I used GF)
- 1/2 cup almonds
- 3/4 cup dates, pitted and chopped
- 2 tablespoons fresh ginger, minced or 1 1/2 teaspoons ginger powder
- 3 tablespoons pure maple syrup or liquid sweetener of choice
- 1 tablespoon unsulphured organic molasses, optional
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/8 teaspoon nutmeg or ground cloves
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- sesame seeds & cinnamon, for rolling
Instructions
Combine oats and almonds in food processor, blend until you get a fairly fine consistency, doesn’t have to be perfect. Add dates and rest of ingredients, blend until combined and dough like consistency, about 1 minute. If for any reason you added more oats or nuts/seeds and you feel it is too dry, try adding 1 tablespoon of water at a time to get desired consistency. Let set in the refrigerator for about 20 minutes or so to help stiffen the dough.
Roll your dough into 1 inch balls. If you like you can roll them in cinnamon or white sesame seeds for a more finished look. Shredded coconut would be another great option.
Keep refrigerated and enjoy within two weeks or so. Makes 12 balls.
NOTES:
For those with nut allergies, you may substitute the almonds for sunflower seeds or hemp hearts.
I use oats in the recipe to cut the fat content. Feel free to use all almonds or more almonds and less oats.
Dana says
I’ve made these probably more than I’ve made any other recipe and they are a hit every time. Raw vegan ginger balls 4 LYFE!!!
Laura says
I have made these several times and they are delicious and easy to make. We call them ‘Amazeballs’ :)
Ashley says
ThEse were delicious. I ended up making a batch a bringing some on a flight for a quick snack. I subbed half of the almonds with pecans and added 2 slices of crystalized ginger and they turned out fantastic! Yum. :)
Erin Bird says
Ok folks. Watch how a review for a recipe is suppose to go:
"Wow I actually MADE these and they are wonderful! I made no substitutions. The whole family loved them. The raw ginger is really refreshing. Thanks for the great recipe!"
Not, "wow these look great." Reviewing a recipe before you make it should be a crime. Ok, rant over ;)
julie@thesimpleveganista says
Glad these went over well! Thank you for the great review! :)
julie@thesimpleveganista says
Wonderful, so glad you had all the ingredients on hand and whipped these up in a cinch! I am slowly piecing together a book at the moment. Will definitely keep your email and let you know when it is released. Tempeh is great, especially in this chili and your hubby is right, it is full of good protein. Good for you sharing a healthy lifestyle with you children even though it took their peers to help them see the light. Isn't that about as typical as it gets. LOL :)
I sure hope you enjoy all the recipes here and give that tempeh chili a try! Cheers to being ahead of the curve!
Anonymous says
Great ideas here! Thank you so much! Have been using your "Cashew Ricotta cheese" recipe as a base for many things…. made vegan "butter" w saffron and caramelized onion to spread on breads. These Cookies are out of this world, rolled some in coconut and "raw" choc nibs, going to the store to buy more Dates!. Thanks so much for all your ideas! Hope you get paid somehow…..
julie@thesimpleveganista says
Wow, I love your ideas for using the cashew ricotta cheese, that sounds divine! So glad your loving these ginger snaps too. Sounds like your having fun with the recipes and really making them your own. I will have to try your ideas soon. Thank you so much for stopping to share! Cheers :)
Unknown says
Hi and thank you for this recipe. I can't have oats any replacement for that?
gaby
julie@thesimpleveganista says
You could try subbing in more almonds or cashews in place to the oats. The main reason I use oats is to lessen the amount of nuts used, making them a little lower in calories and fat. But the extra nuts should work just as well too. Would love to hear how it worked out for you and what you decided to use in place of the oats.
Anonymous says
I've made these, they are delicious. Very healthy & yes the ginger packs a perfect playful punch.
Julie says
Thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts! Cheers to winning combinations….healthy and delicious is the best combo!! :)
Jenna says
Hi there! I am new to the raw world and through my research, I thoughts oats were steamed and therefore, not raw? I would love to have this cleared up if you have answers for me ~ thanks :)
Julie says
Hi Jenna! Great question….Yes, you are correct that most oats sold in stores have gone through a steaming process, rolled oats are usually the ones. You can find raw oats online or maybe at health food stores. I'm not 100% raw vegan so I don't mind the steam process so much in my oats. Also, I guess it would depend on what your definition of raw is here too…these are unbaked and considered raw in that respect.
If you notice I do add oats to most of my raw truffles, that is to off set the nut ratio…I find eating too many nuts in these desserts has had it's effect on me personally so I incorporate the oats to create less fat and easier digestion.
Hope that answers your question and thank you for asking! Please feel free to always ask me anything. And if your a raw foodist, I hope you find what your looking for and can try these ginger snaps, they're really good! :)
Anonymous says
I really want to try these, but I'm just wondering if I can sub ground ginger or crystallized? I don't have any fresh ginger on hand right now.
Julie says
Yes, dried or crystallized will work fine too. You can use 1/4 tsp. of ground ginger for 1 tbsp. of fresh, if you love ginger maybe add a tad bit more ginger powder. For the crystallized, I have not used that yet but I would think to use the same amount as in the recipe. To make refined sugar free you may want to rinse the sugar from the crystallized ginger. Let me know how it turns out. I think it will be delicious. I'm craving some right now. :)
Anonymous says
For 12 balls, it's 118 calories each.
Julie says
Great ! Thank you :)
Anonymous says
thankyou for this recipe , though we have nut allergies in our household and unfortunately suffer the same reaction withy sunflower seeds and oil :{ so will be trying it with extra oats and dates .
Julie says
I think extra oats and dates will be just great. Let me know how yours goes…I may try that myself as I would like to have a treat that is very low fat, the extra dates/oats is the way to go. :)
Amy says
^^^^^^^ id just add the calories by what brands you use in the recipe. that way u can make them as healthful and low calorie as you'd like.
Julie says
Thank you Socal FitandFabulous ! I'm glad we have connected too in this internet world, hope to inspire something within your clients. Enjoy these treats and have a lovely rest of the weekend. ♥
I would suggest for anyone with nut allergies to replace the nuts with seeds such as sunflower or hulled hemp seeds. Using the same amount should be fine. Or you can use extra oats and dates and not use any nuts at all. Let me know how that works for you. I may try that too without any nuts. Enjoy experimenting, this is really an easy recipe, you can play with the ingredients and almost always come up with something great, even with making seemingly big changes. It's 99% foolproof. Have fun :)
Anonymous says
thankyou for the suggestions , though we too have found sunflower seeds and oil to be problematic , being high in salicylates .will try it out and let you know how we go , :)
Anonymous says
we have nut allergies in the family , what can we substitute with instead of nuts in these recipes please ?
SoCal FitandFabulous says
I'm going to make some this week, they look delicious! I'm going to share your Blog with my clients on my Facebook page. I was glad I found you a few days ago!
Julie says
Thank you Amy for your suggestion. :) I've been meaning to do the nutrition part as well but haven't got around to that yet. Amy's advice is perfect and will make it more individual to the products you use. These are wholesome ingredients….much better ingredients than butters, refined sugars and other processed items that usually go into these kinds of sweets. Hopefully soon I will have the nutrition data to include in most of my recipes. I hope everyone who gets a chance to eat them enjoys them…they are everything a ginger snap should be, without the crunchy snap they were named for. :) I'll consider the 'snap' the snappiness of the ingredients. Thank you both for your comments. :)
Anonymous says
They look great, but for those of us dieting and "being healthy" what is the nutrient content? Cant' wait to try them.