Homemade Samoas Cookies
Only four ingredients: coconut, dates, chocolate chips and coconut oil. Vegan & gluten-free
Prep: 5 minutes • Cook time: 10 minutes • Total time: 15 minutes
(This recipe is from Eating Bird Food)Traditional Samoas, as much as we love them, are highly processed and made with lots of saturated fats and artificial flavoring. We’re skipping all of those extra ingredients like white sugar, corn syrup and sweetened condensed milk and making them with just medjool dates, toasted coconut and chocolate chips. I recommend using Lily’s chocolate chips or Hu Kitchen gems for less sugar!
Baking sheet
Food processor
or blender
Parchment paper
Instructions
Hard/dry dates
If your dates are hard and dry, I recommend soaking them in warm water for 10-15 minutes to soften. Just drain them well before using.
Coconut oil
This is used to help make the melted chocolate thinner, which makes it easier to dip the Samoas. The coconut oil also helps harden the chocolate in the freezer. You can skip it, but your melted chocolate will likely be pretty thick. I recommend using refined coconut oil if you don’t want any coconut flavor!