Peanut Butter Cookie Dough Dip

July 29, 2014 by Lindsay 50 Comments

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This Peanut Butter Cookie Dough Dip is made with chickpeas and lightly sweetened with dates. The perfect snack when served with a side of apples!

Hi Friends!

I have a special treat for you today. Well, two treats actually. First, my good friend Meme from Living Well Kitchen is here to take over the blog! Second, the recipe she’s sharing is a treat for sure! Meme is a fellow RD who shares delicious recipes on her blog so if you haven’t check it out yet, be sure to head over now and add her to your reader!

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Hi there, Lean Green Bean readers!

Despite the fact that we’ve never actually met, I feel like Lindsay is an old friend because I’ve been a long-term reader and love all her tips, recipes, Bean Bytes, etc.

My self-imposed life goal as a registered dietitian/food blogger/human being with taste buds is to help people realize that healthy food can be really tasty and it doesn’t have to be difficult to live a healthy lifestyle. I feel like Lindsay does a really good job promoting that on the Lean Green Bean. Needless to say, I was super excited when she asked me to do a guest post on her blog!

Guest posting can be one of those daunting tasks because you feel like you really need to bring your A-game. And in my opinion, desserts are always A-game.

So I set out to create a few recipes based on what I had in my kitchen. Considering the amount that it rains in New Orleans and that I like to “walk” my errands, I needed to use what I had at home because you never know when you’re going to leave your house with the sun out and 5 minutes later the heavens open and you’re drenched head to toe. Not to mention that the city is below sea level so it floods in a hot minute. I’ve come home from many a grocery trips looking like a wet dog…

Luckily, I’m well prepared and always have peanut butter, chickpeas, oats, and dates in my kitchen.

Since I’m currently on a cookie dough dip making rampage {Sugar Cookie and Coconut Almond Cookie}, I decided I needed to make a peanut butter version. I mean, peanut butter is one of my all-time favorite foods.

Y’all… not to toot my own horn, but I’ve hit a home run with this peanut butter cookie dough dip! The peanut-butter-loving, cookie-dough-dip-making freak in me is doing cartwheels as we speak. This stuff is sweet {thanks to the dates and almond & vanilla extracts} and salty {I sprinkle mine with a touch of sea or kosher salt}.

Basically, it’s salty-sweet goodness in a bowl that you can feel good about serving to friends and family.

Need a new snack? Try this Healthy PB Cookie Dough Dip from @leangrnbeanblog and @memeinge!

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Chickpeas make the base of the dip so there is no need for butter, sugar, or flour like most cookie dough dips require, and it boosts the fiber & protein content. It’s also entirely sweetened with dates, which do contain sugar but they are full of fiber and vitamins & minerals.
I prefer to enjoy this ~~right from the food processor~~ served in a bowl with some sliced apples.

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