It’s Secret Recipe Club time again! This month I was introduced to Sweet and Savory Tooth, written by Heather – a stay-at-home mom and avid cookbook collector (not to mention Disney fanatic).
For the first go-round with Heather’s recipe index, I tasked the kiddo with coming up with his pick. He choose her Chunky Blonde Blondies. Of course, Heather is not gluten-free or dairy-free. So much swapping took place. And the kiddo made all the decisions, and he wanted to go whole hog – and make them not only gluten-free, but also grain-free. Consequently, we ended up with some delicious bars, but I didn’t really feel like they were close enough to the original recipe to be called just an adaptation.
Back to the recipe index we went.
This time I got to choose. And, because I’ve been eating far too many sweets, I choose something that I can’t eat. Something chock full of oats. See how I’m all sneaky that way?
Of course, making this recipe DID require coming up with a vegan version of nutella.
There’s no grain in that.
Mmmmm…..must stop eating it.
The cookies, as the report goes, are delicious, though a bit crumbly. Next time I might up the flax seed a bit, and go with more nutella and less peanut butter. But, I was trying to stick as close to the original as possible.
Thanks, Heather for providing oodles of recipe inspiration!
Peanut Butter Nutella Cookies - the gluten-free, vegan version
Peanut Butter Nutella Cookies
Adapted from Sweet and Savory Life.
1 cup gluten-free oat flour
1 cup old-fashioned gluten-free oats
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup Earth Balance Soy-Free, softened
3/4 cup palm sugar
1/2 cup natural peanut butter (crunchy preferred)
1 flax egg (1 T. ground flax seed + 3 T. hot water, mixed until thick)
1 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
2/3 cup Vegan Nutella
Heat oven to 375 degrees. Mix flour, oats, baking powder, baking soda and salt; set aside. Mix Earth Balance, sugars and peanut butter. Add flax egg and vanilla and mix well. Add flour mixture into wet ingredients and mix until just combined. Slowly stir Nutella into the mixture. Place batter in spoonfuls onto baking sheet. Bake 10 minutes or until lightly browned.
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Love nutella! These cookies look fabulous.
Thanks so much!
Peanut Butter and Nutella… they make my heart go pitter patter! I love this combo for cookies….. ok really … I love this combo for anything!
Too funny. I’d never put the two together before. It is a yummy combo. Though I’m thinking hazelnut butter + nutella would be even better. 😉
Oh, I’m so glad you liked them! And, I LOVE your adaptations in making them with so many natural ingredients. Yummmm 🙂
Thanks. It was great fun to read through your blog with my kiddo and pick out favorites!
What a perfect combination of flavors. I must make these soon. Glad to be part of SRC group C with you. Happy Holidays!!
I am dying to try these cookies….because I love peanut butter and nutella separately….I can only imagine how fabulous they are together! : )
How could you go wrong with nutella and peanut butter? My mom is coming to visit and she is gluten intolerant. I’ll follow your advice…finally cookies we can make that she will enjoy.
I made these cookies yesterday using your vegan nutella & they were fabulous, my friend! 🙂
A huge success!
So glad to hear it! I love it when I hear back from someone that they actually made the recipe I posted. Yay!
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Sure. I’m always happy to support more gluten-free bloggers. 🙂
Came across your recipe and thought i’d suggest one for you. same but different.
1 cup castor sugar
1 cup peanut butter
1 egg
mix, blob, and bake.
You can use half nutella/ half peanut butter.
Enjoy
I’ve done that recipe before. Around here we call it the 1-1-1 recipe, and I’ve made it when visiting my mom, who has no funky gluten-free flours. Thanks.
Okay so I just checked out your Nutella recipe and I almost peed my pants! Eeeeeeeeeee, dairy free nutella!!! I cannot wait to make it. And I am going to smother is on EVERYTHING I see 🙂
LOL. I hope you enjoy!