One of my favorite cookies growing up was Nutter Butters. I decided to try and recreate them with raw, vegan ingredients and I love how they turned out! These are definitely a great alternative to Nutter Butters and pretty simple to make too!
It does take a bit of time to make the balls and shape them into peanut-shaped cookies so you could easily skip this step and make them regular sandwich cookies, but I love how cute they look like Nutter Butters!
Ingredients
Peanut butter – This is pretty self explanatory but you can’t have Nutter Butter copy cats without peanut butter 😉 This ingredient has no substitutions, if you try it with a different nut butter, they will not taste like Nutter Butters.
Almond flour – I love using this flour for how light it tastes. It’s a light tasting flour and it doesn’t overpower or dry out the cookies.
Dates – Dates give the cookies their sweetness without adding any extra sugar. I prefer to use Medjool dates but you could also use deglet dates. If you’re dates are old or dry, soak them in warm water for 5-10 minutes before using to soften them up.
Peanut butter powder – You can use any brand you like. I used PB Fit. You could also use regular peanut butter but you may need to add a little almond flour so that your filling stays on the cookies.
Maple syrup – One of my favorite natural sweeteners. Maple syrup adds a little sweetness ot the filling. You could also use Lakanto sugar free maple syrup if you want to avoid added sugar.
Instructions
- Blend all ingredients from the cookie ingredient section in food processor until blended.
- Form into 24 balls and place onto parchment lined baking dish. Press the balls down into rounds and press 2 rounds together so they form peanut shaped cookies. Set aside.
- For the filling: Mix the powdered peanut butter and maple syrup together in a small bowl. If the mixture is too thick, add about a tablespoon of almond milk to thin it out. You want it thick enough to stay on the cookies.
- Spoon filling mixture onto 4 of the peanut shaped cookies. Top the cookies with the other 4 cookies so they look like Nutter Butters.
- Enjoy!
Storing Instructions
Store cookies in an air tight container in the fridge for up to 5 days or in the freezer for up to 3 months.
Raw Vegan Nutter Butter Copy Cats
Ingredients
PB Cookies
- 8 dates (150 g) dates
- 1/4 cup (64 g) peanut butter
- 3/4 cup (84 g) almond flour
- 1 tsp (4 g) vanilla
- 1/4 tsp salt
PB Filling
- 2 tbsp (16 g) powdered peanut butter
- 1 tbsp (18g) maple syrup
- 1/2 tbsp (5g) almond milk, optional
Instructions
- Blend all ingredients from the cookie ingredient section in food processor until blended.
- Form into 24 balls and place onto parchment lined baking dish. Press the balls down into rounds and press 2 rounds together so they form peanut shaped cookies. Set aside.
- For the filling: Mix the powdered peanut butter and maple syrup together in a small bowl. If the mixture is too thick, add about a tablespoon of almond milk to thin it out. You want it thick enough to stay on the cookies.
- Spoon filling mixture onto 4 of the peanut shaped cookies. Top the cookies with the other 4 cookies so they look like Nutter Butters.
- Enjoy!
