Name: Recipe for Coconut-Date-Cacao Mounds
Prep time: 15 minutes
Cook time: 12-15 minutes
Total time: 27-30 minutes
Yield: 30 (1 cookie) servings
Cuisine: Sweets
Ingredients: 2 unsweetened macaroon coconut; 1 1/3 tiny, dried date pieces; 3/4 cacao nibs; 1/3 whole wheat pastry flour; 3/4 chopped walnuts; 3 dry quick oats; 1/4 salt; 1/3 orange juice; 1/3 peanut or almond butter; 1/3 maple syrup; 1 water; 1 vanilla

Five coconut mound cookies on a white surface

Sweets A Bite of Chewy, Sweet Goodness

Not only are these cookies filled with fiber, protein, and heart-healthy benefits; they’re a fun treat served warm out of the oven. Prep them to the cookie-sheet stage and then set them aside while you fix your meal. As you sit down to eat, place them in a preheated oven so everyone can enjoy a fresh baked cookie to finish off their dinner.

Recipe courtesy of

Heather Leno

Prep Instructions

Yield: 30 (1 cookie) servings
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 12-15 minutes
Total Time: 27-30 minutes

Recipe Ingredients

2 cups unsweetened macaroon coconut
1 1/3 cups tiny, dried date pieces
3/4 cup cacao nibs
1/3 cup whole wheat pastry flour
3/4 cup chopped walnuts
3 tablespoons dry quick oats
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup orange juice
1/3 cup peanut or almond butter
1/3 cup maple syrup
1 tablespoon water
1 teaspoon vanilla

In a mixing bowl, combine all dry ingredients.
Combine liquids and add to dry ingredient mixture.
Prepare cookie sheet with parchment or silicone pad.
Bake at 350°F for 12–15 minutes.

NOTE: If you cannot find tiny date pieces, chop up some larger ones. If the date pieces are too hard and dry, soak them briefly in hot water and then drain.