Gluten-Free Vegan Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

These Gluten-Free Vegan Oatmeal Raisin Cookies are soft and chewy, fragrant and fruity and healthier than the traditional version! They're versatile and easily customisable, super easy to make, come together in one bowl and there's no flax eggs, chia eggs or aquafaba required. They're also refined sugar free and oil-free optional.

They're a good source of protein and fibre, filling and satisfying and perfect for meal prep as their taste and texture remains unchanged for a good few days. They also travel well, so are great for packed lunches or road trips.

How to make this recipe

Scroll down to the bottom of the post for the full recipe.

• Mix together all the ingredients in a glass mixing bowl.

Tip: Use a measuring jug to measure out the plant-based milk.

Tip: Leave the mixture for 10 minutes as leaving the oats to soak for a bit will make them much easier to bind together.

• Take a heaped tablespoon of the mixture and use your hands to form it into a little patty.
• Lay it out onto a rectangular baking tray lined with greased baking paper.
• Repeat until the rest of the batter is used up - you should be able to make 12 cookies.

• Bake in the oven for around 15 minutes until golden brown.

How long do these Oatmeal Raisin Cookies keep for?

These cookies keep well in an airtight container for a good few days.

Substitutions you can make

• You can use any type of plant-based milk: almond milk, rice milk, soy milk, cashew milk, oat milk etc.
• You can use any type of liquid sweetener: maple syrup, agave syrup, brown rice syrup etc.
• You can use any type of oil: coconut oil, olive oil or vegetable oil.
• For an oil-free version, the coconut oil can be replaced with almond butter, peanut butter, cashew butter or sunflower seed butter. 
• The ground almonds can be replaced with ground walnuts or ground hazelnuts.
• For a nut-free version, use ground sunflower seeds instead of ground almonds and use a nut-free plant-based milk.
• The raisins can be replaced with chocolate chips or dried cranberries, dried cherries, dried mango, dried papaya, dried pineapple, chopped dates etc.

More vegan cookies

• Chocolate Chip Cookies
• Gingerbread Cookies
• Oatmeal Cookies
• Peanut Butter Cookies
• Chocolate Black Bean Cookie Ice Cream Sandwiches
• Double Chocolate Chip Cookies
• Millionaire Shortbread
• Lemon Cookies

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