These Gluten-Free Vegan Oatmeal Raisin Cookies are soft and chewy, fragrant and fruity and healthier than the traditional version!
Why you’ll love these Gluten-Free Vegan Oatmeal Raisin Cookies:
- they’re undetectably vegan and gluten-free
- they’re fragrant and fruity
- they’re tender and chewy
- they’re versatile and easily customisable
- they’re a good source of protein and fibre
- they’re filling and satisfying
- they’re oil-free optional
- they’re refined sugar free
- they’re super easy to make
- they come together in one bowl
- there’s no flax eggs, chia eggs or aquafaba required
- they’re made using a handful of simple ingredients
- they’re perfect for meal prep as their taste and texture remains unchanged for a good few days
- they travel well so are great for packed lunches or road trips
- they’re great for breakfast, but also work as an afternoon snack or healthy dessert!
How to make these Gluten-Free Vegan Oatmeal Raisin Cookies
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 to this recipe:
- you can use any type of plant-based milk: almond milk, rice milk, soy milk, cashew milk, oat milk etc
- you can substitute the agave syrup with brown rice syrup
- to make the cookies free from added sugar, omit the maple syrup
- you can use any type of oil: coconut oil, olive oil or vegetable oil
- for an oil-free version, the coconut oil can be substituted with almond butter, peanut butter, cashew butter or sunflower seed butter
- the ground almonds can be substituted with ground walnuts or ground hazelnuts
- for a nut-free version, use ground sunflower seeds instead of ground almonds
- the raisins can be substituted 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
- Peanut Butter Cookies
- Chocolate Black Bean Cookie Ice Cream Sandwiches
- Double Chocolate Chip Cookies
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Gluten-Free Vegan Oatmeal Raisin Cookies
These Gluten-Free Vegan Oatmeal Raisin Cookies are soft and chewy, fragrant and fruity and much healthier than the traditional version!
Print Pin RatePrep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes
Servings: 12 cookies
Calories: 151kcal
Ingredients
- 30 g (1/8 cup) coconut oil (or sub olive or vegetable oil)
- 5 tablespoons agave syrup (or sub brown rice syrup)
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Pinch salt
- 60 g (1/2 cup) ground almonds (almond meal) *
- 150 g (1 1/2 cup) rolled oats (ensure gluten-free if necessary)
- 100 g (2/3 cup) raisins
- 120 ml (1/2 cup) unsweetened almond milk (or any other plant-based milk)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 180 degrees Celsius (350 degrees Fahrenheit)
- Place the coconut oil in a large bowl and melt over a saucepan of boiling water or in the microwave (skip this step if using any other oil)
- Once melted, add all the other ingredients to the same bowl
- Mix well, adding a tiny splash more milk if it’s looking too dry
- 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 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
- Leave to cool completely before storing in an airtight container - keeps for a good few days
Notes
*You can alternatively use almond flour
almond flourNutrition Facts
Gluten-Free Vegan Oatmeal Raisin Cookies
Amount Per Serving
Calories 151 Calories from Fat 45
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 5g 8%
Saturated Fat 2g 10%
Sodium 16mg 1%
Potassium 114mg 3%
Total Carbohydrates 22g 7%
Dietary Fiber 2g 8%
Sugars 6g
Protein 2g 4%
Vitamin C 0.5%
Calcium 3.3%
Iron 5.2%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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Rozina
May 9, 2019 at 5:03 amLooks like a very simple recipe yo folow. How can we make them.crispy? Tks
Rhian Williams
May 9, 2019 at 11:07 amThank you! You can make them crispier by making them thinner and flatter (making a larger number of cookies using the same amount of dough and using two baking trays if necessary). Then keep an eye on them while they’re in the oven so they don’t burn but bake until you get your desired crispiness!