As I’m sure we’re all aware, it’s Halloween this week! And with 2020 being the way it is and less celebration taking place, I wasn’t sure whether to make anything to mark the occasion this year. Then I decided to make something seasonal that can double up as a vegan Halloween treat. I’m making a chocolate chip vegan pumpkin cookies recipe that you can serve as a simple cookie or get creative with for Halloween.
Halloween Cookie Ideas
- Use bat/ pumpkin/ something spooky shaped cookie cutters to make them.
- Decorate them with cobwebs, make orange icing, and turn them into little pumpkins.
- …Have fun and get creative, this could be a great bake to make with kids, and the end product is on the healthier side too.
This recipe is inspired by my banana and oat healthy cookies recipe, so check those out if you’re not wanting something Halloween themed, or the idea of putting pumpkins in your cookies isn’t right for you.
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Nutritional Information
I know a cookie isn’t of the highest nutritional value even when you make it from healthier ingredients so don’t expect anything too miraculous here, but each cookie contains (with choc chips, not decorated) 3g of fibre, 3g of protein, 124kcal and an eighth of the RDA of vitamin A.
Ingredient Choices
This recipe calls for oat flour, but you could make it with whole rolled oats if you wanted to for more texture in your cookie. I’ve opted for the flour to make them smoother, and this is the best option if you’re wanting to decorate them too.
Please note that the cooking time is the time it takes if you have ready made pumpkin puree, don’t forget to add on extra if you need to pre-roast some.
Vegan Pumpkin Cookies Recipe
An easy healthier Halloween treats recipe to make with kids, or simply serve alone as a seasonal treat.
This recipe is gluten free, dairy free, soy free, nut free and vegan.
Vegan Pumpkin Cookies Recipe
An easy healthier Halloween treats recipe to make with kids, or simply serve alone as a seasonal treat.
Ingredients
- 2 cups GF oat flour
- 240 g cooked pumpkin/ pumpkin puree
- 1-2 tbsp maple syrup
- 50 g dark/ vegan milk chocolate chips
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 180°c and line a baking tray with greaseproof paper.
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Next, either mix the pumpkin puree, oats and syrup in a bowl, or mix them in a blender or food processor for a smoother cookie dough. After that, stir in your chocolate chips then shape the dough into cookies.
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For this step you can flour a surface and roll your dough and use cookie cutters, including cute Halloween ones if you’re looking to make healthier Halloween treats. Alternatively, you can divide the dough into eight even sized balls and press them into round cookies by hand for a more rustic homemade cookie.
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Place your cookie dough on your lined baking tray and cook in the centre of the oven for 15-20 minutes. 15 minutes will give you more of a soft baked cookie, 20 should give you a crunchier option depending on your preferences.
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Leave to cool before removing from the tray
Serve and enjoy!
Recipe Notes
If you’re in the UK, like me, and you can’t find pumpkin puree, 240g is roughly ¼ of a pumpkin. I roasted mine for approximately 25 minutes at 190°c then blended it.
Have you made any Halloween treats or pumpkin recipes (or both) yet this year?
Until next time,
Sophie
Yum Sophie! These look chewy and gooey! I love the idea of decorating them too. A perfect treat for the spooky season xx
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Oh wow!!!!!!! Yummy!!!!!!! I love pumpkin. Would love to try this recipe. Thank you for sharing.
These look so simple and dare I say…healthy? Thank you for sharing
These cookies look delicious and nutritious! I like the idea of cutting them into Halloween shapes and decorating them. Thanks for sharing.
These look delicious! I’ve never thought to make pumpkin cookies a go but these look lovely.
Tash // A Girl with a View
These look absolutely lush! I’ve been traversing the internet for vegan friendly autumnal baked goods, and these will be perfect! Thanks for sharing your recipe x
Ooh these cookies look scrumptious! I love the idea of using Halloween cookie cutters when you do make cookies, such a good idea! x
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Those cookies look amazing and so easy to make. Making me hungry!
Steph x
Oooo this looks super yummy! Going to try and recreate these! Thanks for sharing xx
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These look amazing!!
These look delicious. Great fall yummies. I like vegan recipes 🙂
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I love the little bat, that’s so cute! I am going to have to give this a try and make some cookies for my pumpkin loving husband lol We purchased a lot of pumpkin puree to make pet treats, so I’m sure that I can spare some for him too!
These look so good! Perfect for Halloween (that’s a cute bat-shaped one) and fall!
These sound pretty delicious. I am yet to make any Halloween themed food yet, I think I am going to be using some Halloween cookie cutters to make something Halloween themed for the day though. I am also still yet to make anything with pumpkin so I really need to get on that! Pumpkin cookies sound like a good idea. x
These look so good! I can only imagine the taste of pumpkin and maple syrup, which means I’ll have to try it out. Thanks for sharing!
Loren | Plaid and Sugar
Oh, these look great! I’ve been playing around with different pumpkin recipes lately and these will definitely have to go on the list. Thanks for sharing!
Love this recipe! I’ve never tried pumpkin cookies but they look and sound amazing! Thank you for sharing this!
These look great. I’ve sent the link to my daughter as she is always on the look out for tasty vegan snacks.
These look really yummy! I’d love to give them a go x
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I love how your pumpkin cookies only take 4 ingredients… talk about a totally easy recipe for almost any day of the week!
Love this recipe and they look delicious too!
Wow these look awesome!! People can really be wary of vegan recipes but I’ve never had one I didn’t like
I don’t why I’ve never thought of making pumpkin cookies!! I’ll definitely have to use this recipe this year. I love that it’s something of a cross between choc chip and pumpkin flavoured cookies x
I tried my first pumpkin flavoured thing this year. I made a soup. And it was gross. So I will admit, I’m a bit skeptical of anything pumpkin flavoured now! But these do look lovely and if you made them, I’d definitely give them a try!
These do look absolutely delicious, I just wish I liked the taste of pumpkin, but I can’t stand it which annoys me x
I always forget about making things with pumpkin! These sound tasty xx
Ooh these look delicious! Will definitely give them a go at some point xx
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Oh wow these look so delicious! I’ll have to make these with Joshua! xx
These look delic!! And perfectly themed!
The bat shape is such a great idea! x
Beautylymin
I’ve never made Halloween treats before but these sound delicious.
They look so yummy x
Ohhh yum! They sound delicious and I love anything with pumpkin in.