Are you tired of additives and functional ingredients in foods? Well let me tell you about these vegan energy cookies that we just tried. Kakookies are made simply with oats or oat flour (no funky flour substitutes), and are made without protein powders, gums, alternative ingredients, flavors, or preservatives. In fact, they’re pretty darn close to healthy cookies you could easily bake at home … but far more convenient.
Kakookies are No Nonsense Healthy Vegan Energy Cookies
When I say healthy cookies, I realize some of you might cringe. But the entire bag of Dark Chocolate Mint Bites disappeared almost as fast as the video shown below. The “bites” as they call them, are what I would call normal-size cookies, and one bag contains a bunch of them, as you can see here …
The Dark Chocolate Mint is their first foray into “bites” (seriously, they aren’t that small!), but they have several other flavors packaged as over-sized, single-serve cookies (shown in the background of my photo and video).
Dark Chocolate Mint Bites
Ingredients: oat flour, brown sugar (cane sugar, molasses), semi sweet chocolate chips (sugar, unsweetened chocolate, cocoa butter, dextrose, sunflower lecithin), coconut oil, sprouted black bean flour, cocoa powder, chia seeds, beet powder, chicory root, mint extract, sea salt, baking soda. contains: coconut. made in a facility that also uses wheat, dairy, egg, tree nuts, peanuts, and soy.
Nutrition (per 1 ounce / 2 cookie bites): 130 calories, 7g fat, 16g carbs, 2g fiber, 8g sugars (includes 6g added sugars), 2g protein.*
Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip
Ingredients: gluten-free oats, peanut meal, cane sugar, coconut oil, semi sweet chocolate chips (organic cane sugar, unsweetened chocolate, cocoa butter), peanut butter, chia seeds, chicory root, molasses, baking soda, sea salt, vitamin e. contains: peanuts, coconut. made in a facility that also uses dairy, egg, tree nuts, peanuts, and soy.
Nutrition (per cookie): 230 calories, 14g fat, 24g carbs, 4g fiber, 11g sugars, 5g protein.*
Almond Cranberry
Ingredients: gluten-free oats, cane sugar, coconut oil, almonds, dried cranberies (cranberries, cane sugar, sunflower oil), semi sweet chocolate chips (organic cane sugar, unsweetened chocolate, cocoa butter), unsweetened coconut, chia seeds, chicory root, molasses, sea salt, baking soda, almond extract, vitamin e. contains: almonds, coconut. made in a facility that also uses dairy, egg, tree nuts, peanuts, and soy.
Nutrition (per cookie): 230 calories, 13g fat, 25g carbs, 4g fiber, 14g sugars, 4g protein.*
Boundary Waters Blueberry
Ingredients: gluten-free oats, coconut oil, cane sugar, dried blueberries (blueberries, cane sugar, sunflower oil), sunflower seeds, chia seeds, dried apples, chicory root, molasses, vanilla extract, sea salt, baking soda, vitamin e. contains: coconut. made in a facility that also uses dairy, egg, tree nuts, peanuts, and soy.
Nutrition (per cookie): 210 calories, 12g fat, 24g carbs, 4g fiber, 12g sugars, 4g protein.*
Cashew Blondie
Ingredients: gluten-free oats, cane sugar, cashew butter, coconut oil, chia seeds, molasses, chicory root, vitamin e, sea salt, baking soda, vanilla extract. contains: cashews, coconut. made in a facility that also uses dairy, egg, tree nuts, peanuts, and soy.
Nutrition (per cookie): 220 calories, 10g fat, 28g carbs, 4g fiber, 11g sugars, 5g protein.*
Dark Chocolate Cranberry
Ingredients: gluten-free oats, cane sugar, coconut oil, almonds, dried cranberies (cranberries, cane sugar, sunflower oil), semi sweet chocolate chips (organic cane sugar, unsweetened chocolate, cocoa butter), chia seeds, chicory root, cocoa powder, molasses, almond extract, baking soda, sea salt, vitamin e. contains: almonds, coconut. made in a facility that also uses dairy, egg, tree nuts, peanuts, and soy.
Nutrition (per cookie): 220 calories, 12g fat, 27g carbs, 4g fiber, 15g sugars, 4g protein.*
More Allergen Notes
The large, individually packaged, single serve Kakookies are produced in a gluten-free facility and are certified gluten-free. However, the cookie bites are produced in another facility, and do not have gluten-free certification. They are still made without any gluten ingredients, but the company doesn’t market them as gluten-free.
More Facts on Kakookies
- Price: $7.95 per 8-ounce bag; $2 per 1.60-ounce cookie
- Availability: Kakookies are sold via the company’s website below, and are also available on Amazon. You might also spot them at independent retailers in the U.S.
- Certifications: The full-size Kakookies are Certified Gluten-Free (the Cookie Bites are not).
- Dietary Notes: By ingredients, Kakookies are dairy-free / non-dairy, egg-free, gluten-free (see allergen notes above for more details), soy-free, vegan, and vegetarian.*
- For More Product Information: Visit the Kakookies website at www.kakookies.com.
*Always read the ingredient and nutrition statement prior to consumption. Ingredients, processes, and labeling are subject to change at any time for any company or product. Contact the company to discuss their manufacturing processes if potential allergen cross-contamination is an issue for you. No food product can be guaranteed “safe” for every individual’s needs. You should never rely on ingredient and allergen statements alone if dealing with a severe food allergy.
Great snack
My husband and I loved the dark chocolate mint bites cookies. Great flavor, rustic texture, a little hearty, and fulfilling. The size was also great, and bigger than “bites.” They’re a great dessert-snack hybrid. We liked the bigger cookies, too, which were more like breakfast cookies.
