Chocolate Coconut Oatmeal No Bake Cookies Recipe
These easy Chocolate Coconut Oatmeal No Bake Cookies remind me of a Mounds bar in cookies form with some healthy oatmeal added in for good measure and a bit more texture too!
This time of year brings all kinds of goodness like these Chocolate Coconut Oatmeal No Bake Cookies. They take me back to years gone by. I remember my mother making them in a flash (this is actually her recipe), and grabbing one for each hand before heading out to play with my cousins. They are so very quick to make. And they disappear even quicker! And if you’re fond of Mounds candy bars, I think you’ll like these very, very much.
A little bit of stove top time is required for melting, then everything gets mixed together then dropped in tasty little mounds to firm up. These no-flour sweet and nutty treats are great for sharing as edible gifts. Once they firm up, these little goodies package well and would make any chocolate coconut loving recipients happy.
On a recent Princes Cruises, there were little treats like this offered daily in one of my favorite spots on the ship: The International Cafe. Tarts, brownies, cookies and other decadent sweets were there tempting me each day when I went for a pick me up with a hot tea of mocha. Even though these no bake cookies aren’t as fancy, they remind me of those goodies. I think they would fit right in nicely to the selection. They are just as decadent, and are great with a cup of coffee.
I’m not a gluten-free expert, but I do think these no bake cookies qualify as such. I’m pretty sure oatmeal is acceptable, but confirm that this gluten-free and do some double checking. And if anyone out there IS an expert, please let me know in the comments below and I will make note of it right here.
Happy treat making!
If you’re looking for more goodies to make check out these:
- Dark Chocolate Salted Caramel Cookies Recipe
- Pistachio Chocolate Bark Recipe
- Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Truffles Recipe
Chocolate Coconut Oatmeal No Bake Cookies Recipe
Chocolate Coconut Oatmeal No Bake Cookies Recipe
These chocolatey and nutty no bake goodies are so quick and easy. They're a great treat to share during the holidays.
Ingredients
- 2 cups old fashioned oats
- 1 cup shredded sweetened coconut
- 1 stick butter, salted
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup cocoa powder
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
Instructions
- Line baking sheets with wax paper.
- In a large bowl combine oats and coconut. Set aside.
- In a medium saucepan bring butter, sugar, cocoa, milk, and salt to a boil. Continue to boil for 2 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat. Stir in vanilla extract.
- Pour mixture over oats and coconut and stir to combine well.
- Using a spoon drop by 1 1/2-2 tablespoons mounds of desired size on lined baking sheets. Cool and eat.
(Disclaimer: Princess Cruises hosted me and a guest on a cruise. They covered all costs associated with the trip.)
Originally published December 15, 2014. Updated May 29, 2018.
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I have been making these for years with this exact recipe…the best part is no peanut butter!! For those that have problems with these setting up, I put them in the refrigerator. Works every time!
I know these by another name, Chocolate Macaroons .The recipe is exactly the same. These are really good
Yummy recipe. My Mom made a version of these (back in the 60’s & 70’s) and called them Minute Miracles. I added pecans and mini-marshmallows to half the batch. Delicious!
I learned this recipe from my Mom many decades ago.
I have made so so many batches over the years. Used to have to make double batches so we could actually have some left by the time they set up.
Never had a problem with them setting up.
Used evaporated milk. Mixed milk, sugar and vanilla together and then put butter(or margarine) in in one solid block. Then stirred only the milk/sugar portion without disturbing the butter. Once the butter was melted it was ready to pour into the oatmeal, coconut and cocoa powder, then spoon onto wax paper.
Can I make these in advance for a birthday party and freeze it until the day arrives when I need it?
While I have never frozen these, I have friends who do freeze no bake cookies like these. I would recommend giving it a test run first if it’s for a party.
Tastes yummy! Highly recommend lining baking sheet with parchment instead of wax paper. I was able to get them off wax paper after refrigerating overnight. I also added 3/4c almonds to make them more like an almond joy. Next time will swap out some of the butter for coconut oil to intensify coconut flavor. Thank you for the wonderful, tasty recipe!
I used quick cooking oats and timed them got 1 mon once they came to a boil, they ate sticky and aren’t hard like usual . What did I do wrong
You don’t cook the oats! You pour the boiling mixture over the oats and coconut in a bowl.
Can I use choc chips instead of cocoa?
Melted chocolate chips should work, I’m just not sure how much melted chocolate chips you will need as I haven’t made it that way before.
My mother and I used to make these when I was little and I have searched for the right version for years! They were all either too dry or had peanut butter (yuck!) I made these last night (with quick oats) and they are perfect! (I did add a little flavored coffee creamer, just for fun). Thank you!
Can I make without milk???
Attempted to make these yesterday. They ended up in the trash because they didn’t harden at all. Followed the instructions almost exactly, except, only used one cup of sugar. Tried again today to ensure I let it boil for exactly two minutes before pouring over oats and coconut. Check. Not hardening. These will probably end up in the trash, too. They do taste just like the ones my mom used to make for me as a kid. They just refuse to harden. I have no idea what I am doing wrong when the only difference is that I use less sugar than the recipe calls for.
Seriously? My guess is since you’re not following the recipe, it’s not going to work. Not really a stretch to come to that conclusion.
I made these last night and they hardened fine. They were, however, disgusting & inedible by my family: way way way too sweet! (I even used unsweetened coconut because using pre-sweetened seemed like a recipe for instant diabetes.) so while I can appreciate your plan to reduce the ridiculous amount of sugar, it clearly makes sense that it would throw the recipe. Sugar hardens after it’s been cooked, so if you eliminate half of the material that is supposed to harden… well, you’ve got two batches of the answer.
Well, Claudia – I did make another batch with less sugar. I am not really that into giving my family diabetes. Since you’re not shy about sounding like a pompous know-it-all with too much unrestricted access to the internet, I have to ask: Did you really not comprehend that the amount of sugar the recipe calls for would produce a product much too sweet for a sensible person to consume? I see that self-control isn’t your forte.
FYI: I found that boiling the ingredients for six minutes more than the recipe calls for, resolved the issue.
OMG…you sound like a bully…so ungrateful!!
Claudia was just trying to help.
At least someone took the time to even answer you.
Don’t be such a sour puss!!!
Great recipe 🙂
In France we call it “rose des sables” and it is made with cornflakes but I prefer your version with oats!
My mom made these when I was a child in the 1950’s. I made them often for my children and now my daughter does the same.
I divided the recipe up so that I could make just a few for a chocolate craving, half or the whole thing.
On an elementary school class picnic I discovered that, unfortunately, ants love them too.
Can you use Almond milk instead of reg milk?
I’ve never made these with almond milk so I am not positive how it would turn out, but I would think it should work. Let me know if you try it.
Should the cocoa be the unsweetened or sweetened kind?
Unsweetened cocoa powder.
I made these with almond milk! It seemed to work fine aside from the fact that (as many others have mentioned) they did not harden.
To be fair, I did reduce the sugar by half as well, so maybe that had something to do with it? That being said, I cant imagine that the cookies I ate as a child had THAT much sugar and those always seemed to set just fine. Next time, will try what another commenter said and boil the mixture for an extra cpl minutes.
Did you try with coconut oil instead of butter ?
I have not tried that yet, but let me know if you do.