Amazing No-Bake Pumpkin Cookies take just minutes to prepare so the sweet, chewy deliciousness can be in your belly in no time! Gluten-free cookies with no baking required!
The entire family can get in on these easy oatmeal balls!
At this time of year, people often think fall baking when they think of pumpkin recipes. But don’t worry, you can still get in the pumpkin spirit without turning the oven on. Baking cookies is fun, but no-bake pumpkin spice cookies take mere minutes to make and are sweet, chewy and delicious.
Ingredients for No Bake Pumpkin Cookies
- 1/4 cup pumpkin puree
- 1/4 cup unsalted butter
- 2 tbsp milk
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup 1-minute oats
- 1 1/2 cup old fashioned oats
- 1/4 tsp pumpkin spice
- 1 pinch salt
- 1/4 tsp vanilla extract
Tip: Before you get started making the pumpkin oatmeal cookies, we suggest getting all of your ingredients ready and measure them out. This will make the process go much smoother.
How to Make No Bake Cookies
Our no-bake oatmeal balls are a great addition to your pumpkin must-try list. Trust us on this one!
- Line a baking sheet with either a silicone mat or wax paper.
- Put the pumpkin puree, butter, milk and sugar in a small pan and warm over medium heat. Bring to a simmer and boil for around a minute. Remove from heat.
- Meanwhile, put both kinds of oats in a bowl, add the pumpkin spice and salt and mix through.
- Add the vanilla to the pumpkin-butter mixture and add it to the bowl with the oats. Mix well.
- Take spoonfuls of the mixture (I used a slightly heaped tablespoon measure) and press together slightly as you form into a slightly flattened ball. Set on the prepared baking sheet and allow to cool.
Can you believe it only takes a couple of minutes to cook the sugar, butter, pumpkin and milk mixture? Then, just mix in the oats and spice before scooping the no-bake pumpkin cookies mixture onto a cookie sheet.
The hardest part of this recipe is waiting for the no-bake pumpkin balls to cool a little!
How to Make Pumpkin Spice
You can purchase a pre-made pumpkin pie spice or you can make your own at home.
- 1 tsp. cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp. ground ginger
- 1/4 tsp. ground cloves
- 1/4 tsp. ground nutmeg.
You can follow our step-by-step guide on how to make the perfect pumpkin pie spice.
How to Make Pumpkin Spice
For measuring purposes, you will need:
- 1 tsp. cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp. ground ginger
- 1/4 tsp. ground cloves
- 1/4 tsp. ground nutmeg.
You can follow our step-by-step guide on how to make the perfect pumpkin pie spice.
Additions to No-Bake Pumpkin Balls
Our no-bake pumpkin cookies recipe is in effect a base recipe – it’s delicious as it is, but you can easily add things to it. Have fun and make it your own. For example:
- chopped nuts like pecans or walnuts;
- chocolate or caramel chips;
- dried fruit like cranberries or raisins.
This is one of the easiest cookie recipes you will ever make. No-bake desserts are sure to be the star at kid’s parties, as well as delicious after-school treats.
Are no-bake oatmeal balls gluten free?
If you weren’t already tempted, as well as being no-bake, these pumpkin cookies are also gluten free. We recommend always making sure you are using gluten-free oats.
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No Bake Pumpkin Cookies
🥘 Ingredients
- 1/4 cup pumpkin puree
- 1/4 cup unsalted butter
- 2 tbsp milk
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup 1 minute oats
- 1 1/2 cups old fashioned oats
- 1/4 tsp pumpkin spice
- 1 pinch salt
- 1/4 tsp vanilla extract
🔪 Instructions
- Line a baking sheet with either a silicone mat or wax paper.
- Put the pumpkin puree, butter, milk and sugar in a small pan and warm over a medium heat. Bring to a simmer and boil for around a minute. Remove from heat.
- Meanwhile, put both kinds of oats in a bowl, add the pumpkin spice and salt and mix through.
- Add the vanilla to the pumpkin-butter mixture and add it to the bowl with the oats. Mix well.
- Take spoonfuls of the mixture (I used a slightly heaped tablespoon measure) and press together slightly as you form into a slightly flattened ball. Set on the prepared baking sheet and allow to cool.
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Notes
- Before you get started making the pumpkin cookies, we suggest getting all of your ingredients ready and measure them out. This will make the process go much smoother.
- Do not over boil the mixture. You want oat cookie mixture to come together quickly.
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This post was updated on November 15, 2019.
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