A decadent, melty, vegan and gluten free chocolate chip skillet cookie is the perfect dessert to enjoy with your family! This recipe is easy to make, and results in a restaurant-style dessert at home.
Disclosure: This post is sponsored by PASCHA Chocolate. As always, all opinions and thoughts are my own.
When the holidays roll around, it might seem like there are a lot of things that are off limits if you have food allergies. Which I know can be kind of a bummer, especially if you are new to dealing with food allergies and sensitivities.
I’ve gotten used to the idea that we can have delicious allergy friendly holiday treats as long as I make them myself with safe ingredients. One company that I have come to rely on and love is PASCHA Chocolate.
All of PASCHA’s products are free of the top 9 allergens and are made in a dedicated facility, so there is no chance of any cross contamination. Since we have a tree nut allergy in our family, I have to be so careful with what kind of chocolate I buy. Many chocolate companies process nuts as well, so those products are not safe for my family.
The fact that PASCHA Chocolates are completely allergen free gives me such peace of mind. That peace of mind lets me focus on baking delicious desserts like this allergy friendly pizookie.
What is a Pizookie?
A pizookie is a deep dish chocolate chip skillet cookie that’s served warm out of the oven and topped with ice cream and chocolate sauce. Basically it’s a skillet full of love. :)
I was introduced to the pizookie when Darryl and I were part of a music festival in California and one of his friends took us to BJ’s restaurant because he could not believe I had never had or heard of a pizookie. I can still picture his face when I said, “What’s a pizookie?” He was in shock. So we headed to BJ’s and ordered one right away. Darryl and I shared one and it was basically the best dessert I’d ever had.
Ingredient Notes
- Allergy Friendly Chocolate Chips – PASCHA chocolate makes a few varieties of chocolate chips. I used a blend of the 55% and the 70% in this recipe.
- Gluten Free Flour Blend – Namaste Perfect Flour Blend works well in this recipe, or you can use another blend, like 123 Gluten Free.
- Vegan Buttery Spread – Earth Balance Soy Free Vegan Buttery Spread is great for baking. If you have a different brand you prefer, that will probably be fine.
- Unsweetened Applesauce – Applesauce is used as a binder in this recipe. If you can’t have applesauce, you could use mashed banana or a flax seed egg.
Special Equipment
It’s nice to make this in an 8-inch cast iron skillet – it feels special, and that’s the way a restaurant would serve it. But, if you don’t have that, you can bake it in an 8 inch round pan, and that would work well, too.
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Recipe
Vegan and Gluten Free Chocolate Chip Skillet Cookie (Pizookie).
Ingredients
- ⅓ cup vegan buttery spread
- ⅜ cup light brown sugar
- ¼ cup organic cane sugar
- ¼ cup unsweetened applesauce
- 1 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 cups gluten free flour blend I used 123 Gluten Free Multi-Purpose Flour Mix
- ⅜ teaspoon sea salt
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ cup PASCHA Chocolate 55% Cacao Baking Chips
- ½ cup PASCHA Chocolate 85% Cacao Baking Chips
- ½ cup PASCHA baking chips for the topping
- dairy free ice cream of your choice
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly grease an 8-inch cast iron skillet with vegan buttery spread.
- In a small bowl, whisk together the gluten free flour mix, sea salt, baking soda, and baking powder. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, cream the vegan buttery spread, granulated sugar, and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Add the vanilla and unsweetened applesauce and mix until combined.
- Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix on medium speed until combined. Turn off mixer and add the PASCHA chocolate chips and mix by hand.
- Pour the batter into the prepared cast iron skillet and spread it out evenly with the back of a spoon.
- Bake at 350 degrees F for about 27-30 minutes until golden brown on top and a toothpick inserted in the middle of the cookie comes out clean.
- Place the remaining ½ cup of chocolate chips in a small bowl and microwave for one minute. If they are not melted, microwave in 10 second intervals until fully melted. Stir until smooth.
- Top the hot cookie with ice cream and drizzle the melted chocolate on top.
- Serve immediately.
Katie
Delicious recipe!
Laura
Hi there! Super excited to try this recipe, this is all my dad wants for his birthday- and he’s gluten free. Thanks for sharing!:)
Diane
Just made this last night for the first time–delicious! Thanks for this recipe!
Kelly Roenicke
Yay, so glad you liked it! Thanks for letting me know!
Kathryn
I multiplied this recipe x4 to fill a larger cast iron (maybe it’s a 12 inch?). I also substituted baking stevia for the sugar and added a smidge of molasses. It is good, but next time I will add some flax eggs as it is a little too dry for my kids’ tastes. But it was easy!
It baked for 27 minutes and was plenty done even with the larger pan.
Thanks!
Kelly Roenicke
Glad to know it worked at a larger size! I have never tried stevia so I don’t know how that would effect the texture.
Yanic A.
I will be making THIS come Valentine’s Day!!!!
Kelly
Oh good! I hope you love it! :)
Natalie @ Tastes Lovely
This cookie is TOO good! The bigger, the better, right?
Sarah@Whole and Heavenly Oven
I absolutely LOVE pizookies! They’re so much fun, plus you get to have huge slices! Win. :) Love how healthy this is! So that means an extra-large slice is definitely okay, right?
Kelly
It’s okay with me! ;)
Alessandra // the foodie teen
I’m PRETTY sure you’re a genius – that looks absolutely incredible! I’ve never had Pascha chocolate, but now I’ll definitely be trying it!
Kelly
Thank you so much! Definitely look for PASCHA chocolate, it’s awesome!
Sonali- The Foodie Physician
This looks crazy good! But with a name like pizookie, how could it not be amazing?!
Kelly
Thanks, Sonali!
Jessica Levinson (@jlevinsonrd)
1st of all, I love the word Pizookie – brilliant! Second, my mouth is watering. YUMMY!
Kelly
Thank you!
Almost Getting It Together
I’ve never made a Pizookie but see them everywhere! I have to try your version soon :)
Kelly
I hope you love it!
Strength and Sunshine
All I have to say is… <3
Kelly
Thanks, Rebecca!
Ceara @ Ceara's Kitchen
This look absolutely delicious!!!! :) I can only imagine how delicious this tastes warm with ice cream! Yum!
Kelly
Thanks, Ceara!
whiskandshout
That presentation is giving me life… so much yum! I loooove skillet cookies :)
Kelly
Thank you! I love them, too!
Thalia @ butter and brioche
Oh god.. chocolate chip cookies are my weakness so this skillet cookie is seriously making my mouth water. Incredible stuff!
Kelly
Thanks, Thalia!
Gayle @ Pumpkin 'N Spice
Now this is my kind of cookie! This sounds delicious, Kelly! I would definitely take a big ‘ole scoop of ice cream with mine!
Kelly
Thanks, Gayle!
Julia
This is the first time I’ve heard of PASCHA and I’m excited to get a hold of a bag! I have all sorts of chocolate treats that need to be fashioned up using allergy-free chocolate! LOVE this skillet cookie – I want the whole thing allll to myself mmmmhmm!!
Kelly
Oh, PASCHA is sooooo good! Run out and find a bag ASAP!
Caitlin
God I love pizookies. The perfect thing when you can’t decide whether to just eat the dough, or bake the cookie. And it’s egg free, woohoo!
Kelly
Yup, I totally ate a few spoonfuls of the dough! :)
Kristine's Kitchen
I love Pizookies! It’s crazy how good a skillet cookie with ice cream can be. How great that you have such a delicious allergy-friendly chocolate available!
Kelly
If you were near me, I would make you one to celebrate that beautiful baby girl! :)