Protein Cookie Dough
Equipment
- 1 Mixing bowl
- 1 Rubber Spatula
Ingredients
- 8 oz low-fat cottage cheese to make vegan cookie dough, use canned and drained chickpeas and process them in a food processor. You may skip the almond flour or add a small amount to adjust the consistency
- 1 cup almond flour or use oat flour
- ¼ cup sugar-free isolated vanilla protein powder or other types of protein powder such as regular whey protein powder, whey and casein protein blend, or a plant-based protein powder such as pea protein. The ratio will depend on the protein powder you decide to use.
- ¼ cup sugar-free maple syrup if not on a keto diet, use maple syrup, honey, or agave syrup.
- ½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- A dash of ground cinnamon
- 3 tablespoon creamy peanut butter preferably ‘no sugar added', or cashew butter or almond butter
- ½ cup mini chocolate chips I used semisweet chocolate chips but you can use milk chocolate. If you are on a keto diet, use keto or dark chocolate, or vegan chocolate chips to make it vegan
Instructions
- To make this cookie dough recipe, blend the cottage cheese, maple syrup, and vanilla extract in a food processor or high-speed blend until creamy.
- Then, place the mixture into a large bowl and add the almond flour, protein powder, cinnamon, and peanut butter, mixing until homogeneous.
- Fold in the chocolate chips, place the cookie dough into 8 glasses or a medium container, and refrigerate, covered, until serving.
- Serving suggestion: You can serve this chocolate chip cookie dough as is or with a drizzle of melted peanut butter or melted chocolate and/or sea salt flakes on top.
Recipe Video
Recipe Notes
- Fridge: This protein cookie dough must be stored in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 5 days.
- Freezer: I prefer to roll it into balls or shape it into protein bars, then placing in a sealed container, and freeze them for up to 1 month. But you can also flatten your dough if you prefer and place into a sealed freezer bag, and freeze it for up to a month.
- Thawing: Make sure to thaw the cookie dough or bites for about 5-10 minutes at room temperature before eating.
Nutrition
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