Peanut Butter Protein Cookie Dough Bites

Every part you’ll have to make these protein cookie dough bites
Easy ingredient swaps
Make your personal oat flour for these little bites
Cookie dough vitality bites in 3 simple steps
Do this enjoyable dessert possibility
Storing & freezing ideas
Extra no bake snacks you’ll love
Good Temper Meals Episode 5
Protein-Packed Peanut Butter Cookie Dough Bites

These cute little bites should be in your fridge or freezer ASAP. They honestly have the flavour of your favourite peanut butter cookie dough however with out the dangerous enterprise of consuming uncooked eggs!

My completely excellent protein cookie dough bites are made with easy elements, plus mini chocolate chips (for happiness) and you understand I shared loads of simple methods to make them your personal.

I all the time haven’t any bake snacks and treats in my fridge or freezer as a result of I’m a agency believer that “lunch dessert” is a necessary a part of mealtimes. You’ll LOVE how simple and scrumptious these cookie dough bites are, so watch the video to be taught how to make them HERE roll them up this week and luxuriate in!

Every part you’ll have to make these protein cookie dough bites

These little bites couldn’t be simpler to make and require simply 7 tremendous easy (and customizable!) elements. Right here’s what you’ll want:

Peanut butter: make sure to use a natural creamy peanut butter constructed from simply peanuts and salt. Extra nut butter choices under!
Honey: I wish to sweeten them with honey as a result of PB + honey = love.
Protein powder: add the right enhance of protein with any unflavored protein powder. I used Vital Proteins Collagen Peptides. It additionally helps maintain them collectively!
Vanilla extract: a contact of vanilla brings out the pure sweetness in these bites. Discover ways to make your personal here.
Oat flour: a bit oat flour additionally helps the bites keep collectively in order that they’re not too “moist.”
Flaxseed meal: get a bit enhance of fiber and omega-3s with flaxseed meal.
Chocolate chips: what’s life with out a little chocolate? I all the time add mini chocolate chips to those cookie dough protein bites.
Sea salt: you all know I’m topping these with flaky sea salt. Duh.

Easy ingredient swaps

Sure, you may make these cookie dough protein bites your personal with just a few easy ingredient swaps:

Select your nut butter. I LOVE the flavour of peanut butter in these bites however be at liberty to make use of any creamy pure nut butter you’d like. I feel cashew butter can be excellent!
Hold them vegan. Merely use maple syrup as a substitute of honey, dairy-free/vegan chocolate chips, and common unsweetened protein powder as a substitute of collagen peptides.
Swap the protein powder. If you happen to don’t have protein powder or collagen peptides, you should use positive blanched almond flour as a substitute.

Make your personal oat flour for these little bites

If you happen to don’t have any oat flour available, no worries! You possibly can simply make your personal by mixing up rolled oats right into a positive flour. Discover ways to do it here!

Cookie dough vitality bites in 3 simple steps

Combine the “dough.” Add your entire moist and dry elements to a bowl and blend properly till a cookie dough texture kinds. If it’s feeling a bit too moist, merely add a bit extra oat flour.
Add the chocolate. Fold within the chocolate chips (I generally simply do that with my fingers!)
Roll, chill & get pleasure from. Use a small cookie scoop to roll the dough into 10 balls, place them on a plate, and sprinkle with flaky sea salt. Then refrigerate for an hour earlier than digging in!

Do this enjoyable dessert possibility

As I discussed, I like rolling mini chocolate chips into these protein cookie dough bites, however you may additionally soften further chocolate chips or a chocolate bar and dip the bites within the melted chocolate for an additional deal with! Simply bear in mind to relax the bites first, dip them within the chocolate, after which chill them once more in order that the chocolate hardens. SO GOOD.

Storing & freezing ideas

To retailer: hold these no bake cookie dough protein bites in an airtight bag or container within the fridge for as much as 1 week.
To freeze: you possibly can freeze these vitality bites in a freezer-friendly bag or container for as much as 2 months. If you happen to’re consuming them straight from the freeze I like to recommend letting them soften up a bit within the fridge or at room temp earlier than doing so.

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Good Temper Meals Episode 5

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Protein-Packed Peanut Butter Cookie Dough Bites

Prep Time 1 hour 15 minutes

Whole Time 1 hour 15 minutes

Serves10 servings

Simple cookie dough protein bites made with 7 easy elements for the right freezer-friendly snack or deal with! These vegan-friendly cookie dough protein bites are naturally sweetened and full of over 10g of protein, plus wholesome fat from creamy peanut butter to maintain you glad.

Components

½ cup (128g) creamy pure peanut butter or cashew butter (simply nuts and salt)
¼ cup (80g) honey (or pure maple syrup)
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
½ cup (40g) unflavored protein powder (I used Important protein collagen peptides)
3 tablespoons (18g) oat flour, plus extra as crucial
1 tablespoon flaxseed meal
3 tablespoons mini chocolate chips (common is ok, too)
Maldon sea salt, for sprinkling

Directions

In a big bowl, add all the elements aside from the chocolate chips and salt. Combine collectively till elements are properly mixed and it resembles cookie dough. Whether it is too moist add one other tablespoon of oat flour. Fold in chocolate chips. Word: Typically I take advantage of my fingers to combine them into the batter extra simply!
Use a small cookie scoop to seize dough, then roll into balls and place on a plate. Repeat with remaining dough batter, putting 1 inch aside. Sprinkle with flaky salt, if desired then chill the balls within the fridge for 1 hour. As soon as chilly, you possibly can hold them in an hermetic container for as much as 1 week within the fridge. Alternatively, retailer within the freezer for as much as 3 months. Take pleasure in everytime you want a candy deal with. Makes roughly 10 cookie dough bites.

Recipe Notes

Be happy to make use of any nut butter of your alternative, simply ensure that it’s a nut butter with solely nuts + salt within the elements. These had been examined with Important Proteins collagen peptides. If utilizing a special protein powder, you might expertise totally different outcomes, however these ought to nonetheless work out! These are scrumptious when dipped in chocolate for an additional candy deal with.