Protein Cookie Dough 2 Ways
Cookie dough: healthy and high protein edition. This is the perfect for a snack, dessert or the post workout gainz. I hope you eat this by the spoonful like I do.
Protein Cookie Dough
Ingredients
- 1 can of chickpeas, drained and rinsed
- 4 dates soaked in 1/4 cup hot water
- 1tsp vanilla
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1-2 tbsp maple syrup
- 1/4 cup nut butter (I use peanut butter)
- 1/4 cup oats
- 1/4 cup oat flour (you can sub coconut or almond flour)*
- 1-2 tbsp vanilla protein powder (optional but I like the extra flavor)
- 1/4 cup chocolate chips
Instructions
- Put your dates into a small bowl. Boil some water in a kettle, then pour 1/4 cup over the dates to let the dates soften for a few minutes.
- In a food processor, blend your chickpeas for around 30 seconds.
- Then, add your dates along the water they were soaking in. Blend until the dates are combined.
- Add the vanilla, salt, maple syrup and nut butter and blend again until the mixture is smooth and the ingredients are well incorporated.
- Transfer the mix into a bowl. Stir in the oats, oat flour and protein powder (if using). If the mixture is not firm enough to mold into balls, add another tablespoon of oat flour.
- Then, stir in the chocolate chips. Mold the mixture into cookie dough balls or eat the mixture straight with a spoon!!
Notes:
*You can make oat flour by simply blending oats until they form a fine flour!
Chocolate Protein Cookie Dough
Ingredients
- 1 can black beans (drained and rinsed well)
- 3 - 4 tbsp maple syrup
- 2 tbsp cacao powder
- 1/4 cup nut butter
- 2 tbsp water
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1/3 cup plus 1 tbsp of oat flour
- 1 handful of chocolate chips
Instructions
- Start by blending your rinsed black beans until they form a paste.
- Then add all of the other ingredients (apart from the oat flour and chocolate chips) and blend again.
- Transfer the mix into a bowl. Stir in your flour and then the chocolate chips until well combined.
- Put the mixture into the fridge for 30-45 minutes until it has firmed up.
- Form the cookie dough into balls or eat straight out of the bowl ;)
