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

Say hi there to my completely good protein cookie dough bites made with creamy peanut butter, a contact of honey, and a lift of protein from collagen peptides or your favourite protein powder. Mini chocolate chips optionally available (however are they actually?!) and I shared loads of simple methods to make them your individual.

I at all times 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 vital a part of mealtimes. You’ll LOVE how simple and scrumptious these cookie dough bites are, so watch the video to be taught methods to make them HERE roll them up this week and luxuriate in!

All the pieces 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: remember to use a pure creamy peanut butter produced 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 proper increase of protein with any unflavored protein powder. I used Very important Proteins Collagen Peptides. It additionally helps maintain them collectively!
• Vanilla extract: a contact of vanilla brings out the pure sweetness in these bites. Learn to make your individual right here.
• Oat flour: a bit of oat flour additionally helps the bites keep collectively in order that they’re not too “moist.”
• Flaxseed meal: get a bit of increase of fiber and omega-3s with flaxseed meal.
• Chocolate chips: what’s life and not using a little chocolate? I at all times 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 can also make these cookie dough protein bites your individual with a number of 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 good!
• Preserve them vegan. Merely use maple syrup as an alternative of honey, dairy-free/vegan chocolate chips, and common unsweetened protein powder as an alternative of collagen peptides.
• Swap the protein powder. For those who don’t have protein powder or collagen peptides, you need to use advantageous blanched almond flour as an alternative.

Make your individual oat flour for these little bites

For those who don’t have any oat flour readily available, no worries! You may simply make your individual by mixing up rolled oats right into a advantageous flour. Learn to do it right here!

Cookie dough power bites in 3 simple steps

1. Combine the “dough.” Add your whole moist and dry elements to a bowl and blend properly till a cookie dough texture kinds. If it’s feeling a bit of too moist, merely add a bit extra oat flour.
2. Add the chocolate. Fold within the chocolate chips (I generally simply do that with my palms!)
3. Roll, chill & take pleasure in. 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 that enjoyable dessert choice

As I discussed, I like rolling mini chocolate chips into these protein cookie dough bites, however you would additionally soften additional chocolate chips or a chocolate bar and dip the bites within the melted chocolate for an additional deal with! Simply bear in mind to sit back 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: maintain these no bake cookie dough protein bites in an hermetic bag or container within the fridge for as much as 1 week.
• To freeze: you may freeze these power bites in a freezer-friendly bag or container for as much as 2 months. For those who’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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I hope you like these peanut butter protein cookie dough bites! For those who make them remember to depart a remark and a score so I understand how you appreciated them. Take pleasure in, xo!

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Peanut Butter Protein Cookie Dough Bites

Prep Time 1 hour hour 15 minutes minutes

Complete Time 1 hour hour 15 minutes minutes

ServesServes 10 servings

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

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 Very 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 the entire elements apart 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. Be aware: Generally I take advantage of my palms 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, inserting 1 inch aside. Sprinkle with flaky salt, if desired then chill the balls within the fridge for 1 hour. As soon as chilly, you may maintain 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 at liberty to make use of any nut butter of your selection, simply ensure that it’s a nut butter with solely nuts + salt within the elements.
These had been examined with Very important Proteins collagen peptides. If utilizing a unique protein powder, it’s possible you’ll expertise totally different outcomes, however these ought to nonetheless work out!
These are scrumptious when dipped in chocolate for an additional candy deal with.

Diet

Serving: 1cookie dough chunkEnergy: 153calCarbohydrates: 13.3gProtein: 10.3gFats: 7.7gSaturated Fats: 1.3gFiber: 1.7gSugar: 9.1g

Recipe by: Monique Volz // Bold Kitchen | Images by: Eat Love Eats