My boys love to make cookies with me. Actually, they love to just eat the cookie dough! Who doesn't, right??
While I love to eat scoops of cookie dough, I know that it's really loaded with...well nothing healthy! And quite frankly, I get a stomachache if I eat too much!
So here's a super easy, quick, healthier version of cookie dough bites that's loaded with protein and other natural ingredients.
I whipped them up after quiet time yesterday since the boys wanted a snack. Ya'll it took me less than five minutes to mix it all together and scoop the dough out on to a plate! I like mine cold, so I put them in the fridge for about 30 minutes.
Recipe below...let me know if you make them and how you like them!
"Cookie Dough" Bites
Mix these ingredients together, scoop it onto a plate, chill for a little bit, then enjoy! THAT'S IT!!!
What I really love about this recipe, is that we can add extras to it! This time around, I just mixed it up 'plain,' so they tasted like peanut butter cookies. But you can add chocolate chips, coconut, maybe some flax seed, chia seeds...really the possibilities are endless!
You can use any protein powder, but the Instant Protein and the Chocolate Protein are the only ones we trust for our family!
Have fun with it and mix it up!
Everyone at my house is a snacker, especially our boys. They're busy playing and love to just grab a snack and keep on moving. Granola bars are one of their favorites and I used to buy what I thought were the healthier ones, but I've stopped for several reasons.
1) They're not cheap.
2) They're not always as healthy as I think.
So I did some research and found a really easy and tasty granola bar recipe that we can make at home. It's much healthier and it helps us stay on budget in the snack department! Plus, they're loaded with protein and other healthy nutrients!
Healthy Granola Snack Bars
(Recipe modified from 360 Your Life)
- 2 c rolled oats
- 2 T raw sunflower seeds
- 2 T pumpkin seeds
- 1/2 c dried cranberries
- 2 T flax seed meal
- 1/2 c sliced almonds
- 1 t grey salt
- 1/2 c peanut butter
- 3/4 c honey
- 1 T extra virgin olive oil
- 2 T cocoa powder
- 2 T Shaklee instant soy protein powder (Non-GMO, best on the market!)
Preheat oven to 350. Grease a ceramic or glass 9x13 dish.
- Mix first 6 ingredients together. Spread on a sheet pan and toast in oven for 8 minutes.
- Return mixture to your bowl.
- In a medium saucepan, combine salt, peanut butter, honey, olive oil, cocoa powder, and protein powder.
- Bring to a boil over medium heat and immediately remove from heat.
- Pour over oat mixture and combine until ingredients are evenly coated.
- Pour mixture into baking dish and press down to even out.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes.
- Let cool, then cut and serve.
I hope you like them! Let me know if you try making them!
