No Bake Cookies

I always loved making No Bake Cookies as a kid! We were actually allowed to make them on our own because we didn't need an oven! Of course we didn't actually measure everything correctly, but the end product was usually at least edible! 

As soon as MTS Nutrition came out with No Bake Cookie flavored whey, I knew exactly what I wanted to make! 

Yum!!

Ingredients are slightly different from what you use for your normal no bake cookies.

MTS No Bake Cookie Whey, quick oats, peanut butter, sugar free syrup, unsweetened applesauce, unsweetened vanilla almond milk, vanilla, and sweetener of choice.  

You can experiment with other flavors and brands of whey.

You can order MTS No Bake Cookie here.

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Any kind of peanut butter or nut butter will work. I went with good old Smooth Operator.  

Feel free to play around with some fun flavors! You could even try PB2 for a lower fat option. 

Melt the peanut butter, applesauce, milk, syrup, and vanilla on the stove top.

Cook on low for just a few minutes until everything is blended.  

Stir in your protein powder and sweetener of choice.  

Depending on the type of peanut butter and protein, you may not even want the additional sweetness. I added one Splenda packet.  

Remove from heat and mix in the oats.  If needed, add a little additional liquid so you can completely coat the oats.  

It should be thick and sticky! Feel free to add in some cinnamon, cocoa powder, or any other fun seasonings.  

Drop the batter onto a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper. I got one dozen cookies from this batch.  

Press them down a bit and stick them in the fridge for about an hour.  

There you have some scrumptious, protein packed cookies!! 

These are great for breakfast!! Like eating a bowl of hearty oatmeal, but in cookie form! 

Store any leftovers in the fridge.  They will keep for about a week.  Honestly though...they will be in your belly before then! 

You can keep these cookies simple...

Or get a little more creative!! 

I added some raisins to the batter and a few chips in the middle! Mini chips, white chocolate, and butterscotch! Like little bird's nests! 

What flavors will you come up with?!

The possibilities are endless! And all delicious! 

No Bake Cookies

• 1 scoop MTS No Bake Cookie Whey (30g)
• 1 1/2 cup quick oats (120g)
• 4 T peanut butter (64g)
• 2 T unsweetened vanilla almond milk (30ml)
• 2 T sugar free syrup (30ml)
• 1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce (56g)
• 1 t vanilla
• sweetener to taste (1-2 packets)

1. Melt peanut butter, applesauce, syrup, milk, and vanilla on low heat
2. Stir in protein powder
3. Remove from heat and stir in oats
4. Line baking sheet with parchment paper and drop batter
5. Press cookies down a bit and place in fridge for 1-2 hours
6. Store uneaten cookies in the fridge for about a week

Makes 12 cookies

Per cookie - 80 calories 3.5F 9C 4P

For entire batch - 970 calories 42F 107C 49P

Check out my recipe video!

Cake Batter Cookies

I recently got to try some super fun protein from Protein Milkshake Bar.  I got the cupcake batter flavor and immediately knew what I wanted to make!

Cake Batter Cookies!!

Super simple as always...

You will need cake flavored protein, canned white beans, egg substitute, unsweetened applesauce, unsweetened vanilla almond milk, vanilla, baking powder, and sweetener of choice.  

*You can use chickpeas, garbanzo, navy, great northern, or butter beans*

A lot of different brands have cake flavored protein so feel free to experiment.  

Protein Milkshake Bar whey baked really well and tasted great!

Drain and rinse your beans first.  Then puree the beans, egg, milk, applesauce, and vanilla.  

Stir in remaining ingredients.  

The batter will be very wet so I highly suggest using a baking mat or parchment paper.  

Drop the batter onto your cookie sheet.  I got 10 little cookies.  

Don't forget the sprinkles!!!

Remember...sprinkles don't have calories :) At least not calories worth counting!!

Preheat the oven to 350 and bake for 10-15 minutes.  

All ovens and protein powders bake differently so keep a close eye on them! You don't want to over bake or they will get dry.  

Just take a minute to admire that cookie stack!

Something about sprinkles...they always make baked goods look extra yummy!

These cookies are so soft! The beans give them a great texture!

They are also super healthy! No sugar (remember, sprinkles don't count), no flour, and gluten free.  Packed with protein and fiber! 

As always, I consider all 10 cookies to be one serving!! 

#cookiesforbreakfast 

The entire batch is only 233 calories! 

That is only about 23 calories per cookie!!

But for real... no body eats just one cookie...

Still skeptical about baking with beans?!

I promise you cannot taste them!! Test em out on your kids, your husband, and your friends! They will not be able to guess the ingredients!! 

One more glorious shot!

Enjoy!!

Cake Batter Cookies

• 1 scoop cake batter whey (30g)
• 1/2 cup canned white beans (130g)
• 1/8 cup unsweetened applesauce (28g)
• 1 T egg substitute (15g)
• 1 T unsweetened vanilla almond milk (15ml)
• 1 t vanilla
• 1/2 t baking powder
• sweetener to taste (4 packs)
• sprinkles (not optional!)

1. Drain and rinse beans
2. Puree beans, applesauce, egg, milk, and vanilla
3. Stir in remaining ingredients (can mix in sprinkles or put on top)
4. Use baking mat or parchment paper
5. Drop batter onto cookie sheet
6. Bake at 350 for 10-15 minutes (careful not to over bake - will get dry)
7. Enjoy!

Makes 10 cookies

For entire batch - 233 calories

1F 24C 30P

Pumpkin Oat Cookies

This may come as a huge shock to some, but I am going to bake something and NOT add protein powder! Yes, I do actually make some tasty treats without using protein.  Of course, you could add it if you wanted, but I have had some requests lately for some protein free recipes.  Here are my super simple and super tasty Pumpkin Oat Cookies!

I love these because they are so quick and easy to make! 

All you need is oats (I prefer quick), canned pumpkin, baking powder, cinnamon, vanilla, and sweetener of choice. I have also made these and added things like chocolate chips, a bit of peanut butter, raisins, or some nuts.  I kept this batch super simple.

One bowl, one spoon, and all the ingredients!

Mix it up good!

I make 12 cookies out of this recipe.  Take about 2 tablespoons of dough and roll into a ball.

You can make them bigger or smaller if you like, but I think this size is perfect.

 Flatten them down a bit.  You can place them pretty close together on the baking sheet because they won't really rise or spread.

Bake them at 350 for 15-18 minutes.  

 And done! Now these cookies will stay very soft.  If you want a crunchier cookie, I suggest adding a fat source like peanut butter, oil or butter.  

I aboslutely love soft cookies though, so these are perfect for me.

And yes, I consider this whole tower of cookies to be one serving :) Only 240 calories for a dozen cookies!!

I love having these for breakfast! Great for on the go and they freeze well.  

What's better than a plate of pumpkin cookies for breakfast?! 

Nothing, nothing is the answer! 

Pumpkin Oat Cookies

• 1/2 cup quick oats (40g)
• 1 cup canned pumpkin (240g)
• 1/2 t vanilla
• 2 t cinnamon
• 1/2 t baking powder
• sweetener to taste

1. Mix all ingredients in a bowl.

2. Roll into balls and flatten a bit.

3. Bake at 350 for 15-18 minutes.

Makes 12 cookies - 240 calories for entire batch

3g Fat

49g Carb

9g Protein

Protein Bakery NZ

Two things I love...protein and cookies! My parents own a cookie bakery so I started baking and tasting at a very early age! Let's just say I know my cookies! I also love baking with protein powder.  I am a vegetarian and it is such a great way to get more protein into my diet without just drinking protein shakes all the time.  I would much rather eat a protein cookie instead of drinking a shake.  I was very excited when I stumbled across The Protein Bakery. I was even more excited when they sent me a huge box of goodies to try and review! This company was established in 2005 and is based in Wellington, New Zealand.  Right now they mainly ship to New Zealand and Australia. They are working with a site called Netrition and should be distributing to the states by late July 2014! However, If you contact them now, they will be happy to help you place an order. 

So many treats to try! I was blown away by the generosity of this company! I will be eating cookies for a long time.  And yes, I am perfectly OK with that!

They have so many different flavors, sizes, and types of cookies.  

These seem to be their most popular cookies.  They are the biggest and come in flavors like raspberry 'n' white chocolate, chocolate chip, ginger 'n' spice, mochaccino, and chocolate fudge. These remind me of those Grandma's Cookies that you can buy individually packaged.  Main difference is that these are much better for you! The macros vary a little depending on the flavor but are around 240 calories, 15g protein, 12g fat, and 5g carb.  And yes, they taste great!!

I love these low carb cookies.  Each one has about 190 calories,12g protein, 10g fat, and 5g carb.  The caramel flavor was my favorite!

These are such a nice alternative to all the protein bars I eat! Don't get me wrong, I love my protein bars, but I really love cookies that are packed with protein! 

They also have a mini LO CARB cookie.  These are the perfect size for a snack.  They come in flavors like double chocolate chip and white chocolate caramel. Yum!

These cookies are so soft and only 3 carbs a piece! 

You can also get bags of Protein Minis.  I love that they are still all individually packaged!

I hate when I open a bag of something, don't eat it all right away, and then half the bag gets stale.  Don't have to worry about that with these cookies!  Chocolate chip and raspberry 'n' chocolate!

They also sent me a ton of individually wrapped cookies in just about every flavor you can imagine! I was very excited for the epic tasting party that was about to take place. Here we have chocolate chip, peanut butter, caramel white chocolate, and chocolate fudge. 

These were all super soft! The chocolate chip and caramel white chocolate ended up being two of my overall favorites! The chocolate fudge had chunks all through it that gave it a great texture.  

The peanut butter one had peanut pieces and little chewy peanut butter chunks throughout.  

Of course I had to try putting peanut butter on my peanut butter cookie! I may have a slight obsession with the stuff... This was amazing!

I had to stop myself from eating the whole plate.  

I had more tasting to do!

Here we have some vegan options! Gotta love that.  There is vegan vanilla spelt, vegan brownie, and a vegan vanilla bean shortbread.

The vegan treats were not quite as soft as the first plate and a little chewier.  The vanilla spelt cookie had such a great vanilla flavor!

Of course, shortbread is supposed to be a little bit of a harder cookie.  Flavor was spot on! 

 This would be great with a cup of coffee!   

I decided to get a little creative with the brownie.  

I warmed it up in the microwave for about 8 seconds and topped it with some fat free cream cheese.  Talk about a guilt free dessert! 

Yes, there is more!! I call these the "crazy" flavors! How about lemon chia, chia seed honey, cocoa coconut, vegan macaroon cacao coconut, black forest superfruits, and almond amore?

The almond amore had an amazing flavor!! It was a little crunchy on the outside and then it literally just melted in your mouth! This one easily made my top 3 list!

The chia seed honey and black forest superfruits are considered breakfast cookies.  

I can see why! These would make a great breakfast.  Very hearty with big chunks of nuts and seeds.  These were a chewier cookie and had just the right amount of sweetness.  

The lemon chia was the softest cookie out of the bunch!

 I usually don't like lemony things but the lemon flavor was quite subtle and quite nice! 

You could actually see all the coconut flakes in the cacao coconut cookie.

Really nice flavor! The coconut and chocolate go really well together!

I was starting to get pretty full from all the tasting, but I knew there one more thing I had to try!

Who doesn't love milk and cookies?! Especially when they are packed with protein, have healthy fats from the goodness of almonds, are high in fiber and calcium, are wheat and gluten free, and have no aspartame, no artificial colorings, and no preservatives!

I will definitely be packing some of these in my lunchbox daily! 

With so many great flavors, it is going to be really hard to decide which one to eat first! 

Oh, and did I mention puppies love them too!

Don't worry, she did not consume any chocolate :)

Since I received such a generous box of goodies, I decided I could share a few with my husband. 

Thumbs up from the hubby!

This is what was left after the initial tasting party.  

Don't worry though, we will continue to taste and enjoy all these cookies! No bits or morsels will go to waste!

 I highly recommend checking out the Protein Bakery! They truly are a great company with a great product! Now I am off to eat more cookies...

Thank you Protein Bakery!