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!

AdvoCare

One of my favorite things about blogging is getting the opportunity to try new products!! A sales representative from AdvoCare contacted me asking if I would be interested in trying some of their bars, protein powders, and other drink mixes.  I was honored and super excited!

Protein bars make a frequent appearance in my daily diet. I love trying different brands and flavors!

I sometimes struggle to get enough protein in my diet, so I love baking with protein powder!

I usually use it in place of flour and sugar.  So many fun flavors to experiment with!

I also got lots of fun fruity drinks to try!

Energy drinks and electrolyte replacements.  Flavors like Mandarin Orange, Peach, Fruit Punch, and more!

 The Rehydrate drinks are perfect for after a workout.

Very important to replace those electrolytes!! The Key Lime Cherry flavor was fantastic!!

I like to have energy drinks like this before and during my workout.  I don't usually do a pre-workout because they tend to make me jittery.  I tried the Pink Lemonade first.  

It tasted kind of tropical fruity to me.  Not like a typical pink lemonade, but a good flavor regardless.  

I really liked the Fruit Punch flavor! Basically tasted like Kool-Aid!  

The Spark drinks all mixed up very well which is pretty important to me.  Nothing worse than a drink with clumps of powder...

I usually don't drink protein shakes, but decided to try the Chocolate Post-Workout after an afternoon run with the husband. I decided to try the Caramel Almond bar with it! 

The protein powder mixed up well, but I wasn't a huge fan of the taste.  It wasn't very chocolately compared to some other brands I have tried.  I just mixed it with water, so it might be better with milk.  

I still had my bar to try! 190 calories 7F 23C 12P.  

This was very tasty!! I loved the soft and chewy texture!

Not overly sweet with bits of almonds throughout.  

I had the Apple Cinnamon bar on my way to work.  I love protein bars because they are portable, convenient, quick, and easy! If you are lucky, you can find ones that are healthy and tasty too!

This bar has 190 calories 4.5F 24C 15P.  It had a great flavor! Reminded me of Apple Cinnamon Cheerios.  

Last up was the Fruit and Nut bar.  If you like Larabars, you will love this! Soft and chewy with the perfect amount of sweetness.

This bar is made from dates, walnuts, agave, pecans, apple pieces, cinnamon, and other raw ingredients.  

210 calories 10F 27C 5P

 After tying the bars and some of the drinks, I decided to start baking!! I was really excited about using the Orange Cream and Berry Meal Replacements because I usually don't use fruity flavored proteins.  I had some good recipes in mind!!

As soon as I saw the Orange Cream, I knew I wanted to make a Creamsicle Dip! One serving is 230 calories 4F 23C 22P.  Higher carbs than a regular protein powder, but it is considered a meal replacement.

This turned out fantastic!! I only used half of the package and there was still so much good orange flavor!! You must try this!!

ORANGE CREAMSICLE DIP

• 1/2 pack of AdvoCare Orange Cream Meal Replacement (30g)
• 1/2 cup canned white beans (130g)
• 3 T unsweetened vanilla almond milk (45ml)
• 1 t vanilla
• sweetener to taste (4-5 packs)
• 1 T white chocolate chips (14g)

1. Drain and rinse beans
2. Blend beans, milk, and vanilla
3. Stir in remaining ingredients.  You can stir in the white chips or sprinkle on top
4. Store in fridge!

Great with pretzels, graham crackers, fruit, or a spoon!!

The entire bowl is only 280 calories 6F 37C 18P!

 I have never use a berry flavored protein in baking but I knew just the thing to try!

Berry Protein Bars!!!

They are fantastic as is, but I made them even better with a shmear of fat free cream cheese and sprinkles!! Sprinkles make everything 500 times better!

These are such an amazing guilt free dessert! I did not feel bad at all eating all six for breakfast!!

BERRY PROTEIN BARS

• 1/2 pack of AdvoCare Berry Meal Replacement (30g)
• 1/2 cup canned white beans (130g)
• 1 T unsweetened almond milk (15ml)
• 1 T egg substitute (15g)
• 1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce (58g)
• 1/2 t baking powder
• 1/2 t vanilla
• sweetener to taste (4-5 packs)

1. Drain and rinse beans
2. Puree beans, milk, egg, applesauce, and vanilla
3. Stir in remaining ingredients
4. Pour into baking dish (5x7) coated with nonstick spray
5. Bake at 350 for 25 minutes
6. Eat plain or top with fat free cream cheese and sprinkles!

All six bars (without frosting) are 233 calories 1F 35C 21P.

They freeze great too so feel free to make a double or triple batch!!

Since I tried the Chocolate Post-Workout as a shake, I decided to turn the Chocolate Muscle Gain protein into some cookies!!

I don't know how the powder tastes just as a shake, but as chocolate cookies, it is great!

These cookies are so soft! Cookies for breakfast?! Yes, please!

The powder mixed up really well.  Some protein powders don't bake well at all, but this worked very nicely.  It didn't have a real strong chocolate flavor so I might add a little unsweetened cocoa powder next time, but I still devoured the entire batch!

SOFT CHOCOLATE COOKIES

• 1 scoop AdvoCare Chocolate Muscle Gain (not entire pack) (30g)
• 1/2 cup canned white beans (130g)
• 1/4 cup canned pumpkin (60g)
• 3 T egg substitute (46g)
• 1/2 t vanilla
• 1/2 t baking powder
• sweetener to taste (4-5 packs)

1. Drain and rinse beans
2. Puree beans, egg, and vanilla
3. Stir in remaining ingredients
4. Use baking mat or parchment paper and drop batter onto cookie sheet
5. Bake at 350 for 8-12 minutes

If you want to use the whole pack of protein, just add a little more egg or pumpkin. 

You get to eat all 12 cookies for 245 calories 1F 27C 30P!

You can make these with any flavor of protein too! I bet the Orange and Berry Meal Replacements would be fantastic!! Soft Fruity Cookies!?

The last thing I decided to make was some Carrot Cake Pancakes!

I used the Vanilla Meal Replacement Shake for this healthy and tasty breakfast!

Carrot Cake Pancakes

• 1/2 pack AdovoCare Vanilla Meal Replacement (30g)
• 1 cup steamed carrots (240g) (can use canned or fresh)
• 1/4 cup egg substitute (60g)
• 2 T fat free cream cheese (30g)
• 1/2 t vanilla
• 1/2 t baking powder
• 1/2 t cinnamon
• sweetener to taste

1. If using fresh carrots - steam first. If using canned - drain first
2. Mash carrots (can also puree if you want a smoother texture)
3. Mix meal replacement, egg, and vanilla
4. Stir in remaining ingredients
5. Use nonstick spray and cook like regular pancakes (test edge before flipping)
6. Top with sugar free syrup and cinnamon!

 Just look at that stack! Only 230 calories! 2F 27C 24P

Great with some sugar free syrup and cinnamon!

Check out AdvoCare and try some of my yummy recipes!!

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

Vanilla Peanut Butter Cookies

Peanut butter is hands down one of my favorite foods! I don't think it is any secret that I also love cookies! Put the two together, and you have what I call Perfection!!

Also known as Vanilla Peanut Butter Cookies! 

Simple and healthy ingredients!

Jamie Eason Vanilla Whey, Jamie Eason Peanut Protein (defatted powdered peanut butter), canned white beans, canned pumpkin, unsweetened vanilla almond milk, egg substitute, baking powder, vanilla, and sweetener of choice.

*any canned white bean will work - great northern, navy, chickpeas, garbanzo*

*sub any milk*

Drain and rinse your beans well.  Puree beans, pumpkin, egg, milk, and vanilla.  Stir in remaining ingredients.  

Depending on what beans and protein powder you use, you may need to add a little extra liquid to blend and mix smooth.  It will be a pudding like consistency.  

I highly suggest using a baking mat or parchment paper.  This batter will stick!

 Drop the batter onto your cookie sheet.  I got 12 cookies.  

Bake at 350 for 12-15 minutes.  Be careful not to over bake or they will dry out.  

Now that is a perfect plate of cookies!!

All 12 cookies are only 246 calories! 

They are high protein and low fat.  I love having the entire batch for breakfast! 

I love baking with Jamie Eason Peanut Protein.  It is a powdered peanut protein that is much lower in fat and calories compared to regular peanut butter.  

You just mix it with some water to make it like the real thing! 

 Want to make those Peanut Butter Cookies even better?!

Shmear a little of the peanut butter between two cookies and enjoy the best little Peanut Butter Sandwich ever!

So whether you eat them as is...

Or turn them into delicious little cookie sandwiches...

 I know you will love these healthy, soft, and tasty Vanilla Peanut Butter Cookies!

 Store them in the fridge or freezer for a cold, creamy dessert! 

 Guilt free of course!

Vanilla Peanut Butter Cookies

• 1/2 scoop Jamie Eason Vanilla Whey (15g)
• 2 T Jamie Eason Peanut Protein (14g)
• 1/2 cup canned white beans (130g)
• 1/4 cup canned pumpkin (60g)
• 1 T egg substitute (15g)
• 1T unsweetened vanilla almond milk (15ml)
• 1/2 t vanilla
• 1/2 t baking powder
• sweetener to taste (4-5 packs)

1. Drain and rinse beans
2. Puree beans, pumpkin, egg, milk, and vanilla
3. Stir in remaining ingredients
4. Use baking mat or parchment paper and drop batter onto cookie sheet
5. Bake at 350 for 12-15 minutes (do NOT over bake!)
6. Eat plain or mix up some powdered peanut butter and make cookie sandwiches!

Makes 12 cookies

Entire Batch (plain cookies) - 246 calories

3F 30C 27P