No Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Protein Cookies (Naturally Sweetened)
peanut butter cups, cookie dough, and protein…what could be better?! these incredible cookies are rich, satisfying, and feel indulgent, but they’re made with simple ingredients and naturally sweetened with dates. no oven, no chilling drama, just freezer magic.
Course Cookies, Desserts
Prep Time 20 minutesminutes
Cook Time 40 minutesminutes
Total Time 1 hourhour10 minutesminutes
Servings 8servings
Calories 215kcal
Ingredients
cookie base
1cuplarge medjool datespitted
3tbspdairy-free milk
1/4cuprunny peanut butter
1/2cupvanilla protein powder
chocolate coating
1/2cupchocolate chipsdate-sweetened or refined sugar free if desired
1tspcoconut oil
peanut butter center
1/3cuprunny peanut butter
1/2tbspcoconut oil optional: extra melted chocolate for drizzling
Instructions
add the dates, dairy-free milk, peanut butter, and vanilla protein powder to a food processor. blend until a thick, smooth, cookie-dough-like mixture forms. stop and scrape down the sides as needed. if it's too wet, add more protein powder. too dry, add more dairy free milk.
divide the dough into 8 portions and shape into small cookies. place on a parchment-lined plate or tray and gently press a dent into the center of each cookie using your fingers.
in a microwave-safe bowl, melt the chocolate chips with the coconut oil in 20–30 second intervals, stirring between each, until smooth.
spoon small pools of melted chocolate onto parchment paper (one for each cookie). place a cookie on top of each chocolate pool and gently swirl it around so the bottom gets coated. transfer to the freezer for 30 minutes to set.
meanwhile, mix the peanut butter and coconut oil for the center filling until smooth and pourable. once the chocolate bottoms are set, spoon the peanut butter mixture into the center of each cookie.
freeze for 2 hours, or until fully firm. drizzle with extra melted chocolate if desired. let sit at room temperature for a few minutes before enjoying for the best texture.
Notes
Approximate Macros per cookie (1 of 8)calories: ~215–225
protein: ~9–10g
carbs: ~22–24g
fat: ~11–12g
fiber: ~4–5g