Double Choc Protein Cookies

Name: Double Choc Protein Cookies
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 35 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: - 1 & 1/4 cup chickpea flour; - 3/4 cup vanilla or chocolate protein powder; - 1/2 cup almond meal; - 1/3 cup cacao powder; - 1 tsp baking powder; - 4 pitted medjool dates, soaked in hot water for 5 minutes, drained and mashed; - 1/3 cup rice malt syrup; - 1/4 cup almond or hazelnut butter; - 1 tsp vanilla; - 1 cup soy milk; - 1/2 cup fresh raspberries; - 80g dark chocolate, roughly chopped

5 steps

Prep:10minCook:25min

A delicious and easy plant-based cookie with 10g of protein per cookie. The trick is chickpea flour, protein powder and soy milk (don’t knock it until you try it).

Updated at: Mon, 10 Jun 2024 21:33:21 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Great

Glycemic Index

Moderate

Glycemic Load

Moderate

Nutrition per serving

Calories229.3 kcal (11%)

Total Fat9.7 g (14%)

Carbs27.6 g (11%)

Sugars13.6 g (15%)

Protein9.4 g (19%)

Sodium93.8 mg (5%)

Fiber4.4 g (16%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

12 servings

1 ¼ cupchickpea flour

¾ cupvanilla protein powder

or chocolate

½ cupalmond meal

⅓ cupcacao powder

1 tspbaking powder

4pitted medjool dates

soaked in hot water for 5 minutes, drained and mashed

⅓ cuprice malt syrup

¼ cupalmond butter

or hazelnut

1 tspvanilla

1 cupsoy milk

½ cupfresh raspberries

80gdark chocolate

roughly chopped

Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 175°C and line a large baking tray with baking paper.

Step 2

Place the almond meal, chickpea flour, protein powder, cacao powder, baking powder and a pinch of salt into a large bowl and mix well.

Step 3

Add the mashed dates, soy milk, hazelnut butter, rice malt syrup and vanilla extract and mix until well combined. The mixture should be on the thick and stickier side. Add a dash more soy milk if needed.

Step 4

Dollop the mixture onto the baking tray to create 12 cookies. Use damp hands to flatten and shape the cookies. Top with the raspberries and dark chocolate and bake for 25 - 30 minutes, or until the tops and edges are golden.

Step 5

Remove from the oven and allow to cool on the tray for 10 minutes to firm up.