Choco, Oatmeal, PB, Protein No-Bake Cookie

mom2mykiddos

I went searching for a granola/protein bar recipe and found a chocolate no-bake cookie recipe with added protein.

I changed some things in the recipe to make them higher protein. They taste about as good as a protein bar, imho, and I'm hoping they are way less expensive the store-bought ones. I haven't figured out the cost of making them yet, so can't say for sure.


Cocoa, Oatmeal, PB, Protein Cookies

2 TB brown sugar
1/3 C. 1% milk
3/4 C. water
1 1/2 tsp. butter
3 TB unsweetened cocoa
1/4 tsp. sea salt
Stevia to taste ( I add stevia until the mixture tastes delightfully sweet)
Combine above ingredients in a medium saucepan, boil 1 min, stirring constantly.

Remove pan from heat and add (stirring well after each ingredient):
2 tsp. Vanilla extract
4 scoops chocolate protein powder
(I used From the Makers of Muscle Milk, 100% whey protein, 140 calories and 27 g of protein per scoop)
1/4 C. Adam's natural peanut putter, crunchy
2 TB flax seed meal (whole ground)
2 C. quick cooking oatmeal

Form dough into 16 small cookies or bars. Cool on waxed paper. Store in airtight container in fridge.

I used spark peoples recipe calculator and the nutritional info according to them is....

Nutritional info per serving/one cookie
Calories: 114.3
Total Fat: 4.1 g
Cholesterol: 5 mg
Sodium: 107 mg
Potassium: 86.6 mg
Total Carbs: 11.6 g
Dietary Fiber: 2.1 g
Sugar: 3.2 g
Protein: 9.3 g


Questions....I wonder if I could leave out the butter and brown sugar and still have them set up ok, I tried to cut them down as much as possible and the cookies still turned out fine, so maybe?

Any ideas on what I can add to increase fiber content? Thanksheart:

I'm looking forward to experimenting more with this recipe, it seems so versitile!

onyxlibra7

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mommamills

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LavenderBouquet

Question: What is Stevia?

janelleross

Stupid Question: What is BUMP??

Dancey30

Stupid Question: What is BUMP??

I so have been asking the same thing.

ndhanpat1114

i am going to try to make them too.. Thanks for the idea,,,, !!!!!!

TonyaR

Stupid Question: What is BUMP??

I so have been asking the same thing.

Bump just keeps the post up top AND it will allow you to find the post again should you want to try the recipe or see what other's say!

perrim

those sound awesome! I'm copying this recipe for sure. You could try something like smart balance in place of the butter and if you were ok with artificial sweeteners, I know there's a substitute for brown sugar. Personally, I wouldn't do it, a little real brown sugar never hurt anyone! And I don't see why you couldn't add more flax meal to bump up the fiber some.

PS - bump is just something people type in order to keep the topic current.

MzPaz

I'd like to know what "BUMP" means, too! Been seeing it a lot and feel really dumb for not knowing what it means. I must be getting old.

ucaminax

Wow! Sounds great-thank you!

trachnurse

These sound very nice! Stevia is not available here, so I wonder if something like sucralose would work? Is stevia a powder or liquid?

mom2mykiddos

Question: What is Stevia?

Stevia is a natural sweetener with 0 calories, 0 carbs and 0 glycemic index.

mom2mykiddos

These sound very nice! Stevia is not available here, so I wonder if something like sucralose would work? Is stevia a powder or liquid?

I think it would work. Stevia comes in both powder and liquid form. I used powder in this recipe.

PLUMSGRL

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mom2mykiddos

those sound awesome! I'm copying this recipe for sure. You could try something like smart balance in place of the butter and if you were ok with artificial sweeteners, I know there's a substitute for brown sugar. Personally, I wouldn't do it, a little real brown sugar never hurt anyone! And I don't see why you couldn't add more flax meal to bump up the fiber some.

PS - bump is just something people type in order to keep the topic current.

Thanks! :flowerforyou: Actually, I think the original recipe uses a brown sugar substitute and I changed things to use what I have on hand! :-)

Glitter_pumpkin

Oh my god does that sound amazing, Yum

mamaDaisyJ

bump to try

perrim

just wrote down the recipe and thought of a few things:

1 - I think I may try the unsweetened vanilla almond milk instead of 1% milk

2 - I know you mentioned that you add stevia to taste, but out of curiosity, roughly how much stevia are you adding?

3 - how long do they last in the fridge?

shannahrose

bump!!

Amandac6772

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p1nkpr1ncess

Yummmmm! Going to try these as soon as I have all of the ingredients!! Might play about with it a bit too and let you know what I find!
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p1nkpr1ncess

Just realised I'm only missing the brown sugar so I'm going to get some on the school run and make them later!! Ooooh I'm excited!!
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mom2mykiddos

just wrote down the recipe and thought of a few things:

1 - I think I may try the unsweetened vanilla almond milk instead of 1% milk

2 - I know you mentioned that you add stevia to taste, but out of curiosity, roughly how much stevia are you adding?

3 - how long do they last in the fridge?

Sounds good with almond milk! (original recipe calls for almond or soy milk)
I'll post a link to the original recipe.....it looks delish as is, I just tweaked it to suit my preferences/pantry. lol

I used stevia extract powder. It's in what looks like a little vitamin bottle. It comes with a tiny measuring spoon (25 mg), I used about 7 of those.

The cookies I made are pretty moist, I don't know if they really need to be in the fridge, just thought they might since they don't have much sugar to act as a preservative. I think they would keep well for a couple weeks in the fridge or a few months in the freezer.

Have fun!

mom2mykiddos

Here's a link to the chocolate no-bake recipe I used as the starting point. It uses Splenda as the sweetener.

http://eatingwelllivingthin.wordpress.com/2010/02/01/no-bake-cookie-with-added-pro-hmmm/

I know someone mentioned in the comments after her recipe that the protein content isn't as high as it says. That's one of the reasons I ended up tweaking it so much....I really wanted close to 10 grams of protein per 100 calories.:-)

mom2mykiddos

Yummmmm! Going to try these as soon as I have all of the ingredients!! Might play about with it a bit too and let you know what I find!
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Let me know what you find out...any ideas would be great!
I love changing recipes, so I doubt my next batch will be the same.

Just a note:These cookies are pretty soft....if you want a firmer cookie you could use a little less water or add more protein powder or oats.

Gerkenstein

Bump! Sounds delicious!

mom2mykiddos

UPDATE:
So, I just ate one of these cookies and today they are ooey-gooey, get stuck in your throat sticky. :frown: They are only one day old and they were so good yesterday, well, in a protein-y good-for-you sort of way. Maybe my modifications to the recipe aren't so great.
Any thoughts on why that might be? Maybe it's the water?

Sorry, I was just so excited to share....

perrim

could be the water. I just looked at the original recipe and was very excited that it had an agave nectar version. maybe try that version as is and see how it is. the water mixed with the protein powder may be what makes it gooey.

Dancey30

Stupid Question: What is BUMP??

I so have been asking the same thing.

Bump just keeps the post up top AND it will allow you to find the post again should you want to try the recipe or see what other's say!

Thank You I see BUMP everywhere and was a little curious. Just was afraid to ask. Then I saw the previous person ask so I added to hers. I know there is no stupid question unless they are unasked. SO thank You both.

p1nkpr1ncess

Soooo.....i made the cookies and they are a bit like sticky balls of chocolate lol

I have put them in the freezer now and they are like chocolate ice-cream bars! A bit less water or milk next time me thinks but for now I'll enjoy them as a frozen snack!
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