My Healthy Protein Cookie Recipe
If you have a rough time sticking to a lower carb or lower glycemic index diet because of wicked sugar cravings then you may want to try this recipe for protein cookies I just made up to try and actually turned out pretty good. I’d also like to note that in no way shape or form I’m I like Martha Stewart, however, when it comes to sticking to a diet that supports muscle gain and fat loss, a little creativity can go a long ways. Here is my recipe-
1. First pre-heat oven to 350 degrees
2. Mix dry ingredients together in a large bowl
-1 cup of wheat bran, -1 cup of oat bran, -1/2 cup of ground flax seed, 4 scoops of your favorite vanilla flavored whey protein isolate, 1 Tsp of cinnamon, and 1/2 Tsp of apple pie spice. Now mix everything up together in bowl.
3. Add the non-dry ingredients to the bowl
-1 whole egg, 2 cups of unsweetened apple sauce, 1 Tsp of vanilla extract, and 3 Tbsp’s of almond butter. Mix all ingredients together until batter forms. If batter seems too dry like it needs more moisture then you may add a little more unsweetened apple sauce until the consistency is satisfactory. The batter should be somewhat moist and chunky.
4. Now spray cookie sheet down with nonfat cooking spray, then take a medium spoon and spoon the batter onto the cookie sheet forming each cookie into a semi-flat circle about the size and shape of a medium sized coffee cup lid. Leave about 1 inch between cookies. Bake at 350 for 13-17 minutes depending apon thickness of cookies.
Makes about 16-20 cookies.
Approximate nutrition per cookie-
calories - 88, protein - 9 grams, carbohydrates - 8 grams, healthy fats - 3 grams, dietary fiber - 3 grams.
Be sure to store in refigerator, there are no preservatives in this food.
October 23, 2008 at 6:53 pm
I could see myself eating half of them a they come out of the oven.
October 23, 2008 at 7:51 pm
Hmmm. I think this would be very good, and if you wanted to make it chunky, use some nuts. I’d be fairly tempted to toss in some prune pieces as well, or maybe raisins.
October 23, 2008 at 8:29 pm
hey…can i borrow this one for my blog?
www.blackfitnessblog.com
do u have pics?
October 28, 2008 at 1:41 pm
Next time I have the cravings for some cookies, I’m going to make these. I can’t wait to try them with some milk.
February 22, 2009 at 2:43 pm
These cookies are great. Instead of wheat bran I used some bran flakes cereal I had in the pantry and ground them up in a processor. I used all the measurments but had to add more of the ground bran flakes for the right consistency. Also added some raisins. YUMMY