Pumpkin Protein Cookie Dough – Chocolate Lined Katie

This pumpkin protein cookie dough recipe is a comforting wholesome snack for Fall, with cinnamon, vanilla, and pumpkin pie spice!

Excessive protein pumpkin cookie dough

Should you love pumpkin and chocolate chip cookie dough, this recipe has your identify written throughout it.

Plus, a half cup serving offers over 20 grams of protein!

You additionally get fiber, vitamin A, and iron, with sugar free, keto, gluten free, and vegan choices all included.

However you gained’t be enthusiastic about any of the well being advantages as you’re consuming. Every pumpkiny chew simply tastes too good to be pondering of the rest.

Additionally make this simple Protein Cheesecake

Key elements

Pumpkin puree – You should buy canned pumpkin on the grocery retailer. Pumpkin pie combine is bought in the identical part, so search for a can that lists pumpkin as the one ingredient.

Should you can not discover canned pumpkin puree, purchase a sugar pumpkin or pie pumpkin and roast it at residence, then puree the flesh till clean. Pureed candy potato or butternut squash are additionally nice substitutes.

Protein powder – Go together with a vanilla protein powder you’ve used earlier than and are sure you take pleasure in. Completely different manufacturers and forms of protein (soy, whey, casein, pea, egg white, and so on.) will differ the style and texture of the recipe. Experiment to seek out your favourite.

Desire a model with out protein powder? Do that fashionable Pumpkin Dip.

Almond butter – I like utilizing a impartial flavored nut butter, equivalent to almond, coconut, or cashew butter. Nut free choices embrace sunflower butter or pumpkin seed butter.

Coconut oil (non-obligatory) – This ingredient provides a wealthy, buttery taste. Should you desire to not add it, merely enhance the almond butter as a substitute.

Sweetener – Any all goal granulated sweetener works, together with basic sugar or brown sugar, unrefined coconut sugar, or sugar free xylitol or erythritol.

Powdered sweeteners are additionally high quality; you’ll simply want a bit extra, so enhance the sweetener to style. I’ve not tried pure maple syrup or honey right here but.

Spices – Floor cinnamon and pumpkin pie spice elevate the autumn really feel of the dessert dip. Add a pinch of floor nutmeg, ginger, or cardamom too if you want.

If utilizing unsalted almond butter, stirring in a pinch of salt is advisable.

Chocolate chips – Oh hey, my favourite ingredient that makes all desserts higher. Be at liberty to make use of semi candy, milk, white chocolate or darkish chocolate chips. Or have enjoyable with different varieties, like butterscotch chips, cinnamon chips, or peanut butter chips.

Step-by-step recipe video

The right way to make pumpkin protein cookie dough

1. Begin by gathering all elements. In case your nut butter and coconut oil aren’t already delicate, gently heat them within the microwave or in a small saucepan till simple to stir.
2. In a medium mixing bow, mix the protein powder, sweetener, cinnamon, pumpkin spice, salt, and chocolate chips. Stir properly to mix.
3. Add within the pumpkin puree, nut butter, oil, and vanilla extract. Stir vigorously for not less than a minute, breaking apart clumps till the feel resembles cookie dough.
4. Relying on the kind of protein powder you employ, it could want a little bit additional oil or almond butter. To keep away from a gummy end result, don’t add water.
5. Use a big spoon to switch the protein dip to a serving dish.
6. The cookie dough could be ignored at room temperature for a number of hours, if transferring to an occasion or having fun with at a Halloween or Thanksgiving celebration.
7. For long run storage, cowl tightly and refrigerate for as much as 5 days.

What to serve with pumpkin protein cookie dough dip

• Graham crackers, ginger snaps, or mini pretzel sticks.
• Sugar cookies or brownie bites. I actually love these Protein Brownies.
• Sliced fruit, like apples, bananas, strawberries, or pears.
• Use it as a variety over waffles, French toast, bagels, or pancakes.

Extra Excessive Protein Fall Recipes

Wholesome Maple Fudge

Pumpkin Smoothie

Vegan Protein Pancakes

Almond Flour Banana Bread

Chocolate Protein Cookies

Breakfast Candy Potatoes