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These delicious Protein Cookie Dough Bites are made with only 7 ingredients in under 10 minutes. They taste like cookie dough but are healthier, gluten free and are packed with protein. The best healthy treat!

Protein cookie dough bites on a round, white plate with a bowl of mini chocolate chips behind it.

In our house, we LOVE cookie dough, especially chocolate chip cookie dough, which is why these Protein Cookie Dough Bites were a huge hit. They make the perfect quick and healthy sweet treat and they are made with only 7 main ingredients.

They taste just like cookie dough but without all of the white flour, sugar, eggs and butter. Isn’t that great?

If you like quick easy healthy desserts like this one then you are going to want to check out these Chocolate No Bake Energy Bites as well.

  • They are made with all whole, real ingredients like almond flour, protein powder, maple syrup and chocolate chips.
  • Gluten Free!
  • Packed with protein
  • No refined sugar or flour
  • No butter, oil or nut butter
  • Low carb

Ingredients you will need

Bowl of almond flour with a pitcher of milk next to it and a bowl of chocolate chips, bowl of protein powder, bowl of maple syrup, bowl of vanilla and a wooden spoon with salt on it in front of it.
  1. Add all ingredients to a mixing bowl and mix well then fold in the chocolate chips.
  2. Roll the dough into even size balls.
  3. Place the cookie dough balls onto a plate or baking sheet and chill them for at least 30 minutes.
  4. Serve cold or at room temperature.
  • Almond flour with milk and vanilla in a glass mixing bowl
  • Raw vegan cookie dough mixed up in a glass bowl with a wooden spoon in it.
  • Cookie dough with mini chocolate chips on top of it in a glass bowl with wooden mixing spoon in the bowl.
  • Protein cookie dough mixed up in a glass mixing bowl.
  • Cookie dough rolled into balls on a white platter.
  • Cookie dough bites on a white plate with a bite taken out of one of them.

What is the best protein powder to use in this recipe?

I used a vegan vanilla protein powder that worked perfectly in this recipe and also kept it vegan and gluten free. You can really use any vanilla or unflavored protein powder or even collagen peptides in this protein cookie dough recipe.

Yes, you can keep them in a freezer-friendly airtight container in the freezer for up to 2 months. To defrost them, just keep them in the refrigerator overnight.

You can also store them in the refrigerator in an airtight container for up to 5 days, which makes them a great meal prep recipe.

Close up of rolled cookie dough on a plate with a bite taken out of one with a tan linen folded underneath the plate.

Recipes tips

  • Almond flour or oat flour will work in this recipe
  • You can use any type of vanilla or unflavoured protein powder.
  • To make this recipe sugar free, you can sub the maple syrup with liquid stevia or munkfruit. Just make sure to use half the amount in the recipe since those sweeteners are slightly sweeter than maple syrup.
  • To keep this recipe vegan make sure to use vegan chocolate chips like Enjoy Life brand and Vegan Protein Powder.
  • Do not bake this cookies dough. This recipe is not a cookie recipe, so the cookie dough will not bake into cookies. Here is a great vegan chocolate chip cookies recipe you will love.

More healthy dessert recipes to try!

Rolled protein bites with chocolate chips on a white plate with a bowl of more chocolate chips behind it.

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Healthy Protein Cookie Dough Bites

  • Author: Amy
  • Total Time: 10 minutes
  • Yield: 12–15 1x
  • Diet: Vegan
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Description

These delicious Protein Cookie Dough Bites are made with only 7 ingredients in under 10 minutes. They taste like cookie dough but are healthier, gluten free and are packed with protein. The best healthy treat!

Ingredients

Scale
  • 1 cup fine blanched almond flour
  • 2 scoops (about 1/2 cup) vanilla protein powder
  • 3 tablespoons maple syrup
  • 2 tablespoons plant-based milk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 3/4 cup mini chocolate chips – I used Enjoy Life brand
  • Pinch of salt

Instructions

  1. Add all ingredients, except the chocolate chips to a mixing bowl and mix well then fold in the chocolate chips.
  2. Roll the dough into even size balls. I used a small ice cream scoop.  A rounded tablespoon will also work. If the mixture is sticky when rolling then use wet hands to roll them. 
  3. Place the cookie dough balls onto a plate or baking sheet and chill them for at least 30 minutes.
  4. Serve cold or at room temperature. 

Equipment

Notes

  • Almond flour or oat flour will work in this recipe
  • You can use any type of vanilla or unflavoured protein powder.
  • To make this recipe sugar free, you can sub the maple syrup with liquid stevia or munkfruit. Just make sure to use half the amount in the recipe since those sweeteners are slightly sweeter than maple syrup.
  • To keep this recipe vegan make sure to use vegan chocolate chips like Enjoy Life brand and Vegan Protein Powder.
  • Prep Time: 10 minutes
  • Category: Healthy Desserts
  • Method: Chilled
  • Cuisine: American
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