The combination of nut butter and plant-based protein makes for great vegan protein cookies! These vegan chocolate cookies have a cashew butter base with a yummy chocolate pea protein blend. And they're super easy to make!
This chocolate protein powder has a very fine texture, and I love how it bakes!
I also added some stevia powder to sweeten them up a bit. Without a sticky ingredient like whey or agave, and without a binding ingredient like an egg, these cookies are a bit fragile. If you don't need them to be vegan, you might want to sub out some of the water for an egg or a couple of egg whites. A flax egg might help, too. But I don't mind them being delicate. Hearts are supposed to be delicate, aren't they?
Calories: 168kcal
Ingredients
- ½ cup cashew butter 120g
- ⅓ cup unsweetened almond milk 80ml or more, if necessary
- ½ cup Plnt chocolate protein powder pea protein blend (56g)
- 1 tablespoon black cocoa powder 5g
- 2 scoops Plnt stevia
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325F (163C).
- Mix cashew butter and ⅓ cup almond milk until smooth.
- Add protein powder, cocoa, and stevia. Mix well, using your hands, if necessary. If the mix is too crumbly, add more almond milk by the teaspoon.
- Press or roll onto a sheet of parchment.
- Use a cookie cutter to shape cookies, and place on parchment-lined baking sheet.
- Bake for about 12 minutes, or until firm.
- Let cool, and enjoy! Store in the refrigerator.
Notes
A note about substitutions: because each type of protein powder bakes differently, I would only recommend substituting rice protein (or a pea/rice blend).
Nutrition
Serving: 3cookies | Calories: 168kcal | Carbohydrates: 9g | Protein: 9g | Fat: 11g | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g
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Andréa
Hi Courtney,
As far as protein cookies go, they are on the crispier side. But protein cookies are generally softer than traditional cookies, so I wouldn't say they are super crispy.
Thanks for writing in. Hope this helps!
:)
Andréa
Courtney
Are these crispy or chewy?