Overnight Protein Cookie Dough

Ingredients

• 1 cup cottage cheese (2% fat; blend until smooth)
• 1.5 cups Greek yogurt (0% fat)
• 1 cup almond flour
• 3 scoops vanilla protein powder (Weight varies by brand; use the amount in three scoops)
• 0.25 cup raw honey (Alternatively, use pure maple syrup)
• 1 tbsp almond butter
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• 0.5 tsp salt
• chocolate chips (Add to your heart's desire; choose a brand with no refined sugar. Nutrition estimated for approximately 60 g.)

Steps

1. 1

   Place the cottage cheese in a blender and blend until completely smooth and creamy, with no visible curds.

2. 2

   Transfer the blended cottage cheese to a mixing bowl. Add the Greek yogurt, honey or maple syrup, and almond butter, then whisk until evenly combined.

3. 3

   Add the almond flour, vanilla protein powder, vanilla extract, and salt. Stir thoroughly until the mixture is smooth and has a thick cookie-dough-like consistency.

4. 4

   Fold in the chocolate chips until they are distributed throughout the dough.

5. 5

   Cover the bowl and refrigerate for at least 3 hours, or overnight, so the mixture can thicken and the flavors can develop.

6. 6

   Serve chilled. The recipe makes approximately 6 servings.

Notes

The author reports approximately 1,720 calories and 166 g protein for the entire recipe without chocolate chips; divided into 6 servings, each serving is under 300 calories and contains about 27 g protein. For a dairy-free version, suitable substitutions would need to be selected, but none were provided by the author.

Nutrition per serving

• breakfast
• dessert
• snack
• no-bake
• high-protein
• vegetarian
• gluten-free
• overnight