Chocolate Walnut Protein Cookies

Chocolate Walnut Protein Cookies

Chocolate Walnut Protein Cookies are my latest flavor version of my Breakfast Protein Cookies, emphasizing cocoa and walnuts. The original recipe was a brainchild of summer road tripping, where I wanted a portable, grabbable bite of food that wasn't just full of sugar or wheat flour. I've made them so many times, I've started experimenting with different flavor combinations. Where the original version is full of different hearty add-ins, these are a bit more focused around a chocolate-nutty flavor. They still include oats, cranberries, hemp seeds, and of course a few mini chocolate chips. I added raw cacao powder and switched up my vanilla protein powder for a chocolate-flavored one. The scoop of protein powder is important to give them a little extra staying power for energy throughout the day. One little cookie boasts 5 grams of protein. Deliciously soft and moist! Vegan, gluten-free and no added oil!

So good, I made a pumpkin version of these, too in my Pumpkin Protein Breakfast Cookies, vegan and gluten-free. Check them out here.

Chocolate Walnut Protein Cookies are super easy to make and freeze well, so make them, throw them in the freezer, then pull a few out to bring along your next road trip, flight, or to your kids' soccer games. They're a great, healthy replacement for those store-bought energy bars, laden with preservatives or ingredients you don't want. Lately, I've been bringing a few to my lengthy Pilates teacher trainings, and sharing with colleagues who gladly nibble them up. They're the perfect boost midway through a three-hour Pilates session!

Chocolate Walnut Protein Cookies

These stay moist and chewy from the mashed banana, flax eggs, and almond butter, foregoing any added oil or margarine. The fats in these cookies are generated from the flax, nut butter, walnuts, hemp seeds, and a bit from the chocolate chips. Super healthy, vegan, and gluten-free. Kid-friendly snack!

Note on FODMAPs: there are several ingredients that are high in FODMAP at larger serving sizes, so know your triggers: Coconut sugar, almond butter, walnuts, dried cranberries. Use a banana without brown spots to stay low-FODMAP. Each of these ingredients is minimal and 2 cookies or less should be low-FODMAP.

Check out my original recipe, Breakfast Protein Cookies, and my Fall version of these treats, Pumpkin Protein Breakfast Cookies, for a pumpkin-y moist, pumpkin spice infused breakfast bite.

Chocolate Walnut Protein Cookies

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