peanut butter delight no-bake protein cookies

Who doesn’t love those classic fudgey peanut butter delight treats?! They are one of my absolute favorite sweet treats of all time. Unfortunately, they aren’t too easy on the waistline or the glucose. But I’ve just discovered a healthy new way to appease the same tastebuds, that helps to keep my jeans intact! 😀 This recipe makes about 12 cookies, and is packed full of nutrients and healthy goodness that makes eating them that much more fun! The only question is: to share or not to share. 🙂

Ingredients:

• 2 cups instant oats
• 1/4 cup cocoa powder 
• 1.5 scoops Ladyboss Lean shake mix (or your favorite vanilla flavored protein shake)
• 1/2 cup all-natural creamy peanut butter (Skippy is great!)
• 1/2 cup melted coconut oil (takes 30 secs to 1 min in microwave)
• 1/4 cup unsweetened almond or coconut milk
• 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
• dark chocolate chips (optional)

Directions:

In a large bowl, mix all dry ingredients together first. Then add in the wet ingredients, and combine everything together well. Roll into balls and smash onto parchment paper-lined tray. If you want to add a few dark chocolate chips on top of each cookie, now’s the time to do that. Then just put them in the refrigerator for 30-45 minutes, and enjoy!

Notes:

If you use unsalted peanut butter, you’ll want to add a pinch of sea salt to the dry mixture in the first step above. You can also cut calories by using PB2 powder (or similar); just make sure you mix it with some extra almond or coconut milk to create a creamy consistency similar to regular peanut butter, before adding it to the cookie mixture. Feel free to taste-test the mixture before shaping it – I always do! If you have a sweeter tooth, add in a tbsp of maple syrup. 😉

Blessings,
Emily