Protein-Packed Cottage Cheese Cookie Dough Bites
Chocolatey. Protein-packed. Totally crave-worthy. 🍫💪
These Cottage Cheese Cookie Dough Bites are the perfect balance of sweet treat + muscle fuel. #ProteinSnack #HealthyTreats #ChocolateFix
Protein-Packed Cottage Cheese Cookie Dough Bites
Meet your new favorite healthy treat: Protein-Packed Cottage Cheese Cookie Dough Bites. Made with creamy cottage cheese, chocolate protein powder, coconut flour, and no-sugar added chocolate chips, these bites are rich in protein and full of satisfying chocolatey goodness. Perfect for curbing sweet cravings while fueling your body, they’re a smarter way to enjoy cookie dough flavor—no guilt required.
Ingredients
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°.
- Add cottage cheese and vanilla to blender and blend until smooth.
- Pour into a small mixing bowl and add chia seeds, sugar, flour and protein powder.remaining ingredients. Stir well
- Mix in chocolate chips until combined.
- Line a cookie tray with parchment or a silicone mat.
- Using a 2 tablespoon cookie scoop, form into cookie shapes (yields approximately 18)
- Bake for 12-14 minutes, or until the tops don't give much.
- Let cool before chilling in the fridge. (You can eat right away, but I think they taste better after chilling a couple hours). Enjoy!
Notes
- You can decrease the chocolate chips to 3/4 cup to lighten the recipe and you still get a good, chocolatey treat!
- If you have a pretty sweet protein powder, feel free to omit the added sweetener.
- The cookies won't spread. They will come out of the oven in the same shape they were going in!
- These will last for about a week in the fridge (but also freeze great!)
Prayer While You Prepare
Lord, You tell us in Luke 11:9–10 to “ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened.” So I come again—persistently, persistently—asking You to speak to my heart and to convict and transform me. Keep shaping me into who You’ve called me to be, and remind me of Your promise in Philippians 1:6 that “He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion.” I trust that as I keep seeking, You are working. Amen.
Light & Cozy Cactus Chili
This isn’t your heavy, weigh-you-down, fat-bomb chili recipe—it’s a lighter, nourishing, high-fiber version that still brings all the comfort you crave! Made with lean ground turkey, tender cactus (nopales), hearty beans, and fresh spinach, this bowl is both cozy and nourishing. The cactus, one of the richest known sources of soluble fiber, adds a unique texture and helps stabilize blood sugar. And- bonus!- the added fiber the cactus and beans provide help reduce appetite. Perfect for when you want a satisfying meal that feels good for your body, too.
Ingredients
Instructions
- Add 1 Tbsp olive oil to a large stockpot. Add garlic and onion and saute until onion is translucent.
- Add the ground turkey and brown until no longer pink (about 5 minutes)
- Add the remaining ingredients and stir (drained cactus, full cans of tomatoes and beans, spinach, tomato paste, and all spices)
- Simmer on low for at least 30 minutes. Top with shredded cheese, sour cream and sliced green onion, if desired (or a dollop plain greek yogurt & nutritional yeast for dairy-free!)
Notes
- Nopales sound exotic but they are easy to find in the Mexican food section at almost any grocery store.
- You can also let this simmer on the stove for more than 30 minutes and the flavor improves, but it's nearly as good with the quicker cooking time!
- I love to serve this with a green salad and crusty bread, or even over baked potatoes.
Prayer While You Prepare
Prayer of Comfort
Heavenly Father, thank You for being my refuge and my source of peace. When my heart feels heavy or my mind is troubled, help me to run to You first. Remind me that true comfort isn’t found in things of this world, but in Your presence and promises. Wrap me in Your love, quiet my anxious thoughts, and fill me with the peace that only You can give. Amen.