6 bars
- ¾ cup vanilla protein powder , see notes for more info*
- ⅓ cup coconut flour
- 3 Tbsp monk fruit sweetener , or any granulated sugar of choice**
- 4 oz low fat cream cheese , softened to room temperature. See notes on using vegan cream cheese***
- 6 oreo sandwich cookies
- ¼ cup plus 1 Tbsp unsweetened almond milk , or other dairy free milk like cashew or coconut milk
- ½ cup chocolate chips
- Finely chop the oreo sandwich cookies with a sharp knife or by pressing a rolling pin over the cookies until crumbly. For best results, try to get some larger oreo cookie chunks with the crumbs. Set aside.
- In a clean bowl, mix the dry ingredients: protein powder, coconut flour and sugar of choice (I used monk fruit sweetener). Add in the oreo crumbs.
- Next, add the cream cheese and use your hands to incorporate the cream cheese throughout the dough.
- Add in the milk, using your hands to knead and get the dough to combine together.
- Add more coconut flour if the dough is too soft, add a teaspoon or more of milk or water if the dough is too thick. The final dough should be firm, but soft enough that you can roll the dough into a ball without it falling apart.
- Shape the protein dough into a rectangular mound, then wrap in plastic wrap or an airtight container, and let the dough set in the freezer for at least 30 minutes.
- Use a sharp knife to cut the protein dough into 4 bars. Keep the bars in the freezer until the next step.
- Melt chocolate chips in the microwave in 20 second bursts until melted, stirring in between
- OPTIONAL: for a thinner chocolate shell, mix in 2 tsp coconut oil or olive oil to the melted chocolate. This thins out the chocolate and makes it easier to coat the protein bars.
- Dip the protein bars into the melted chocolate and then set it aside on a clean parchment paper.
- Let the chocolate set before serving. Enjoy!
Notes*I used Orgain Plant Based Vanilla Protein Powder. Whey protein powder will also work, but the bars will have a slightly gummier texture. Collagen Peptides Protein Powder DOES NOT work in this recipe (go to my collagen recipe page here).
**For the low carb option reflected in the nutrition facts, use a sugar-free substitute such as monk fruit sweetener or erythritol. For stevia powder, be sure to convert the amount of stevia according to package directions
***you can substitute regular cream cheese with dairy free cream cheese that's made with dairy free milk such as Daiya, Tofutti or Kite Hill Brands.
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