Recipe: Cookie Dough Snack Bites
Snacks sometimes get a bad rep. But what we find in our practice is that they can be essential in supporting our health goals. Waiting too long between meals sometimes leads to a dip in blood sugar, leaving us tired, moody, or just downright hungry. And if we wait to eat until long after we first feel hungry, we are more likely to eat much larger portions. Eating really large amounts at a meal can put more stress on our digestive tract and also can be less beneficial for optimizing our blood sugar response.
At Summerfield, we suggest snacks that provide a mixture of carbohydrates, healthy fats, and protein to satisfy hunger and stabilize our blood sugar. These might look like an apple with peanut butter, yogurt with berries, mixed nuts, and baby carrots or protein and fruit smoothie.
Sometimes, we need to prep snacks ahead of time to make them more accessible on busy days or when we’re on the go. Enter these tasty and satisfying cookie dough snack bites. Think sweet treat meets nourishing eat, for an afternoon pick me up that will leave you feeling energized. The best part? They can be customized to your flavor preference with the swaps listed and the bottom. And if you have lots of snackers in your household, they can easily be doubled for a large batch to last through the week!
Cookie Dough Snack Bites
Makes 12 bites
Ingredients
- 1/2 C nut or seed butter (thin/creamy consistency)
- 1/4 C honey
- 1 1/4 C rolled oats
- 1/4 C protein powder
- 1/2 C desired mix-ins (chocolate chips, chopped nuts, raisins, etc.)
Directions
- In a large bowl, combine nut/seed butter and honey, stirring until smooth.
- Add oats and protein powder. Mix well to fully combine. Stir in chocolate chips.
- Form the mixture into 1″ bites using a small cookie scoop or heaping tablespoon. If preferred, the mixture can be chilled briefly to allow for a firmer texture before rolling.
- Serve immediately or store in a covered container in the fridge for easy snacking when desired.
Swaps
- Nut/seed butter: Almond, peanut, cashew, sunflower, tahini/sesame seed
- For the honey: pure maple syrup
- For the protein powder: whey protein, plant protein, collagen peptides or omit
- For the chocolate chips: dairy-free chocolate chips, peanut butter chips, chopped nuts/seeds, or dried fruit
Combinations we love
- Oatmeal raisin cookie dough: Tahini, maple syrup, unflavored or vanilla protein powder, cinnamon and raisins!
- Peanut butter chocolate chip cookie dough: Peanut butter, honey, chocolate or vanilla protein powder, and chocolate chips
- Trail mix cookie dough: Almond butter, maple syrup, unflavored or vanilla protein powder, chia seeds, and dried cranberries.