Start by pouring a 1/2 cup of applesauce into a large mixing bowl. This is taking the place of butter which will give our cookies a cakey texture. If you absolutely need a chewy cookie use a 1/2 cup of softened butter instead.
To the mixing bowl add a 1/4 cup of honey,
a 1/2 cup of peanut butter,
1/4 cup of water,
1 egg,
1 tablespoon of vanilla extract,
1 teaspoon cinnamon,
4 scoops of vanilla protein powder, I used ETB Eat the Bear and Profusion the two that bake the best for me.
1/2 teaspoon baking soda,
1/4 teaspoon salt,
and 1/2 cup of whole wheat flour.
Stir until smooth.
Another reason I love this recipe? Everything goes into the same bowl. One bowl, one spoon and you have some cookies!
Now throw in the goodies! 1/2 a cup of old fashioned oats,
1/2 cup of dried fruit,
3 cups of your favorite high fiber cereal,
and 1/4 cup ground flax seed.
Stir until well combined.
Drop batter onto a non stick cookie sheet about 2 inches apart using 1/4 cup of the batter per cookie.
Bake in a 375 degree oven for 11-12 minutes or until cookies are golden brown. Cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before removing.
Now we could leave them like this or…..
Ah heck! Let’s melt some chocolate!
I think we made the right choice. Don’t you?
Once the chocolate has set you can store these in an airtight container or in the freezer to save for later! I’ll workout just to have an excuse to eat one of these!
- ½ c. applesauce
- ¼ c. honey
- ½ c. peanut butter
- ¼ c. water
- 1 Tbsp. vanilla extract
- 1 egg
- ½ tsp. baking soda
- ¼ tsp. salt
- 1 tsp. cinnamon
- ½ c. whole wheat flour
- 4 scoops vanilla protein powder ETB Eat the Bear, or Profusion
- ½ c. old fashioned oats
- ½ c. dried fruit such as blueberries, cranberries, or raisins
- 3 c. high fiber cereal
- ¼ c. ground flax seed
- 4 oz. dark chocolate, melted (optional)
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- In a large mixing bowl stir together applesauce, honey, peanut butter, water, vanilla, egg, protein powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and flour.
- Toss in the oats, fruit, cereal, and flax seed.
- Drop onto a greased cookie sheet in ¼ scoops.
- Bake 11-12 minutes or until golden brown.
- Drizzle with melted chocolate if desired.
- Enjoy!