KETO CHOCOLATE PROTEIN COOKIES
(High Protein / Low-Carb / Keto-Friendly)
When you’re craving something chocolatey, why not satisfy those cravings with something that also fuels your body with healthy ingredients?
Made using whey isolate and almond flour, these Keto Chocolate Protein Cookies by @ghostingcarbs are packed with protein and are a delicious snack or dessert. They feature our Rich Chocolate Whey Isolate Protein Powder which has natural, non-alkalized cocoa for a flavanol and mineral boost.
They are soft, fluffy, and chocolatey…but that’s not all. In addition to being high-protein, they are also low-carb and keto-friendly! So, you can enjoy a melt-in-your-mouth treat without throwing you out of ketosis or feeling like you’re “cheating”.
You can even swap out the optional frosting topping with some antioxidant-rich berries and enjoy these cookies for breakfast. Create your own nutrient-rich combo to start your day!
Be sure to check out @ghostingcarbs on Instagram for more unique, awesomely creative low-carb/keto recipes and treats.
“These are so fluffy and soft and melt in your mouth!”
- 1 1/4 cup almond flour
- 1/4 cup cocoa powder
- 1 tbsp granular gelatin
- 1 scoop MariGold Rich Chocolate Malt Whey Isolate Protein Powder
- 1 tsp baking powder
- Pinch of salt
- 1/2 cup softened butter
- 1 egg
- 1/3 cup powdered allulose
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 tbsp sugar-free melted dark chocolate or syrup (@choczero was used in this recipe)
- Sugar-free frosting (@californiacountrygal was used in this recipe)
- Preheat oven to 350°. Mix dry ingredients (almond flour, salt, cocoa powder, gelatin and baking powder) together.
- Beat together butter and allulose and then add egg, vanilla, and syrup.
- Add dry ingredients to mixer. Mix until combined.
- Roll about a tbsp of dough into a ball, flatten slightly, and bake for 10 minutes.
- Once cookies were cooled, I piped frosting and a drizzle of melted dark chocolate.
MariGold ingredients used in this recipe:
MariGold Whey Isolate is derived from sweet Irish milk given from Truly Grass-Fed™ cows who spend 95% of their time roaming freely and feasting upon the delicious green grasses of the breathtaking Irish countryside.
MariGold Rich Chocolate Malt Whey Protein Isolate has everything you want in a protein drink, and none of the things you don’t!
