I’ve been working hard to eat healthier. While my scale isn’t moving super fast (I’ve lost about 7 pounds in two months), it is moving in the right direction and I feel better about what I’m putting in my body. One of my biggest down falls is my sweet tooth.
I can do well for a while but then those cravings hit. However, I have come up with a recipe that seems to help this tremendously and also puts a bit more protein in my diet. There are a ton of protein cookie recipes out there, but I found them really dry and the cookie would crumble as you tried to eat it. I started experimenting with my own recipe and here it is. It has a wonderful taste to it.
- 1 pat or about 1/4-1/2 tablespoon butter real butter
- 1 teaspoon all natural peanut butter ingredients should be peanuts and salt ONLY
- 1 tablespoon Splenda
- 1 1/2 tablespoons vanilla whey protein powder I like Robb's
- 5 Atkins candy coated chocolates
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Melt butter and peanut butter in a small mug (about 20 seconds in microwave)
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Stir until smooth.
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Add Splenda and protein powder. Stir until smooth.
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Microwave on high for about one minute. Check. If it is not starting to firm up around the edges, nuke 20 seconds at a time until it does.
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Sprinkle on the candies (they will melt a bit from the heat of the cookie, but not too much).
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Let sit for about five minutes and enjoy. I just eat it with a spoon right out of the mug. So yummy and kills that sweet urge in a healthier way than sugar and white flour.
Note: You can also make these with chocolate protein powder. However, I think it gives them a bit of a bitter taste. I much prefer the vanilla. If you are craving chocolate, though, that might be a good solution.
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