Pumpkin Protein Dough Bites
Pumpkin Pie Cookie Dough Protein Bites packed with a nutty, oat crunch and filled with warm, fall spices. A chocolate treat that's deceptively healthy!
Servings: 18 bites
Calories: 95kcal
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup pumpkin puree
- 1/2 cup dates pitted and soaked in water
- 1 cup almonds raw
- 3/4 cup Gluten Free rolled oats not quick oats
- 1/3 cup vanilla protein powder vegan
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1/4 cup pumpkin seeds raw
- 2 tablespoons mini chocolate chips dairy free
Instructions
- Soak dates in a bowl of water 1 hour.
- To a blender or food processor, add rolled oats, almonds, dates, pumpkin puree, protein powder, cinnamon and chocolate chips. Process on high until a dough forms.
- Transfer dough to a bowl, dampen your hands with water then scoop 1 1/2 tablespoons of the dough and roll into balls. Then place the balls on a large plate. The dough will be very sticky so you will want to wash and dampen your hands in between rolling balls. The dampness also helps the balls stick together.
- Refrigerate the bites 10 minutes to harden slightly before rolling over the pumpkin seeds.
- Pulse the pumpkins seeds a few times in the food processor to roughly chop. Transfer pumpkin seeds to a large plate in an evenly layer.
- Remove bites from the refrigerator and roll each one gently over the pumpkin seeds then placing back on the plate.
- Refrigerate the bites 20 minutes to set.
- Keep these bites in the refrigerator up to 10 days or in the freezer up to 60 days.
Notes
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Nutrition
Serving: 1bite | Calories: 95kcal | Carbohydrates: 10g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 4mg | Sodium: 7mg | Potassium: 131mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 1592IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 40mg | Iron: 1mg