Almond Butter Cookie Dough Protein Bars

[This post is sponsored by my best foodie friends at Bob’s Red Mill! We’re using their Almond Protein Powder and their Almond Flour for this recipe.]

YIPPEE! Snacks! Today we’re talking about a good-for-you snack that’s tasty, protein-packed, and reminiscent of cookie dough!

Is there anything better?!

Fitness and working out is pretty important to me. I try to move my body at least a little bit every single day. I have a pretty flexible work schedule, and I work from home, so it’s easy to make exercise a priority.

I love the Peloton app (I don’t have the bike or the tread; I just use the app for the fun classes!), and I do like running or biking outside when my knee isn’t acting up and when Pittsburgh is having an uncharacteristically nice day.

I have a history of having a not-so-awesome relationship with food, and because I’m working out so much these days, it’s helpful to have some easy, nourishing, fueling snacks on-hand for whenever I need a lil boost.

Enter: these protein bars! They are unapologetically almond-y in flavor, and it makes sense: there are three sources of almond goodness in them!

Plus they’re rich, chewy, spiked with some chocolate, and –– I hope I don’t need to say this, but I will –– really freaking tasty.

It’s been a long time (over a year!) since I’ve said this, so I’m extra excited to say it once again: I’m working with Bob’s Red Mill this year!

Longtime readers of the blog will know how big of a fan I am of theirs. It started out with Oat Week, where I published some recipes using the BRM ingredient I’m never without: oats. Then I branched out and started to use a bunch of their other ingredients like their organic all-purpose flour, organic whole wheat flour, vegan egg replacer, and chickpea flour.

Today, we’re using two of Bob’s Red Mill’s almond-based ingredients:

• Almond Flour
• Almond Protein Powder

We’ve used their almond flour a bunch in the past (see here and here for two of my favorite uses of it!), but their Almond Protein Powder is a new-to-me fave.

And by “fave,” I mean that I literally eat it every day.

It’s true. Between snacking on one of their protein bars before my workouts and adding a small sprinkling of it in my morning oatmeal, it has become a tried and true staple in the Fooduzzi kitchen.

The reason I love it so much? Almonds are the only ingredient. The only one. No sweeteners, no additives, no flavorings –– just almonds. And a full serving gives you 20g of plant-based protein!

Because almonds are the only ingredient, are you, too, asking how it differs from their almond flour (where almond is also the only ingredient)? That was my main question. So hopefully this pic helps you out:

The one on the left is their almond protein –– much lighter and powdery-er. The one on the right is their almond flour –– a bit more coarse and has much more texture than the protein powder.

Of course, there’s a time and a place for both, and today, the place is in these protein bars!

You’ll also need a few more ingredients to help the bars come together:

• Coconut Oil, which helps them set
• Maple Syrup, for a little bit of sweetness
• Mini Chocolate Chips, a necessity IMO
• Almond Butter, our third “almond source” in this recipe!

They really couldn’t be easier –– just mix and set in the fridge overnight –– but man. I love having them around for whenever I need a snack (which is often).

And, if sliced into 8 bars, each bar will have about 11g of plant-based protein!

The texture reminds me of a cookie dough, and I couldn’t be happier with the final results. They’re chewy, not-too-sweet, and really super almondy. I’m a big fan of easy-to-make snacks that taste great and fuel me for the next part of my day.

These bars fit the bill perfectly, and I hope you love them too!

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