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Paleo Cookie Dough Protein Bars

July 15, 2015 by Heather Resler

 


It’s not a secret that I love a good snack bar.  I recently tried a Quest brand cookie dough protein bar.  It has sucralose and dairy protein; I know it’s not healthy, but man was it delicious.

Paleo Cookie Dough Protein Bars | Cook It Up Paleo

 

As with every other delicious unhealthy thing I love, I wanted to create a version of these bars with real food ingredients.  So I ground up some homemade almond butter and set to work.

Paleo Cookie Dough Protein Bars | Cook It Up Paleo

 

These delicious bars were the result.  I added some Vital Proteins beef gelatin because I love it and because I love the texture that it gives things.

Paleo Cookie Dough Protein Bars | Cook It Up Paleo

The sweetness level of these bars can be changed; I used three tablespoons of maple syrup and the bars were just slightly sweet.  Adding 6 tablespoons would make them dessert-like.

Paleo Cookie Dough Protein Bars | Cook It Up Paleo

 

Go make some protein bars!!

Paleo Cookie Dough Protein Bars | Cook It Up Paleo

 

Paleo Cookie Dough Protein Bars | Cook It Up Paleo

 

Shared at Allergy Free Wednesday, Fat Tuesday

Where to find:

  • Almond butter
  • Maple syrup
  • Coconut oil
  • Vanilla
  • Grass-feed beef gelatin
  • Cacao nibs
Paleo Cookie Dough Protein Bars
Recipe Type: Snacks
Author: Heather Resler
Prep time: 5 mins
Total time: 5 mins
Serves: 10 bars
Ingredients
  • almond butter – 1 cup
  • honey – 3 tablespoons
  • coconut oil – 1/4 cup, melted
  • pure vanilla extract – 1 teaspoon
  • salt – 1/3 teaspoon
  • unflavored gelatin – 1/2 cup
  • cacao nibs – 3 tablespoons
Instructions
  1. Mix together all ingredients and press into an 8 inch by 8 inch glass baking dish. I didn’t use the whole area of the pan; pressed the dough into a rectangle in the pan leaving about 1 inch of the pan without dough. I did this so that the bars would be a little thicker.
  2. Freeze until firm and cut into bars.
  3. Store in the freezer in an airtight container and pop out when you need some cookie dough in your life!
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Filed Under: Cookies, Recipes, Snacks, Treats, Uncategorized Tagged With: bars, cookie, dough, paleo, protein

About Heather Resler

I'm a 20 something Wisconsin girl baking my way through life. I like my coffee black, my food real, my hair long, and my cookie dough full of chocolate chips. | Author of the e-books Grain-Free Family Favorites and Paleo Mug Muffins. Read my story here.

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Comments

  1. Zoe says

    October 22, 2016 at 12:11 pm

    Just stumbled across your site – love it! I can’t have honey right now due to a candida diet – is it possible to replace honey in your recipes with monk fruit or stevia? If so, what is the ratio please?

    • Heather Resler says

      January 16, 2017 at 2:31 pm

      I’m not sure the ratio but you can add monk fruit or stevia to the dough until it tastes sweet via a taste test.

  2. Christina Bauer says

    May 5, 2016 at 1:34 pm

    I’m absolutely going to try this! Just ate my last quest bar, and I’d much rather make my own than buy another box! Could I use vanilla Vegan protein powder in place of the gelatin?

    • Heather Resler says

      May 9, 2016 at 4:49 pm

      That would probably work 🙂

  3. Megan Kelly says

    January 21, 2016 at 7:33 pm

    Yum! Can’t wait to try!

  4. Tessa says

    August 5, 2015 at 2:05 pm

    Such a genius idea to use the gelatin for a truly nutrient and protein dense protein bar! I used your idea to make a cashew based bar and dates and maple syrup for a chocolate chip bar that is to die for! Thanks for all your creAtive genius!

    • Heather Resler says

      August 5, 2015 at 2:57 pm

      Your version sounds delicious, too!

  5. Carolyn says

    July 19, 2015 at 5:16 pm

    Is this a mistake? 1/2 cup gelatin?

    • Heather Resler says

      July 19, 2015 at 5:24 pm

      Nope! The 1/2 cup grass-fed unflavored gelatin powder adds awesome healing properties to the bars; plus protein! 🙂

      • Dawn Gardner says

        April 5, 2016 at 12:15 pm

        Can you use Knox unflavored gelatine packets instead?

        • Heather Resler says

          April 6, 2016 at 4:25 pm

          Yes that would work 🙂

      • Megan Vaughn says

        August 15, 2016 at 11:37 am

        So for this you actually use gelatin & not collagen?

        • Heather Resler says

          August 19, 2016 at 3:01 pm

          Yup 🙂 Could probably use collagen as well.

      • Carol says

        November 12, 2017 at 4:38 pm

        Does the gelatin leave a granular feel to the bars, or does it dissolve somehow? Usually gelatin needs to be mixed into a hot liquid to dissolve.

        • Heather Resler says

          November 15, 2017 at 1:07 pm

          It should dissolve. It’s added here for protein rather than any kind of binding qualities that gelatin has.

  6. Heather@hungryforbalance says

    July 15, 2015 at 6:37 am

    I love this idea! Quest bars ARE delicious, but they make my tummy hurt. I love this copycat whole foods version! I need to try it ASAP!

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