Healthy Recipes: 8 Sweet Protein Treats (2024)

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Stephanie Smith

April 07, 2015

Bypass the bakery, satisfy your sweet tooth, and feed your hungry muscles with these 8 delicious protein treats!

Eating clean isn't always easy. Sooner or later, temptation comes calling. Instead of giving in and devouring that glazed bear claw or chocolate-covered candy bar, reach for a "healthy cheat," like all of these insanely good recipes from FitMiss. They're easy to whip up and just as easy to make fit with your macros. Most importantly, they'll be a treat for your taste buds!

1

Chocolate Chunk Peanut Butter Fudge

Who doesn't love the classic combination of peanut butter and chocolate? Bypass the snack-size candy that comes with a whopping calorie count and feast on fudge without going nutritionally broke.

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Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup Peanut Butter
  • 2 tbsp Honey
  • 1/2 cup Coconut Flour
  • 1/3 cup Water
  • 3/4 cup FitMiss Vanilla Chai Protein
  • 1 tsp Cinnamon
  • 1 packet Stevia (or 5 drops of stevia)
  • 1/2 oz Dark Chocolate
  • 1/2 tsp Cocoa Powder

Directions

  1. Slightly heat peanut butter and honey.
  2. In a food processor, blend the coconut flour, water, vanilla chai protein, cinnamon, and stevia with the warmed peanut butter and honey.
  3. Remove the batter from the food processor, and stir in two ounces of mini dark chocolate chips.
  4. Press dough into an 8x8 pan.
  5. Melt dark chocolate in the microwave for 10-second bursts until melted.
  6. Stir melted chocolate with cocoa powder and a splash of water. Spread thinly over fudge.
  7. Refrigerate for 1 hour.

Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 1 Square
Recipe yields 20 servings

Amount per serving

Calories 82

Total Fat 5.8g

Total Carbs 6.5g (2.1 g fiber)

Protein 5.1g

Healthy Recipes: 8 Sweet Protein Treats (3)Chocolate Chunk Peanut Butter Fudge PDF (142 KB)


2

Sweet Potato Cake With Peanut Butter Chocolate Frosting

Sweet potatoes are more than just complex carb sources to accompany baked chicken and broccoli. Take the fitness world's favorite root vegetable from side dish to star ingredient with this sweet recipe.

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Ingredients For Cake

  • 2 Egg Whites
  • 3 oz baked Sweet Potato (without skin)
  • 2 tbsp old fashioned Oats
  • 2 tbsp FitMiss Vanilla Chai Protein
  • 2-3 tbsp Almond Milk
  • 1 tsp Baking Powder
  • Nonstick cooking oil

Ingredients For Frosting

  • 2 tbsp FitMiss Chocolate Delight Protein
  • 1 tsp Cocoa
  • 1-1 1/2 tbsp Milk or Water

Directions For Frosting

  1. Stir together protein powder, cocoa, and milk in a bowl.

Directions For Cake

  1. In a blender, blend together egg whites, sweet potatoes, oats, protein powder, almond milk, cinnamon, and baking powder.
  2. Spray a bowl or large mug with nonstick cooking oil. Microwave blended ingredients for 2 1/2 minutes.
  3. Frost cakes.

Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 1 Cake

Amount per serving

Calories 282

Total Fat 4g

Total Carbs 41 g (10 g fiber)

Protein 24g

Healthy Recipes: 8 Sweet Protein Treats (5)Sweet Potato Cake With Peanut Butter Chocolate Frosting PDF (336 KB)


3

Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies

For many people, cookies of any form are almost irresistible. But chocolate and peanut butter cookies have a special power to turn some of us into crazy, jabbering Cookie Monster clones. Delve into even more ooey-gooey deliciousness—and some solid gains—with these protein-filled morsels.

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Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup Oat Flour
  • 1/2 cup Chocolate PB2 (or regular PB2)
  • 1/3 cup FitMiss Vanilla Chai or Chocolate Delight Protein
  • 1/2 tsp Baking Soda
  • 1 Egg
  • 1/4 cup Unsweetened Apple Sauce
  • Nonstick cooking oil (or Coconut Oil)

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. In a bowl, add in all dry ingredients (oat flour, PB2, protein powder, baking soda).
  3. In a separate bowl, lightly beat the egg with 2 tbsp of water.
  4. Stir apple sauce into wet ingredients.
  5. Mix wet and dry ingredients. It's normal for the batter to be thick and sticky.
  6. Shape 14 cookies out of the batter and place them on a cookie sheet coated with nonstick cooking spray or coconut oil.
  7. Bake for 8-10 minutes.

Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 1 Cookie
Recipe yields: 14 cookies

Amount per serving

Calories 92

Total Fat 6.7g

Total Carbs 5.9g

Protein 5.4g

Healthy Recipes: 8 Sweet Protein Treats (7)Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies PDF (294 KB)


4

Banana Cream French Toast

Nothing says brunch—or indulgent breakfast—like a few slices of French toast served hot off the stove. But toast slathered in butter and syrup is a dietary time bomb. Opt for this deliciously healthy alternative!

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Ingredients For French Toast

  • 2 slices Wheat Bread
  • 2 Egg Whites
  • Cinnamon and Stevia to taste

Ingredients For Topping

  • 1/2 cup Greek Yogurt
  • 1/3 Banana
  • 1/2 scoop FitMiss Vanilla Chai Protein
  • Optional: Light Cool Whip

Directions For French Toast

  1. Make a mix of egg whites, cinnamon, and a packet of stevia.
  2. Dip the bread in the batter and cook.

Directions For Topping

  1. Blend together Greek yogurt, banana, and protein powder.
  2. Spoon out and use to top French toast. Add a few slices of banana and a sprinkle of cinnamon. Looking to indulge? Add a dollop of Light Cool Whip.

Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 2 Slices
Recipe yields: 1 serving

Amount per serving

Calories 301

Total Fat 2g

Total Carbs 42g (8g fiber)

Protein 32g

Healthy Recipes: 8 Sweet Protein Treats (9)Banana Cream French Toast PDF (237 KB)


5

Cheesecake Swirled Pumpkin Bars

Skip the Factory and serve up this healthy treat instead. Not only is pumpkin puree a great source of fiber and vitamin A—one cup alone contains 7 g of fiber and more than seven times the recommended daily amount of the vision vitamin—but it's also packed with a healthy dose of iron.

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Ingredients For Pumpkin Bars

  • 2 cups Oat Flour (or blend 2 1/4 cups of Old fashioned Oats into flour)
  • 1 tsp Baking Powder
  • 1 tsp Pumpkin Pie Spice (or Cinnamon)
  • 1 scoop FitMiss vanilla chai protein
  • 2 Eggs
  • 1/2 cup Unsweetened Apple Sauce
  • 2/3 cup pure Pumpkin Puree
  • 5 oz. softened Neufchatel cheese (or Low-fat Cream Cheese)
  • 1/2 scoop FitMiss Vanilla Chai protein powder

Directions For Pumpkin Bars

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. Line an 8x8 pan with parchment paper.
  3. In one bowl add in dry ingredients: oat flour, baking powder, pumpkin pie spice (or cinnamon), 1 scoop protein powder
  4. In a separate bowl, add wet ingredients: 2 eggs, 1/2 cup unsweetened apple sauce, 2/3 cup pure pumpkin puree. Whisk together.
  5. Add dry ingredients and stir until well incorporated.
  6. Stir softened Neufchatel cheese (or low-fat cream cheese) with 1/2 scoop protein powder in separate bowl. This is the "cheesecake."
  7. Spoon cheesecake mixture over pumpkin batter and swirl together.
  8. Bake for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
  9. Cut into 12 bars.

Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 1 Bar
Recipe yields: 15 bars

Amount per serving

Calories 91

Total Fat 6g

Total Carbs 9 g (1.5 g fiber)

Protein 5g

Healthy Recipes: 8 Sweet Protein Treats (11)Cheesecake Swirled Pumpkin Bars PDF (148 KB)


6

Sweet Potato Spice Doughnuts

Move over Krispy Kreme, there's a new doughnut in town! Add a bit of spice to take these sweet protein doughnuts to a whole new level.

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Ingredients For Glaze

  • 1 scoop FitMiss Vanilla Chai Protein
  • 2 1/2 tbsp Unsweetened Almond Milk (or Water)

Ingredients For Doughnuts

  • 1 cup Old fashioned Oats
  • 8 oz Sweet Potato
  • 1/2 cup Unsweetened Apple Sauce
  • 1 scoop FitMiss Vanilla Chai Protein
  • 1 Egg
  • 1 Egg White
  • 2 tbsp unsweetened Almond Milk (or Water)
  • 1 tsp Cinnamon
  • 1 tsp Baking Powder

Directions For Glaze

  1. Stir together protein powder and milk in a bowl.

Directions For Doughnuts

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. In a blender, blend oats, cooked sweet potato, apple sauce, protein powder, egg, egg white, almond milk, cinnamon, and baking powder until smooth.
  3. Pour into doughnut pan and cook for 12-15 minutes.
  4. Allow doughnuts to cool for 1-2 minutes before taking them out of pan.
  5. Flip doughnuts over and pour glaze over doughnuts and sprinkle with cinnamon.

Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 1 Doughnut
Recipe yields: 12

Amount per serving

Calories 68

Total Fat 1.3g

Total Carbs 10g

Protein 4.6g

Healthy Recipes: 8 Sweet Protein Treats (13)Sweet Potato Spice Doughnuts PDF (235 KB)


7

Banana Nut Mug Cake

No longer does a loaf of banana-nut goodness take hours of prep and cook time. Fill your house with the smells of warm, delicious baked goods with this easy microwavable treat!

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Ingredients

  • 1/3 cup Old Fashioned Oats
  • 2 Egg Whites
  • 3 tbsp FitMiss Vanilla Chai Protein
  • 1/2 Banana
  • 2 tbsp. Unsweetened Almond Milk
  • 1/2 tsp Baking Powder
  • 10g Walnuts, chopped

Directions

  1. Blend all ingredients in a blender until smooth.
  2. Pour in an oversized mug.
  3. Stir in 10 g of chopped walnuts.
  4. Cook in microwave for 2 mins.
  5. Stir together 1 tbsp of milk with 1 tbsp of FitMiss Vanilla Chai Protein.
  6. Pour over mug cake and enjoy!

Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 1 Mug Cake
Recipe yields: 1

Amount per serving

Calories 363

Total Fat 12g

Total Carbs 39g

Protein 29g

Healthy Recipes: 8 Sweet Protein Treats (15)Banana Nut Mug Cake PDF (141 KB)


8

Blueberry Doughnuts with Vanilla Lemon Glaze

Blueberry doughnuts with vanilla lemon glaze? Yes, please! These crowd-pleasing low-carb treats make healthy cheating seem like a supreme indulgence.

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Ingredients For Glaze

  • 2.5 tbsp Almond Milk (or Water)
  • 1 tbsp Lemon Juice
  • 1/2 scoop FitMiss Vanilla Chai Protein

Ingredients For Doughnuts

  • 1 cup Old Fashioned Oats
  • 1 Egg White
  • 1 Egg
  • 1 scoop FitMiss Vanilla Chai Protein
  • 1/3 cup Unsweetened Apple Sauce
  • 1/4 cup Unsweetened Almond Milk
  • 1 tsp Baking Powder
  • 1 packet Stevia
  • 1/2 cup Blueberries

Directions For Glaze

  1. Stir together almond milk, lemon juice, protein powder in a bowl.

Directions For Doughnuts

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. In a blender, blend together oats, egg, egg white, apple sauce, baking powder, stevia, 1/3 cup unsweetened almond milk, and 1 scoop protein powder.
  3. Stir in blueberries.
  4. Pour into doughnut pan and bake for 11-13 minutes.
  5. Allow doughnuts to cool a few minutes and pour glaze over them.

Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 1

Amount per serving

Calories 74

Total Fat 2g

Total Carbs 9g

Protein 5.4g

Healthy Recipes: 8 Sweet Protein Treats (17)Blueberry Doughnuts with Vanilla Lemon Glaze PDF (143 KB)


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FAQs

What is a good protein snack for sweet teeth? ›

High-protein desserts like cottage cheese ice cream, Greek yogurt bark, and honey-roasted nuts, can help satisfy your sweet tooth while providing your body with a good source of filling protein and other important nutrients. Try out one of these desserts the next time you're craving something sweet.

What is the best high protein sweet snack? ›

One of the best high protein sweet snack options is Greek yogurt. Packed with protein and low in sugar, Greek yogurt is a versatile ingredient that can be enjoyed on its own or transformed into a delicious treat. Add some fresh fruits and a drizzle of honey for a nutritious and satisfying snack.

Are high protein desserts good for you? ›

Since protein desserts are often lower in calories and contain less sugar than traditional desserts, they can be used as healthier alternative to satisfy your sweet tooth without adding too many calories to your diet.

What to do with protein bars? ›

Today we're sharing ten of our favorite ways to use protein bars in our daily diet.
  1. Crumble protein bars over oatmeal or cereal. ...
  2. Layer chopped protein bars with fresh fruit and Greek yogurt. ...
  3. Smear with peanut butter or chocolate peanut butter. ...
  4. Kick up that salad with protein bar topping. ...
  5. Snack on bars with fine cheese.
Apr 15, 2015

How can I satisfy my sweet teeth without eating sweets? ›

10 Healthy Alternatives To Satisfy Your Sweet Tooth
  1. You know you want to take care of your teeth but you just can't help it — you have a sweet tooth! ...
  2. Fruit. ...
  3. Greek Yogurt. ...
  4. Peanut Butter and Banana Ice Cream. ...
  5. Chia Pudding. ...
  6. Low-sugar Popsicles. ...
  7. Nut Butter. ...
  8. Baked Pears or Apples.

What sweets are high in protein? ›

Desserts that naturally have more protein:
  • Cheesecake. All the experts TODAY.com spoke to mentioned cheesecake, which contains around 7 grams of protein per serving. ...
  • Tofu pudding. ...
  • Pavlova. ...
  • Ice cream. ...
  • Desserts made with red beans. ...
  • Clafoutis. ...
  • Chia seed pudding. ...
  • Panna cotta.
Nov 7, 2023

What small snack has the most protein? ›

Best High-Protein Snacks, Recommended By Experts
  • Greek Yogurt. Plain, nonfat Greek yogurt is a versatile high-protein snack, with 156 grams containing about 16 grams of protein. ...
  • Hard-Boiled Eggs. ...
  • Hard Cheeses. ...
  • Edamame. ...
  • Cottage Cheese. ...
  • Jerky. ...
  • Tuna. ...
  • Roasted Chickpeas.
Oct 25, 2023

What is a quick protein snack? ›

Healthy snack options that are high in protein include Greek yogurt, hard-boiled eggs, lentil salad, and nut butter on apple slices.

What is the unhealthiest dessert ever? ›

Today, the average restaurant serves desserts that are heavily laden with saturated fat and sugar and that range between 800 to 1500 calories
  • Cheesecake.
  • Carrot cake.
  • Banana split.
  • Molten lava cakes.
Feb 17, 2016

Can I eat protein pudding everyday? ›

Based on daily protein need consume 1 – 2 portions per day, in between meals. Maximum 2 portions per day. Do not exceed the recommended dosage.

Is it OK to eat protein bars everyday? ›

A closer look at the ingredients and sugar levels in some of these bars can make you question whether they're a good idea to eat every day. While there's no problem with the occasional sugary snack or 'unhealthy' treat, eating certain types of protein bars every day might be problematic long term.

Are protein bars OK for weight loss? ›

The answer is yes if you choose a protein bar with an optimal nutritional value that will help you achieve your goals. So, it's important to understand how much protein you should be looking for, the number of calories and fibre and how much sugar that won't be harmful to your goal.

What are high protein snacks? ›

High-protein snacks include nuts like pistachios, lean meats and poultry like turkey or chicken, beans and legumes like chickpeas or edamame and dairy products such as greek yogurt or hard cheeses.

What are high protein soft food snacks? ›

Foods rich in protein include:
  • Soft meat.
  • Fish.
  • Poultry (chicken, turkey)
  • Milk, including dairy milk and powdered milk.
  • Cheese and cottage cheese.
  • Yogurt, especially Greek yogurt.
  • Eggs and egg whites.
  • Beans and bean purée.

What to do when you have a sweet tooth on a diet? ›

How to Stop Sugar Cravings: 8 Tips to Use Right Now
  1. Give in a little. Eat a bit of what you're craving, maybe a small cookie or a fun-size candy bar, suggests Kerry Neville, a registered dietitian. ...
  2. Combine foods. ...
  3. Go cold turkey. ...
  4. Grab some gum. ...
  5. Reach for fruit. ...
  6. Get up and go. ...
  7. Choose quality over quantity. ...
  8. Eat regularly.
Apr 5, 2023

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