Chocolate Protein Cookie Cake - Rich and Good!

Indulge in this Chocolate Protein Cookie Cake made with chocolate protein powder, chocolate almond butter and cocoa powder. Rich and healthy chocolate cookie cake is sugar free and low fat!

Okay think about this - a giant chocolate cookie that you can just eat for days (or at once!), without guilt. Very appealing right?!

That's exactly why I went for this chocolate cookie cake concept. It's a ginormous chocolate protein cookie made in a cake pan. The same dense and chewy concept, but unbelievably healthy.

Ingredients for Chocolate Protein Cookie Cake Recipe

This high protein chocolate cookie cake just a few healthy ingredients, most of which you probably have in your pantry already!

• Chocolate Protein Powder for healthy, sugar free cookie cake
  I used Quest Nutrition Chocolate whey-casein since it works best for baking.
• Chocolate flavor Almond Butter; I used Chocolate Coconut Truffle flavor Almond Butter from American Dream Nut Butter.
  It's lower fat and higher protein than normal, and just amazing (code HAYLSKITCHEN gives you a discount on these) in this cookie recipe.
  ADNB has a lot of other flavors that would go well here too. 
• Whole Wheat Pastry Flour
• Cocoa Powder
• Zero Calorie Brown Sugar - This is the Brown Monkfruit 1:1 Sugar Substitute from Lakanto, and keeps this recipe sugar free;  (code HAYLSKITCHEN for a discount here)
• Non-fat Greek Yogurt contributes to the low-fat part of this protein cookie cake since it adds the moisture, and also extra protein 
• Unsweetened Applesauce for a soft cookie without butter
• Almond Milk
• Baking Soda
• Shredded Coconut for topping

How to make Giant Chocolate Cookie Cake

This giant chocolate cookie cake is very simple to make. It's one of those wet mix + dry mix + bake recipes.

1. Whisk all the dry ingredients in a bowl - flour, protein powder, cocoa powder and baking soda.

2. Whisk all the wet ingredients in a (large) bowl - yogurt, almond butter, applesauce, milk and brown sugar.

3. Add dry mix into wet mix, mix together.

4. Pour into baking pan, top with shredded coconut (or other toppings) and bake!

Tips for Chocolate Protein Powder Cookie Cake

Here's some pointers to make the best ever chocolate protein powder cookie cake:

• Use whey-caesin protein powder since it works well with the ratio of ingredients here; if you use whey, reduce amount of milk. I can't say how this works out.

• Sift the flour and cocoa powder to avoid lumps and streaks in the batter.

• Don't over-mix the batter or your cookie cake will be too tough because of the whole wheat flour and protein powder.

• Bake until the edges are dry, but center is still moist (when tester is inserted).
  Cookie cake will cook while cooling in pan.

Store Double Chocolate Cookie Cake

This high protein double chocolate cookie cake can be stored on the countertop, fridge or freezer.

Place protein chocolate cookie cake in an airtight container on the countertop for 1 day, and in the fridge for upto 4 days.

To freeze healthy chocolate cookie cake recipe, slice, then place in freezer-safe zipper bag and keep 1-2 months; Don't forget to thaw before eating!

Alternates for this Healthy Chocolate Cookie Birthday Cake Recipe

I recommend making this chocolate cookie birthday cake using the protein powder and other ingredients and products listed since it gives a healthy recipe.

If you need other options for the flours and such, here's some alternatives:

• Whole Wheat Pastry Flour: Use  all purpose flour or 1:1 Gluten-free all purpose baking flour in the same amount by weight, not cups.
• Chocolate Almond Butter: Chocolate Peanut Butter, Cashew Butter, Hazelnut Butter, or even plain nut butter.
• Unsweetened Applesauce: Pumpkin Puree or Mashed Banana
• Almond Milk: Regular milk
• Greek Yogurt: Coconut Yogurt

A Gluten Free or Vegan Chocolate Cookie Cake Recipe

This layered cookie cake recipe has no eggs and uses almond milk, so can easily be made Vegan with coconut yogurt and plant based protein powder.

Use 1:1 gluten free baking flour for a gluten-free recipe!

More Healthy Chocolate Protein Cookies to Try:

• Air Fryer Chocolate Protein Cookie
• Chocolate Pistachio Protein Cookie
• Single Serve Chocolate Protein Cookie in the Microwave
• Chocolate Lava Protein Cookie for One
• Chocolate Caramel Protein Sandwich Cookies

More layered Cakes with Protein Powder

• Chocolate Protein Poke Cake
• Chocolate Caramel Protein Cake - Easy and Healthy
• Protein Chocolate Mud Cake
• Chocolate Protein Skillet Cake