Protein Cookie Dough Bread – Better than a Cookie!

This Protein Cookie Dough Bread is like a big loaf of chocolate chip cookie, but better! A healthy chocolate chip protein bread with peanut butter powder, protein powder, no oil or butter, and even sugar free chocolate chips!

Very much beyond impressed by how this chocolate chip cookie protein bread turned out – soft and moist and just the perfect amount of chocolate chips too. What a really good taste and texture here.

This loaf really reminded me of a chocolate chip protein cookie, but even better!

Ingredients for this Protein Cookie Dough Bread

This protein cookie dough bread is made with nutritious ingredients like whole meal flour, peanut butter powder and non-fat greek yogurt, and has no oil and no butter either – the perfect low fat (and slightly low carb) recipe!

Here’s the simple pantry staples you need for this perfect dessert and breakfast quickbread:

For the wet ingredients:

• Unsweetened Applesauce
• Non-fat Greek Yogurt for a high protein low fat loaf!
• Almond Milk
• Eggs

Then there’s the dry ingredients:

• Whole wheat pastry flour for that lightness of the all-purpose flour, but with the nutritious benefits of whole grains
• Unflavored Protein Powder to replace some of the flour (and carbs) in the recipe for a slightly lower carb high protein cookie dough bread. I used a whey-caesin blend from Quest Nutrition.
• Vanilla Protein Powder; This is the source of protein and sweetness in the protein powder cookie dough bread since there’s no added sugar in this recipe. Quest again here.
• Peanut Butter Powder, also known as Powdered Peanut Butter. I recommend Lakanto for a sugar free version (the code HAYLSKITCHEN gives you a discount). Or you could use the one from PbFit too.
• Some Cocout Flour
• Baking Powder

And for the proper Chocolate Chip Protein Bread

• Sugar free Chocolate Chips or Chocolate Bar: I use the chips from Lakanto here (HAYLSKITCHEN for a discount here too). Another option is Lily’s Bar or Chocolate Chips.

Tips for perfect Cookie Dough Loaf using Protein Powder

This protein powder cookie dough loaf is quite easy, but here’s some tips to make sure they turn out perfect!

• Use room temperature eggs, yogurt and milk;
  This is so the wet ingredients and dry ingredients can mix well.

• Don’t over-mix the batter!
  Make sure you gently fold the dry mix into the wet to combine them.
  If you over-mix it, the protein powder – will make it tough, dense and gummy.
  
• Taste the batter and see if you need some extra sweetener. I’d recommend using stevia powder to maintain the consistency of the batter and have low sugar cookie dough bread.

How to Store Chocolate Chip Protein Bread

This moist and tender protein packed chocolate chip bread keeps really well and is great for a meal prep snack, breakfast or post-workout treat.

You can keep the protein powder cookie dough bread out at room temperature for about 3 days in an airtight container.

For longer, keep high protein chocolate chip bread in the fridge for about a week – use an airtight container again.
To freeze the healthy cookie dough bread cut it into slices, wrap each slice in plastic wrap, and place them in a freezer-safe zipper bag.
You can even store the whole loaf itself – be sure to let it thaw before you serve.

Alternatives for Easy Healthy Cookie Dough Bread with No Oil and Whole Wheat Flour

For the perfect low fat but moist healthy cookie dough bread, I would highly suggest using the ingredients and protein powder brands I recommended; I do have some alternatives you can try. I haven’t testing them all, so I can’t say how your loaf might turn out.

• Whole Wheat Pastry Flour: Use All purpose flour or 1:1 Gluten Free Baking Flour in the same amount by weight not cups.
• Unflavored Protein Powder: More flour, but also reduce the milk to about 4 Tbsp.
• Greek Yogurt: Coconut Yogurt
• AlmondMilk: Any other milk

More Protein Loaf Recipes to Try

• 100 Calorie Chocolate Protein Banana Bread
• Fat Free Protein Pumpkin Bread
• Protein Strawberry Bread
• Blueberry Protein Pancake Bread
• Protein Sweet Potato Bread

Protein Cookie Dough Bread

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Prep Time10 minutes mins

Cook Time50 minutes mins

Total Time1 hour hr

Servings: 12 slices, ⅔” thick

Calories: 129kcal

Course: Breakfast, Dessert, Post-Workout

Cuisine: American

This Protein Cookie Dough Bread is like a big loaf of chocolate chip cookie, but better! A healthy chocolate chip protein bread with peanut butter powder, protein powder, no oil or butter, and even sugar free chocolate chips!

Ingredients

• ¾ cup + 2 Tbsp Unsweetened Applesauce, 210g
• ¾ cup Non-fat Greek Yogurt, about 168g, Room temperature
• ⅓ cup Unsweetened Almond Milk, 80ml
• 2 Eggs, Room Temperature
• 1 cup Whole Wheat Pastry Flour, 120g
• ½ cup Vanilla Protein Powder, 45g, Whey-caesin
• ⅓ cup Unflavored Protein Powder, 30g, Whey-caesin, see notes for sub
• ⅓ cup Peanut Butter Powder, 32g
• ¼ cup Coconut Flour, 28g
• 1 tablespoon Baking Powder
• ⅓ cup Chocolate Chips, Sugar free recommended below, 75g

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 350°F and line an 8½” x 4½” loaf pan with parchment paper.
• In a large bowl, whisk together applesauce, yogurt, almond milk and eggs.
• In another bowl, whisk whole wheat pastry flour, vanilla protein powder, unflavored protein powder, peanut butter powder, coconut flour and baking powder.
• Add dry mix to wet, and gently fold until combined.

  DO NOT OVER-MIX or protein powder and gluten will from wheat flour will make the bread dense.
• Add in most of the chocolate chips, reserving a few for the top.

  Gently fold until combined; Do not over-mix.
• Pour batter into prepared loaf pan. Top with more chocolate chips.
• Bake for 50 minutes. A toothpick inserted into center should come out dry.
• Cool for 15 minutes, then remove from pan and transfer to a wire rack to cool completely, about 30 minutes and cut into slices.

Notes

• Nutrition details are calculated using products recommended below.
• See post for alternate ingredients, tips and storage options.

Product Recommendations:

• Quest Nutrition Vanilla Milkshake Protein Powder
• Quest Nutrition Multi-purpose Mix Protein Powder
• Lakanto Peanut Butter Powder
  • Use code HAYLSKITCHEN for 15% off your order
• Lakanto Semi Sweet Chocolate Chips
  • Use code HAYLSKITCHEN for 15% off your order

Nutrition:

• Servings: 12 slices, ⅔” thick | Serving size: 1 slice
• Calories: 129kcal
• Fat: 3.6g | Saturated fat: 1.8g
• Carbohydrates: 16.8g | Fiber: 4.7g | Sugar: 2.5g
• Protein: 10.6g