Breakthrough Protein Oreos made with protein powder and a few simple and healthy ingredients! These homemade protein Oreo cookies are low calorie, low fat, gluten free and sugar free too.
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Guys this really does feel like a breakthrough recipe here!
I’d been putting off a protein Oreo recipe for about a year now – the process just seemed like it would take forever; But boy was I wrong.
These homemade Oreo cookies were really so easy to make, and actually taste like the real thing too!
Ingredients for Protein Oreo Cookies:
These protein Oreo cookies are made with simple healthy ingredients, have no sugar or butter or eggs, making them the perfect gluten free, dairy free and sugar free homemade healthy Oreo recipe!
- Oat Flour – You can make your own by blending rolled oats in a high speed blender
- Chocolate Protein Powder needed for a high protein Oreo cookie and also replaces the ‘sugar’.
I used a whey-caesin blend protein powder from Quest Nutrition for this recipe.
Be sure to use a chocolate protein powder sweetened with stevia or monk fruit if you want a proper sugar free protein cookie recipe. - Black Cacao Powder or Black Cocoa Powder; This is the one I used
- Almond Butter
- A bit of Unsweetened Almond milk
- Vanilla Extract
The filling for a high Protein Oreos Recipe:
- Vanilla Protein Powder– This is the replacement for sugar in these protein sandwich cookies; I used Quest Nurition Vanilla Protein Powder.
- A bit of Unsalted Butter
- Non fat Greek Yogurt
Tips for Homemade Oreos with Protein Powder
- Use whey-caesin protein powder since it works best for baking and does not dry out the cookies.
- Mix the dough well to form a smooth mixture, but don’t over-mix since the protein powder might make the texture tough.
- Let the healthy Oreo cookies dough chill before rolling out or it will be hard to handle.
- Use grated butter for the sugar free Oreos filling so it mixes well with the other ingredients.
To store Protein Powder Oreo Cookies
These protein powder Oreo cookies are made with a yogurt filing and can be stored a few hours on the counter, but in the fridge or freezer for long term.
Keep homemade Oreo cookies in an airtight container on the counter top for 5-6 hours.
Store protein sandwich cookies in the fridge for up to 4-5 days.
To freeze, place protein powder Oreos in an airtight sealed container or zipper bag and freeze up to 3 months. Be sure to let them thaw on the counter before eating!
Alternatives for Healthy Oreo Cookies Recipe!
I made these sugar free, gluten free and low calorie healthy Oreo cookie recipe with this particular ingredient list, but here’s some options to choose from.
- Oat Flour: Almond Flour
- Chocolate Protein Powder: Try a Vanilla
- Almond Milk: Any other milk
- Almond Butter: Hazelnut Butter, Cashew Butter or Tahini; I don’t recommend Peanut Butter because of the strong flavor.
- Greek Yogurt: Coconut Yogurt
- Butter: Non dairy butter
Vegan Oreo Cookies without Butter or Eggs
This homemade Oreo cookies recipe can easily be made Vegan with the right ingredients.
Use a plant based protein powder to make Vegan healthy Oreos.
You also want to make sure you use coconut yogurt and non dairy butter for the filling of these Vegan protein Oreos.
More Oreo Protein Dessert Recipes:
- Oreo Protein Bread Pudding – Simple and Skinny!
- PB Oreo Protein Cookie Dough
- Double Stuffed Oreo Protein Muffins
- Oreo Protein Donuts
- (Better than Others’) Oreo Protein Cake
- Half Baked Oreo Protein Fudge Brownie
Protein Oreos – Breakthrough Sugar free Cookies
Ingredients
Cookie:
- ½ cup Oat Flour, 45g
- ⅓ cup Chocolate Protein Powder, 30g, 1 scoop
- 3 tablespoon Black Cocoa Powder
- ¼ cup Unsweetened Almond Milk, 60ml
- 2 tablespoon Creamy Almond Butter, 32g
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
Filling:
- ½ tablespoon Butter, Grated 7g
- ¼ cup Vanilla Protein Powder, 22g
- 1½ tablespoon Non-fat Greek Yogurt, 21g
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- In a bowl combine oat flour, chocolate protein powder and black cocoa.
- Add in almond butter, milk and vanilla and mix to form dough ball.Add more milk if too dry, oat flour if too wet.
- Roll dough into ball using hands.Place in fridge for about 15 min to chill.
- Place parchment paper on work surface, place dough on, cover with another piece of parchment paper.
- Use rolling pin and roll into sheet about ⅛” thick.Use small circle cookie cutter or spice jar lid (about 2” wide) and cut out circles.
- Transfer to parchment lined baking sheet.Repeat with leftover dough until all is used up. You should have 28 circles.
- Bake for 8-10 minutes.
- Let cool on baking sheet 2-3 minutes; Then transfer to cooling rack to cool and harden.
Filling:
- LET COOKIES COOL FIRST.
- Mix butter and protein powder in a bowl.
- Add yogurt and mix to form frosting consistency.Add milk if too thick, protein powder if too thin.
Assemble:
- Place about 2 teaspoon filling on one cookie, cover with another cookie and smush down.
Notes
- Nutrition value is calculated using products recommended below.
- See post for alternate ingredients, tips and storage options.
- Quest Nutrition Chocolate Milkshake Protein Powder
- Quest Nutrition Vanilla Milkshake Protein Powder
- Servings: 14 cookies | Serving size: 1
- Calories: 46kcal
- Fat: 2g | Saturated fat: 0.4g
- Carbohydrates: 3.2g | Fiber: 0.7g | Sugar: 0.1g
- Protein: 4g
Giselle says
I had a question.
If i remove the protein powder when using this recipe do i need to add more dry ingredients? how much of each dry ingredients do i need then if i remove the protein powder altogether?
Haylee Jane Monteiro says
Hi Giselle! The protein powder here is the source of sweetness. If you remove it entirely, you would need about 1/4 cup sugar. Also reduce the milk to 2-3 tbsp depending on how the wet the mix turns out. It should be like a dough, so add accordingly.
Let me know what you think if you try!
Garrett says
These turned out great! I loved how easy the recipe was! 10/10
Haylee Jane Monteiro says
One of my favs here too! Easy and definitely satisfy the cravings. Enjoy!