You know how much I love baking high-protein breakfasts or snacks, like my Chocolate Peanut Butter Banana Smoothie, Protein Overnight Oats, or Protein Baked Oatmeal. These are easy go-to post-workout snacks. They are filling, cheaper than store-bought versions, and packed with wholesome ingredients. These oatmeal raisins protein cookies are a high-protein healthier version of my vegan raisins oatmeal cookies. They are packed with plant-based protein powder, nut butter, and oats to keep you full for hours.
Ingredients and Substitutions
Here’s what you need to bake a batch of these oatmeal protein cookies.
Old-Fashioned Rolled Oats – Feel free to use quick oats if preferred. Vanilla Plant-Based Protein Powder – I am using a clean vanilla protein powder made with just a few ingredients to keep it natural and healthy. Cinnamon – for flavor. Peanut Butter, almond butter, or any fresh jar of nut butter you love. Maple Syrup or any liquid sweetener you like. Mashed Banana or unsweetened apple sauce Avocado Oil or any oil you have on hand like melted coconut oil or light olive oil. Dried Raisins – or dried cranberries.
How To Make Oatmeal Raisin Protein Cookies
This protein cookie recipe is one of the easiest recipes ever. All you need is now bowl and a bunch of wholesome ingredients.
Storage Instructions
Store the portion oatmeal raisins cookies in a sealed airtight container in the fridge for up to 4 days. You can also store the leftover cookies in zip-lock bags in the freezer.
Allergy Swaps
If you have some food allergies, here are some ingredient swap options for you.
Gluten-Free – Use certified gluten-free oats for this recipe. Peanut-Free – You can replace the peanut butter with sunflower seed butter for a nut-free option, or, if you tolerate other nuts, try almond butter or cashew butter. Maple Syrup – You can also use coconut nectar, date syrup, or brown rice syrup. Oil-Free – I don’t recommend removing the oil for this recipe. While you can swap the oil for applesauce or more nut butter in many recipes, these cookies come out very some and crumbly without oil.
Other Flavor Options
You can create a large variety of protein oatmeal cookies with this recipe by using different ingredients. For example, you can make:
Chocolate Protein Oatmeal Cookies – use a chocolate protein powder and replace the raisins with dark chocolate chips. Pumpkin Protein Cookies – replace the mashed banana with pumpkin puree, use pumpkin pie spices instead of cinnamon. Oatmeal Cranberries Protein Cookies – Replace the raisins with dried cranberries.
Below are my answers to your most common questions about this recipe.
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