Sweet Potato Protein Cookie; Happy Bday's
First off, I have to say HAPPY BDAY to Gail. Gail is my hubby's ex-wife & yes, we DO get along. She lives in Idaho where the other 3 crazy kids are living. One of those kids is Brookie. Have fun.. I know you will!
Also, my niece Jennifer has a bday today too. She is the daughter of my hubby's brother. Happy bday!OK, on to Sweet Potato Protein Cookies. I saw this recipe over at Nourished Fitness. Here is the original recipe below & the picture of those cookies. Below that, I will put my changes to her recipe & a pic of my cookie.
Nourished Fitness Recipe (link above):
1 medium Sweet Potato, baked/microwaved, mashed
1/4 cup Protein Powder (I used MGN Cake Batter Protein Powder)
1/2 cup Oatmeal
2 tbsp Canola Oil
Cinnamon to taste
Stevia to taste
Mix everything together. Drop spoonfuls onto a sprayed baking sheet and bake at 350 F for 15-18 min.
MY changes to the recipe & pic below of my cookies:
1. I did not have any canola oil in the house when I wanted to make these so I just used applesauce instead & added it in bit by bit to get the consistency I wanted for the cookies.
2. I wanted more protein to make it better to eat after a workout or as a mini protein treat so I used 3-4 scoops of my protein powder. I used a mixture of vanilla & oatmeal cinnamon flavor protein powder.
3. I added in lots of cinnamon & for another batch I made, I also added in pumpkin pie spice too.
4. One batch I made I put a TBSP of brown sugar. I also tried adding in a bit a pure maple syrup.
5. Thru all of this, I adjusted the applesauce, oatmeal & protein powder to reach the consistency of the cookie I wanted.
My goal here was to have a great tasting protein cookie but also did not taste exactly like a sweet potato but with the flavor being more subtle. I loved them! Heck, protein & a good source of carbs all in one!
Great thing about this recipe - obviously you can play around with it to make it your own!
ENJOY!
Categories: Food, Recipes
Tags: food protein protein cookies sweet potato Recipes birthdays
YOU BAKE JUST LIKE I DO!!!
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Hmmm, I happen to have all of these ingredients on hand. And just in time for the weekend!
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Thanks for sharing Jody - I have to try this!
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Hmmm, MGN Cake Batter Protein Powder... need to put that on the list of items to experiment with.
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Yum! I'd love to try it but I still have a feeling I cannot be trusted around baked goods.... Especially after the huge holiday gain which included loads of gingerbread consumption. But I will keep it in my file of recipes to try for sure!
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Yummy! I just need a sweet potatoe and I think I will try these today!
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See, you are too a baker!! Your substitutions sound awesome.. I'm in a baking mood today and may have to try these out! What brand of protein powder do you use? Those flavors sound awesome!
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These look great!! LOVE sweet potatoes and what you can do with them, thanks!
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Sounds yummy. I am so into sweet potatoes. Just bought a bunch today
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Cookies look very good. Will definitely have to try those soon.
And your comment about your husband's ex-wife is funny; my sister's ex-husband's wife goes to our gym, and she and my sister get along wonderfully. (There are kids in the picture which facilitates the need to be civil, but I swear I think they may be friends.) She even calls my sister her ex-wife.
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