{"id":59706,"date":"2017-06-25T09:15:26","date_gmt":"2017-06-25T13:15:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/?p=59706"},"modified":"2021-08-26T15:18:29","modified_gmt":"2021-08-26T19:18:29","slug":"cookie-dough-recipes-healthy-dessert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/recipes\/cookie-dough-recipes-healthy-dessert\/","title":{"rendered":"8 Cookie Dough Recipes You\u2019ll Want for Every Dessert"},"content":{"rendered":"
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If cookie dough ice cream<\/a> is your favorite cheat meal, you\u2019ll love these deliciously healthy recipes. Featuring everything from nut flours to chickpeas to protein powder, these delightful desserts cut back on the fat, sugar and carbs. And they kick up the flavor with heartwarming spices, like cinnamon and nutmeg, plus vanilla, almond or lemon extracts. Vegan or dairy-free? You\u2019re in luck! These cookie dough recipes use healthy substitutions that give you the same buttery texture and creamy taste you love. The best part: There\u2019s absolutely no cooking necessary. Get scooping!<\/p>\n

RELATED: <\/strong>10 Irresistible Protein Cookie Recipes<\/a><\/p>\n

8 Homemade Cookie Dough Recipes You\u2019ll Crave<\/h3>\n

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1.\u00a0Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Overnight Oats<\/a><\/h3>\n

Cookie dough for breakfast? You bet! A heavenly scoop of these chocolate chip-flavored overnight oats is a nice way to start your day with something sweet. Or help you recover from a morning workout. Here, we use Vega\u2019s Performance Protein Powder<\/a> in vanilla to add muscle-building power, while quick oats provide filling fiber. Almond milk and dairy-free, sugar-free chocolate chips keep this recipe vegan. Photo and recipe: Deryn Macey \/ Running on Real Food<\/em><\/p>\n

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2.\u00a0Chocolate Protein Cookie Dough With Almond Butter<\/a><\/h3>\n

When a chocolate craving hits, turn to this recipe. Made with four simple ingredients, you can have dessert in a flash. Bob\u2019s Red Mill Chocolate Protein Powder<\/a> gives the dough a rich cocoa flavor without a chalky aftertaste. Almond butter makes it whip up really smooth. Enjoy it on toast or use it as a dip. If you\u2019re feeling extra fancy, add some all-natural rainbow sprinkles<\/a>. Photo and recipe: Megan Olson \/ Skinny Fitalicious<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/em>RELATED: <\/strong>12 Energy Bites Recipes that Taste Just Like Dessert<\/a><\/p>\n

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3.\u00a0Peanut Butter Chickpea Cookie Dough<\/a><\/h3>\n

Chickpeas provide loads of fiber and plant-based protein in this delicious cookie dough. After combining the chickpeas with creamy peanut butter, maple syrup and vanilla extract, allow the mixture to chill in the fridge or freezer. The result is a heavenly ice cream-like consistency. You\u2019ll have to remind yourself to stick to a small bowl. Photo and recipe: Illana Saul \/ Lauren Conrad<\/em><\/p>\n

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4.\u00a0Raw Matcha Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Ice Cream Sandwiches<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n

You\u2019ll get double the anti-inflammatory benefits of matcha with these ice cream sandwiches, thanks to the two layers. You can use ground almonds or almond flour to prepare the dough. Then, simply combine it with raw cashew butter, coconut oil, maple syrup and matcha powder in a food processor until the batter is evenly blended. Coconut milk and cream infuse a nutty flavor into the ice cream, and a touch of Himalayan pink salt balances out the sweetness. Photo and recipe: Georgina Young \/ Greens of The Stone Age<\/em><\/p>\n

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5.\u00a0Cake Batter Protein Cookie Dough<\/a><\/h3>\n

This cake batter cookie dough is a healthy take on the beloved Momofuku cake truffles. If you have a nutrition-conscious eater with a sweet tooth, this is the perfect birthday treat for them. Chickpeas and vanilla protein powder<\/a> give this festive dessert satiating power. Natural peanut butter helps bind everything together, while providing some healthy fats. Photo and recipe: Samantha Bowers \/ The Fit Brunette<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/em>RELATED: <\/strong>11 Healthy Homemade Protein Bar Recipes<\/a><\/p>\n

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6.\u00a0Cookie Dough Greek Yogurt<\/a><\/h3>\n

If you like your cookie dough creamier, Greek yogurt will do the trick. This dish calls for peanut flour, but we suggest using PB2<\/a>, or powdered peanut butter. For just two tablespoons, PB2 contains only 1.5 grams of fat, but has the same salty and sweet flavor. Sprinkle some nuts on top for more crunch! Photo and recipe: Katie Farrell \/ Dashing Dish<\/em><\/p>\n

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7.\u00a0Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Chia Seed Parfait<\/a><\/h3>\n

Dairy-free folks will love how the vanilla coconut milk yogurt in this recipe blends beautifully with chia seeds (no setting time necessary). The cookie dough gets a boost of protein from the quinoa flakes. And as you dig into the layers of chia seed pudding, you\u2019ll get chunks of cookie. Now, that\u2019s one fine breakfast-friendly dessert. Photo and recipe: Alyssa Rimmer \/ Simply Quinoa<\/em><\/p>\n

RELATED: <\/strong>11 Delicious Chia Seed Pudding Recipes<\/a><\/p>\n

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8.\u00a0Raw Cookie Dough with Banana N\u2019ice Cream Blizzard<\/a><\/h3>\n

You\u2019ll want to skip your trip to Dairy Queen after a bite of this Blizzard-inspired dish. Cashews, rolled oats and vanilla protein powder give the dough a buttery texture you won\u2019t be able to get enough of. Medjool dates bind all the ingredients together and sweeten things up. Frozen bananas make the ice cream devilishly sweet and creamy, without adding sugar. Photo and recipe: Christal Sczebel \/ Nutrition in the Kitch<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

No more eating a tub full of questionable cookie dough. These delicious (and surprisingly healthy!) cookie dough recipes will satisfy all your dessert cravings. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":90,"featured_media":59734,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[428,27,9,427],"tags":[33,39,59,87,341,388],"class_list":["post-59706","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-dessert","category-healthy","category-recipes","category-snacks","tag-breakfast","tag-dessert","tag-healthy-substitutions","tag-snacks","tag-tax1living-well","tag-tax2nutrition"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59706","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/90"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=59706"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59706\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/59734"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=59706"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=59706"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=59706"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}