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    You are here: Home » high protein » Puffed Quinoa Protein Cookies

    Puffed Quinoa Protein Cookies

    October 18, 2014

    Puffed Quinoa Protein Cookie Recipe - Vegan Family Recipes

    These puffed quinoa protein cookies have quickly become my favorite post workout snack. OK...I'll admit I even have them when I don't work out. Who cares? They are good and good for you :)

    I made to sure to cover all the bases with these cookies. Here is a quick breakdown of the most important ingredients I used:

    • Chia seeds - For fiber and a long list of other amazing health benefits.
    • Protein powder - Well, this is a no brainer.... I used Sunwarrior Warrior Blend Raw Vegan Protein Powder (natural flavor). I recommend using it for this recipe but if you have a different protein powder you like better then use it! You can even play around with vanilla or chocolate flavored protein powders.
    • Puffed Quinoa - puffed quinoa is just as nutritious as regular quinoa. Super healthy because it is a complete protein (all 8 amino acids) and great source of magnesium, phosphorous, and manganese (important minerals post work-out).

    Don't really know what puffed quinoa looks like? It's like rice puffs but smaller..or just check out the picture below :D

    puffed quinoa recipe

    Did I mention that these were also gluten free? I used buckwheat flour instead of my usual whole wheat flour. That being said, if gluten isn't an issue for you then you can definitely make these using whole wheat or even all-purpose flour.

    Funny side note about these cookies: They don't change their shape. You can make whatever shape or form you want with them (ball, cube, or your face) and it won't change one bit when baking. The dough is very sticky though and can be a bit difficult to work with. I found that if I formed little balls and then pressed down on them with a fork dipped in flour, that it was much easier to get a somewhat rounded shape.

    Puffed Quinoa Protein Cookies - Vegan Family RecipesPuffed Quinoa Protein Cookie Recipe - Vegyan Family Recipes

    I also have to mention that these are protein powder cookies. If you can't stand the taste of your protein powder then you won't like these cookies a whole lot either.

    Alright now get to making these cookies, jump up and down and spin in a circle a few times while the puffed quinoa cookies are in the oven and eat your well deserved post workout cookie! :D

    Puffed Quinoa Protein Cookie Recipe - Vegyan Family Recipes
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    Puffed Quinoa Protein Cookies

    Course Gluten free, Vegan
    Prep Time 15 minutes
    Cook Time 8 minutes
    Total Time 23 minutes
    Makes 16
    Calories 86 kcal
    Author Vanessa @VeganFamilyRecipes.com

    Ingredients

    • 2 Chia Eggs
    • 2 scoops 50 grams Unsweetened Protein Powder
    • ½ cup Buckwheat Flour
    • 2 tablespoons Raw Cane Sugar
    • pinch of Salt
    • ½ teaspoon Baking Soda
    • ½ cup Puffed Quinoa
    • 1 cup Almond Milk
    • ½ cup Vegan Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips

    Instructions

    1. Preheat oven to 390F (200C) and line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
    2. Prepare chia eggs by mixing 2 tablespoons chia seeds with 6 tablespoons water. Let sit for 15 minutes until it becomes gooey.
    3. Mix dry ingredients (protein powder, flour, sugar, salt, baking soda, and puffed quinoa) together in a large mixing bowl. Stir in chia eggs.
    4. Stir in almond milk to make a sticky cookie dough and then add chocolate chips.
    5. Drop or form 1 tablespoon of cookie dough into desired shape and place on cookie sheet.
    6. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes until golden.
    7. Remove from oven and let cool on a cookie rack.

    Recipe Notes

    1) Cookie do not change shape when in the oven. Use this to play around with the cookie dough. 2) Feel free to substitute buckwheat flour for whole wheat or all purpose flour if gluten is not an issue for you. 3) Chia seeds do not need to be ground to make chia eggs. 4) Recipe can also be made with flax eggs.

    Need some help finding some of the ingredients? Here are the ones I like:

    Sunwarrior Warrior Blend Raw Vegan Protein Powder 

    Puffed Quinoa or learn how to make your own here

    Enjoy Life Semi-Sweet Mini Chocolate Chips (Vegan and Gluten free)

    Bob's Red Mill Organic Buckwheat Flour

    Nutiva Chia Seeds

    Looking for other recipes using puffed quinoa? Try my Puffed Quinoa Protein Balls or Chocolate Puffed Quinoa Bars

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    Comments

    1. Manali @ CookWithManali says

      October 20, 2014 at 10:27 pm

      now these are some healthy cookies! looks amazing! would love to eat them for breakfast :D

      Reply
    2. Cara's Healthy Cravings says

      October 23, 2014 at 1:18 pm

      These look like the perfect healthy treat. I have yet to prepare anything with puffed quinoa, but it always intrigues me. I have been wanting to mix some in to my batches of granola, I will have to remember to make these cookies as well.

      Reply
    3. stephi says

      November 01, 2014 at 1:22 am

      i'm loving the chia eggs :D chia seeds are so useful for so many recipes :))

      Reply

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