1Preheat the oven to 3500F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
2Dice the apples into small pieces.
3Add diced apples into a hot skillet.
4Add a generous amount of cinnamon to the apples.
5Sweeten the apples with maple syrup.
6Add a bit of lemon juice to the apples.
7Add lemon zest to the apples.
8Cook the apples until they are completely coated and a little bit tender.
9Remove the cooked apples from the skillet and place them in the freezer to cool off.
10In a bowl, combine old-fashioned oats and oat flour.
11Add vanilla protein powder to the oats and oat flour.
12Add Greek yogurt to the mixture.
13Add honey to the mixture.
14Mix all the ingredients in the bowl.
15Add the cooled apples to the mixture.
16Mix until the dough is thick.
17Use an ice cream scoop to portion the dough into balls.
18Place the dough balls on the lined baking sheet.
19Bake in the oven for 12 minutes.
Ingredients
3 large apples
3 scoops vanilla protein powder
1 cup old-fashioned oats
1 cup oat flour
0.5 cup Greek yogurt
2 tbsp honey
3 tbsp maple syrup
1 tsp cinnamon
0.5 lemon lemon juice
lemon zest
1 pinch salt
0.25 cup milk
Equipment
hot skilletwooden spoonbowlbaking sheetparchment paperice cream scoopoven
Tips
If the cookies turn out dry, add a little milk to bring the dough together.
Store in a container on the countertop or in the fridge, but they can get moist if left too long. Keep them in the freezer and heat them in the microwave for 10-15 seconds.
The recipe is designed to be intentionally nutritious to make you feel KICKASS.