The taste and texture of raw cookie dough crumbles, but with a healthy twist! This single serving cookie dough crumble recipe is egg-free, gluten-free, vegan and completely paleo, you only need five minutes to whip up! The perfect snack to breakfast and with a high protein option!
If I look through my recipes, I do see a theme.
I cater to quick, easy and healthy recipes which DON’T sacrifice on taste. Long term readers know that I have a minor obsession with recreating my favorite snacks or desserts in no bake form or creating copycat cakes in the microwave. I love trying to see if I can make delicious recipes using the most minimal number of ingredients and I enjoy using protein powder in my recipes.
Over the last few weeks, I’ve had a fellow blogger leave remarks on my Facebook page and throughout my older recipes on the blog. They pretty much left the exact same comment on every single post-
“All your recipes look exactly the same. You are not original.”
At first, I was taken aback. While there are similarities between my recipes, I always ensure that they are all different- Whether that be in terms of texture, taste or flavor. It defeats the purpose of me sharing an adapted recipe and the only change I made was adding sea salt or shimmying around it.
While I love trying to come up with recipes from scratch or experimenting with new ingredients, when I see something that works or have a fetish strong love for a specific ingredient (*cough* coconut flour *cough*), then you bet I’ll be using it.
Coming from a Human Resource management background, I’d often have to write new business initiatives and performance strategies. When it came to writing new performance improvement plans or initiatives, we’ve always been taught to ‘try not to reinvent the wheel.’ How does that relate to food blogging? Well, if you know the foundations of a recipe which works, use that as a base to create something new. Not every single recipe has to be 100% brand spanking new and these are my thoughts on this.
This is how I see my recipes, share my recipes and to most of you- It’s what you enjoy and what I enjoy sharing. Until I come up with a recipe for Unicorn granola bars with pixie dust frosting, you’ll need to build a bridge and get over it. 🙂 So how about an epic recipe to combat this semi-highly edited-rant? Yes. We all love cookie dough and if your anything like me, you like it even better raw. While I’ve shared a pumpkin cookie dough and a edible cake batter dip recently, I wanted to recreate something which resembled the cookie dough in terms of its crumbly texture. Friends, I’ve got you covered. I present- Healthy Edible Cookie Dough Crumbles for one.
This healthy edible cookie dough crumble recipe is single serve and has the exact taste and texture of crumbly cookie dough. Unlike traditional cookie dough, this recipe is egg free so for those skeeved out by eating raw dough, this is totally for you! It’s refined sugar-free, paleo, gluten-free and vegan, so most bases are covered. The best part is that it actually takes less than 5 minutes to whip up and is perfectly acceptable for breakfast. I even did one better and added some milk to make it like cereal- That, however, lent itself to a smoother texture.
For those who want a high protein option, I’ve tried it out with protein powder and it works really well using my favorite paleo protein powder, my favorite vegan protein powder and my favorite casein protein powder.
Make this healthy cookie dough crumbles for one and whether this is like another one of my recipes or not, two things is for certain- It’s bloody delicious and I look like Ryan Gosling.
Healthy Cookie Dough Crumbles for one
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup coconut flour can sub for almond flour
- 1 scoop vanilla protein powder optional
- 2 tablespoon granulated sweetener of choice I trialled both a stevia blend and coconut palm sugar*
- Pinch sea salt
- Pinch cinnamon
- 2 tablespoon almond or cashew butter can sub for peanut butter if not paleo
- 1 tablespoon pure maple syrup can sub for any sticky sweetener, depending on dietary compliance
- 1 teaspoon + dairy free milk of choice **
- 2 tablespoon mix-ins of choice- I used dairy free mini chocolate chips and crushed cashews
Instructions
- In a large mixing bowl, combine the coconut flour, protein powder (if using it), granulated sweetener, sea salt and cinnamon and mix very well.
- Mix in your nut butter and maple syrup until a very crumbly mixture is left. Using a teaspoon, add dairy-free milk until a the mixture thickens VERY slightly but is still crumbly. Stir through your mix ins of choice and serve immediately.
Notes
** I like smaller crumbles, so I used closer to 1/4 cup (I also preferred the casein protein powder)
This can be refrigerated and frozen and also prepped in advance.
Healthy Pumpkin Cookie Dough for one
Microwave Banana Bread English Muffin
General thoughts?
Crumbly cookie dough or smooth and creamy?
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While I do understand what that commenter might have meant I don’t agree with him/her (?) completely. Yes, you probably have a few recipes that use a similar base but like you said [and I think most of us have learned at some point in life] you don’t have to/can’t always reinvent the wheel. Why steer far into unknown [cooking] territory if – likely after some trial and error – you found what not only works but yields delicious results?
And cookie dough? You can never go wrong with that one!
Right? Each recipe is actually unique in terms of texture and taste but c’est la vie!
I think once the whole “don’t reinvent the wheel” thing sinks in, recipe creation is easier and a lot of fun. Cooking is also science, so working from a base also ensures you’ll get edible results 🙂
You said it- Today I failed 5 times with a pie crust. I now really dislike pie!
I do agree that your recipes tend to be in the same color scheme. But I cannot say that your recipes taste the same. I mean I try embarrassingly many and there’s always something different and new. I honesty can’t say that I ever thought recipe a tastes like recipe b.
Crumbly cookie dough it is for breakfast tomorrow 🙂
Cheesy Ryan? Seriously?
Right? I stick to the same color scheme because I want people to be able to spot my recipes- Taste wise THANK YOU! 😀
Cookie dough for breakfast? Bwahaha! This reminds me of that chocolate chip cookie cereal. Do you know the one I’m talking about? Cookie Crisp! With the little cookie robber on the front. Except this is a healthy version…because we all know that eating actual chocolate chip cookies for breakfast isn’t the best idea. We do know that, right? Right? 🙂
Cookie crisp! I remember Niki and I forked out $14 a BOX for it in Australia- It didn’t taste that good but the novelty!
I’m new to your site, so I can’t comment on whether they are all the same… but this one looks pretty and I actually love the way all of your pictures in the related pics have the same color scheme 🙂 I’m all over the place with colors – I tend to like food in a rainbow for my site!
Love this though– cookie dough is my jam!
Naw, Thanks Julie! That’s what I aim for with the pictures- So it’s related to my site 🙂
“Until I come up with a recipe for Unicorn granola bars with pixie dust frosting, you’ll need to build a bridge and get over it.” Well thanks for ruining the recipe I had planned for next week. The pixie dust I’m using is gluten free, obviously. 😉
Urgh, I’m sorry. The unicorn can go jump in a lake!
I’m really looking forward to the unicorn granola bars. I hope they’re vegan.
They are dairy free, vegan, gluten free and contain 400 grams of protein and a fiber baby.
Really like your recipes! Only came across your site through the Iron You reference this week, but am really enjoying reading your posts. Keep it up 🙂
Thank you so much, Eline- you are far too kind!
I wish it was time for a snack because this cookie dough recipe looks incredible! I love the texture and the fact that it serves one so I don’t have to share.
You said it- Single serve = all for one 😀
Love the HR analogy – so true!
And making this tonight…looks/sounds so good!
YES! It’s so good, P!
Man, I love your recipes Arman, and I hope you keep creating recipes like all the ones you create! And when you put the words healthy + cookie in the same recipe,that sounds like a pretty good deal.
Thanks so much, Emily! 🙂
This looks yummy, easy to make and something I want to eat – that’s all that’s important! Analysing and comparing it to all your other recipes, ain’t got time for that!
I bet this would be good sprinkled on top of yoghurt…!
Exactly! ohhh this is good by the spoon 😀
Well I am not new to your site and while I agree with you that you have a recurring theme, your recipes don’t all look alike and why on earth would you reinvent the wheel when it is what you are known for? Silly person, they don’t need to read your blog if they feel that way. I really don’t understand people who feel the need to make comments like that. If it doesn’t “float your boat” move on! And I love this recipe! Very yummy looking and VERY tempting!
Right? Thanks so much, Michelle! I’d love to branch out more into the savory realm so that’s long term planning! 🙂
Hey Arman!! Hope you’ve been well. I’m so sorry it’s been so long since I’ve been over here, life has been pretty crazy and keeping me busy to say the least. I’m so glad I picked today to stop on by, this looks incredibly yummy! Gorgeous photos too. It’s a shame and a bit surprising that a fellow blogger would be so nasty. Rude comments on FB are pretty common but what really bothers me is that it came from another blogger. Oh well, they’re totally wrong so screw ’em! Oh and one more thing, lets go Mets!
No worries at all, Sonali- Good to hear from you 🙂 Thanks for your kind words as always and Go…Hurricanes? Is that a team? haha im so lost!
If all your recipes are the same, then keep ’em coming because this looks delish! Although it is making me sad that I can’t get half the ingredients here 🙁
Hahahaha cheers- Luckily they aren’t! Argh, dang! We need to ship you some!