One bowl and ten minutes is all you’ll need to have dessert for breakfast- With a healthy makeover! These No Bake Protein Packed Vanilla Cake Batter Breakfast cookies are single serving, gluten, sugar and dairy free with a vegan option too!
Oh sprinkles.
How you take my (already lacking) masculinity away from me even further.
When I first made this recipe, it looked like plain, pale coloured cookies. Delicious, but had I shown you them, you’d never have guessed they tasted like vanilla cake batter.
Let’s use real life examples here.
My friend Lauren-
“How do you know your soft serve is vanilla flavoured?”
“Because it’s white. It also MUST have sprinkles”
My friend Luke-
“How do you know your cake is vanilla flavoured?”
“Because I bought it and it said vanilla on it. It also has sprinkles”
My sister-
“How would you know those muffins are vanilla flavoured?”
“I like chocolate muffins.”
Thanks Niki. You’ve once again proved to be as useful as decaffeinated coffee.
To distinguish these breakfast cookies as vanilla, I needed to add sprinkles. So be it. I’m fine with that, as long as you don’t make comments like “It’s great seeing little Indian girls who blog.” That still stings. I also still need to get a hair cut.
Back to this recipe. As mentioned last week, I’m going to (try to!) share one no bake single serve cookie or breakfast cookie dough recipe a week. I asked on Facebook two weeks ago between this recipe and today’s and the former was clearly victorious. I recently put forth the same question pitting today’s recipe versus a spin on this healthy apple and cinnamon rice pudding, and voila- You ask, I deliver (virtually).
Let’s talk about these healthy No Bake Vanilla Cake Batter Breakfast Cookies. These have the taste and texture of cake batter (just like my all time favourite oatmeal) minus the usual ingredients- Butter, flour, sugar and raw eggs. Like all my other no bake recipes, these have a healthy makeover- Without sacrificing on taste! They are high in protein, sugar free (if you omit the sprinkles which I completely support!), gluten free and vegan. They take 10 minutes to whip up, or less than 8 (if you omit the sprinkles which I once again, completely support). This is also single serving and make at least three, giant cookies so no excuses for being unsatisfied here.
Confession- While they can be eaten in cookie form, I love adding an extra bit more milk to make it like an actual thick batter and just eat it with a spoon. Sue me. (Please don’t).
Whether you want it in batter form or cookie form- I won’t judge. Make these healthy No Bake Vanilla Cake Batter Breakfast Cookies and start your morning off like you’re eating dessert…Healthy style.
No Bake Vanilla Cake Batter Breakfast Cookies
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup gluten free oat bran
- 1/4 cup gluten free oat flour gluten free rolled oats ground to a flour
- 1 scoop vanilla flavoured protein powder*
- 1-2 tablespoon sweetener of choice**
- 2 tablespoon mild tasting nut butter of choice I used cashew butter and coconut butter
- pinch sea salt
- 1/4 teaspoon vanilla essence/extract
- 1/4-1/2 cup dairy free milk of choice I used unsweetened vanilla almond milk***
- Sprinkles optional
Instructions
- Line a large plate with baking paper and set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine the oat bran, oat flour, protein powder, sea salt and mix well. Add the nut butter of choice and mix through until the batter is very crumbly.
- Add the vanilla extract/essence and using a tablespoon, add the milk of choice until a very thick batter is formed. Stir through sprinkles and form into three to four large balls and place on the lined plate. Press firmly into a cookie shape and top with extra sprinkles.
- Eat immediately or for a firmer cookie (and ones which can be portable and left at room temperature), refrigerate or freeze for at least 30 minutes.
Notes
** If you're protein powder isn't overly sweet or you want a very sweet cookie, add the sweetener of choice.
*** Depending on the protein powder you use, you may need more or less liquid. Different vegan blends react differently.
If not strictly vegan, I'd recommend using a casein or blended protein powder
Cookies can be kept at room temperature
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Do you associate vanilla cake with sprinkles?
What is your typical ice cream topping?
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Love the ingredients here! I am very into my Skoop vanilla protein powder right now which is funny since I was never a protein powder person — I need to make this!
Please do, Meredith! I need to try skoop!
Great idea! I never know what to do with my protein powder, love the no-bake of course too 🙂
Thanks Michele! 🙂
vanilla ice cream topped with pecans, carmel, and chocolate!!! basically a turtle sundae! my absolute fav!
ohhhh that sounds divine!
I should probably be shunned- I actually never have liked sprinkles! Don’t get me wrong though, every year during the classic Christmas cookie decorating I load those babies up with so many sprinkles that they end up burning! All in the name for color, I say.
Shunned? You, my friend, should be praised!
Tell that to my momma!
Not going to lie- I usually hate sprinkles but this post has changed my mind…never have food pictures made me smile so much but the sprinkles did the trick for this post! Vanilla is my go-to ice cream flavour and while I’m okay to eat it on its own, I would definitely not turn down toppings like crushed Oreos, Smarties, cookie dough bits, Reeses Pieces & flaked almonds. Thanks Arman, now I’m craving a bowl of ice cream despite the fact that I’m sitting next to a radiator!!
NOOO. Hate sprinkles!
Hahahahaha actually… You’re in China- MOVENPICK!!!
I am a cake girl (especially vanilla), so these sound delicious! I think you need to make a carrot cake version next 😉
Haha, I’ve seen so many of them lately- I have a few delicious ones coming up! 😉
Cake Batter AND No Bake? I’m sold. Bonus that they’re healthy and full of protein!
Thanks so much, Liv!
Oh em gee, cake batter! <3 <3 <3 These look all sorts of amazing! <3 (I may be slightly biased because I kindasorta love cake-batter-anything. Yay for quick + 1-bowl recipes too! :] I need to try making this once I get my hands on milder-tasting nut butter! :O
Thanks friend! if you can get cashew or even almond butter, I’d recommend those- Peanut butte is a tad overpowering!
Cookies for breakfast?! That’s my language you’re speaking..can we be friends?! But, seriously, these look absolutely delish! I also love that they’re no-bake and ready in minutes. Vanilla cake reminds me of colorful sprinkles, buttercream frosting, and birthdays! Such happy thoughts:) Thanks for brightening my day!
Um…Awkward I thought we were friends 😉
Thanks for stopping by! 🙂
Cake batter is a genius flavor! I love this!
Thank you Cassie!
I associate vanilla cake with my face, because that’s where it’s going. But yes, sprinkles are very much encouraged. Now I really want a Mr. Softee vanilla cone dipped in rainbow sprinkles.
*sigh* I really appreciate that you develop so many recipes for cookies for breakfast. I can’t wait to go home and make all of them!!!
LOL. Best comment.
How about I personally make you a batch? Ps during your Summer break, you’re officially my taste tester.
So speaking of soft serve and vanilla flavored, you need to go try the soft serve at Momofuku when you get to NYC. We ate at Ma Peche this weekend when we were down in the city, and the Momofuku Milk Bar is right outside. They have a famous cereal milk soft serve, and I knew I needed to try it b/c I’ve heard so much about it. I decided that it’s essentially unflavored ice cream. Then they roll it in crushed corn flakes. So it’s essentially cereal ice cream. Interesting for sure. But really not sure why it’s got such a reputation. Anyways, your commentary above made me think about that. Love these cookies, btw. The No Bake King strikes again!!
Mate, I had the EXACT same thoughts- Although I tried their milkshake too and was like…Um. Pretty sure McDonalds could do this better. Heck, I could have face planted three from shake shake! Although Momofuku is an epic name. It should be Brad and Angelina’s……Tenth child’s name.
Definitely not a sprinkle person… but I do like the idea of cookies for breakfast!
Thank you- As long as you like cookies for breakfast, we can be VERY good friends!
um, wait till you see my april healthy bite recipe tomorrow… it’s like this cookie gave birth to an offspring ball. LOL! p.s. oat bran rocks!
LOVE IT. This cookie was such a whore having offspring without my consent!
Sprinkles are never optional….and omg…my recipe tomorrow is show casing my new found love for sprinkles….which after high and low I FINALLY found gluten-free, vegan, SOY-FREE sprinkles! The food gods say from the heavens. Sprinkles are a wonderful thing <3
YES! I saw that and was shocked (in a good way!) – Australia…get your game on point!