Protein Thin Mints (Dairy and Gluten-Free)

Chocolate coated protein thin mint cookies on a wire rack.

Protein Thin Mints (Dairy and Gluten-Free)

These protein thin mint cookies are creamy inside, coated in chocolate, and totally no-bake. A high-protein treat you’ll want stocked in your freezer.

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Prep Time 5

Chilling Time 30

Total Time 40

Servings

Calories 122kcal

Author Shelby Stover

Equipment

1 Trigger ice cream scoop

Ingredients

⅓ cup Beef based protein powder
¼ cup Coconut milk full-fat from the ccan
½ cup Almond flour
½ tablespoons Coconut oil
3 tablespoons Chocolate chips

Instructions

In a small bowl, mix together the almond flour, protein powder, and coconut milk until it sticks together. It’ll be too wet to hold together.
Portion the mixture into even balls using a trigger ice cream scoop and place them onto a lined baking tray.
Use a sheet of parchment paper on top to press the cookies flat (about ⅛th of an inch thick and form them into circles. Pop them in the freezer.
In a small bowl, melt the coconut oil and chocolate chips over low heat on the stove or in the microwave. Remove from the heat once just melted so that it doesn’t burn.
Once melted, remove the cookies from the freezer “paint” the top of the cookies with a silicone spatula with the chocolate. Once they’re all painted, re-chill in the freezer for 10-20 minutes until the chocolate coating has hardened.
Keep the chocolate warm while you chill the cookies.
Once the tops have hardened, flip the cookies and paint the other side with the remaining chocolate, trying to cover it all. Re-freeze to se for at least 20 minutes.

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Notes

You want the coconut milk from a can, not a carton, and ideally just the thick, white cream part. Drain any extra water or liquid in the can first.

The cookies become a bit too soft at room temperature so they’re best stored in the fridge or freezer and best enjoyed out of the fridge.

You cannot “dip” these cookies, you must “paint” them. This is because the centers are super creamy and only hold together when frozen. If you put them into melted chocolate they’ll lose their shape.

Beef protein powder from Equip works best for the recipe (code mamabear saves you money) as it absorbs the liquid the best.

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