Bri's Skinny No Bake PB2 Cookies

Last night I was craving no bake cookies, bad. Of course I was out of one very important ingredient, the cocoa powder! I spent a solid two hours scouring Pinterest, looking for a recipe that called for something different. Chocolate protein powder perhaps? In the end, my search came up empty-handed.

Fast-forward to tonight. After a trip to Target, I finally had everything I needed. Oh, and of course a bunch of things I didn't need, let's be honest. Time to find a good no bake recipe!

Most no bake recipes call for peanut butter, but I wanted to use PB2. Haven't heard of it? It's the best thing invented since, well, peanut butter!

Just so you know, I am a bit of a peanut butter addict. My daughter and I actually eat it by the spoonful and call it a "peanut butter lollipop." Whatever, it's healthy, it's protein, right?

Anyway, back to the cookies! I found a recipe that made for a good foundation and then made a bunch of substitutions. Voila, skinny no bake cookies with PB2 were created! Give them a try and let me know what you think!

In my opinion, they were a little less sweet than normal no bake cookies, and pretty heavy on the oatmeal, but I still enjoyed them :)

Ingredients:

8 TBS. PB2 or PB2 Chocolate
1 Cup of Splenda (or other sweetener)
1/4 Cup of Cocoa Powder
1/2 Cup of Coconut Oil
1 Tsp. Vanilla Extract
1/2 Cup Almond Milk
1/2 Cup Butter
3 Cups of Quick Oats

Mix together all ingredients, except for the oats, and bring to a rolling boil.

Remove from heat and stir in the quick oats.

Drop by rounded teaspoon onto a baking sheet, foil or parchment paper.

Enjoy straight from the spoon or wait until they have cooled. Eat one or five, no judging! I know for sure my entire batch will be gone by tomorrow.

Enjoy, xoxo!