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Protein Desserts

This collection of protein desserts proves that eating sweet treats that are good for your body is possible!

When you’re craving a quick sweet treat, make a high protein chocolate mug cake. It’s a paleo protein dessert that’s rich and decadent!

If you’re craving creamy and cool desserts with protein, check out the recipes for chia pudding with yogurt and pumpkin ice cream!

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  • Overhead shot of a protein mug cake with a spoon in it with some of the middle scooped out. The mug is sitting on a small wooden coaster and around it are some mini chocolate chips.

    Chocolate Protein Mug Cake

  • No bake protein cookies sprinkled with flaky sea salt on a baking sheet.

    Healthy No Bake Protein Cookies (Vegan)

  • A jar of protein chia pudding topped with strawberries, blueberries, and granola. The jar is sitting on a plate and there is another jar filled with chia pudding behind the jar.

    Creamy Protein Chia Pudding with Yogurt

  • Chocolate protein muffin with some mini chocolate chips around it. Behind it is a cooling rack of more muffins.

    Chocolate Protein Muffins (8g of Protein!)

  • Peanut butter oatmeal protein balls stacked on top of each other on a plate. Around the plate is a bowl of rolled oats, a spoon with peanut butter on it, and a bowl of mini chocolate chips. Some oats and chocolate chips are on scattered around the plate.

    Peanut Butter Oatmeal Protein Balls

  • Pumpkin protein balls stacked on top of each other on a small white plate. Next to the plate is a bowl of mini chocolate chips, a bowl of nut butter, a bowl of pumpkin puree, and measuring spoons.

    Pumpkin Protein Balls with Chocolate Chips

  • A bowl of chocolate peanut butter protein balls. They are sprinkled with sea salt.

    Chocolate Peanut Butter Protein Balls

  • Three protein peanut butter cups stacked on top of each other on a white marble counter. The top one has a bite taken out of it. Around them are more PB cups.

    Protein Peanut Butter Cups

  • Birthday cake protein bar with a bite taken out of it. Behind it are more protein bars.

    Birthday Cake Protein Bars Recipe (No-Bake)

  • Close up of a protein cake pop with a bite taken out of it. Around it is more cake pops and a spoonful of peanut butter.

    Healthy Pumpkin Protein Cake Pops

  • A vegan no bake walnut protein brownie with a bite out of it sitting on a small pieces of white paper. Behind it is more brownies and in front of it is a walnut.

    No Bake Walnut Protein Brownies (Vegan)

  • Bowl of dairy free and paleo pumpkin ice cream on a tan linen with a pan of pumpkin ice cream and a spoon behind it.

    Paleo Pumpkin Ice Cream (Protein Packed!)

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