Snickers Ice Cream Protein Bites

You are going to absolutely LOVE these Healthy Snickers Ice Cream Protein Bites. They are incredibly moreish, taste deceptively indulgent, are stunning looking and unbelievably quick and easy to make.

Course Dessert, Snack

Cuisine Healthy Clean Eating

Keyword clean eating dessert or snack, healthy snickers protein bites, healthy snickers protein frozen bites, snickers ice cream protein bites, snickers protein ice cream bites

Servings 16

Ingredients

Ice Cream Base

1 cup cottage cheese
1/4 cup almond or cashew butter
3 tablespoons honey or maple syrup
1/4 cup protein or collagen peptides powder
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Caramel Coating

1/3 cup peanut butter
2 tablespoons coconut oil melted
3 tablespoons honey or maple syrup
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Chocolate Coating

1 cup chocolate chips
1 tablespoon coconut oil
1/4 cup crushed peanuts

Instructions

Ice Cream Base

Process the ice cream ingredients together until smooth, scraping the sides of your blender between pulses as needed.
Scoop into a mini muffin silicone mold, or ice cube tray, and freeze until firm about 3-4 hours.

Caramel Coating

Whisk caramel ingredients together until smooth. If the peanut butter isn’t runny you can warm it with the coconut oil until drippy.
Dip each ice cream bite into the caramel with a fork, wipe away excess, and place on a plate lined with parchment paper
Place back in the freezer at least 15 minutes, or until caramel is firm to the touch.

Chocolate Coating

Place chocolate chips and coconut oil in small dish and microwave with 20 second bursts stirring between each one until melted and smooth.
Or use double boiler method - (pot of boiling water with a bowl resting on top) melt the chocolate chips and the coconut oil together.
Stir in crushed nuts.
Dip caramel coated ice cream bites into the chocolate, then back onto parchment paper, and into the freezer at least 10 more minutes until firm to the touch.
Store in freezer for up to 3 months.

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