This PROTEIN Cookie Dough Cheesecake Is Your New BFF
NUTRITIONAL INFO (CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIE DOUGH CHEESECAKE)
Yields: 12 servings | Serving Size: 1 slice
Calories: 130 | Protein: 12g | Fat: 3g | Net Carb: 3g
Fiber: 3g | P/CAL: 37%
Prep Time: 35 min | Cook Time: 55 min | Total Time: 6 hours 30 min
NUTRITIONAL INFO (COOKIE DOUGH TURTLES)
Yields: 6 servings | Serving Size: 1 turtle
Calories: 126 | Protein: 14g | Fat: 5g | Net Carb: 7g
Fiber: 3g | P/CAL: 44%
Prep Time: 10 min | Cook Time: 3 min | Total Time: 35 min
Ingredients
CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIE DOUGH CHEESECAKE
CRUST
1 Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Quest Bar®
½ scoop Quest® Vanilla Milkshake Protein Powder
½ scoop Quest® Multi-Purpose Mix Protein Powder
¼ cup oat flour
1½ tablespoons butter, room temperature
¼ cup zero-calorie sweetener
1 egg
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
¼ teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon water
Pinch of salt
1½ tablespoons sugar-free chocolate chips
Nonstick cooking spray
FILLING
1½ scoops Quest® Vanilla Milkshake Protein Powder
¾ cup fat-free Greek yogurt
¾ cup low-fat ricotta
8 ounces fat-free cream cheese
2 eggs
¼ cup zero-calorie sweetener
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
½ teaspoon butter extract
2 tablespoons sugar-free chocolate chips
COOKIE DOUGH TURTLES
FILLING
1 Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Quest Bar®
2 scoops Quest® Vanilla Milkshake Protein Powder
2 tablespoons unsweetened almond milk
2 tablespoons zero-calorie sweetener
5 tablespoons sugar-free chocolate chips
Nonstick cooking spray
1 tablespoon pecans, chopped
Method
CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIE DOUGH CHEESECAKE
CRUST
1. Preheat oven to 325°F.
2. Break unwrapped Quest Bar® into pieces and add to a blender. Process into a powder.
3. In a small bowl, stir together the Quest Protein Powders™ and oat flour and set aside.
4. In a large bowl, cream together the butter, sweetener, and powdered Quest Bar® with beaters until smooth.
5. Beat in the egg, then stir in the vanilla, baking soda, water, and salt.
6. Stir in the oat flour mixture and fold in the chocolate chips.
7. Coat an 8-inch spring form pan with cooking spray. Press cookie crust into base of pan. Set aside.
FILLING
1. In a medium bowl, add the yogurt, ricotta and cream cheese. Using beaters, mix until smooth.
2. Add Quest Protein Powder™, eggs, sweetener, vanilla extract, and butter extract, and mix until fully combined.
3. Fold in chocolate chips.
CHEESECAKE ASSEMBLY
- Pour filling over crust.
- Place in oven for 50-55 minutes, or until cheesecake is slightly jiggly in center.
- Remove cheesecake and let cool for 1 hour.
- Place in refrigerator for at least 4 hours.
- Before serving, run a warm knife around pan to loosen edges.
- Slice into 12 pieces, and serve.
COOKIE DOUGH TURTLES
- In a medium microwave-safe bowl, add unwrapped Quest Bar®, almond milk, and sweetener. Microwave for 1 minute.
- Cool mixture for 1 minute, then fold in Quest Protein Powder™.
- In a small microwave-safe bowl, microwave chocolate for 20 seconds at a time, stirring in between, until chocolate is melted and smooth.
- Spray a nonstick baking sheet with cooking spray. Drizzle ½ teaspoon of melted chocolate onto surface, creating six solid circles.
- Divide the Quest Bar® mixture into six mounds and place on the center of melted chocolate.
- Evenly distribute pecans over each Quest Bar® mixture.
- Drizzle remaining chocolate evenly across the tops and sides of each turtle.
- Refrigerate for about 20 minutes to allow chocolate to set.
