Chocolate Protein Cake Pops

Chocolate Protein Cake Pops

from haylskitchen.com
Dessert
45 min
28 servings
37 kcal / serving

Guilt free Chocolate Protein Cake Pops with a protein chocolate cake, frosting and sugar free chocolate! These homemade chocolate protein powder cake pops are healthy, low calorie, low fat, gluten free and Vegan too!

Ingredients

  • ½ cup1:1 gluten free baking flour (60g, see post for sub)
  • ½ cupchocolate protein powder (whey) (45g, about 1½ scoops)
  • ⅓ cupchocolate protein powder (whey-caesin) (30g, about 1 scoops)
  • ¼ cupunsweetened cocoa powder (or cacao powder, 20g)
  • 3 tbspzero calorie 1:1 sugar replacement (36g)
  • 1 tspbaking soda
  • ½ cupunsweetened applesauce (120g)
  • ½ tbspmelted butter (7g)
  • 2 tsplemon juice
  • ¾ cuphot water (180ml)
  • ¼ cupnon-fat greek yogurt (56g)
  • ¼ cupchocolate protein powder (22)
  • 4 tspunsweetened cocoa powder (or cacao powder)
  • 2 tbspwater (30ml)
  • ¼ cupchocolate chips (56g, sugar free recommended below)
  • ½ tspcoconut oil
  • sprinkles

Directions

  1. 1

    Preheat oven to 350°F and grease 8x8” brownie/cake pan.

  2. 2

    In a bowl, whisk flour, whey and whey-casein chocolate protein powders, unsweetened cocoa powder, zero calorie sugar replacement and baking soda.

  3. 3

    In a large bowl, whisk together hot water, applesauce, butter and lemon juice.

  4. 4

    Add dry mix to wet, and whisk until just combined.DO NOT OVER-MIX or protein powder will make the cake dense.

  5. 5

    Pour batter into pan immediately .Don’t let the batter sit out.

  6. 6

    Bake for 23-25 minutes.Toothpick inserted into the center should come out dry.

  7. 7

    Remove from oven and let cool completely.

Frosting & shape:

  1. 1

    In a large bowl, combine all the ingredients - Greek yogurt, chocolate protein powder, cocoa powder and water/milk.Whisk or stir with a spoon until uniform.

  2. 2

    Crumble cake using hands in a large bowl.

  3. 3

    Add frosting and mix well.

  4. 4

    Spoon about 2 Tbsp mix at a time and place on plate.

  5. 5

    Use slightly wet hands to roll mixture into balls.

Chocolate coating:

  1. 1

    Place the chocolate chips and coconut oil in a large microwave safe bowl and microwave at 15 second intervals, stirring - for about 60 seconds until completely melted.

  2. 2

    Pierce cake balls with lollipop stick or skewer, then dip in melted chocolate and move around to coat.

  3. 3

    Place upright into a cardboard box (small holes pierced) or styrofoam block, decorate with sprinkles, and let rest to harden.