Finely chop the oreo sandwich cookies with a sharp knife or by pressing a rolling pin over the cookies until crumbly. For best results, try to get some larger oreo cookie chunks with the crumbs. Set aside.
In a clean bowl, mix the dry ingredients: protein powder, coconut flour and sugar of choice (I used monk fruit sweetener). Add in the oreo crumbs.
Next, add the cream cheese and use your hands to incorporate the cream cheese throughout the dough.
Add in the milk, using your hands to knead and get the dough to combine together.Add more coconut flour if the dough is too soft, add a teaspoon or more of milk or water if the dough is too thick. The final dough should be firm, but soft enough that you can roll the dough into a ball without it falling apart.
Shape the protein dough into a rectangular mound, then wrap in plastic wrap or an airtight container, and let the dough set in the freezer for at least 30 minutes.
Use a sharp knife to cut the protein dough into 4 bars. Keep the bars in the freezer until the next step.
Melt chocolate chips in the microwave in 20 second bursts until melted, stirring in betweenOPTIONAL: for a thinner chocolate shell, mix in 2 tsp coconut oil or olive oil to the melted chocolate. This thins out the chocolate and makes it easier to coat the protein bars.
Dip the protein bars into the melted chocolate and then set it aside on a clean parchment paper.
Let the chocolate set before serving. Enjoy!
Notes
*I used Orgain Plant Based Vanilla Protein Powder. Whey protein powder will also work, but the bars will have a slightly gummier texture. Collagen Peptides Protein Powder DOES NOT work in this recipe (go to my collagen recipe page here).**For the low carb option reflected in the nutrition facts, use a sugar-free substitute such as monk fruit sweetener or erythritol. For stevia powder, be sure to convert the amount of stevia according to package directions***you can substitute regular cream cheese with dairy free cream cheese that's made with dairy free milk such as Daiya, Tofutti or Kite Hill Brands.
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