Protein Guilt-Free Mooncake
Filled with natural protein powders, nuts, or bean pastes, each bite delivers the satisfying taste of traditional mooncakes while keeping calories and sugar in check.
Ingredients
Equipment
Instructions
- Remove pit of dates and minced until sticky.
- Add all remaining ingredients and mix well carefully. You can mix and match different nuts and dried berries of your choice. You can also substitude other nut butter of your choice.
- Add water 1-2 tablespoons at a time until the mixture is just moist enough to roll into a ball but not wet. If too wet, add more protein powder or let it sit and refrigerate and let the chia seeds soak in the moisture.
- Dust mold with cocoa powder to prevent it from sticking.
- Fill the mooncake mold with the mixture, then press it firmly about 10 times before releasing it from the mold.
- Place the mooncake in a cupcake paper cup, arrange it into an airtight container, and refrigerate. Individually wrapped and place in your purse or gym bag for an extra boost right before gym time.
Macros
Divided into 8 servings, each serving has roughly:
Calories: 170 kcal
Protein: 9.5 g Fat: 10.5g Carbs: 10.5 g
It was quick and easy. I was short on time so used garlic powder and skipped the actual garlic and sprinkled it on with Italian seasoning before the first roasting time. 20 minutes was plenty of time to cook summer squash.
Quick and easy family meal. 2 thumbs up!!