Description
Sweet, salty, and protein-packed, these no-bake cookie dough bites combine cottage cheese, peanut butter, and pretzels into a perfect snack.
Ingredients
Scale
- ½ cup cottage cheese
- ¼ cup peanut butter
- ½ cup crushed pretzels
- 2 tablespoons maple syrup or honey
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- Optional: pinch of sea salt
Instructions
- Blend cottage cheese, peanut butter, maple syrup, and vanilla until smooth.
- Fold in crushed pretzels.
- Roll into balls and refrigerate 30 minutes.
- Store in the fridge in an airtight container.
Notes
- Use full-fat cottage cheese for best texture.
- Chill well before serving for firm bites.
- Swap peanut butter with almond or cashew butter if preferred.
- Use gluten-free pretzels for a gluten-free version.
- Freeze for longer storage and quick snacks.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Snack, No-Bake Treats
- Method: No-Bake
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bite (approx.)
- Calories: ~90
- Sugar: ~3g
- Sodium: ~85mg
- Fat: ~5g
- Saturated Fat: ~1g
- Unsaturated Fat: ~3.5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: ~7g
- Fiber: ~1g
- Protein: ~3g
- Cholesterol: ~3mg
Keywords: peanut butter pretzel bites, no-bake snack balls, cottage cheese protein bites, healthy cookie dough balls, protein energy bites