Healthy Strawberry Shortcake cups
These healthy Strawberry Shortcake Cups start with an edible protein sugar cookie dough base, which is then covered with a fluffy strawberry ice-cream like topping, and coated in a creamy, crunchy white chocolate coating. Not only are they vegan, gluten-free, and sugar-free, but they’re SO easy to make and come together in less than 15 minutes!
Ingredients
Sugar cookie/shortcake base
- 3/4 cup cashew butter or almond butter
- 1/3 cup vanilla protein powder
- 3 tbsp maple syrup
- 1 tbsp melted coconut oil
- 1-2 tbsp almond flour, as needed (you may not need to add it!)
- 1 tsp vanilla extract & pinch of sea salt
Filling
- 1 container So Delicious Coconut Whip (or other whipped topping)
- 1 1/2-2 scoops scoops of your favorite vanilla protein powder *optional!
- 5-6 tbsp strawberry jam *more/less as you'd like!
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Chocolate coating
- 1 cup white chocolate chips
- 2 tsp coconut oil (to help thin the chocolate)
- *totally optional* but I add a little crushed freeze dried strawberries on top of the melted chocolate before freezing to make them pretty!
Instructions
- n a bowl, mix together the protein powder, nut butter, maple syrup, vanilla, and salt. If your dough is super sticky, add in the almond flour and mix well. It shouldn't be dry, but shouldn't stick to your fingers!
- Divide the dough amongst a muffin tin, pressing it into the bottoms and filling them about 1/2 way full.
- Scoop about 2/3 of the container of coconut whip out into a large bowl. Add the protein powder, and vanilla and whip until fluffy. Then fold in the strawberry jam. You can add more if you'd like - up to you! Spread over the cookie dough layers, filling them the rest of the way full. Freeze for 4-5 hours or overnight!
- Melt the white chocolate chips and coconut oil together. Remove bars from the freezer, and dip each bar in melted chocolate. Place on a parchment-lined cookie sheet or plate and place back in the freezer until set.
- Then move to an air-tight container and store in the freezer. Let thaw 3-4 minutes before eating!