Hi chocolate cinnamon sticks!
Well, except cinnamon sticks aren’t yummy, because you can’t eat them. I’m striking out here; first with yesterday’s fruit loop fiasco, and now this. Let me make it up to you.
How? Why I’m so glad you asked!
I invented this dip while making Snickerdoodle Blondies.
Snickerdoodle Dip
(high-protein and gluten-free!)
Inspried by the extremely-popular Chickpea Cookie Dough Dip.
- 1 1/2 cups chickpeas or white beans (1 can) (250g after draining)
- 3 tbsp nut butter of choice (or other fat source) (see link below for fat-free option)
- 2 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 1/8 tsp baking soda
- heaping 1/8 tsp salt
- sweetener (see note below, for amount)
- 1 tbsp unsweetened applesauce
- 1/4 cup ground flax or quick oats (20g) (you can omit)
- 2 and 1/4 tsp cinnamon
- optional ingredients: a pinch cream of tartar, raisins
Drain and rinse your beans very well. Blend all ingredients in a food processor (not a blender) until very, very smooth. Now this next step is very important: Dip every single thing you can grab into the batter. Stuff it all into your mouth.
Click on the following link for a Fat-Free Option.
**People with “normal” tastebuds will probably like 3/4c brown sugar. You can also use stevia if you like the taste of stevia-sweetened desserts, or liquid sweeteners are fine, as is white sugar or evaporated cane juice. Tastes differ, so just sweeten until it suits you! Dip apple slices or crackers, spread on a banana or toast, or…
Try it as a frosting for the following recipe: Breakfast Pizza Cake.
Do you taste as you’re cooking?
Or do you wait for the final product before taking a taste? I like to take a few tastes as I go. That way, if a recipe isn’t turning out well, I still have a chance to fix it. And you can bet whenever I cook with chocolate chips… well, let’s just say not all the chips end up in the actual recipe.
I like to taste as I go too. I love your fabulous combinations of ingredients. My husband makes fun of me because I like to combine things you wouldn’t normally think of combining. Now I don’t feel so alone 🙂
Yum yum yum! I just made this in pancake form and it was so good! Snickerdoodle pancakes with snickerdoodle frosting? yes!
Oh my snickerdoodles! Can there be such a thing as too much snickerdoodle? I think not. You are very smart indeed!
I’m still more on chocolate than cinnamon, though! You can never go wrong with chocolate 🙂 Could you do an oreo-inspired set of recipes next? That’s my all-time favorite cookie!
LOL… I’m trying to figure out how to do a cookies-n-cream shake! So far, nothing’s coming to mind… but I’ll keep working on it :).
Awesome! I’m so excited! 😀
OH MY GOSH what about a healthy pop tart!? I’ve been craving one of those like a beast!
Ahhh! You’re so talented with healthify-ing recipes. I wish I could come up with stuff like you do! <3
TORI…a healthier Pop Tart would be amazing!! I’m obsessed with those things but know they aren’t that good for you, especially in the quantities that I throw them down. My favorite flavors are the S’mores and Double Fudge Ones…haha! 🙂
Katie, I still can’t believe how you are able to come up with all of these…so talented! 🙂
I always loved the fruity kinds! Especially blueberry.
i’m equal opportunity with the Tarts…hehe! raspberry is also a great fruity one. 🙂
Ok, I’m really going to have to get on this!!!
aww, you’re too cute! would love a recipe if you think of one but don’t feel too pressured into it either…i’ve honestly fallen into your recipe index and fighting to come up for air! love it! haha…and your photography skills are great!
Thank you so so much!! 🙂
Oooh sounds yummy…I can’t wait to try this… 🙂
But I was wondering, do you think it would be possible to sub coconut butter for the nut butter? I have some animosity towards peanut butter right now because it’s what I always go for when I binge 🙁
Hey Elise,
I actually didn’t write “peanut butter” in the recipe. It just says “nut butter” so you can use ANY one you wish– almond, coconut, chocolate-pb… it even works with oil!
If you try it with coconut butter, let me know what you think! 🙂
I love dips/doughs!eating the raw dough was ALWAYS my favorite part of making cookies!
I taste along the way…and lick the bowl just to make sure my first taste was correct;)
It really depends on what I am cooking.
I totally taste when I bake! Actually, I don’t know if you could call it tasting if I eat half the batch before it’s baked… 🙂
Your food looks and sounds delicious as always, Katie.
I usually taste as I make. The only bad thing about this? I usually can’t stop tasting, hehe.
Oh yes! Cinnamon-licious should totally be a word! Mmmmmm!
I’m a big fan of tasting dough because how else are you gonna know if it tastes good 😉
You never cease to amaze me! And I definitely taste as I go. Who knows how my dishes would turn out if I didn’t! I think it also has something to do with my mom and how she cooks. We were always her taste testers growing up!