High Protein Cinnamon Roll Energy Bites + Cream Cheese Icing

close up of high protein cinnamon roll energy bites with cream cheese icing

These high protein cinnamon roll energy bites are like a warm hug from a cinnamon roll, but in a bite-sized, no-bake, protein-packed form. They’ve got that sweet cinnamon swirl flavor, a chewy, doughy texture, and a rich, creamy drizzle of cream cheese icing on top—because let’s be honest, cinnamon rolls without icing are just sad.

Made with just a few ingredients, they come together in minutes, no oven required. Just mix, roll, drizzle, and chill (if you have the patience). Perfect for meal prep, a quick snack, low carb dessert, or when you just want a little bite of cinnamon roll magic without the hassle.

Course Dessert, Snacks

Cuisine American

Keyword Cinnamon Roll, energy bites, Fat Bombs, High Protein, keto, low carb, quick and easy

Prep Time 10

Chill Time 30

Total Time 40

Servings bites

Calories 217.77kcal

Author Olivia Wyles

Ingredients

1 scoop (about ½ cup) protein powder (I used Keto Chow)
4 tablespoon almond flour (or more depending on your desired consistency)
1 teaspoon cinnamon
¼ cup almond butter
¼ cup avocado oil
2 tablespoon allulose (or preferred sugar-free liquid sweetener)

Cream Cheese Icing

1 oz cream cheese , slightly melted
2 tablespoon powdered sugar-free sweetener (like Monk fruit or allulose)
1 tablespoon heavy cream
splash of vanilla extract

Instructions

Mix protein powder, almond flour, cinnamon, almond butter, avocado oil, and allulose in a medium mixing bowl.
Scoop mixture with a medium cookie scoop (2 tbsp) or a tablespoon to form about 6 bites, or 1 tablespoon each to form 12 bites.
Roll together with your hands until a smooth ball forms. Place on wax paper covered cookie sheet.
Melt cream cheese in the microwave, then beat together with powdered sugar-free sweetener, heavy cream, and vanilla extract.
Drizzle cream cheese icing on top of cinnamon bites.
Chill in refrigerator about 30 minutes for best texture.

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Notes

1. Protein Powder – Feel free to use about ½ cup of your preferred protein powder of choice for this recipe (or even more almond flour will work), but please note it will change the nutrition facts drastically as protein powders vary from brand to brand. I use Keto Chow because it’s more than a protein powder, it’s a keto meal mix that provides more nutrition than just protein. It also bakes beautifully and has the best flavor variations.

2. Sweeteners – Use what works best for your lifestyle. I typically bake with Monk fruit and allulose. For this recipe, I used liquid allulose for the energy bites and powdered Monk fruit for the cream cheese icing.

3. Almond Butter – Use any nut or seed butter you prefer. Just make sure it’s 100% with no added sugar or seed oils. Sea salt is okay! You can also make your own nut butter by roasting and blending until creamy.

4. Almond Flour – Use a food scale to weigh your almond flour! Don’t just scoop and level. 1 tb = about 7 grams. I used blanched superfine almond flour for this recipe.

5. Avocado Oil - Not to be confused as a seed oil! It is extracted from the fleshy pulp of the avocado fruit, not from its seed, so it's totally safe to consume without seed oil fears. It's a super way to get some extra healthy fat.

6. Nutrition and carbs – Be aware that some recipe blogs omit sugar alcohols or allulose from the nutrition calculation since it does not affect blood sugar. For transparency, I have included it and calculated the net carbs below. Always use a carb counter app like Cronometer according to the brands you use in order to get accurate nutrition information.

10.81 Total Carbs – 2.17 Fiber – 2.54 Sugar Alcohols – 4.00 Allulose = 2.10 Net Carbs per Iced Bite or ⅙ of recipe. This calculation is with the cream cheese icing. Feel free to omit for less carbs.

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