Pistachio Protein Cake Pops

Pistachio cake pops coated in white chocolate topped with chopped pistachios and dried rose petals displayed in acrylic cake pop stand

These no-bake pistachio protein cake pops taste just like frosted pistachio cake. They have a dense cookie-dough-like texture that's mildly sweet and a little fruity. Made with just 8 ingredients in one bowl, they have 7 grams of protein per pop. Plus, they're gluten-free, keto-friendly, and sugar-free. A beautiful, nutritious protein dessert ready in under 30 minutes!

Course Dessert, Snacks

Cuisine American, Middle Eastern

Keyword Cake Pops, Cottage Cheese, Gluten Free Diet, Green, High Protein, Keto Diet, low carb, Protein Powder, st. patrick's day, sugar free

Prep Time 10

Chill Time 15

Total Time 25

Servings pops

Calories 177kcal

Author Olivia Wyles

Ingredients

⅓ cup cottage cheese full fat, blended smooth
¼ cup pistachio butter
2 tablespoon powdered sweetener or sweetener of choice
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
¼ teaspoon almond extract
½ cup pistachio protein powder (40 grams)

Coating

6 oz sugar-free white chocolate chips
1 tablespoon coconut oil
½ tablespoon pistachio butter
crushed pistachios optional
dried edible food-grade rose petals optional

Instructions

Mix all ingredients except coating in a bowl with a spatula until a dough forms.
Scoop out about 8 1.5 inch balls with cookie scoop or tablespoon, roll into a smooth ball. Chill while making the coating, about 5 minutes
Melt white chocolate chips with coconut oil in microwave 15-second intervals until smooth. Stir in pistachio butter.
Dip a lollipop pop stick in melted chocolate, then push into each ball. Dip each pop in melted chocolate shaking off excess. Top with crushed pistachios & edible rose petals (optional, but fun) with chocolate is still wet.
Chill in the fridge until set up, about 10 minutes.

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Notes

Nutrition and carbs - Some nutrition labels omit sugar alcohols or allulose from the nutrition calculation since it does not affect blood sugar. For transparency, I have included all carbs and calculated the net carbs below. Always use a food logging app like Cronometer according to the brands you use in order to get accurate nutrition information.

19.00 Total Carbs – 5.6 Fiber – 8.33 Sugar Alcohols – 0 Allulose = 5.07 Net Carbs per pop or ⅛ of recipe.

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