Healthy Gingerbread Protein Cookie Cakes (grain-free, gluten-free, refined-sugar-free)

A protein-bar-alternative trail treat! (And an adorable/delish Fall recipe 😊)

You guys know by now that C n I need snacks. Stacks on stacks on stacks of snacks.

And if C n I need stacks of snacks when we’re living that couch life, you can only image the number of snacks we need when we hit the trails.

I have nothing against conventional protein bars, but C, who typically hikes downwind of me, most certainly does (heh heh #marriage). IDK WHY MAN, they surely work in a pinch, but they’re hyper processed and never leave my tummy feeling particularly good.

And, when we head out, it’s almost always for the entire day/days at a time. You know what sounds okay? One protein bar. You know what sounds like an apocalyptic disaster of the stomach? 4 protein bars.

So I have some favs trail treats that I can batch make in a jiffy that 1. Don’t need refrigeration, 2. Taste like, well, a treat, 3. Hold up in my backpack, and 4. Give C n I the energy we need to climb mountains, literally.

These Healthy Gingerbread Cookies Cakes are really a banger to start on. They are a grain-free, refined-sugar-free one-bowl dish (HOLLA), and they use basic ingredients that I keep stocked in my cupboards. The cookie cakes pack a balanced punch of protein, fat, and carbs that keep our tummies happy and our moods high 😊

But what’s the secret adventure-fueling ingredient, you ask? Bone broth! (In the form of Ancient Nutrition’s bone broth protein.) Because we hikin, but we want glowin skin too you know what I mean??!?

And no, you don’t need this Nordic Ware cakelet pan to makes these Healthy Gingerbread Cookie Cakes, but HOW FREAKIN ADORABLE is it when your trail snacks match your trail? It’s… it’s just… TOO MUCH. But you can also make them as cookies or in a mini cupcake pan 😊

See below for the recipe! Can’t wait for you to give ’em a go!