These healthy sugar cookie truffles are gluten free, vegan, low sugar, and high protein. Made with simple, clean ingredients, and packed with protein. A parchment lined plate is golden brown with white truffles spread out on top. Each round truffle is coated in thick white chocolate and has red, white, and green sprinkles on top for Christmas. One has a bite taken out of it to show the soft, smooth, creamy texture of the inside.

These Healthy Sugar Cookie Truffles are gluten free, vegan, and refined sugar free. Only made with a few whole ingredients, that you probably already have in your kitchen, these truffles are the perfect bite-size version of your favorite holiday sugar cookie!

I LOVE a classic sugar cookie and that’s why these truffles are one of my favorite recipes I’ve made this entire year. Seriously! They’re just as delicious as a full-sized sugar cookie and are the perfect balance of protein and healthy fat to help keep blood sugar stable to prevent crashes or cravings! You can easily make this dairy free and vegan by using dairy free white chocolate and a plant-based protein powder. No matter what you use to make them, I promise you’ll be obsessed. I wouldn’t be surprised if they don’t make it through the end of the week 😉

Decorating sugar cookies around Christmas time was one of my favorite things to do growing up. The delicious taste of a sugar cookie with soft, creamy, sweet icing is so nostalgic. If you’re like me and even thinking about that taste sparks a memory or makes you want to have some Christmas cookies, you’ll love my Single-Serve Christmas Cookie and Christmas Cookie Baked Oatmeal.

But first, I suggest you try these bites and make them a part of your meal prep for the week so you have a snack or sweet treat ready to go 👏

See the video tutorial HERE.

Why You’ll Love These

Refined sugar free – These are completely free of refined sugar and only use maple syrup as the sweetener. Don’t worry though, they’re plenty sweet!
Easy to make – The hardest part is waiting for these to set in the freezer for a couple of hours. All you have to do is mix the ingredients, let them set, melt the chocolate, dip, and enjoy!
Healthier sweet treat – With a balance of healthy fats, carbs, and protein, these bites are a healthier sweet treat that are great for a snack, dessert, or end of meal sweet. We have healthy fat from the cashew butter and coconut flour, carbs from the maple syrup, and protein from the vanilla protein powder.
Dietary friendly – These are gluten free, refined sugar free and can be made dairy free, vegan, and paleo depending on what ingredients you use!

What You’ll Need

Cashew butter – You can also use any nut/seed butter but the taste will change slightly. The runnier the better!
Maple syrup – You can also use honey if you don’t need a vegan sweetener, or agave.
Vanilla extract
Almond extract – This is key for that sugar cookie flavor!
Vanilla protein powder – My current favorites are Truvani and this one from Flavcity (code: CALLA20).
Coconut flour – I haven’t tried this with any other flour but prefer coconut flour because it’s light and absorbs the flavors well. You could use any other flour if needed!
White chocolate chips – If you want to keep this refined sugar free and dairy free, I love melting these white chocolate bars.
Coconut oil
Sea salt
Sprinkles – Completely optional for topping. These are my favorite because they’re made with natural dyes!

How To Make

Prepare a plate or tray, big enough to fit in the freezer, by lining with parchment paper.
In a large mixing bowl, mix the truffle ingredients (leaving out white chocolate and coconut oil) until a thick dough forms.
Roll the dough into balls and place on the tray. (Tip: The smaller you make them, the more you’ll have or if you maker larger, you’ll have less. Size is up to you!)
Place in the freezer for at least one to two hours until they’re completely set.
Once they’re set, make the chocolate coating by melting chocolate with coconut oil in the microwave for thirty seconds, stir, and repeat until completely smooth. (Tip: You could also use a double boiler method by putting a little water in a saucepan, placing a bowl with the chocolate and coconut oil on top, and letting the water in the saucepan boil until the chocolate becomes melted.)
Next, dip each truffle into the melted white chocolate and place back on the tray. Option to add sprinkles.
Stick the truffles back in the freezer for 30 minutes to harden and they’re ready for snacking! (Tip: Store these in a glass container for a week or in the freezer for longer.)

Recommended Tools

Parchment paper
Glass mixing bowls
Silicone spatula – This makes it a lot easier to stir the sticky dough!
Stainless steel measuring cups and spoons

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