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High Protein

Are you trying to eat more protein? Here are some nutrient dense homemade snacks for you that are high in protein. Most of these recipes are high in protein without using protein powder but instead things like eggs, hemp hearts, pumpkin seeds, nuts, nut butter, and whole grains.

I have included anything that has more than 5 grams of protein per serving in this category. To some this may be only considered moderate amounts of protein, however, I would often eat 2 servings of these, and many recipes contain more than 5 grams of protein per serving.

I would start by making this creamy cinnamon smoothie with quinoa! And then I would make my kids chocolate raspberry protein balls (it will be a toss up if I actually end up sharing them).

  • Beige popsicle with apple pieces in it and cinnamon flecks sitting on top of apples.
    Apple Popsicles
  • Bright green spinach smoothie in a small jar and a large juice bottle.
    Delicious Spinach and Fruit Smoothie
  • Homemade dark red sweet cherry popsicle yogurt dipped sitting on ice.
    Cherry Popsicles with Yogurt
  • 12 oatmeal bars bars on a cutting board cut into 12 bars with cinnamon stick behind.
    Oatmeal Cinnamon Granola Bars
  • A hand dipping into orange colored protein dip with pitas and carrots beside the bowl.
    High-Protein Dip (Dairy Free)
  • pink dragon fruit banana smoothie in a glass cup with fresh pink dragon fruit on top.
    Dragon Fruit Banana Smoothie
  • A brown moist bar with pieces of oats and chocolate chips visible stacked on two other bars with a bite out of the top protein bar.
    Banana Oat Protein Bars
  • Brown rough crispy homemade cracker pieces.
    High-Protein Crackers
  • Light brown hummus in a bowl with chive and oil on top.
    Easy High Protein Hummus Recipe
  • A close up of a quinoa egg bite with a orange banana pepper on top with kale around it.
    High Protein Quinoa Eggs Muffins
  • A light brown smoothie with tahini swirled into it with a sprinkle of cinnamon of top.
    Incredible Quinoa Smoothie (with cooked quinoa)
  • Puffed quinoa chocolate squares stacked with green chopped pistachios on top.
    Puffed Quinoa Bars
  • Orange smoothie in a glass cup with a glass straw, raisins and pumpkin seeds on top, and fresh carrots beside.
    Carrot Cake Smoothie
  • Brown banana protein muffins with chocolate chips sitting on a cooling rack beside a plate of chocolate chip muffins.
    Protein Banana Muffins with Oats
  • Kale muffins on the cooling rack with fresh kale beside it.
    Kale Muffins
  • Brown carrot protein bar with a bite out of it drizzled with white cream cheese glaze all cut into rectangles.
    Carrot Cake Protein Bars
  • Mini pink cheesecakes on a wooden platter with pink flowers around it.
    Incredible Strawberry Mini Cheesecakes (Dairy Free)
  • A chunk of granola with oats and hemp hearts.
    Hemp Granola
  • Chocolate flax energy balls on wood platte
    Easy Energy Balls without Dates
  • A brown energy balls sitting in a small bowl filled with hemp hearts.
    Protein Balls without Protein Powder
  • A big round cookie on a pottery plate.
    Jumbo Breakfast Cookies
  • A bite out of a chocolate energy balls with specs of ground oatmeal and a flecks of dried rose.
    Banana Chocolate Balls
  • Chocolate covered ice cream bars dipped in nuts.
    Chocolate Covered Ice Cream Bars (Healthy Dairy-Free Recipe)
  • Flay lay of yellow eggs baked with green flecks of zucchini and fresh basil, and pot holder on side of pan.
    Zucchini Feta Egg Bake
  • A brown muffins with green flecks on a cutting board.
    Healthy Zucchini Muffins with Yogurt
  • Light brown apple smoothie in tall glass with yellow and red apples beside it.
    Frozen Apple Smoothie
  • A scoop of cookie dough light brown with flecks of chocolate chips in it, in a light blue pottery bowl.
    Healthy Edible Cookie Dough
  • Pale brown muffins in a bowl with red blackberries.
    Healthy Blackberry Muffins (with Homemade Oat Flour)
  • A basket with a tea towel with muffins that have chocolate chips on top/
    Chocolate Chip Protein Muffins
  • Bite taken from healthy sweet potato brownie that's in a baking pan.
    Healthy Sweet Potato Brownies (Sugar-Free)
  • Dark red smoothie with frozen cherries and raspberries sitting on it with a jar of hemp hearts behind it.
    Amazing Cherry Raspberry Smoothie
  • No bake high protein bars on platter.
    22 Almond Butter Snack Ideas: Healthy & Easy
  • Light brown energy bars with mini chocolate chips on top and yellow banana chips beside it.
    RX Bar Recipe (Protein Banana bars)
  • Harsh light on a light green blended matcha smoothie.
    Matcha Banana Smoothie
  • A light orange muffins with red cranberries poking through on a little plate with orange slices behind it.
    Fresh Cranberry Orange Muffins (Gluten-Free)
  • Stacked cookie dough bars with chocolate on top and sea salt.
    Cookie Dough Bars (Healthy & No Bake)
  • A close up of yellow hummus with chickpeas, pumpkin seeds, paprika, and sea salt.
    Pumpkin Seed Hummus (savory)
  • Little pumpkin colored cheesecakes with a dark brown gingersnap crust with a white pumpkin and pecans.
    Healthy Pumpkin Cheesecake Bites (Dairy Free)
  • 2 glasses of red smoothie with fresh beet beside it.
    Beet Kale Smoothie
  • Dark chocolate, pumpkin seeds, walnuts, pecans, dried cherries, in a bowl.
    Healthy Trail Mix Ideas

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Hey hey! I'm Danika.

I'm certified in holistic nutrition and I create snack recipes! Because unprocessed, wholesome, nutrient-dense snacks are hard to find but I want everyone to know they are easy to make!

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  • Brown carrot protein bar with a bite out of it drizzled with white cream cheese glaze all cut into rectangles.
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