12 High-Protein Dessert Ideas

Eating high-protein and indulging deliciously go very well together! In fact, they complement each other perfectly: knowing you’re getting an extra boost of protein makes the snack, dessert, or little treat taste twice as good.
Quick and easy to prepare and vegan, our 12 high-protein desserts are absolutely sensible and not a culinary sin, just sinfully delicious. Many of them are naturally low carb or gluten-free.

1. Delicious Pick-Me-Up: Protein Tiramisu

Lift me up! That’s the literal meaning of the Italian phrase “Tira mi su.” This tempting treat is meant to cheer you up when you need it. It uses not only strong espresso but all the weapons that wonderfully airy cream, soft ladyfingers, and a touch of cocoa powder have to offer.
The best part: You don’t need an Italian degree to make your own Protein Tiramisu, and unlike in a typical restaurant, you get a generous 20 g of protein per serving. This comes from the wonderful cream, which you quickly and easily whip up from vegan skyr, quark, and vanilla protein powder. 
Together with fluffy whipped aquafaba, you create the irresistible cream. Extra coffee-flavored protein powder goes into the espresso, then it’s time to layer and soon enjoy.
Tip: This is a high-protein dessert that already delivers a substantial protein content even without protein powder.

2. Extra Chocolatey Protein Brownies

Brownies with a twist: Dark treats are often deeply chocolatey, admittedly. But which ones can boast an impressive protein content of 7 g per serving?
Even better: The Protein Brownies require few ingredients and are quick and easy to prepare if you can hardly wait to bite into the juicy chocolate batter. Dates provide the gentle sweetness. Mix these with kidney beans, raw cocoa, and cream of tartar baking powder in a blender.
Discerning gourmets sprinkle chocolate chips on top. Then just place it in a baking pan lined with parchment paper and pop it in the oven for about half an hour. 

3. Creamy Protein Cheesecake

Do you crave juicy, creamy cheesecake? Now it’s available high in protein too, with a whole 4 g per serving. The enjoyment, however, can’t be measured. All you need is a little patience.
First, prepare the crust and put it in a pan. Then spread a delicious protein cheesecake filling on top. After your cake has spent about an hour in the oven, you need to handle it gently while it cools – this is the most important step.
After the Protein Cheesecake has fully set in the fridge – preferably overnight – decorate the vegan cheesecake with a delicious blueberry topping, if you can resist it that long. 

4. Protein Mousse with Chocolate

Creamy Mousse au Chocolat is one of the classics among the most delicious desserts the world has to offer. Here you get a version that’s at least as tasty as in a French fine dining restaurant – but with 34 g of protein on board.
The base is silken tofu. You puree this with melted dark chocolate and vegan protein powder with cocoa flavor. After a short cooling, fold in fluffy aquafaba.
Then you can already fill the silky cream into pretty dessert glasses – but don’t enjoy it yet. Your creation needs to cool for at least two hours, preferably much longer, to achieve its authentic fluffiness. 

5. Vegan Protein Pudding – quick and easy

Sometimes you just need pudding! With starch and vanilla plant-based milk, you stir up a base, almost like with good old pudding powder. After removing this mixture from the heat, add the protein powder. You enjoy a proud 20 g of protein per serving.
Vanilla pudding or chocolate? Or maybe fruity berry pudding today? You decide by adding extra vanilla extract, cocoa, or pureed frozen berries afterward for a multifaceted high-protein dessert. 

Tip: To prevent a skin from forming, cover the Protein Pudding with cling film while cooling. 

6. Protein Rice Pudding with Apple Compote

A serving of warm childhood memories in cinnamon and sugar comes with our Protein Rice Pudding. Great for pure enjoyment or as a snack that provides you with a solid 24 g of protein.

1. Just like with traditional rice pudding, first bring the soy milk and sweetening ingredients to a boil.

2. Then you add the rice. 

3. Bring it to a boil again and let it simmer for about half an hour, stirring regularly – yes, it’s a bit of an endurance session, but it’s worth it.

4. Remove rice pudding from heat, stir protein powder smoothly into it.

5. Serve everything in one bowl or nicely in a glass – warm or cold, both are delicious.

In between, you can cook apple compote. But there are also delicious ready-made options with a minimalist ingredient list for a varied high-protein dessert. 

7. Sweet and filling: protein Kaiserschmarrn

Those who eat healthily don’t have to give up delicious Kaiserschmarrn. One of our favorites among high-protein desserts even conjures it up as a protein-rich snack with 15 g of protein per serving.
It’s very easy: mix ingredients into a batter, lightly fry as a whole in a pan, divide into four parts and flip. Then simply tear into typical bite-sized pieces and let them finish cooking briefly.

Now you can serve your juicy protein Kaiserschmarrn directly with toppings: chocolate sauce, applesauce, or powdered sugar, fresh fruit, or vegan quark for even more protein? The choice is yours.

8. More than just porridge: vegan baked oats

If you like porridge, you will love our nutritious baked oats. As delicious as the finest dessert, but filling like a snack – and with 19 g of protein per serving.
In a blender, crush oats, bananas, plant-based milk, and cocoa protein powder into a batter. Spread this into a baking pan lined with parchment paper.
Just decorate with toppings of your choice and bake in the oven for 25 minutes. Your finished baked oats can be enjoyed warm after a short cooling or stored in the fridge for several days as a ready-to-go high-protein dessert.

9. Protein Banana Bread with Chocolate

This banana bread combines the best of a delicious cake and a versatile bread for breakfast or as a snack. To make it a creative high-protein dessert, simply serve it with a tasty topping like peanut butter, fruit, or chocolate drops.
The stars in the batter are naturally the bananas, as well as flaxseeds for good binding and cocoa protein powder for the great chocolate flavor and a solid 4 g of protein per serving.

Simply bake in a loaf pan lined with parchment paper for about an hour in a preheated oven. The parchment paper saves you from greasing the pan and allows you to easily remove the finished bread from the pan without much effort or special tricks. 

10. Various Muffins as a High-Protein Dessert

Make your favorite blueberry muffins quickly and easily now, with 3 g of protein per serving and a special delicious factor. The same goes for chocolate, lemon, or vanilla muffins. The base recipe can be easily adapted to your taste.
First, mix soy milk and lemon juice to quickly create vegan buttermilk. While it curdles, mix protein powder with flour and other dry ingredients.
Now simply mix the liquid buttermilk with the dry dough base. For blueberry muffins, toss the frozen berries in a little flour and fold them in. Now divide the batter into about 16 muffin cups and be patient until the protein muffins come out golden brown after about 25 minutes.

11. Protein cookies – quick and easy to bake 

With these protein cookies, you enjoy crunchy cookies, chocolate, and extra protein all at once – 6 g per serving.
You create a binding base from flax egg and water, gradually adding delicious ingredients like applesauce, coconut sugar, and vanilla extract. Later, flour and protein powder go into the dough, and of course: chocolate chips!
Now shape cute little cookies, place them on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper, and pop them in the oven. After about 10 minutes, check on them – but be careful, let them cool completely!

12. The perfect snack: protein balls

It’s a good idea to always have protein balls on hand. They make a wonderful small dessert but are also perfect as a light snack before or after the gym or whenever you need something tasty.
Dates, nuts, peanut butter, and vegan protein turn these little balls into a health-conscious energy bomb with 2 g of protein each. 

- Simply blend all ingredients into a dough in a mixer. 

- Shape small balls from the mixture and roll them in your favorite toppings. 

- No oven needed, your protein balls just chill in the fridge and keep for up to a week. 

High-protein desserts: the perfect treat for every occasion.

Sometimes you just need a little sweet treat in between. Even better that now it comes with extra protein. Really tasty, pleasantly sweet, and with a serving of protein – it doesn’t get any better, right?

Our diverse recipes have just the right touch for every craving.From creamy to crunchy to extra chocolatey. Enjoy your meal!