Tip Make Pumpkin Cheesecake Cookies Search Skip to content Menu Menu follow us Store Articles Community Loyal-T Club Loyal-T Points Rewards Subscribe to Save Search Search The World s Trusted Source & Community for Elite Fitness EatingSupplements Tip Make Pumpkin Cheesecake Cookies Even if you' re tired of pumpkin you' ll love these They' re packed with protein too by Dani Shugart October 15, 2017April 5, 2021 Tags Feeding the Ideal Body, Nutrition & Supplements, Protein, Recipes, Tips Everyone's sick of pumpkin. This is what happens with food trends. They're hot for a while, we collectively go overboard, and then we can't stand them anymore. Remember kale? Even people who never tried kale were tired of kale. But this is different. Yes, pumpkin is a main ingredient, but there's also an entire brick of cream cheese in it, which totally redeems the deliciousness. What about nutrition? Well, there's about 75 grams of protein in the whole recipe, minimal carbs for a dessert, and as low in fat as you want it to be. Ingredients 1 Cup (about 3.5 scoops) Vanilla Metabolic Drive Protein 8 ounces of cream cheese. Use fat free or full fat. Any will do. 1 Cup canned pumpkin puree – about half a can 1/4 Cup Splenda (or equivalent low-calorie sweetener of choice) Splash of vanilla extract 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon baking soda Liberal dashes of cardamom, cinnamon, ginger, or a pumpkin pie spice blend Optional: chopped nuts of any kind or dark chocolate chips Directions Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Mix the ingredients together. Don’t worry about smoothing out all the cream cheese lumps, the cookies still turn out amazing even with lumpy batter. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or spray it with baking oil. Use a medium scooper to evenly scoop out the dough into 8-10 cookies. Bake for 15-20 minutes depending on your oven and how big your cookies are. Check for doneness by stabbing a cookie with a toothpick. If the pick comes out clean, they're done. If it comes out with batter, it needs a few more minutes. Get The T Nation Newsletters Don' t Miss Out Expert Insights To Get Stronger, Gain Muscle Faster, And Take Your Lifting To The Next Level related posts Eating Carnivore Diet Benefits and Possible Drawbacks The carnivore diet resolved or improved chronic health conditions in a new study. But is that the full story? Here's an unbiased analysis. Diet Strategy, Dietary Myth Busting, Losing Fat, Nutrition & Supplements TC Luoma May 30 Supplements Tip The Easiest Way to Improve Insulin Sensitivity Do this at the dinner table to allow insulin to deliver nutrients to muscle instead of fat. Belly Fat, Carb Control, Diet Strategy, Nutrition & Supplements, Tips TC Luoma May 16 Diet & Fat Loss Diet Planning for the Hardgainer Terrific remedies for the chronically slim, including info on calorie intake and macronutrient intake, along with little-known strategies for packing on meat. Diet Strategy, Feeding the Ideal Body, Nutrition & Supplements Shelby Starnes September 19 Eating 4 Big Protein Mysteries Finally Solved How much protein should you eat per meal, per day, and during diets? And what kind of protein is best for gains? Answers here. Nutrition & Supplements, Performance Proteins TC Luoma January 9