I’m in the same boat, I prefer to eat early but I’m usually hungry before bed.
If slightly hungry I either go to bed or have some water and go to bed.
For the other, stomach growling days, trying to stay away from junk I’ve tried protein ice-cream which wasn’t particularly nice, protein shakes work but I don’t like them at night.
At the moment I’m snacking on protein chocolate type “sweets” which fill the hole and satisfy my sweet tooth. They’re not that tasty (so I don’t feel like eating loads) but better than eating junk I suppose.
If I was more organised I’d make a frozen berry, yoghurt and protein powder shake, if you get the berry to yoghurt ratio right its like ice cream