Protein Balls – A Lovely Mess

These protein balls make the right snack! They’re straightforward to make, no bake and have solely a handful of components you’ll be able to simply customise. They style like cookie dough! Having a container of those in your own home offers you a fast and wholesome choice once you want a fast snack.

I obtained into making protein balls, or power bites, whereas I used to be dwelling on maternity go away with our son this previous summer time. I used to be breastfeeding and infrequently in search of a quick snack I may eat with only one hand. Lol. This easy recipe was so useful!

Associated: Subsequent up, attempt our Excessive Protein Pizza Dough, Complete-Grain Protein Pancakes and Excessive Protein Vegetarian Floor Beef.

Elements

• Oats
• Peanut butter
• Honey
• Walnuts
• Protein powder
• Mini chocolate chips

You possibly can simply swap the peanut butter for any nut butter like almond butter, sunflower seed butter, or cashew butter if wanted for allergy causes. And the walnuts may very well be swapped for different nuts like almonds or pecans. Additionally, in case you are a nursing mother, you would possibly need to add a tablespoon of Brewer’s Yeast to this recipe.

Instructions

First, I grind up 2/3 of the oats in a meals processor. This makes the protein balls a bit of extra cohesive, IMO, however this step is non-compulsory.

In a big mixing bowl, mix all of the components and stir them collectively. Use your clear palms to divide and press the combination into 12 balls. You should utilize a cookie scoop to help in getting the protein balls the identical measurement.

Retailer in an hermetic container for as much as 5 days. When you may freeze these power balls or retailer within the fridge, I don’t discover this to be essential. However it can lengthen their shelf life should you don’t plan to eat them throughout the week.

Suggestions & Substitutions

• For added taste, toast the walnuts earlier than incorporating into the combo.
• For much more added taste, attempt including some coconut flakes, cinnamon or swap the honey for maple syrup.
• I like to make use of vanilla protein powder, however you possibly can use different flavors, like chocolate, if you would like.
• I take advantage of a whey protein powder (Gold Customary by Optimum Diet), however you’ll be able to actually use different varieties should you like. This will influence the general protein content material.
• I like to make use of mini chocolate chips for this recipe, however you possibly can use common measurement or chopped chocolate as a substitute.

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