Protein Balls – A Lovely Mess

These protein balls make the right snack! They’re simple to make, no bake and have solely a handful of substances you possibly can simply customise. They style like cookie dough! Having a container of those in your home provides you a fast and wholesome possibility once you want a fast snack.

I bought into making protein balls, or vitality bites, whereas I used to be residence on maternity depart with our son this previous summer time. I used to be breastfeeding and sometimes in search of a quick snack I might 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 may 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, if you’re a nursing mother, you would possibly wish 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 little bit extra cohesive, IMO, however this step is optionally available.

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

Retailer in an hermetic container for as much as 5 days. When you might freeze these vitality balls or retailer within the fridge, I don’t discover this to be mandatory. However it is going to lengthen their shelf life should you don’t plan to eat them inside the week.

Suggestions & Substitutions

• For added taste, toast the walnuts earlier than incorporating into the combination.
• 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 could possibly use different flavors, like chocolate, if you would like.
• I take advantage of a whey protein powder (Gold Normal by Optimum Diet), however you possibly can actually use different varieties should you like. This will likely affect the general protein content material.
• I like to make use of mini chocolate chips for this recipe, however you could possibly use common dimension or chopped chocolate as an alternative.

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