I love protein balls...and so do my kids...and at tea shops and vegan bakeries, they can be costly for what they are. So a few years ago, my son and I came up with what we thought was the perfect protein ball recipe for home. We haven't deviated very much, but I feel like my daughter and I have recently really nailed it.
This ball of protein and flavor is delicious and super simple, which means, you can add to it. So take the basic delish recipe and feel free to put nuts in, chia seeds, chocolate, dried fruit, etc.
What you need:
- Parchment paper lined cookie sheet
- 1 cup peanut butter (we used raw salted creamy natural peanut butter but almond butter or sunflower butter would be great too)
- 1/3 cup honey (we used raw organic honey but agave or maple syrup or brown rice syrup will do as well, although you may want to do a bit less)
- 54 grams of unflavored pea protein powder (we used 2 1/2 of the pea protein from Trader Joes but you can use whatever you want, just make sure it's unsweetened and just protein powder)
- 1 cup oatmeal (we used gluten free quick oats), ground in a blender to course "flour"
- 22 chocolate chips
What you do:
- If you have a few minutes, on medium-low heat, combine peanut butter and honey and stir until smooth (be careful, it can burn!). You can skip this step, it will just take a bit longer for all the ingredients to incorporate.
- Remove pan from burner and let cool for a minute stirring continuously.
- Mix in protein powder and oatmeal in (you get a bit of an arm workout since it gets pretty thick)
- Make into tablespoon sized balls (or use a cookie dough scoop if you're lazy...er resourceful... like me).
- Top with a chocolate chip (totally optional :) )
- Refrigerate for around an hour and eat 'em! (they freeze really well too)
ENJOY!
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