Peanut Butter Protein Balls

5 from 1 vote

These No-Bake Peanut Butter Protein Balls couldn’t be easier to make, and they taste like delicious peanut butter chocolate chip cookie dough. Packed with protein and healthy fats to keep you going.

Prep Time5

Total Time5

Course: Breakfast, Dessert, Snack

Cuisine: gluten free, Vegan, Vegetarian

Keyword: breakfast, cookie dough, dessert, filling, gluten free, healthy, healthy snack, protein, protein packed, snack, sweets

Servings: balls

Calories: 103kcal

Ingredients

½ cup rolled oats
6 tbsp peanut butter*
1 scoop vanilla protein powder* 1 scoop is usually 1/2 cup
2 tbsp ground flax seed
1 pinch cinnamon
2 tbsp milk of choice* your favorite milk (or water)
2 tbsp mini semi-sweet chocolage chips optional

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Instructions

Put all ingredients into a bowl. Mix together.
It should be a similar consistency to cookie dough. If the mix is too dry, add a bit more water or milk. (I usually add a splash of almond milk if needed.) Taste it and decide if you want to add anything else (sweetener, more cinnamon, etc).
Roll into little balls (or whatever shape you want.) Makes about 10 tablespoon-sized protein balls.
To store, refrigerate or freeze in an airtight container. (Will last at least a week in the fridge. They may last longer, but we've never managed to go more than a week without eating them all!)

Notes

*We prefer natural peanut butter, with only peanuts & salt as ingredients. It’s easier to find than you’d think! (We usually get it at Aldi’s). But whatever you have lying around is fine. Regular peanut butter tends to be a bit thicker so you may have to add an extra splash of milk or water.

*I have only tried these with vanilla protein powder since that is what we have. However, I am willing to bet chocolate or any similar dessert-like flavor will be delicious as well.

*These have not actually made it into our freezer because we ate them all within a few days… but I have heard that protein balls are delicious frozen since they taste like cookie dough. I plan on trying this next batch!

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