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Banana Bread Protein Balls Recipe

Banana Bread Protein Balls made with oats, bananas, peanut butter, and protein powder. You will forget those store-bought snacks with my no bake Banana Bread Energy Balls. They are healthy, flavorful, and protein packed.
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time0 minutes
Chill Time1 hour
Total Time1 hour 15 minutes
Course: Breakfast, Snack
Cuisine: American
Servings: 34 balls
Author: Becky Hardin

Equipment

  • Kitchen Scale (optional)
  • Baking Sheet
  • Hand Mixer (optional)
  • Cookie Portion Scoop (optional)

Ingredients

  • 3 cups old-fashioned rolled oats 300 grams
  • ½ cup ground flaxseed 70 grams
  • 2 ounces chocolate protein powder 60 grams (approximately 2 scoops)
  • 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon 6 grams
  • ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
  • 2 overripe bananas mashed
  • ¼ cup natural peanut butter 68 grams
  • 2 tablespoons honey 44 grams

Instructions

  • Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Set aside.
    ingredients for banana bread protein balls
  • In a large bowl, whisk the oats, flaxseed, protein powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt together.
    3 cups old-fashioned rolled oats, ½ cup ground flaxseed, 2 ounces chocolate protein powder, 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon, ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg, ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
    combining all dry ingredients in large glass bowl. mixing with spatula.
  • Add the mashed bananas, peanut butter, and honey. Use a hand mixer or spatula to combine.
    2 overripe bananas, ¼ cup natural peanut butter, 2 tablespoons honey
    Adding all wet ingredients to dry mixture. Mixing with the help of hand mixer.
  • Tightly cover the bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 1 hour.
    banana bread protein balls mixture to chill before making balls.
  • Once the mixture has chilled, remove the bowl from the refrigerator. Use a 1-tablespoon-sized scoop to scoop out protein balls. Use your hands to shape the scoops into balls and place them in a single layer on the prepared baking sheet. This is a sticky process so wet your hands to prevent the mixture from sticking to your hands.
    once mixture is chilled start making small balls.
  • Repeat until all of the protein ball mixture has been shaped into balls.
    To prevent protein balls from sticking to each other, wrap the baking sheet in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 1 hour before combining the protein balls into an airtight container. Protein balls can be enjoyed immediately without any additional chill time.
    banana bread protein balls on a parchment paper lined baking sheet

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Notes

  • For a vegan alternative, use maple syrup instead of honey and make sure the protein powder is also vegan.
  • To make these nut free you can use any seed butter or just eliminate nuts from the recipe. Make sure all of the other ingredients you use are also nut free.
  • To make it gluten free use certified gluten-free protein powder to ensure that your energy bites remain gluten-free. Simply replace the chocolate protein powder with an equal amount of your favorite protein powder.
  • You can use certified gluten free oats to ensure these protein balls remain gluten free.
  • The mixture is super sticky, so wet your hands before rolling the mixture into balls.
  • Overripe bananas are best! They're naturally sweeter and will combine more easily with the other ingredients.

Nutrition

Serving: 1ball | Calories: 67kcal | Carbohydrates: 9g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 0.4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 2mg | Sodium: 33mg | Potassium: 95mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 5IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 24mg | Iron: 1mg