Chocolate Peanut Butter Protein Balls Recipe

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Chocolate Peanut Butter Protein Balls Recipe

Easy to make Chocolate Peanut Butter Protein Balls are perfectly poppable snacks that will keep you going throughout the day! Oats, flaxseed, protein powder and more are combined to create the best on the go snack. They're sweet, chewy, and perfectly filling!

Prep Time30

Cook Time0

Total Time30

Course: Breakfast, Snack

Cuisine: American

Servings: balls

Author: Becky Hardin

Equipment

Kitchen Scale (optional)
Baking Sheet
Cookie Portion Scoop (optional)

Ingredients

1 cup old-fashioned rolled oats 100 grams
½ cup ground flaxseed 70 grams
2 ounces chocolate protein powder 60 grams
1¼ cups natural peanut butter 405 grams
½ cup honey 175 grams
1 cup mini semisweet chocolate chips 177 grams

Instructions

Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Set aside.
In a large bowl, whisk the oats, flaxseed, and protein powder together.
1 cup old-fashioned rolled oats, ½ cup ground flaxseed, 2 ounces chocolate protein powder
Add the peanut butter and honey. Use a hand mixer or spatula to combine.
1¼ cups natural peanut butter, ½ cup honey
Stir in the chocolate chips.
1 cup mini semisweet chocolate chips
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. If the mixture begins to dry out, microwave the mixture for 15 seconds (this may slightly melt the chocolate chips). 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.

Notes

Use parchment paper on your baking sheet! This will make the chilling process easier to clean up afterwards, and it helps to prevent the balls from sticking to the baking sheet.
Use a cookie scoop while scooping the balls. If you try to freehand it, the balls may end up unevenly sized.
If you don't have time to chill the protein balls for an hour, no worries! They can be enjoyed immediately.

Storage: Store protein balls in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 1 week or in the freezer for up to 2 months. Make sure they've chilled in a single layer in the refrigerator first to prevent the protein balls from sticking to each other.

Nutrition