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Protein Almond Butter Balls
Almond butter protein balls taste like cookie dough and have 7 grams of protein each. This healthy snack is naturally sweetened, easy to make and ready in just 10 minutes. Great as a healthy snack, post workout meal and can be stored in the freezer. This recipe is vegan, gluten free, dairy free and high in protein.
In a bowl, combine the maple syrup and almond butter (tip if you use maple syrup first, the almond butter will easily fall out of the measuring cup without getting stuck). Stir well.
Add the protein powder and dairy free milk and stir well. At first it will look like the protein powder won't mix in, just keep stirring. Check the mixture by rolling it into a ball. If you notice that it's greasy on your hands (from the oil in the almond butter), add 1-2 tablespoons oat flour.
Add mini dairy free chocolate chips to the mixture and stir well. They may not all stir in, that is ok.
Use a cookie scoop (I used 1 tablespoon) scoop out the mixture and roll the balls, making sure to press them together so the mixture is tight.
Store in an airtight container in the fridge up to 1 week or in the freezer up to 3 months.
Notes
** Nutrition information calculated without adding optional oat flour and using Promix Vegan Protein powder**Top tips
Use natural almond butter (the kind you have to stir the oil into when you first open the jar) for the best consistency.
Use vegan protein powder or add oat flour to whey protein or collagen peptides.
Use mini chocolate chips or chop up larger chocolate chips or they will take over the balls and they may fall apart
Use a tablespoon cookie scoop to make equal sized bites
If the dough is too dry, let it sit for a minute before doing anything else, the protein may just need to hydrate. After 1-2 minutes, if it's still dry, add 1-2 tablespoons dairy free milk or water. If it looks too wet, add 1-2 tablespoons oat flour.
Other additions to almond butter power balls
Spices: cinnamon, pumpkin pie spice, ground cardamom, ground ginger
What if you don't have protein powderIf you don’t have protein powder but still want to make almond butter bites with protein, I tested another high protein version. Instead of protein powder, add:
Adding 1 cup rolled oats (12 grams of protein)
Adding 6 tablespoons hemp hearts (20 grams of protein)
Adding 1 tablespoon of chia seeds (4 grams of protein)
Note: if you decide to use this combination instead of protein powder, remove the dairy free milk from the recipe, it won't be needed. Also let this mixture rest in the fridge for 20 minutes before scooping out into balls.
Nutrition Information
Nutrition Facts
Amount per Serving
Calories
144
Fat
9
g
Carbohydrates
12
g
Fiber
2
g
Sugar
8
g
Protein
7
g
Where does nutrition info come from? Nutrition facts are provided as a courtesy, sourced from the USDA Food Database.
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