Almond Protein Balls

Chocolate chip almond butter protein balls in a white bowl.

Almond butter protein balls taste like cookie dough and have 7 grams of protein each. Naturally sweetened, easy to make and ready in just 10 minutes, this recipe is great for snacking. Make a big batch and store extras in the freezer so you always have a high protein snack on hand. This recipe is vegan, gluten free, and dairy free.

Course Dessert, Snack

Cuisine American

Keyword almond butter energy balls, almond butter power balls, almond butter protein balls, almond protein balls

Prep Time 10

Total Time 10

Servings

Calories 144kcal

Author Samantha Rowland

Ingredients

1/4 cup maple syrup
1/2 cup almond butter
2 scoops vegan vanilla protein powder I used Promix
2 tbsp dairy free milk
1-2 tbsp oat flour (optional) if needed
3 tbsp dairy free mini chocolate chips

Instructions

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 for the best consistency.
This recipe was made using vegan protein powder. If you are using whey protein or collagen peptides, add oat flour (1 cup).
Use mini chocolate chips or chop up larger chocolate chips
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.

If you don't have protein powder

Omit the protein powder and instead add the following:

1 cup rolled oats, 6 tablespoons hemp hearts, 1 tablespoon of chia seeds
Omit the dairy free milk. Let this mixture rest in the fridge for 20 minutes before scooping out into balls.

How to store:

Fridge: Store in a airtight container in the fridge for up to 1 week.

Freezer: Freeze in a freezer safe bag or container for up to 3 months. Enjoy right from the freezer or let sit out 5 minutes before enjoying

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