Peanut butter protein balls
15 min · 15 g protein · 145 cals / serving
No-bake bites of oats, protein powder and peanut butter, rolled in ten minutes and studded with dark chocolate. Powdered peanut butter carries most of the peanut flavor, so they taste like a peanut butter cookie dough while staying lighter than a classic energy ball.
Ingredients
- 1 cup rolled oats
- 3 scoops whey protein, vanilla
- 1/2 cup + 2 tbsp powdered peanut butter
- 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
- a pinch salt
- 1 tbsp peanut butter
- 1/4 cup sugar-free syrup, maple-flavored
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 6 tbsp skim milk, add gradually
- 3/4 oz dark chocolate 70-85%, finely chopped, or mini chips
Steps
- Stir the oats, protein powder, powdered peanut butter, cinnamon and salt together in a bowl.
- Add the peanut butter, syrup and vanilla, then the milk a spoonful at a time, working it in with a spatula and then your hands, until the mixture holds together when squeezed. It should feel like soft cookie dough, not sticky.
- Fold in the chocolate and chill 10 minutes so the oats soak up a little moisture and the dough firms.
- Roll into 16 balls, about a heaped tablespoon each. Keep them in a covered box in the fridge for up to a week, or freeze for a month.
Good to know
Mine are too dry or too sticky.
Protein powders absorb very different amounts of liquid, so go by feel: add milk a teaspoon at a time if it crumbles, or a spoonful of oats or powdered peanut butter if it sticks to your hands.
Can I change the flavor?
Use chocolate protein powder and a tablespoon of cocoa for chocolate peanut butter balls, or swap the cinnamon for a pinch of cardamom. Quick oats make a smoother, softer ball than rolled.
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Per
- Calories
- 276
- Protein
- (42%)
- 28 g
- Fat
- (24%)
- 7 g
- Carbohydrates
- (34%)
- 25 g
- of which sugar
- 5 g
- Fiber
- 5 g
- Sodium
- 283 mg
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Computed from the ingredients with our published formula, not yet kitchen-tested. How
As written, 1159 kcal goes into the pot and 422 g of ingredients comes out as about 420 g of food: 276 kcal per 100 g. Cooking moves water and energy density is the score's biggest lever, so the dish is scored as cooked, not as an average of its parts. Every ingredient links to its food page, with the same data and score. The label's percentages are each macronutrient's share of the calories. The full formula.