We think these are MUCH more delicious, satisfying and healthy than most store-bought snacks you can find.
If you feel like having something in between courses (or even as a replacement!) that is satisfying and not full with chemicals that you can’t even name, try making these at home and enjoy!
We included the instructions to make this recipe WITH and WITHOUT a food processor for your convenience.
Ingredients in these protein balls
These easy to make (no-bake) peanut butter energy balls come with what you’d expect from a healthy and filling snack: quick reparation (5 minutes), healthy fats, omega-3’s and more than 5g of protein per serving.
Check out the ingredients for an overview of what it includes:
- Peanut butter – no wonder! This is the main ingredient of this snack and we recommend you use an all natural drippy creamy peanut butter that only includes organic peanut butter as the listed ingredient. This could also be made with almond butter or cashew butter, but we prefer peanut butter for this one (even better if it’s home made peanut butter).
- Sea salt – Our recommended peanut butter option doesn’t come with salt, but we need to add some of it so we recommend you use sea salt for this yummy snack! If you opt for a peanut butter WITH salt, you might not have to add any more salt to the recipe.
- Honey – This natural sweetener gives these protein balls a nice peanut butter cookie flavor. For a vegan alternative, you could also replace honey for coconut pal syrup or date syrup.
- Flaxseed meal – this superfood is loaded with healthy fats, omega-3’s, fiber, protein and vitamins. Many health benefits accompany this ingredient!
- Chia seeds – Another super food! These cutie seeds pack a wallop of fiber and omega-3s in a low calorie package.
- Vanilla extract – For added tasty flavor, but feel free to skip it if you don’t have it.
- Protein powder – If you are going to use vanilla extract, we recommend you use unflavored collagen peptides. However, if not using vanilla extract, we recommend using this vanilla protein powder to keep the flavor that this recipe intents to provide.
- Cinnamon – the whole point of cinnamon in this recipe is for added taste. Any healthy benefits that might come with it is also welcome!
- Chocolate chips – this is a key ingredient for this snack. If you like chocolate you’d love this addition to the recipe. Feel free to use vegan/dairy free chocolate chips if you prefer.
- Shredded coconuts (optional) – this is an optional ingredient and if you’d like to use it we recommend an unsweetened option.
Peanut Butter Protein Balls
Description
A quick, no-bake protein packed peanut butter energy balls that taste like peanut butter cookie dough with a mouth watering chewy texture. These energizing peanut butter balls are filled with healthy ingredients such as flaxseed, chia and oats for a perfect no bake snack.
You can make this recipe with or without a food processor and here are the instructions for both cases.
Ingredients
Optional
Instructions
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With A Food Processor
- In the bowl of a food processor, add in the peanut butter, honey, vanilla, protein powder, flaxseed meal, oats, cinnamon and chia seeds.
- Pulse together until well combined.
- Add in chocolate chips (and coconut if using) and pulse a few more times.
- Use a medium cookie scoop or your hands to grab dough and roll into 10 balls, place in an airtight container.
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Without Food Processor
- Add wet ingredients to a medium bowl, mix to combine.
- Add in dry ingredients and mix together until combined. You could use your hands to mix and work with the dough. At this point you should be able to form balls that stick together.
- Because all peanut butter/nut butter consistencies are different and depending on what protein powder you use, you may need to add in more nut butter or honey (or your preferred sweetener) to help the balls stick together.
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Serve
Serve as is or store in fridge or freezer.
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Store
Store in the fridge for up to 1 week, or the freezer for up to 2 months.
See Frequently Asked Questions below for storage instructions.
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Servings 1
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories 150kcal
- % Daily Value *
- Total Fat 8.8g14%
- Saturated Fat 1.2g6%
- Total Carbohydrate 14g5%
- Dietary Fiber 3.2g13%
- Sugars 7.71g
- Protein 6.6g14%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily value may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Note
The peanut butter protein balls should be okay without having to use protein powder. However, you might need to add additional oats if the mix ends up being too wet.
Want it nut free? Use sunflower seed butter instead.
If you prefer to make the peanut butter at home, here's our guide on how to make it.
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