Servings: 16 power balls
Protein Power Balls
These no-bake protein power balls are made with all wholesome ingredients for a healthy snack. Customize it to make different flavors!
Equipment
Ingredients
- ⅔ cup quick oats or rolled oats
- ½ cup protein powder of choice *
- 3 Tbsp chia seeds or hemp seeds
- 1 cup unsweetened almond butter or peanut butter**
- 6 pitted medjool dates or 3 to 5 Tbsp pure maple syrup
- Pinch sea salt
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon optional
- 2-6 Tbsp water ***
- ⅓ cup mini chocolate chips optional
Instructions
- Add all of the ingredients except for the chocolate chips to a food processor and process until all of the ingredients are well-combined. Depending on your food processor, you may need to stop and scrape the sides of the food processor with a rubber spatula multiple times. It will take a while for the dates to fully blend in, so be sure to blend well. Note: if your almond butter is not at room temperature from sitting in the refrigerator, microwave it for 20-30 seconds until it stirs easily.
- Add 2 to 5 tablespoons of water, processing between each addition, until the mixture sticks together easily. The mixture should resemble a thick cookie dough.
- Add in the chocolate chips and continue processing until the chocolate chips are integrated into the power ball dough.
- Form balls out of the dough mixture and place them in an airtight container or a plastic bag for storage. If you have a small cookie scoop, now is a great time to use it in order to make equally sized balls. Enjoy!
Notes
*I use an unflavored, unsweetened goat whey protein powder, but any protein powder that you love will work. Vanilla protein powder would be ideal.
**If you’re using salted nut butter, you may not need to add sea salt to the recipe.
***You will likely need to add a small amount of water to get everything to blend together nicely. I use 4 tablespoons. Once the mixture can be pressed into balls easily, you’ll know you have the right consistency.
Nutrition
Serving: 1Ball (of 16), Calories: 162kcal, Carbohydrates: 13g, Protein: 7g, Fat: 10g, Saturated Fat: 1g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g, Sodium: 37mg, Potassium: 82mg, Fiber: 3g, Sugar: 7g