Peanut Butter Protein Balls (Peanut Butter Energy Balls)
These peanut butter protein energy balls are made in 10 minutes with 8 nutritious ingredients (including oatmeal, coconut, & flaxseed). They are a healthy meal prep snack that freezes well so you can always have them on hand when hunger strikes!
Servings: 18 energy balls
Cost: $5
Ingredients
- 1 cup creamy peanut butter
- ¼ cup honey
- ½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 ¼ cups old-fashioned oats
- ½ cup shredded coconut unsweetened
- 1 Tablespoon ground flaxseed
- ¼ teaspoon fine sea salt
- ¼ teaspoon cinnamon
- ¼ cup mini chocolate chips or other mix-ins.
Instructions
- In a large bowl, combine peanut butter, honey, and vanilla. Stir to combine.
- Add oats, coconut, flaxseed, sea salt, and cinnamon and stir until combined.
- Add mini chocolate chips (or preferred mix-ins) and stir until evenly distributed.
- Use a 1 Tablespoon measuring spoon to portion out the mixture and roll it into balls.
- Put the balls in an airtight container and chill for 30-60 minutes. Enjoy!
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Ingredient Substitutions
- Creamy peanut butter. Any nut or seed butter can be used in this recipe, you can also use crunchy if you like little bits of peanuts in your protein balls.
- Honey. any liquid sweetener can be used in place of honey if desired (and to make them vegan). I suggest maple syrup as a great alternative.
- Old-fashioned oats. Quick-cooking oats can be used as well.
- Shredded coconut. I prefer to use unsweetened coconut so there are no added sugars. If you don't prefer coconut you can omit it all together and replace it with and additional 1/2 cup oats.
- Flaxseed. Almond meal can be used in place of flaxseed if you don't have any on hand, or it can simply be omitted.
- Mix-ins. We love adding mini chocolate chips to these peanut butter energy balls because there's no better combination than chocolate and peanut butter! Here are some mix-in suggestions:
- Baking chips. dark or milk chocolate, white chocolate, peanut butter, cinnamon chips, etc.
- Nuts. Almonds, pecans, walnuts, etc. Make sure they are chopped into small pieces.
- Coconut. You can add more shredded unsweetened coconut! Also, rolling the peanut butter protein balls in coconut to coat the outside is delicious!
- Dried fruit. Raisins, cranberries, dried cherries, etc. are all delicious in these lactation cookies.
- Protein powder. If you'd like to increase the protein in this recipe add a scoop of your favorite protein powder to the mix (and decrease the oats by the same amount). Unflavored collagen protein won't change the flavor of the balls, or you can try vanilla or even chocolate.
Nutrition
Serving: 1Energy Ball | Calories: 147kcal | Carbohydrates: 14g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 1mg | Sodium: 107mg | Potassium: 128mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 6IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 14mg | Iron: 1mg