With the start of school (and all of the extracurricular activities that come along with it) rapidly approaching, I figured now was a good time to share one of my favorite grab-and-go snacks, chocolate peanut butter protein balls. These are easy to make, can be prepped in large batches ahead of time, and they are filling, healthy, and easy to grab on your way out the door. As an added bonus, the recipe is super customizable so you can add whatever you like to it.
Ingredients
1 ½ cups of old-fashioned oats
¼ cup of honey
2 scoops of chocolate protein powder (50-60 grams)
¾ cup of peanut butter powder*
½ cup water
Chocolate chips
*You can use natural peanut butter instead of peanut butter powder, just be warned that the texture will be slightly different!
Instructions
Put all of your ingredients into a bowl. The order doesn’t matter, but I like to mix all my dry ingredients first and then add the wet ingredients to make getting everything incorporated a little easier.
You may notice that there is no measurement for the chocolate chips. That’s because I prefer to add chocolate according to how much I want at the time. When it looks like there's enough, I stop, mix, and then reassess. I also like to use the mini chocolate chips, so they’re more evenly spread throughout the protein balls.
Once everything is mixed, roll your mixture into bite-sized balls. If it’s too sticky to
roll, add more oats until you’re happy with the texture. Put your balls into a container with a lid and put them in the fridge.
And that’s it! You’ve successfully made a healthy snack you can grab on your way out the door. I like to double or even triple the recipe and make a bunch on the weekends so they’re ready to go for the rest of the week. You can also add additional things to the recipe to make it your own. I’ve personally added coconut flakes to mine, but I think raisins or dried cranberries would be good as well. Hope you enjoy this snack and good luck to everyone with the start of school!
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