Cookie dough protein balls are no-bake high-protein snacks similar to peanut butter oatmeal energy bites recipes but packed with protein powder and a smooth texture filled with crunchy chocolate chips. They taste like no-bake cookie dough but are healthier, refined sugar-free, and gluten-free.
Ingredients and Substitutions
Peanut Butter – Use natural peanut butter with no added oil or added sugar. Maple Syrup – Or any refined sugar-free liquid sweeteners you love like agave syrup, coconut nectar. Oat Flour – It is packed with proteins, more than almond flour or coconut flour. If you like low-carb flour, use 1/2 cup of almond flour and one tablespoon of coconut flour instead of oat flour. But you will have fewer proteins per serving. Vanilla Extract – for flavor. Almond Milk or oat milk or any plant-based milk your like. Plant-Based Vanilla Protein Powder – pick your favorite protein powder. I’ve tried this recipe with pea protein powder and peanut protein powder. Mini Chocolate Chips or regular. Pick the flavor of chips you love. I prefer the dark chocolate ones.
How To Make Cookie Dough Protein Balls
It’s very easy to make no-bake cookie dough balls with protein powder. You don’t need a food processor or fancy kitchen tools, just simple ingredients that are protein-packed.
Increasing The Protein
You will probably think that 5.5 grams of protein per ball is low. However, these are small protein snacks not intended to be as high in protein as my cookie dough protein bars or homemade perfect bars. If you want to increase the protein content of these vegan cookie dough protein balls, stir in 1.3 cups of hemp heart. These are very high plant-based protein sources that add healthy fats and crunch to the recipe. It tastes just like cookie dough filled with seeds.
Storage Instructions
Store the chocolate chip cookie dough protein balls in an airtight container in the fridge. They last up to 1 week in the refrigerator, or you can freeze this protein snack for later in freezer bags. Keep in the freezer for up to 1 month. Thaw in the fridge, on a plate the day before serving. Here are my answers to your most common questions about protein balls.
Gluten-Free – Pick gluten-free oats and pulse them into oat flour following my tutorial on how to make oat flour. Nut-Free – Use sunflower seed butter instead of peanut butter. Then, use oat or soy milk and a nut-free protein powder like pea, hemp, or soy powder. Peanut-Free – You can use other nut butter like salmon butter – it’s even higher in protein – or cashew butter. Sugar-Free – Use your favorite sugar-free syrup and sugar-free chocolate chips.
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