Protein Cookie Dough Balls
No bake chocolate chip protein cookie dough balls perfect for after a workout and dessert.
Ingredients
Dry Ingredients
- 1 cup oats
- 1 cup raw almonds
- 2 tbsp flax seeds ground or whole is fine if able to pulverize into a powder
- 1 tbsp maca
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2-whole scoop unsweetened protein powder If using vanilla protein powder, use only 3 tbsp of honey to start, then add the 4th tbsp once you've tasted it
Wet Ingredients
- 1 tbsp vanilla extract
- 3-4 tbsp honey adjust based on protein powder choice
- 2 tbsp coconut oil in liquid state or melted
- 3-4 tbsp chocolate chips or mini chocolate chips
Instructions
Blend
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Blend or puree the dry ingredients together until they are powdery like a flour. If you do not have a high-speed blender or food processor, use almond flour and ground flax.
Assemble in a bowl
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Stir together the blended dry ingredients and the wet ingredients until everything is moistened evenly. Fold in the chocolate chips last.
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Form into 10 protein balls.
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Enjoy immediately or refrigerate overnight for the best flavor.
Recipe Notes
If using oat flour instead of oats, you can use 6 tbsp of oat flour.
Alternative ideas for the recipe
Change up the nuts for a twist: You can replace the cup of raw almonds (creating a nice almond butter / almond flour base) with peanuts (creating a processed free peanut butter /flour) for a peanut butter cookie dough or any other nut butter flavor you love.
I have not ever had these make it to the freezer but I imagine they would be freezer friendly if you want to pull a couple out at a time.