These are the best Chocolate and Peanut Butter Protein Balls taking less than 10 minutes to make, are protein packed without powders and gives you energy.
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Why you will love this recipe
- Soft and chewy texture: These Chocolate and Peanut Butter Protein Balls have creamy peanut butter, vegan chocolate chips, tasty pure maple syrup, all mixed with oat flour, hemp seeds, sprouted pumpkin seeds, and have a hint of vanilla extract.
- Easy quick recipe: This chocolate peanut butter protein ball recipe is extremely easy to make. It has 7 ingredients, takes less than 10 minutes to make, and gives you about 16 chocolate peanut butter protein balls that are deliciously satisfying.
- Perfect snack: Grab one or two of these tasty Chocolate and Peanut Butter Protein Balls; they seriously make a perfect, scrumptious snack.
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Ingredients
Be sure to take a look at the recipe card below for a full list of ingredients and quantities to make these Chocolate and Peanut Butter Protein Balls.
- Rolled Oats: Make sure to use rolled oats not quick or steel cut oats.
- Hemp Seeds: Adds more protein, healthy fats and minerals to these protein balls.
- Sprouted Pumpkin Seeds: I like sprouted pumpkin seeds for the best nutritional and digestion value but regular un-sprouted ones are also just fine to use.
- Peanut Butter: Make sure to use natural runny peanut butter.
- Chocolate Chips: I used mini vegan chocolate chips, if you want to keep this refined sugar free be sure to use a variety sweetened with dates or coconut sugar.
- Pure Maple Syrup: This helps to bind everything just like the peanut butter but also adds a touch of sweetness without adding artificial sugar to these peanut butter protein balls with chocolate chips.
- Vanilla Extract: Adds a nice complement in flavor to the chocolate and peanut butter.
Variations
- Protein: If you'd like to add more protein to these peanut butter chocolate chip protein balls, you can. If you add ¼ cup of protein powder, be sure you subtract ¼ cup of the oats so the consistency of these chocolate chip protein balls do not get too dried out.
Oat flour: I used organic old-fashioned rolled oats that are gluten-free (not quick or steel-cut) and blended them into a flour, but if you have store-bought oat flour, that's fine to use also. - Nut Butter: I used natural peanut butter. Feel free to use any nut butter you like, but it's always best to use plain varieties that don't have added ingredients.
How to make the Chocolate and Peanut Butter Protein Balls:
Step 1: Start by adding the oats, hemp seeds and pumpkin seeds to a blender and blend into a rough flour.
Step 2: Add the blended mixture to a bowl, mix in the peanut butter, maple syrup and vanilla, stir well.
Step 3: Fold in the chocolate chips and roll into balls, I like to use a small cookie scooper but it's not necessary as you can actually make these balls any size you like. I got 16 balls but you can make them bigger or small per your preference. Sprinkle on the flakey sea salt if you are using it, I think it takes it to the next level of YUM!
Expert Tips
- Size: To keep these Chocolate and Peanut Butter Protein Balls a consistent size, feel free to use a 1-inch cookie scoop for this recipe.
- Storing: First, definitely enjoy the taste of one right away; it's so good! Then, you can store these Chocolate and Peanut Butter Protein Balls in the fridge for up to 1 week in an airtight container, or you can freeze them for up to 3 months. I pull them out about 15 minutes before and let them thaw on the counter.
- Sticky: Yes, these peanut butter chocolate protein balls will stick to your hands; you can slightly dampen your hands prior to rolling the balls to prevent some of the stickiness, or you can certainly use food-safe rubber hand gloves that will keep your hands clean.
Recipe FAQs
You need to follow what the recipe states because it depends on the ingredients used in the recipe. Generally, short term like 1-2 days on the counter is fine, but if you refrigerate the protein balls in an airtight container, it will extend to about 1 week in the fridge.
Generally consuming one or two protein balls at a time is ok, but just like every food you eat anytime of the day you need to be aware of the ingredients, calories and what you've eaten for the day. You don't want to get too much protein at one time or through out the day.
First find a recipe you like. Normally there is a base of oats, a creamy binder like peanut butter and sweetened with maple syrup. There are mix ins like chia seeds, flax seeds or pumpkin seeds and chocolate chips are a great mix in. Some add in an additional amount of protein. But find a recipe and follow the directions.
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Chocolate and Peanut Butter Protein Balls
Ingredients
- 1 ¼ cups rolled oats (or 1 cup oats and ¼ cup protein powder)
- 2 tablespoons hemp seeds
- ¼ cup sprouted pumpkin seeds (regular is fine I just prefer sprouted)
- ½ cup natural runny peanut butter
- ⅓ cup pure maple syrup
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¼ cup vegan chocolate chips
- flakey sea salt (optional)
Instructions
- Start by adding the oats, hemp seeds and pumpkin seeds to a blender and blend into a rough flour.
- Add the blended mixture to a bowl, mix in the peanut butter, maple syrup and vanilla, stir well.
- Fold in the chocolate chips and roll into balls, I like to use a small cookie scooper but it's not necessary as you can actually make these balls any size you like. I got 16 balls but you can make them bigger or small per your preference. Sprinkle on the flakey sea salt if you are using it, I think it takes it to the next level of YUM!
- Store in a container in the fridge up to 1 week.
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