Cookie dough protein bites are the perfect pre-workout snack containing 5 grams of protein per ball! They're also vegan and gluten-free!
Course Snack
Cuisine vegan
Prep Time 20 minutesminutes
Total Time 20 minutesminutes
Servings 14balls
Calories 147kcal
Author Shivani Raja
Ingredients
½ cup/ 50 gramsOats
⅛ cup/ 20 gramsHemp Seeds
2 scoops/ 50 gramsProtein Powderof choice - if using flavoured then reduce the amount of honey to 1/8 cup and add more oat milk as needed
¼ cup/ 65 gramsAlmond Buttersub your favourite nut butter or tahini/sunbutter to make it nut free
¼ cup/ 85 gramsHoneyor maple syrup/agave
1tspVanilla Extract
¼ cup/ 65 mlOat Milkor any plant-based milk
⅛ cup/ 15 grams Cacao Nibsor mini dark chocolate chips
Instructions
Add the oats to a blender and blend into a fine powder (this is oat flour!). You can also use a food processor for this.
Add the oat flour to a bowl along with the hemp seeds and protein powder. Mix the dry ingredients to combine.
Add in the wet ingredients: almond butter, honey and vanilla extract. Stir to combine. Gradually add the oat milk and keep mixing until you have a cookie-dough consistency. The amount of milk you need will depend on what protein powder you use – some are more absorbent than others – so ensure to add it little-by-little! If you accidentally add too much milk, you can add more oat flour or protein powder to form a dough texture.
Stir in the cacao nibs or chocolate chips until they’re well incorporated in the dough.
Roll the mixture into balls – take a generous tablespoon of mixture in your hands and squeeze it together before rolling into a ball between your palms. If you’re finding you can’t roll the balls easily at this stage, adjust the consistency of the dough as needed by adding extra milk or oat flour.
Store the balls in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 1 week. Enjoy!
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Notes
Coat the protein balls in melted dark chocolate for a tasty treat!
To make chocolate protein balls, sub 1 tbsp of the oats with 1 tbsp of cocoa powder.
These protein balls last in the fridge in an airtight container for up to 1 week.