Monster Protein Balls
Monster Protein Balls are healthy little snack energy bites filled with peanut butter, oats, honey, protein powder, mini chocolate chips, protein powder, and M&Ms.
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PROTEIN BITES
Every day my kids come from school starving and I like to have something for them to snack on.
I love these Energy Bites but I don’t always have Chia seeds on hand. What I love about these protein bites are they are ingredients that I always have on hand.
INGREDIENTS
- OLD FASHIONED OATS – You can use quick oats but I like old fashioned better.
- HONEY – This binds the mixture all together. If your peanut butter is a little more dry, add a little honey.
- NATURAL PEANUT BUTTER – I buy this at Costco. They are the peanut butters that you have to stir. If you use a non natural peanut butter like Skippy or Jif the mixture will be drier. You can start by adding around 1 1/2 cups of oats and adding more until desired. You can always add more honey to make it less dry.
- VANILLA EXTRACT – Adds flavor.
- PROTEIN POWDER – I use Clean Simple Eats vanilla protein powder but any powder will do.
- MINI M&MS – These are healthy protein bites but these add a little fun and color.
- MINI CHOCOLATE CHIPS – These are a smaller version of regular chocolate chips which makes them easier to bite into.
- SALT – This just brings out all the flavors.
CAN YOU FREEZE THESE?
Yes. Store in a Ziploc freezer bag for up to 3 months.
OTHER PEANUT BUTTER RECIPES
- Monster Cookies
- 4-Ingredient Banana Peanut Butter Cookies
- Healthy Peanut Butter Balls
- Monster Cookie Dough Dip
- Peanut Butter Banana Cookies
Monster Protein Balls
Monster Protein Balls are little snack energy bites filled with peanut butter, oats, honey, protein powder, mini chocolate chips, protein powder, and M&Ms.
Ingredients
- 2 cups old fashioned rolled oats
- 1 cup runny natural peanut butter , (see Note if using regular peanut butter))
- 3/4 cup protein powder (about 66 g), see note
- 1/4 cup honey
- 1/4 cup mini chocolate chips
- 1/4 cup mini M&Ms
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
Instructions
- In a large bowl, add all the ingredients except the M&Ms and mix well. Stir in the M&Ms. Roll into heaping tablespoon sized balls. Store in an airtight container in the fridge.
Notes
I use 2 scoops of Clean Simple Eats vanilla protein but many flavors would be good.
If you are NOT using natural peanut butter and are using a brand like Jif or Skippy, you can start by adding around 1 1/2 cups of oats (instead of 2 cups) and adding more until desired. You can always add more honey to make it less dry.
Serving: 1ball, Calories: 142kcal, Carbohydrates: 15g, Protein: 6g, Fat: 8g, Saturated Fat: 2g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g, Monounsaturated Fat: 3g, Trans Fat: 0.01g, Cholesterol: 1mg, Sodium: 32mg, Potassium: 101mg, Fiber: 2g, Sugar: 7g, Vitamin A: 10IU, Vitamin C: 0.05mg, Calcium: 21mg, Iron: 1mg
Roughly how many calories are these?
The nutritional info is at the bottom of the recipe. Each ball is about 147 calories.
M&Ms are full of dyes as far as I know.
You don’t have to add them
Can you freeze these?
Hoping to prepare some ready for my babys birth.
Yes freeze them!
How many balls does this recipe make?
I am anxious to try it.
This makes about 22 tablespoon sized dolls
Congratulations in all respect !
Thanks!
Instructions say to mix all ingredients at one time. M&Ms should be mixed in last, as the color coating melted of during the mixing in. It also took over 1 additional cups of oats and over 1 cup of unsweetened coconut flakes (I ran out of oats and had to improvise) to get the mixture to be a consistency that I could work with to form balls. The mixture sticks to your hands more than itself otherwise. Taste ok, but a little in the sweeter side for my liking
Stephanie thanks for the tip about the m&ms but I’ve never had them run in color? What kind of peanut butter did you use? I’m not sure why they didn’t work for you.