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Nine no-bake cookie dough protein balls with mini chocolate chips on a white plate on a dark wooden table

Cookie Dough Protein Balls

No-bake cookie dough bites made with oats, peanut butter, vanilla protein, honey and mini dark chocolate chips. No eggs and no raw wheat flour. About 8 g of protein per ball.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Chilling 20 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Servings: 12 balls
Calories: 150
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup old-fashioned rolled oats about 90 g
  • 1/2 cup natural creamy peanut butter about 128 g, or cashew butter
  • 2 scoops vanilla whey protein powder about 60 g
  • 3 tbsp honey or maple syrup
  • 2–3 tbsp milk as needed
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 1/4 cup mini dark chocolate chips about 45 g

Method
 

  1. Blend the rolled oats in a blender or food processor for 30–60 seconds, until they turn into a fine flour.
  2. In a bowl, mix the peanut butter, honey, vanilla and salt until smooth.
  3. Add the oat flour and protein powder and stir until combined. Add milk 1 tablespoon at a time until the dough holds together when pressed, like soft cookie dough.
  4. Fold in the mini chocolate chips.
  5. Chill the dough for 15–20 minutes if it feels sticky, then roll into 12 balls of about 1¼ inches, using a small cookie scoop or about 1½ tbsp of dough each.
  6. Refrigerate in an airtight container for at least 20 minutes before eating.

Notes

Texture: too sticky, add a little oat flour or protein; too dry, add milk 1 tsp at a time.
Storage: fridge up to 1 week, freezer up to 3 months.