5-Minute Protein Peanut Butter Vitality Bites

If there’s one factor I realized about myself over time, it’s that I completely will need to have snacks (like these peanut butter power bites) accessible or I change into an out-of-control raging hypoglycemia animal.

Suppose Tom Cruise combined with a wolverine. Very scary stuff.

Ever since I’ve been little, my blood sugar has all the time been on a inflexible 3-hour dive schedule. As in, I’m the kind of one that has to have one thing to eat each few hours or I’ll crash. My mother says that when she introduced me someplace, she all the time needed to guarantee that she had meals along with her in any other case I’d destroy the day and throw a match. Horrible, proper?

After all, after I’m working or hanging out with the kiddos at house it’s fairly simple to seize snacks, however I’ve (in fact) been in conditions the place I used to be removed from each house and meals (particularly when touring). To keep away from a meltdown into starvation oblivion, I began creating my very own little power bites and path mixes for wholesome snacking wherever I went. Not solely are they a lifesaver, however they’re SO scrumptious and extra satisfying than any store-bought snacks I can discover.

Substances in peanut butter power bites

These great no bake peanut butter power balls are loaded with a few of my favourite issues. They take 5 minutes tops and you’ve got your self a nutritious, selfmade snack with wholesome fat, omega-3s, and over 5g protein per serving!

• Peanut butter: I like to recommend utilizing an all pure drippy creamy peanut butter with solely peanuts + salt because the components. I’ve additionally made them with almond butter, and cashew butter works, too, however everybody is aware of peanut butter reigns king on Formidable Kitchen.
• Oats: make sure to use old style rolled oats, and in case you’re gluten free, make sure to use licensed gluten free rolled oats.
• Sweetener: excellent news, you should use honey, coconut palm syrup or date syrup in these power bites! If you wish to make these vegan, use coconut palm syrup or date syrup. Somewhat sweetener provides them that peanut butter cookie taste.
• Flaxseed meal: this supplies a lift of wholesome fat, fiber, protein and nutritional vitamins. It’s additionally nice for lactating mamas.
• Chia seeds: a lift of wholesome fat and omegas to assist preserve you fuller, longer.
• Vanilla extract: the one and solely. Be happy to skip in case you don’t have it, or learn to make your personal right here!
• Protein powder: I favor to make use of unflavored collagen peptides or this vegan protein powder, however you should use no matter protein powder you favor.
• Cinnamon: a touch of cinnamon helps these style like Teddy Grahams, I swear.
• Mini chocolate chips: as a result of who doesn’t love a bit chocolate of their life? Be happy to make use of vegan/dairy free chocolate chips in case you’d like.
• Optionally available: I personally love so as to add unsweetened shredded coconut as a result of I’m a coconut addict, nevertheless it’s undoubtedly not obligatory.

Can I make them with out protein powder?

Positive! These peanut butter protein balls ought to be simply high-quality with out protein powder. You could simply want so as to add extra oats if the combination feels too moist.

Simply make them nut free

Be happy to swap the peanut butter and use sunflower seed butter as an alternative! They’ll be nice for lunch containers for kiddos.

Find out how to make no bake power bites

1. With a meals processor: add within the peanut butter, honey, vanilla, protein powder, flaxseed meal, oats, cinnamon and chia seeds. Pulse collectively till effectively mixed. Add in chocolate chips (and coconut if utilizing) and pulse just a few extra instances. Use a medium cookie scoop or your palms to seize dough and roll into 10 balls.
2. And not using a meals processor: add moist components to a medium bowl, combine to mix. Add in dry components and blend collectively till mixed. I normally have to make use of my palms to combine and work with the dough. At this level you must have the ability to type balls that stick collectively. You could want so as to add a bit extra nut butter and/or sweetener to assist them stick collectively.

Wish to make bars as an alternative?

As a substitute of rolling the combination into balls, press the power chunk “dough” into an 8 1/2 x 4 1/2 inch loaf pan earlier than inserting it within the fridge. Reduce into bars and revel in!

Watch me make the peanut butter power bites

Storing suggestions

• To retailer: these peanut butter power bites will final for 1 week in an hermetic container within the fridge.
• To freeze: be happy so as to add them to a freezer-safe bag or container and retailer them for as much as 1 month. I favor these power bites straight from the freezer, and I’d suggest letting them soften up for about 5-10 minutes within the fridge or at room temp earlier than consuming them.

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Recipe by: Monique Volz // Formidable Kitchen | Images by: Eat Love Eats

This submit was initially printed on February seventeenth, 2016, republished on December thirtieth, 2019, and republished on April 18th, 2023.