. chocolate chip cookie dough protein balls .
Perfect as a pre-workout snack, these little balls will give you the energy you need to kick some serious butt during your next sweat session. Or, enjoy them anytime you need to satisfy a sweet-tooth.
Ingredients (makes 4 balls)
- ¼ cup raw, unsalted almonds
- 3 large dates
- 2 Tbsp. rolled oats
- 1 scoop vanilla protein powder
- 1 Tbsp. mini chocolate chips
Instructions
- Throw almonds into a food processor/blender (I use the Magic Bullet short cup) and process until you reach the consistency of a medium-grain meal.
- Add dates, and process until fully combined. This may take some patience and fiddling.
- Add oats and protein powder, and process until fully combined.
- Transfer dough to a small bowl, and add in chocolate chips. It will be a little crumbly at first, but work it with your hands until everything sticks together.
- Divide into 4 equal portions and shape into balls.
- Store any unused balls in a tightly closed container in the fridge.
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Happy Eating!
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Yum! All I need is dates! What do dates taste like, by the way? I keep wanting to try them but they’re pretty expensive for not knowing what to expect 😮
Hmm. They taste like… caramel 🙂 They’re nature’s candy!
these look so cute 😀
oh mygosh that looks so good! :)))
Hi there-
A fellow Albertan:) I think you and I are from the exact same place….hmm:)
I made these and they are amazing-I have tried several of the ball recipes from around the blogs and this one is my favorite-I also find that they actually make a (albeit small-lol) dent in my hunger as compared to others I’ve tried-maybe the protein powder. Anyway-thansk for this one. Thank you also for showing a healthy woman who is a healthy weight that actually eats!! I am SO SICK of the mentality that 1500 cals is normal!!! AAARGHHH!!!
Have a great May long week-end!
Made these this morning, ahhh-mazing! Added coconut flakes and a tablespoon of milk to keep them together better. You were right – i probably won’t need to freeze them because they’ll be gone by tomorrow! Thanks 🙂
These look amazing! I just bought a huge tub of protein powder so these are perfect for me!
I just made my second batch of these. They taste EXACTLY like raw cookie dough. 🙂
these look awesome, i need to try them!
Just made these!!! Mine didn’t stick together so well…probably used too many dates. I used four sun dates, thinking that you were using HUGE modjul dates. Oh well..now I have a nice protein sticky paste in my fridge for random spoonfuls. Probably would make a great pre-workout am snack before rushing out the door!
I made these with cookies N cream protein powder and white chocolate chips – simply EPIC! These are going to be a staple in my fridge 🙂
genius amanda!
Hey guys
I’ve been looking at a lot of these types of snacks. I really need something to kill my 3 o’clock sugar craving. Enter dates. My problem is I am allergic to nuts. All the reciepes use nuts as a staple. Any ideas of a substitute.
Thanks