Chocolate Protein Balls

5 from 1 vote

Prep Time 15

Course Snack

Cuisine American

Servings

Calories 101 kcal

4 scoops chocolate protein powder (92 g) we used Orgain chocolate fudge. How many "scoops" there are depends on the brand. Use weight instead of scoops for measuring.
½ cup fine almond flour (54 g)
2 tablespoon cocoa powder (12 g) unsweetened
1 scoop peanut butter powder (15 g) see notes below
2 Tbsp Almond butter or peanut butter (32 g) crunchy or creamy
2 tablespoon maple syrup (30 g) or honey
½ cup almond milk (120 mL) use more or less as needed, see notes below
chocolate chips (optional) mini or regular, with sugar or sugar free

Combine the dry ingredients in a small bowl including the chocolate protein powder, fine almond flour, cocoa powder, and peanut butter powder. Sift with a fork to break down any lumps.
In a medium sized bowl combine the nut butter, maple syrup, and almond milk.
Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix well. If the dough is a little dry, add a little more milk as needed. If you're rolling the balls chocolate chips: The dough needs to be a tiny bit on the wet side for the chocolate chips to stick. Test a ball and see if the chips stick, if not add a bit more almond milk.
Shape the dough into 12 protein balls, they will each weigh about 28 g.
You can roll the balls into mini chocolate chips or crushed chocolate chips if preferred. We recommend ½ cup of chocolate chips and spreading them on a small plate for rolling.
Store the chocolate protein balls in the fridge for up to 5 days or you can freeze them for up to a month.

The recipe macros are just for the chocolate balls, they do not include the optional chocolate chips. We often use crushed Lily's monkfruit sweetened chocolate to keep the carbs lower, you'd need about ½ Tablespoon of crushed chocolate chips for each ball. If you want to roll all of the balls in chocolate, you'll need ½ cup.
To keep the fat down we used both nut butter and peanut butter powder. You can double the nut butter and skip the PB powder if preferred. If you do that, decrease the milk too.
The recipe can vary based on the brand of protein powder you're using. Orgain Chocolate Fudge is our go to for lighter chocolate treats, it's a plant based protein powder. If you're using a whey protein powder you might not need to use as much almond milk.

Serving: 1ballCalories: 101kcalCarbohydrates: 6gProtein: 6.7gFat: 4gFiber: 2.04g

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