Description
Vegan Snickers Protein Balls
Prep Time: 5 min | Total Time: 5 min | Course: Snack | Cuisine: American | Keyword: high protein | Servings: 10protein balls
All you need is 5 simple ingredients you’ll have these amazing 5-minute vegan Snickers protein balls. A quick and easy snack packed with protein inspired by the candy bar we all know and love!
Ingredients
½cuppeanut buttersoftened in the microwave *see below
¼cupmaple syrup
2tablespooncocoa powder
¼cupchocolate protein powder*see above for my favourite
¼cuppeanutschopped + more for sprinkling
melted chocolate*optional, for drizzling
Instructions
- In a small microwave safe bowl add peanut butter and microwave for 15 seconds. This helps soften the peanut butter to make it runnier!
- In a medium bowl, combine peanut butter, maple syrup, cocoa powder, protein powder and chopped peanuts.
- Roll into about 10 protein balls. Drizzle with melted chocolate and sprinkle with additional chopped peanuts (I also like to sprinkle mine with a little added cocoa powder).
Store in the fridge or freezer and enjoy!
Notes
*I have included the nutrition information for this recipe below. However, always remember a recipe is so much more than just nutritional content and these numbers do not need to dictate your food choices. Please don’t forget both your body and soul need nourishment!
Nutrition
Serving: 1ball | Calories: 131kcal | Carbohydrates: 10g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 3mg | Sodium: 68mg | Potassium: 154mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 6g | Calcium: 39mg | Iron: 1mg
