I am in love with Oxygen Magazine and their Peanut Butter Protein Balls. The first time I made them, I followed their recipe to the T, and they were great- but a little too sweet for me. I decided I wanted to try to cut out some of the honey and also try to make some nut, dairy and soy free, so here it is.
For the standard PBP Balls, you will need:
- 1/3 cup natural peanut butter- I used Trader Joe's
- 3 TBS Honey-used Organic Michigan Honey (Oxygen uses 1/4 c)
- 1 scoop chocolate whey protein powder-Used Pure Protein brand
- 3 tbsp ground flaxseed-Bob's Redmill
- 3 tbsp dark chocolate chips-Trader Joe's semi sweet
For the Nut, Soy and Dairy Free version:
- 1/3 cup sunflower seed butter- I used Trader Joe's
- 3 TBS Honey-used Organic Michigan Honey
- 1 scoop Life's Balance Plant Protein-chocolate (Highly recommend this stuff!)
- 3 tbsp ground flaxseed-Bob's Redmill
- 3 tbsp dark chocolate chips-Trader Joe's semi sweet
From here on out, the instructions are the same.
Throw it all in a bowl.
Stir until it looks like play doh- this may take some effort, especially with the reduced amount on honey, but you'll get there.
Form it into 14 balls.
Refrigerate.
We've had some for 2 weeks and they are still fantastic. The kids LOVE these things. TJ requested some Nutella added to his and MJ gets the allergy free ones. TJ eats two of these with his breakfast every day. I then ship him to daycare with a sugar rush! Just kidding, they don't have that much sugar.
Here are the details.
Regular (sans Nutella) Allergy Friendly
81 calories 84 calories
4 g fat 4 g fat
8 carbs 8 carbs
1 g fiber 1 g fiber
5.5 g sugar 6 g sugar
4 g protein 3 g protein
Give them a try. They are not pretty, but taste so much like a Reeses Peanut Butter cup that it's scary! Here's the nutritional info on those- even more scary.
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