Healthy Snack: Protein Bites
I’m always looking for simple snacks that are easy to grab and go, tastes good, but are still good for you. Because my oldest son has a tree nut allergy (peanuts are okay but no tree nuts), we are limited to what protein bars we can buy from the store, so I started making our own protein-packed snack that tastes like chocolate and peanut butter cups!
Just a few simple ingredients are needed.
Everything sticks together with melted honey and peanut butter. Yum!
You even get a nice workout mixing the wet and dry ingredients together!
No baking required!
They may look like meatballs 😆 but they definitely don’t taste like meatballs. Enjoy!
Protein Bites
Ingredients
- 1 cup protein powder
- 1-1/2 cup rolled oats
- 1-3 tbsp cocoa powder
- 2/3 cup honey
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 cup peanut butter or other nut butter
Optional Mix-Ins:
- 1/2 cup mini chocolate chips, seeds, dried fruit or nuts
Instructions
- Combine all dry ingredients in a bowl and set aside.
- In a sauce pan, bring honey to a boil, then immediately remove from heat and add peanut or other nut better and vanilla. Stir until smooth.
- Pour nut butter mixture into bowl of dry ingredients and stir until combined.
- Add any optional mix-ins (if using chocolate chips, make sure oat mixture is cooled).
- Press into ungreased 9"x13" glass dish or roll into 1-1/2" balls on parchment paper.
- Cool in refrigerator before cutting into squares and storing in container. Keep refrigerated.