Recipes/ Snacks

Peanut Butter & Date Chocolate Chip protein balls!

Name: Peanut Butter Dates Chocolate Chip protein balls
Prep time: 25 min
Yield: 14
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1/2 cup Date Paste - see link in post for recipe; 1/4 cup Natural peanut butter; 1/2 cup Oat flour; 1 scoop plant-based vanilla protein powder; 1/4 cup Lilly's dark chocolate chips

Gluten-free, Sugar-free and Dairy-free

The combination of peanut butter and dates is fantastic in these no bake protein balls giving you a sugar free snack that is naturally sweetened.

Not to mention that these have a nice boost of protein in them too. They are so soft and perfectly sweet and make a great snack all the while giving you a nice boost of energy when that afternoon slump hits!

Making them is a easy as A-B-C, especially when you have some of my DATE PASTE leftover in the fridge. I always make these specific protein snacks after I make a batch of my Super Simple Date Paste. For this recipe I wouldn’t recommend a substitute. The dates, with their high potassium content, combined with the protein makes a perfect energy ball. Plus the flavor and texture is just perfect.

What goes into the Peanut Butter Dates Chocolate Chip protein balls?

Just 5 wholesome ingredients. Since we use dates to sweeten it up, this recipe is naturally sugar-free- which is a WIN in my books! If you are not a big fan of protein powders, you can substitute the same amount of oat flour instead. I use a plant-based protein powder to keep these dairy-free.

Date paste- you will need to make or have some of my date paste recipe handy
Plant-based vanilla protein powder ( or sub same amount of oat flour)
Natural Peanut butter
Oat flour (I make my own by grinding oats in a blender)
Lilly’s sugar free dark chocolate chips (you can use any you like, but if you choose another brand this recipe is no longer sugar-free, no biggie if you don’t mind!)

And by mixing the above ingredients together and rolling into balls, you are done. Refrigerator for a bit to allow them to come together better, then store in an airtight container for up to a month.