Quick and Easy Protein Bites

This blog post is all about my favorite protein bites.

Have you ever had protein bites? They are like little round delicious pieces of heaven.

I used to make these weekly and in a variety of flavors and I can guarantee you I will be making these frequently again.

The benefits of protein bites are they are healthy little snacks that are easy to make and only take a few ingredients. Pop one or two in your mouth and you got just ate a protein-packed snack that fills you up.

Some recipes call for a food processor while others just require you to mix in a bowl. Either way, there are a ton of recipes you can do to create quick and easy protein bites for the whole family!

The Basics

For the base of my protein bites, I typically use old fashioned oats and/or protein powder. 

Then you need some sort of binding ingredients like maple syrup, honey, dates (love me some Medjool dates) or nut butter.

Finally, fill in the good stuff like mini chocolate chips, flax seeds, chia seeds, nuts, coconut, coarse sea salt, pink Himalayan sea salt, white chocolate chips, chopped nuts, dried fruit, etc!

Blend them all together and form into 1″ balls. Pop these babies into the fridge for about an hour so they can harden and there you have it!

Quick and easy protein bites.

So, I decided to make three types of protein bites; Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip, Banana Bread, and Carrot Cake. 

Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip

(12 Protein Bites)

• 1 cup of old fashioned oats
• 1/2 cup of natural peanut butter (make sure the only ingredient on the label is peanuts)
• 1 scoop vanilla whey protein powder
• 1/4 cup. mini chocolate chips
• 1/4 cup honey
• A sprinkle of coarse sea salt

Mix all ingredients in a bowl and combine into 1″ balls. 

Place in the fridge for 1 hour.

Banana Bread

(12 Protein Bites)

• 1.5 cups of old fashioned oats
• 1 ripe banana
• 8 Medjool dates 
• 1 tsp. cinnamon
• A sprinkle of sea salt
• 1/4 cup walnuts

Blend all ingredients in a food processor except for walnuts.

Mix walnuts into the batter by hand. 

Add some crushed walnuts on top.

Combine into 1″ balls. 

Place in the fridge for 1 hour.

Carrot Cake

(8 Protein Bites)

• 1 cup of old fashioned oats
• 1/4 cup of shredded carrots
• 8 Medjool dates 
• 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
• A sprinkle of cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves
• Add water until the batter is thick

Mix all ingredients in a bowl and combine into 1″ balls. 

Place in the fridge for 1 hour.

*You could add some raisins and walnuts to this mixture too. YUM!

Where I Get My Ingredients:

As I’ve mentioned before, iHerb is one of my favorite places to get all-natural ingredients. 

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Old Fashioned Oats

Medjool Dates

Vanilla Whey Protein Powder

Honey

Natural Peanut Butter

Dark Chocolate Chips

Flax Seeds

Chia Seeds

Walnuts

Below are some other recipes I have made throughout the years. Let me tell you, those buckeye ones are amazing!

The only problem?

You can’t eat just one!

 

**Buckeyes Protein Bites should say 1/4c. of all-natural peanut butter**