How to Make Chocolate Peanut Butter Protein Balls | Healthy Snack Kids Love

peanut butter

🥗Healthier: almond butter

💰Cheaper: sunflower seed butter

Almond butter offers healthy fats while sunflower seed butter is nut-free.

dark chocolate chips

🥗Healthier: cacao nibs

💰Cheaper: milk chocolate chips

Cacao nibs are lower in sugar, while milk chocolate is more affordable.

honey

🥗Healthier: maple syrup

💰Cheaper: agave syrup

Maple syrup is a natural sweetener, and agave syrup is often less expensive.

protein powder

🥗Healthier: plant-based protein powder

💰Cheaper: whey protein

Plant-based protein is suitable for vegans, while whey is often cheaper.

Gather all ingredients: 1 cup oatmeal, 1/2 cup peanut butter, 1/4 cup honey, 1 scoop chocolate protein powder, and some chocolate chips.

Scrape peanut butter into the mixing bowl.

Drizzle honey into the bowl.

Add chocolate protein powder to the mixture.

Stir the mixture until creamy, ensuring no loose powder remains.

Add oatmeal to the mixture.

Add chocolate chips to the mixture.

Put on gloves and mix the ingredients together with hands until well combined.

Form the mixture into balls about the size of a golf ball.

Lay the formed balls on wax paper.

Store the balls in a bag in the fridge for easy snacking.

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