If there’s something I realized about myself through the years, it’s that I completely should have snacks (like those peanut butter power bites) to be had or I turn out to be an out-of-control raging hypoglycemia animal.

Assume Tom Cruise blended with a wolverine. Very frightening stuff.

Ever since I’ve been little, my blood sugar has all the time been on a inflexible 3-hour dive time table. As in, I’m the kind of one that has to have one thing to consume each few hours or I’ll crash. My mother says that once she introduced me someplace, she all the time needed to ensure that she had meals along with her differently I’d wreck the day and throw a have compatibility. Horrible, proper?

After all, once I’m operating or putting out with the kiddos at house it’s lovely simple to take hold of snacks, however I’ve (in fact) been in eventualities the place I used to be a long way from each house and meals (particularly when touring). To steer clear of a meltdown into starvation oblivion, I began developing my very own little power bites and path mixes for wholesome snacking anyplace I went. Now not best are they a lifesaver, however they’re SO scrumptious and extra enjoyable than any store-bought snacks I will be able to in finding.

Substances in peanut butter power bites

Those superb no bake peanut butter power balls are loaded with a few of my favourite issues. They take 5 mins tops and you have got your self a nutritious, home made snack with wholesome fat, omega-3s, and over 5g protein consistent with serving!

• Peanut butter: I like to recommend the use of an all herbal drippy creamy peanut butter with best peanuts + salt because the components. I’ve additionally made them with almond butter, and cashew butter works, too, however we all know peanut butter reigns king on Formidable Kitchen.
• Oats: you’ll want to use out of date rolled oats, and in the event you’re gluten loose, you’ll want to use qualified gluten loose rolled oats.
• Sweetener: just right information, you’ll be able to use honey, coconut palm syrup or date syrup in those power bites! If you wish to make those vegan, use coconut palm syrup or date syrup. A bit sweetener offers them that peanut butter cookie taste.
• Flaxseed meal: this supplies a spice up of wholesome fat, fiber, protein and nutrients. It’s additionally nice for lactating mamas.
• Chia seeds: a spice up of wholesome fat and omegas to lend a hand stay you fuller, longer.
• Vanilla extract: the only and best. Be at liberty to skip in the event you don’t have it, or discover ways to make your personal right here!
• Protein powder: I favor to make use of unflavored collagen peptides or this vegan protein powder, however you’ll be able to use no matter protein powder you favor.
• Cinnamon: a touch of cinnamon is helping those style like Teddy Grahams, I swear.
• Mini chocolate chips: as a result of who doesn’t love just a little chocolate of their lifestyles? Be at liberty to make use of vegan/dairy loose chocolate chips in the event you’d like.
• Not obligatory: I individually love so as to add unsweetened shredded coconut as a result of I’m a coconut addict, however it’s surely no longer essential.

Can I lead them to with out protein powder?

Certain! Those peanut butter protein balls must be simply superb with out protein powder. You could simply wish to upload extra oats if the combination feels too rainy.

Simply lead them to nut loose

Be at liberty to switch the peanut butter and use sunflower seed butter as a substitute! They’ll be nice for lunch bins for kiddos.

How you can make no bake power bites

1. With a meals processor: upload within the peanut butter, honey, vanilla, protein powder, flaxseed meal, oats, cinnamon and chia seeds. Pulse in combination till neatly mixed. Upload in chocolate chips (and coconut if the use of) and pulse a couple of extra occasions. Use a medium cookie scoop or your arms to take hold of dough and roll into 10 balls.
2. With no meals processor: upload rainy components to a medium bowl, combine to mix. Upload in dry components and blend in combination till mixed. I normally have to make use of my arms to combine and paintings with the dough. At this level you must have the ability to shape balls that stick in combination. You could wish to upload a bit of extra nut butter and/or sweetener to lend a hand them stick in combination.

Wish to make bars as a substitute?

As a substitute of rolling the combination into balls, press the power chew “dough” into an 8 1/2 x 4 1/2 inch loaf pan ahead of hanging it within the fridge. Reduce into bars and revel in!

Watch me make the peanut butter power bites

Storing guidelines

• To shop: those peanut butter power bites will closing for 1 week in an hermetic container within the refrigerator.
• To freeze: be at liberty so as to add them to a freezer-safe bag or container and shop them for as much as 1 month. I favor those power bites immediately from the freezer, and I’d counsel permitting them to melt up for approximately 5-10 mins within the refrigerator or at room temp ahead of consuming them.

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5-Minute Protein Peanut Butter Power Bites

No bake protein packed peanut butter power bites that style like peanut butter cookie dough with a terrific chewy texture. Those wholesome peanut butter power bites are loaded with nutritious components like flaxseed, chia and oats for the very best no bake snack.

Substances

• 1/2
  cup
  herbal drippy peanut butter (or sub almond butter)
• 1/4
  cup
  honey (or date syrup or coconut syrup)
• 1
  teaspoon
  vanilla extract
• 1/3
  cup
  protein powder of selection*
• 1/3
  cup
  flaxseed meal
• 1/2
  cup
  rolled oats (gluten loose, if desired)
• 1/2
  teaspoon
  cinnamon
• 1
  tablespoon
  chia seeds
• 1
  tablespoon
  mini chocolate chips (vegan, if desired)
• Not obligatory
• 1/4
  cup
  unsweetened shredded coconut

Directions

1. Within the bowl of a meals processor, upload within the peanut butter, honey, vanilla, protein powder, flaxseed meal, oats, cinnamon and chia seeds. Pulse in combination till neatly mixed. Upload in chocolate chips (and coconut if the use of) and pulse a couple of extra occasions. Use a medium cookie scoop or your arms to take hold of dough and roll into 10 balls, position in an hermetic container.

2. To make with out meals processor: upload rainy components to a medium bowl, combine to mix. Upload in dry components and blend in combination till mixed. I normally have to make use of my arms to combine and paintings with the dough. At this level you must have the ability to shape balls that stick in combination. As a result of all peanut butter/nut butter consistencies are other and relying on what protein powder you employ, it’s possible you’ll wish to upload in additional nut butter or sweetener to lend a hand the balls stick in combination.

3. Retailer within the refrigerator for as much as 1 week, or the freezer for as much as 2 months. Experience!

Recipe Notes

To make nut loose: use sunflower seed butter.

See the total submit for simple techniques to customise those power bites or even the way to lead them to into bars!

Diet

Servings: 10 balls

Serving measurement: 1 power chew

Energy: 150kcal

Fats: 8.8g

Saturated fats: 1.2g

Carbohydrates: 14g

Fiber: 3.2g

Sugar: 7.7g

Protein: 6.6g

Recipe by way of: Monique Volz // Formidable Kitchen | Images by way of: Devour Love Eats

This submit used to be at the beginning revealed on February seventeenth, 2016, republished on December thirtieth, 2019, and republished on April 18th, 2023.