Published 1/2/2022
Protein Balls + Monster Cookies
Protein balls and monster cookies are two of our favorite things and we’re not mad about it. When you combine them into one, you get one epic high-protein snack that everyone will adore. These monster cookie protein balls are made with all-natural peanut butter, oats, chocolate chips, m&ms, chia seeds, and your favorite vanilla protein powder. You can easily modify this recipe to make them gluten-free and plant-based, depending on your dietary needs.
What You Need
Peanut Butter: this recipe calls for all-natural peanut butter to emulate what is in monster cookies, but any kind of nut butter will work.Protein Powder: make sure that you like the taste of your vanilla protein powder as it adds flavor and sweetness to your balls. Check out our favorite protein powders here.Rolled Oats: rolled oat are a classic monster cookie ingredient. They add whole grains and give these balls a nice bite.Chia Seeds: while chia seeds aren’t classically in monster cookies, we decided to up the nutrition with them.Honey: honey adds all natural sweetness to your balls. We don’t recommend swapping this for anything else as honey is naturally sticky and helps hold your balls together.Vanilla: a little vanilla extract brings out the peanut butter flavor.Mini Chocolate Chips and Mini M&Ms: whatever you do, do not skip either of these! They are classic monster cookie ingredients and oh-so necessary for this recipe.
Simple Instructions
Protein Ball Variations
Peanut Butter + Chocolate Chips: keep it classy with just peanut butter and chocolate chips for our famous peanut butter protein balls. No-bake: there is no baking involved in this recipe! Meal-prep: this recipe yields 16 balls and will get you snacks for days. Plus, it’s freezer-friendly. Kid-friendly: the kids will be gobbling up this yummy snack. Protein Balls
Raw Organic Protein
Pure Whey Protein
Protein Powder
Organic Whey Protein
Organic Protein Powder
Chocolate Sea Salt: swap the vanilla protein powder for chocolate and add a few tablespoons of cocoa powder. Then, top them with sea salt. Cake Batter: make cake batter protein balls with cashew butter and rainbow sprinkles. Make Bars: turn these balls into bars! Follow similar instructions to our homemade protein bars recipe.
Storage
You can either store these balls in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 2 weeks or in the freezer for 3 months.
Freezer Instructions
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