Cookie Dough Energy Balls

Literally tastes like cookie dough and each energy ball is packed with 9g protein!!

Gluten Free & Dairy Free. Includes Nuts. Minimal Ingredients

I’m a big fan of meal prepping energy balls as a way to save yourself time during the week when you need a quick pick me up snack in between meals!

I decided to create a recipe that tastes like a treat, is packed with protein and balanced… and it turned out sooo good!

The recipe outline and ingredient list is below!

Cookie Dough Energy Balls

(full recipe and grocery list below)

Ingredients

• 1 ripe banana

• Gluten free quick cooking oats

• Walnuts

• Chia seeds

• Creamy almond butter (or peanut butter)

• Vanilla isolate protein (I use BeWell by Kelly)

• Honey

• Sea salt

• Ceylon cinnamon

• Dark chocolate chips

• Coconut oil

Instructions:

1. Add the following ingredients to a food processor :

• 1 mashed ripe banana (1/2 cup)

• 2 cups gluten free rolled oats (24g protein)

• 1/3 cup creamy almond butter (~21g protein)

• 2 tbsp chia seeds (4g protein)

• 1/2 cup walnuts (9g protein)

• 1/4 cup honey

• 2 scoops vanilla isolate protein or 1/4 cup vanilla isolate protein (46g protein)

• sprinkle of sea salt

• lots of cinnamon

2. Mix together in the food processor or blender, adding each ingredient little by little to prevent the appliance from going into overdrive (lol!)

3. Add a little coconut oil to your hands and spoon a little bit of the mix at a time; roll into 12 balls.

4. Add 1/4 cup dark chocolate chips and 1/2 tbsp coconut oil to a bowl. Microwave in 30 second increment s until fully melted. Use a spoon to stir together and combine.

5. Use a spoon or fork to drizzle dark chocolate over energy balls.

6. Refrigerate for at least 20-30 minutes and enjoy!!

TOTAL PROTEIN: 104g protein

PER BALL: ~9g protein

Keep the energy balls stored in refrigerator! They will last 1 week in the fridge. I hope that you make this and enjoy this fiber-packed snack :)

With love,

Carolina Salazar