Banana Bread Protein Balls Recipe

Ingredients
- 3 cups old-fashioned rolled oats (300 grams)
- ½ cup ground flaxseed (70 grams)
- 2 ounces chocolate protein powder (60 grams (approximately 2 scoops))
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon (6 grams)
- ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
- 2 overripe bananas (mashed)
- ¼ cup natural peanut butter (68 grams)
- 2 tablespoons honey (44 grams)
Instructions
- 1
Prepare
- 2
Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Set aside.
- 3
Whisk
- 4
In a large bowl, whisk the oats, flaxseed, protein powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt together.
- 5
Combine
- 6
Add the mashed bananas, peanut butter, and honey. Use a hand mixer or spatula to combine.
- 7
Chill
- 8
Tightly cover the bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 1 hour.
- 9
Scoop
- 10
Once the mixture has chilled, remove the bowl from the refrigerator. Use a 1-tablespoon-sized scoop to scoop out protein balls. Use your hands to shape the scoops into balls and place them in a single layer on the prepared baking sheet. This is a sticky process so wet your hands to prevent the mixture from sticking to your hands.
- 11
Repeat until all of the protein ball mixture has been shaped into balls.To prevent protein balls from sticking to each other, wrap the baking sheet in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 1 hour before combining the protein balls into an airtight container. Protein balls can be enjoyed immediately without any additional chill time.
Nutrition
Per serving (based on 34 servings)


