Satisfy your chocolate cravings and give yourself a little boost with these vegan & allergy-friendly protein bites.
My kids are always asking me to make more protein balls. Every time I make them, they get gobbled up. I could totally complain about how quickly they burn through these little treats, but I really can’t . I mean, there could be worse things they want to eat.
Thankfully, you can whip up a batch or two of them in no time, because no cooking is required. Yesterday, I tried my hand at a different combination and OH MY GOODNESS, these are just so so good. Rich, chocolatey, bursting with espresso and best of all, hidden inside these little gems, is protein. Yay for SunButter & Arbonne Chocolate protein powder!
The most difficult part of “not” baking these bites was simply trying to keep my oldest son’s hands off them long enough for me to get some photos. Do you know how hard it is to keep a 17 yo boy away from food? Goodness gracious! You’d think that child hadn’t eaten all day.
And just when you walk away for a moment, you come back to this! Like I wouldn’t notice. Kinda like I don’t notice when someone leaves empty boxes of cereal in the pantry.
However, he didn’t happen to get his hands on these! I made these extra special by dipping and drizzling a bit of melted chocolate (Enjoy Life chocolate chips (affilate link)) on top. Of course, I am going to share, but I wanted to save these as a little surprise for when they come home from school today. Maybe I’ll just keep a couple hidden for later….just in case.
Ok friends, I can’t make you wait any longer. You’re gonna want to make these now!
Chocolate Mocha Protein Bites
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Chocolate Mocha Protein Bites
- Prep Time: 5 min
- Total Time: 5 min
- Yield: 6 people 1x
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Satisfy your chocolate cravings and give yourself a little boost with these vegan & allergy-friendly protein bites.
Ingredients
- 1/2 Cup Chocolate Protein Powder (Arbonne Vegan Protein)
- 1/3 Cup Oat flour
- 1/4 Cup Enjoy Life Mini Chocolate Chips (affilate link) (If desired for melted topping)
- 1 Tablespoon Fresh ground coffee
- 1/2 Cup Natural Crunch SunButter
- 1/3 Cup Maple syrup (Or liquid sweetener of choice)
- 1/2 Teaspoon Pure vanilla extract (affilate link)
- 1/4 Cup Brown Rice Crisp cereal
Instructions
- In a medium sized bowl, add your dry ingredients, chocolate protein, oat flour and ground coffee, and whisk (affilate link).
- Add in SunButter, maple syrup and vanilla extract (affilate link).
- Stir ingredients together and if necessary, use clean hands to “knead” or incorporate it all together.
- Roll small pieces of dough together to form a ball ( I like mine a little smaller and bite-sized).
- Keep refrigerated .
Notes
If you’d like a little more chocolate, melt “safe” chocolate chips (affilate link) for 30 seconds, stir then repeat if needed. Drizzle onto bites or dip tops of bites into melted chocolate. Refrigerate.
In case you’re wanting more…..
Don’t go yet….
Have you tried any of these bites yet? I’d love to hear which ones are your favorite! SO far, the Oreo Truffles seem to be in the lead on Pinterest, but that was before these Chocolate Mocha Protein Bites happened.
Share your answers below,,, and if you haven’t tried any yet, which ones will be the first you do try?
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Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says
August 31, 2016 at 12:08 pmLoving these bites!! We always have to have protein bites on hand!
The Food Hunter says
August 31, 2016 at 4:29 pmThey are perfect before a workout.
Jacqueline Meldrum says
September 1, 2016 at 1:06 pmI usually make them in a blender, but these require even less washing up which is always good in my book. Bookmarking these.
Linda @ Veganosity says
September 2, 2016 at 6:57 amI love anything that’s mocha and these sound amazing! These would be great after a workout.
nicoleanndawson says
September 5, 2016 at 9:38 amSometimes when I’m so hungry after a workout, I usually have 1 of these while I’m making my smoothie.
Linda @ Veganosity says
September 2, 2016 at 6:58 amThese look amazing, I love anything with mocha! Perfect for after a workout snack.
nicoleanndawson says
September 5, 2016 at 9:38 amGreat for a quick bite before your long runs too 🙂
Tazim says
September 2, 2016 at 2:56 pmLooks like I need to make this over the weekend! I think they’d be good to take on a road trip since they’re a finger-food.
nicoleanndawson says
September 2, 2016 at 10:24 pmPlease do make them this weekend and I’d love to hear what you all think. My kids just finished them off today, so I’ll be making more tomorrow.
Hauke Fox says
September 4, 2016 at 10:19 amOh wow, these look excellent! Never seen oat flour around but I’m sure if you blend it beforehand it would work ok as well?
nicoleanndawson says
September 5, 2016 at 9:30 amThanks Haute and yes, although I have oat flour from time to time, I typically just grab my oats and blend them up.