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May 19, 2012

Chocolate Peanut Butter Protein Balls

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Oh no, I couldn't stop at Peanut Butter Protein Balls, and I certainly couldn't stop at the Hazelnut Fudge Protein Cookies!

Chocolate + Peanut Butter = Magic

... the combo just had to be done.




To tell you the truth, I was so happy with the basic peanut butter recipe I didn't even think of making a chocolate version until recently...

OH NO, is there something wrong with me?!?   *bites nails*

Well, if I could make these, then there is definitely nothing wrong with me... I'm sane, I swear!

Says the girl with melted chocolate all over her face.




Chocolate Peanut Butter Protein Balls:  [no bake, high protein, GF, vegan]
adapted from Peanut Butter Protein Balls
(makes 4-5 balls)
    32g (1 scoop) Chocolate Protein Powder
    1/2 tsp Dark Cocoa Powder (unsweetened)
    32g (2 tbs) Natural Peanut Butter (no sugar/salt/oil added)
    42g (2 tbs) Honey (or maple syrup/agave)

Directions:
1.  Put the protein powder and cocoa powder in a bowl and mix.
2.  Add the peanut butter and sweetener of choice and stir until moist and crumbly.  Using your hands, form the mixture into one large ball and then divide that by how many servings you want.  Eat immediately or refrigerate for later.


YUM.

Make these now, you will not regret it  :)

25 comments:

  1. Love love LOVE this!

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  2. Looks tasty! I'm lovin that you added chocolate because it makes everything better :)

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  4. Those look delicious, but where do you get raw peanut butter?

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    1. I get Laura Scudder's brand old fashioned peanut butter from Safeway (only ingredient is peanuts). Whole Foods allows you to make fresh nut butter in the store using their grinders, but I've never tried it. You could probably find it online, but it would be easy to make at home as well. Here is a good link: http://allisonsdailyscuttlebutt.blogspot.com/2011/06/wednesdays-bonus-edition.html

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    2. Laura Scudder's® Natural Peanut Butter are made from fresh roasted peanuts, not raw. Whole Foods' ground peanut butter is also from roasted peanuts. That link also seems to involve roasted Whole Foods' peanuts.

      So when you say "raw" peanut butter, you mean dry roasted with no added ingredients? I have never seen raw peanuts in regular stores to make my own - I think they are very rare.

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    3. My mistake, I thought Laura Scudder's sold raw PB! However I did see Whole Foods selling raw peanuts. You can probably use any natural peanut butter in this recipe, as long as it's on the liquidy side, but preferably no salt/sugar/oil added.

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  5. Very Nice blog and beautiful food pictures! Can you repalce the honey with stevia or sukrin. Love All your sweet treats!

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    1. Thanks! I'm sure the honey can be replaced with granulated sweeteners, but you may need to use more peanut butter (or you can try warming the peanut butter in the microwave). You can also try mixing the peanut butter with the sweetener of your choice and a thick "milk" like almond milk or coconut milk, then slowly add the protein powder until it's crumbly, but moist enough to shape into a ball. Hopefully this works, I'll have to try this when I get the chance!

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  6. I just saw these on food gawker and they look like a perfect snack to bring to work!

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  7. I am gonna make smaller versions so I could squeeze them in my pockets and shove them in my mouth 3 at a time...LOL! Thanks for sharing.

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    1. HAHA! I literally laughed out loud when I read that, but what a great idea, I need to do that!

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  8. They look great!!! How many calories would be in one of these?

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    1. It depends on the brands you use, but for me, one entire batch should be 413 calories. Just split that up on how many balls you make.

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  9. These look SO GOOD! Going to make them right now. Just found your blog and I love it!

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  10. Hey Jessica!

    Thanks for this recipe, it looks really tasty :) But before I try to make myself some protein balls, can you answer two questions regarding it:
    1. What peanut butter do you recommend? I mean do you have favorite brand you trust, or should I prepare the butter myself?
    2. Is there any way to figure out how much protein such protein balls contain? The thing is that I've been tracking my protein intakes for several months now (I got the info about the necessary amounts of protein from How Much Protein a Woman Needs Daily) and I feel really great now, so, I want to continue consuming the right amount of proteins. Thus, I need to know how much protein such balls contain to properly calculate my daily intakes.

    In any case, your protein balls drive me crazy :)

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    1. I recommend all-natural peanut butter where peanuts are the only ingredient (no added sugar, salt or oil). I don't have a favorite brand yet, I just buy what is cheapest ;) I can't really tell a difference between brands anyways. The peanut butter I have contains 7g of protein for 2 tablespoons, and the protein powder I used (Optimum Nutrition brand) contains 24g of protein per scoop. So one batch of this recipe will have 31g of protein!

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  11. could you use stevia or splenda if you are on a no sugar diet?

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    1. I'm sure you can use stevia to replace the honey. Here is a chart on how to convert sugar>>stevia (I would assume 1 tbs of honey = 1 tbs of sugar):
      http://sweetleaf.com/sweetleaf-usage

      You should also add more liquid to the recipe, I would recommend ~1 tbs of unsweetened almond milk (or creamy "milk" of choice) and ~1 more tbs of peanut butter. I haven't made these without honey but I hope this works!

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  12. If I only have vanilla protein, how much cacoa powder should I use?

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    1. You can make the recipe with vanilla protein without making any changes. If you want more chocolate flavor, just add some chocolate chips :)

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  13. Mine came out grainy and yours looks so creamy. What suggestions do you have to help with the consistency?

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    1. Hmmm, not sure what went wrong... may I ask what kind of protein powder you used?

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    2. I checked out the Pure Protein website and it says that one scoop is 42g, while one scoop of the protein powder I used is 32g:
      http://images.vitaminimages.com/cdn/sd/pdf/L050449-AE.pdf
      Because the scoop for that protein powder is slightly larger, I would increase the honey and peanut butter by a tiny bit too. If you're running out of the Pure Protein, I would recommend Optimum Nutrition:
      http://astore.amazon.com/chockohlawtay-20/detail/B00466NOCU
      It's super creamy, lower in carbs and tastes great in these! Hopefully your next batch works great :)

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