Your little high-protein snack for in between meals! With our protein balls recipe, you can easily make energy balls yourself.
Nährwerte pro Portion
ZUTATEN
- 5 g Dates
- 2.5 g Nuts of your choice
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2.5 g
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3 g
- some plant-based milk (if needed, caution: not too much!)
- a pinch of salt
- 0.05 tsp cinnamon (optional)
- Toppings: cacao nibs, desiccated coconut, chopped hazelnuts
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Notes
- Missing an ingredient? No problem! In the recipe, you will find alternatives to the ingredients listed here in a substitution table!
- Tip for those who like experimenting: By using other protein powders, such as banana or hazelnut, you can try out entirely new flavors!
Hinweis: Die angegebenen Nährwerte sind Richtwerte und können je nach verwendeten Produkten, Portionsgröße und Zubereitung abweichen.
Zubereitung
Soak the dates in some warm water. This will make them easier to process later.
Weigh all the other ingredients and put them in a high-performance blender.
Take the dates out of the water, remove the pits (your blender will thank you!) and add them to the other ingredients.
Now it’s time to blend: Blend your mixture in intervals, repeatedly pushing the residue from the sides back down. If you feel like it isn’t progressing, add a little plant-based milk.
Once you have a loose mixture that can be kneaded like dough, you can remove your protein ball mixture from the blender.
Shape small balls with your hands (about 1 tbsp per ball) and roll them in your toppings. If the toppings do not stick, you can moisten your balls with the date soaking water or a little plant-based milk.
Seal your protein balls airtight and store them in the refrigerator for up to one week.
Recipe Note
While Energy Balls used to often taste rather bland and were merely a means to an end, today's recipes are highly sophisticated and incredibly delicious. So they not only do you good, but taste good too. Protein Balls are the perfect snack for anyone who cares about their health and leads an active lifestyle.
Toppings
Toppings make your Protein Balls EVEN better. Here are some ideas that go well with our Protein Balls recipe:
Classic: desiccated coconut, cocoa powder, cinnamon, sesame
Crunchy: nuts (finely chopped), soy crispies
Fruity: dried and chopped berries, fruit powder
Fancy: matcha powder, chia seeds, vanilla powder
For chocolate fans: chocolate sprinkles, cocoa nibs, chocolate coating
Want more toppings? Then take a look at our Shop!
Our insider tip: Who doesn't know the situation - you make Protein Balls and then have to eat the same flavor for the next few days. Yet you would really like a different flavor. We have a solution! Simply divide your dough and add different toppings to the balls. This gives you some variety, and the Balls never get boring.
Or why not get together with your loved ones and make Protein Balls together? You can create lots of different varieties and exchange them at the end. That way, you not only have a lovely get-together, but also go home with a delicious selection of Protein Balls.
The benefits of Protein Balls
I'll admit it - we love Protein Balls. Not only do they taste incredibly delicious, they are also really good for you:
The nuts and nut butter provide the Protein Balls with high-quality protein and healthy fatty acids.
Vetain's protein powder is super clean and contains only selected ingredients.
Instead of refined sugar, we use dates - this provides a pleasant and, above all, natural sweetness. Dates are not only richer in nutrients, but also do not cause blood sugar levels to rise as quickly as table sugar.
Our protein powder: Vetain Vegan Protein Cocoa
May I introduce? Vetain Vegan Protein Cocoa - the clean protein powder at a glance:
High-quality multi-component protein
Made with organic ingredients
Delicious, natural taste from natural flavours
Free from gluten and lactose, artificial additives & sucralose
High quality: Made in Germany under strict standards and tested in the laboratory
Super delicious: High-quality cocoa powder and natural cocoa flavour provide an intense, natural taste
We may be a little biased, but for us, Vetain protein powder is the ideal ingredient in the protein energy balls recipe. Not only does it taste delicious, but it also provides your body with high-quality protein that takes your protein balls to the next level!
Variations
Want to add some variety to your everyday life? Don’t worry, we’ve got you! Our protein balls recipe is easy to customise, creating entirely new worlds of flavour:
Nutty energy balls: With nut protein powder and chopped nuts as a topping.
Chocolate bomb: With chocolate pieces in the dough and a chocolate coating on the outside.
Fresh and summery: With berry protein powder, coconut oil and chopped fruit or fruit powder as a topping.
Vanill-yeah: Vanilla protein powder and white chocolate as a topping
There are also many different varieties of protein balls in supermarkets. Why not take inspiration from them and make them twice as delicious at home!
Protein balls in your everyday life
Whether as a snack during your break, a delicious dessert after a meal, a protein boost before or after the gym, or a convenient snack while travelling. Our protein balls recipe is always ready for a new adventure! The best part: You can prepare them in advance, and when you need them, they’re ready to eat right away.
My insider tip: If you’re ever asked to bring a snack somewhere, our protein balls recipe is just the thing! You only need a few minutes to prepare them, you probably already have most of the ingredients at home, and people who follow a vegan diet in particular will love you for bringing something plant-based.
Would you like to make even more protein snacks yourself? Then take a look at our recipe collection! There you will find several high-protein snack recipes such as protein bars or waffles.
Ingredient substitution table
How often do we want to recreate a recipe, only to find that certain ingredients are missing or that we do not like individual components? For this reason, we have put together an ingredient substitution table for you, so that you can adapt the protein ball recipe to suit your taste! Simply replace individual ingredients as you wish!
Dates → other dried fruits such as apricots, figs, or cranberries, or one ripe banana (Note: Add less plant-based milk here)
Nuts of your choice → seeds or kernels, or simply oats
Nut butter of your choice → coconut oil or sesame butter
Chocolate protein powder → other protein powders or ground oats
Plant-based milk → any plant-based or animal-based milk in all varieties, or the date soaking water
Our protein ball recipe is vegan, but you can of course also use animal-based ingredients if you wish!
ZUTATEN
- 5 g Dates
- 2.5 g Nuts of your choice
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2.5 g
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3 g
- some plant-based milk (if needed, caution: not too much!)
- a pinch of salt
- 0.05 tsp cinnamon (optional)
- Toppings: cacao nibs, desiccated coconut, chopped hazelnuts
-
Notes
- Missing an ingredient? No problem! In the recipe, you will find alternatives to the ingredients listed here in a substitution table!
- Tip for those who like experimenting: By using other protein powders, such as banana or hazelnut, you can try out entirely new flavors!
Hinweis: Die angegebenen Nährwerte sind Richtwerte und können je nach verwendeten Produkten, Portionsgröße und Zubereitung abweichen.
