Your little high protein snack for in between! 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 milk (if needed, caution: not too much!)
- a pinch of salt
- 0.05 tsp cinnamon (optional)
- Toppings: cacao nibs, shredded coconut, chopped hazelnuts
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Notes
- Missing an ingredient? No problem! The recipe includes a substitution table with alternatives to the ingredients listed here!
- Tip for the adventurous: By using other protein powders like banana or hazelnut, you can try out completely 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 makes them easier to process later.
Weigh all 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 and push down the leftovers on the sides repeatedly. If you feel it’s not progressing, add some plant milk.
As soon as you have a loose mass that can be kneaded like dough, you can take your ball mixture out of the blender.
Form small balls with your hands (about 1 tbsp per ball) and roll them in your toppings. If the toppings don’t stick, you can moisten your balls with the date soaking water or some plant milk.
Pack your protein balls airtight and store them in the fridge for up to a week.
Recipe Note
While Energy Balls used to taste rather bland and were just a means to an end, today's recipes are super sophisticated and mega delicious. So that they not only do good but also taste good. Protein Balls are the perfect snack for all health-conscious and active people.
Toppings
Toppings make your Protein Balls EVEN better. Here are some ideas that go well with our Protein Balls recipe:
Standard: shredded coconut, cocoa powder, cinnamon, sesame
Crunchy: nuts (finely chopped), soy crispies
Fruity: dried and crushed berries, fruit powder
Fancy: matcha powder, chia seeds, vanilla powder
For chocolate fans: chocolate sprinkles, cacao nibs, chocolate glaze
Want more toppings? Then check out our shop!
Our insider tip: Who doesn’t know it – you make Protein Balls and have to eat the same flavor for the next few days. But you really feel like having a different flavor. We have a solution for that! Simply divide your dough and add different toppings to the balls. This way, you get some variety and the balls never get boring.
Or meet up with your loved ones and make Protein Balls together. You can create many different varieties and exchange them at the end. This way, you not only have a nice gathering but also go home with a delicious selection of Protein Balls.
The benefits of Protein Balls
I admit it – we love Protein Balls. They not only taste incredibly delicious but 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 ensures a pleasant and above all natural sweetness. Dates are not only more nutrient-rich but also cause blood sugar levels to rise less quickly than table sugar.
Our protein powder: Vetain's Vegan Protein Cocoa
May I introduce? Vetain's Vegan Protein Cocoa – the clean protein powder at a glance:
High-quality multi-component protein
With organic ingredients
Delicious, natural flavor from natural aromas
Free from gluten and lactose, artificial additives & sucralose
High quality: made under strict standards in Germany and lab-tested
Super tasty: high-quality cocoa powder and natural cocoa flavor give an intense, natural taste
We might be a bit biased, but for us, Vetain's protein powder is the ideal ingredient in the Protein Energy Balls recipe. It not only tastes delicious but also provides your body with high-quality proteins that take your protein balls to the next level!
Variations
Do you want to bring some distraction into your everyday life? Don’t worry, we got you! Our Protein Balls recipe can be easily adapted to create entirely new flavor worlds:
Nutty energy balls: With a nut protein powder and chopped nuts as topping.
Chocolate bomb: With chocolate chips in the dough and a chocolate layer on the outside.
Summer fresh: With berry protein powder, coconut oil, and chopped fruits or fruit powder as topping.
Vanilla-yeah: Vanilla protein powder and white chocolate as topping
There are also many different kinds of Protein Balls in the supermarket. Let yourself be inspired by them and make them twice as delicious at home!
Protein Balls in your everyday life
Whether as a snack during a break, a delicious dessert after a meal, a protein boost before or after the gym, or a practical snack on the go. 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 are ready to eat right away.
My secret tip: If you ever have to bring a snack somewhere, our Protein Balls recipe is just the thing! It only takes a few minutes to prepare, you usually have most of the ingredients at home anyway, and especially people living vegan will love you for bringing something plant-based.
Want to make even more protein snacks yourself? Then check out our recipe collection! There we have some high protein snack recipes like protein bars or waffles.
Substitution table
How often do we want to cook a recipe again, but certain ingredients are missing or we don't like some components. For this case, we have a substitution table for you so you can adjust the Protein Balls recipe to your liking! Simply swap individual ingredients as you wish!
Dates → other dried fruits like apricots, figs, or cranberries or a ripe banana (Note: add less plant milk here)
Nuts of your choice → seeds or kernels or simply oats
Nut butter of your choice → coconut oil or sesame paste
Chocolate protein powder → other protein powders or ground oats
Plant milk → any plant-based or animal milk in all forms and colors or the soaking water of dates
Our protein balls recipe is vegan, but of course, you can also use animal ingredients if you want!
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 milk (if needed, caution: not too much!)
- a pinch of salt
- 0.05 tsp cinnamon (optional)
- Toppings: cacao nibs, shredded coconut, chopped hazelnuts
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Notes
- Missing an ingredient? No problem! The recipe includes a substitution table with alternatives to the ingredients listed here!
- Tip for the adventurous: By using other protein powders like banana or hazelnut, you can try out completely new flavors!
Hinweis: Die angegebenen Nährwerte sind Richtwerte und können je nach verwendeten Produkten, Portionsgröße und Zubereitung abweichen.
