If there’s one factor I discovered about myself over time, it’s that I completely will need to have snacks (like these peanut butter power bites) obtainable or I turn out to be an out-of-control raging hypoglycemia animal.

Suppose Tom Cruise combined with a wolverine. Very scary stuff.

Ever since I’ve been little, my blood sugar has all the time been on a inflexible 3-hour dive schedule. As in, I’m the kind of one who has to have one thing to eat each few hours or I’ll crash. My mother says that when she introduced me someplace, she all the time needed to make it possible for she had meals together with her in any other case I’d wreck the day and throw a match. Horrible, proper?

In fact, once I’m working or hanging out with the kiddos at residence it’s fairly simple to seize snacks, however I’ve (after all) been in conditions the place I used to be removed from each residence and meals (particularly when touring). To keep away from a meltdown into starvation oblivion, I began creating my very own little power bites and path mixes for wholesome snacking anyplace I went. Not solely are they a lifesaver, however they’re SO scrumptious and extra satisfying than any store-bought snacks I can discover.

Elements in peanut butter power bites

These great no bake peanut butter power balls are loaded with a few of my favourite issues. They take 5 minutes tops and you’ve got your self a nutritious, do-it-yourself snack with wholesome fat, omega-3s, and over 5g protein per serving!

• Peanut butter: I like to recommend utilizing an all with solely peanuts + salt because the elements. I’ve additionally made them with almond butter, and cashew butter works, too, however everybody is aware of peanut butter reigns king on Bold Kitchen.
• Oats: make sure you use old school rolled oats, and in the event you’re gluten free, make sure you use licensed gluten free rolled oats.
• Sweetener: excellent news, you should utilize honey, coconut palm syrup or date syrup in these power bites! If you wish to make these vegan, use coconut palm syrup or . Somewhat sweetener provides them that peanut butter cookie taste.
• Flaxseed meal: offers a lift of wholesome fat, fiber, protein and nutritional vitamins. It’s additionally nice for lactating mamas.
• Chia seeds: a lift of wholesome fat and omegas to assist preserve you fuller, longer.
• Vanilla extract: the one and solely. Be at liberty to skip in the event you don’t have it, or discover ways to make your personal !
• Protein powder: I choose to make use of or this , however you should utilize no matter protein powder you like.
• Cinnamon: a touch of cinnamon helps these style like Teddy Grahams, I swear.
• Mini chocolate chips: as a result of who doesn’t love just a little chocolate of their life? Be at liberty to make use of vegan/ in the event you’d like.
• Optionally available: I personally love so as to add unsweetened shredded coconut as a result of I’m a coconut addict, nevertheless it’s positively not crucial.

Can I make them with out protein powder?

Positive! These peanut butter protein balls needs to be simply high quality with out protein powder. It’s possible you’ll simply want so as to add extra oats if the combination feels too moist.

Simply make them nut free

Be at liberty to swap the peanut butter and use sunflower seed butter as an alternative! They’ll be nice for lunch packing containers for kiddos.

How you can make no bake power bites

1. With a meals processor: add within the peanut butter, honey, vanilla, protein powder, flaxseed meal, oats, cinnamon and chia seeds. Pulse collectively till nicely mixed. Add in chocolate chips (and coconut if utilizing) and pulse a number of extra instances. Use a medium cookie scoop or your palms to seize dough and roll into 10 balls.
2. With no meals processor: add moist elements to a medium bowl, combine to mix. Add in dry elements and blend collectively till mixed. I normally have to make use of my palms to combine and work with the dough. At this level you must be capable to type balls that stick collectively. It’s possible you’ll want so as to add a bit extra nut butter and/or sweetener to assist them stick collectively.

Wish to make bars as an alternative?

As a substitute of rolling the combination into balls, press the power chunk “dough” into an earlier than inserting it within the fridge. Minimize into bars and revel in!

Watch me make the peanut butter power bites

Storing ideas

• To retailer: these peanut butter power bites will final for 1 week in an hermetic container within the fridge.
• To freeze: be at liberty so as to add them to a  or container and retailer them for as much as 1 month. I choose these power bites straight from the freezer, and I’d advocate letting them soften up for about 5-10 minutes within the fridge or at room temp earlier than consuming them.

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This submit was initially revealed on February seventeenth, 2016, republished on December thirtieth, 2019, and republished on April 18th, 2023.