Description
These Snickerdoodle Protein Bites are soft, chewy, and full of flavor. Best of all, they only take 5 minutes to make!
Ingredients
Scale
Dough:
- 20 pitted dates
- 1/2 cup unsweetened vanilla almond milk (or any non-dairy milk)
- 1/2 cup cashew or almond butter
- 1/3 cup vanilla protein powder
- 1 cup rolled oats
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 1 TBSP ground cinnamon
Cinnamon Sugar Coating:
- 1/4 cup almond or oat flour
- 1/2 TBSP coconut sugar or granulated sugar of your choice
- 1/2 TBSP ground cinnamon
Instructions
- Soak the dates in 1/2 cup unsweetened milk (of your choice) for an hour
- Make the cinnamon-sugar mixture while the dates are soaking
- Mix together 1/2 TSP ground cinnamon, 1/4 cup almond or oat flour, and 1/2 TBSP sugar in a small bowl, set aside
- After the dates have soaked, place the dates and milk in a blender and blend until it resembles a smooth paste
- Next, add the vanilla extract, nut butter, protein powder, rolled oats, and cinnamon. Blend again until it resembles a sticky crumble
- Scoop out a spoonful of the dough and place it in the prepared cinnamon-sugar coating. Roll the dough around and shape it into a ball. Place the ball in a storage container and repeat until you run out of dough (16-18 protein balls)
Notes
Store in the refrigerator for up to one week
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Soaking Time: 1 hour
- Category: Snack
- Method: Blended
- Cuisine: American