Kitchen Sink Protein Balls
These kitchen sink protein balls have an almond butter, cashew, and date base with a handful of sweet and salty mix-ins. They're loaded with healthy fats, protein, and a lot of really yummy flavor and texture!
Servings: 16 Protein Balls
Ingredients
- 10 pitted dates
- ½ cup almond butter *See Note 1
- ¾ cup cashews
- ¼ cup unsweetened shredded coconut
- ½ cup collagen peptides
- ½ teaspoon sea salt
- ½ cup crushed pretzels
- ⅓ cup dark chocolate chips
- ⅓ cup white chocolate chips
- ⅓ cup dark chocolate covered peanuts
Instructions
- Place the dates, almond butter, cashews, coconut, collagen, and sea salt in a food processor. Blend until smooth. This will take about 3-4 minutes.
- Pour it into a bowl and then add your mix-ins (1½ cups of mix ins total, if you want to play with it!). Press the mix-ins into the batter as best you can.
- Use a large cookie scoop to portion the 16(ish) balls. The mixture will be a little crumbly, use your hands to press them firmly together.
- Store in the refrigerator!
Notes
*Note 1: feel free to swap for any nut or seed butter.
Nutrition
Calories: 226kcal | Carbohydrates: 22g | Protein: 11g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 1mg | Sodium: 136mg | Potassium: 273mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 14g | Vitamin A: 24IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 62mg | Iron: 1mg