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Monster Protein Balls

No-bake protein balls made with rolled oats, runny natural peanut butter, protein powder, honey, mini chocolate chips, and mini M&Ms.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 7 minutes
Total Time 17 minutes
Servings: 22 servings
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

Ingredients
  • 2 cupsold fashioned rolled oats
  • 1 cuprunny natural peanut butter (see Note if using regular peanut butter))
  • 3/4 cupprotein powder about 66 g, see note
  • 1/4 cuphoney
  • 1/4 cupmini chocolate chips
  • 1/4 cupmini M&Ms
  • 1 teaspoonvanilla extract
  • 1/4 teaspoonsalt

Equipment

  • Large Bowl
  • Spoon
  • Measuring Cups
  • Measuring Spoons
  • Refrigerator

Method
 

Instructions
  1. In a large bowl, combine the rolled oats, protein powder, and salt; stir to evenly distribute the dry ingredients.
  2. Add the runny natural peanut butter, honey, and vanilla extract to the dry ingredients. Mix until a uniform, slightly sticky dough forms and the chocolate chips are distributed throughout.
  3. Gently fold the mini M&Ms into the mixture so they do not break.
  4. Use a heaping tablespoon to portion the mixture, then roll each portion between your palms to form balls.
  5. If the mixture is too soft to shape, chill it in the refrigerator for 10–15 minutes, then continue rolling.
  6. Transfer the protein balls to an airtight container and store them in the refrigerator.

Notes

Notes
I use 2 scoops of Clean Simple Eats vanilla protein but many flavors would be good.
If you are NOT using natural peanut butter and are using a brand like Jif or Skippy, you can start by adding around 1 1/2 cups of oats (instead of 2 cups) and adding more until desired. You can always add more honey to make it less dry.