Monster Cookie Protein Bites (no blending required!)

Monster cookie protein balls in a storage container on a pink background.

4.67 from 3 votes

Monster Cookie Protein Bites (no blending required!)

Made with sweet and colorful chocolate candies and just the right amount of peanut butter flavor, this monster cookie protein bites recipe is the perfect, easy snack.

Total Time10

Course: Snack

Cuisine: American

Keyword: candy, energy bite, high protein

Servings:

Calories: 266kcal

Author: Mika Kinney

Ingredients

½ cup rolled oats
½ cup almond flour
¾ cup cashew butter other nut butters will work
½ c vanilla protein powder whey dairy free, or vegan is fine
¼ teaspoon salt
2 tablespoon peanut butter powder see notes if you don't have this
2 tablespoon maple syrup see notes for more sweetness
¼ c milk add more as needed to bring dough together
¼ c M and m’s
¼ c Mini chocolate chips

Instructions

Line a large tray or cutting board with parchment paper.
Mix together the ½ cup rolled oats, ½ cup almond flour, ¾ cup cashew butter, ½ c vanilla protein powder, ¼ teaspoon salt, 2 tablespoon peanut butter powder, and 2 tablespoon maple syrup using a hand mixer.
Slowly add the ¼ c milk until a playdough like consistency forms. Add more 1 tablespoon at a time as needed to bring the dough together.
Mix in the ¼ c M and m’s and ¼ c Mini chocolate chips. Then shape into 18 balls using a spoon or cookie scoop. Place them on the prepared tray. Freeze them for 15 minutes then transfer to an air tight container. This recipe is 2 balls per serving.
Store in the fridge for up to a week or freezer for 3 months.

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Notes

A serving is 2 protein balls.

Don't have peanut butter powder? No problem, just sub this out with additional protein powder and use peanut butter instead of cashew butter.

Want it sweeter? You can use up to 4 tablespoon of maple syrup but you'll need less milk if you do this.

helpful tips

Add milk as needed: Depending on how drippy your cashew butter is, you will need more milk. So, add 1 tablespoon at a time until the dough reaches a Playdough like consistency.
If you want them sweeter: You can add more maple syrup (up to 4 tbsp) to make these sweeter. But, if you do this, I would wait to add the milk until everything else is mixed together.
Use a hand mixer: This seriously makes it SO much easier to mix the batter since cashew butter is so sticky.
Use a cookie scoop: If you have one, a cookie scoop is the perfect size to make energy bites with. It's also helpful to get it wet so the mixture doesn't stick in the lever release inside the scoop.

If you want to make these without protein powder, you totally can! Here's what you do:

Swap out the protein powder for half peanut butter powder and half almond flour.
Mix everything together, adding more milk as needed. That's it!

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