Ooey Gooey Brownie Batter Protein Balls (no bake and no blender required)

5 from 2 votes

Made with just 8 simple ingredients, these brownie batter protein balls are ooey and gooey, just like your favorite warm brownie.

Total Time5

Servings:

Calories: 330kcal

Line a tray with parchment paper.
Mix together the 1.25 c almond flour, ¼ c cocoa powder, ¾ c almond butter, ½ c chocolate protein powder, ¼ c maple syrup, ¼ teaspoon instant coffee, and ¼ c almond milk with a hand mixer or just arm muscle until a play dough like consistency forms.
Add in the chopped ¼ c chocolate chunks and mix till evenly incorporated. Use a spoon or cookie scoop to form 16-20 1.5"-2" balls. The serving size is 2 balls. Place them on the prepared tray and freeze for 15 minutes.
Transfer to an air tight container and store in the fridge or freezer.

A serving is 2 protein balls.

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

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.
Use a hand mixer: This seriously makes it SO much easier to mix the batter since almond 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.
Scale up: This recipe is super easy to scale up or down depending on how much you want. I will make a double batch and freeze half.